The Bolger Foundation engineers a do-over for Midland Park barn
Thursday, May 2, 2013
BY LYNN BRUGGEMANN
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Midland Park Suburban News
MIDLAND PARK — The conversion of a 100-year-old barn on Godwin Avenue into an energy-efficient, state-of-art headquarters for the Midland Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps courtesy of the Bolger Foundation has begun.
Left and bottom left, the exterior of the 100-year-old barn; below right, a closeup of the interior roof supports.
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“We are excited that a building of that age can be renovated and made green,” said J.T. Bolger, a Bolger Foundation trustee and project manager and son of Ridgewood philanthropist David Bolger.
Dr. Alan Kooreman, a 32-year member of the corps who serves as its liaison to the project, said the new facility will provide a newer and larger space for the volunteer responders, who will move from their headquarters on residential Pierce Avenue.
“We respond to about 600 calls per year and this gift of a new facility means everything to us,” Kooreman said.
The Bolger Foundation purchased the barn and its 1.5 acres from Marlow Park LLC for $800,000. The foundation will spend an additional $1.5 million to renovate the building before donating it to the Ambulance Corps. The property was originally part of Marlow Park office and warehouse complex, so it was subdivided at the time of purchase and its address is listed as 471 Godwin Ave.
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thank you Mr. Bolger for your continued generosity.