31 Schoolhouse Road
Industrial / Warehouse
Under construction / 2026
Construction-progress photography
Architecture studio / Kearny, New Jersey
Industrial andexisting-buildingarchitecture.
BLAST works on industrial properties, existing buildings, and selected residential projects—from feasibility and approvals through design and construction support.
Work / New Jersey
Selected work.
Industrial, existing-building, and selected residential projects at different stages of work.
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13 Arlington
Industrial / Infill feasibility
Proposed / Feasibility + concept design
Concept visualization / Proposed
Summit Addition
Residential / Addition
Documents issued / 2023
Design visualization / Construction not verified
Services
How the studio works.
View servicesAssess the property.
Review the site, available records, intended use, and the questions that need an answer before the scope is fixed.
Develop the project.
Test the plan, building systems, code path, approvals, and design together.
Document + coordinate.
Prepare the agreed drawings and coordinate the people, reviews, and construction support included in the work.
Resources
Notes, guides, and a working desk.
Material drawn from practice for understanding a property and organizing the next decision.
BLAST Notes / Place
Meadowlands Field Office
Two small rooms at DeKorte Park, considered through approach, enclosure, view, and use.
Project Desk
A worksheet for the property record.
Organize the intended use, available documents, known conditions, and questions for the professional team.
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The studio
BLAST is led by Brendan Leadbeater, AIA.
Based in Kearny, the studio works on industrial properties, existing buildings, and selected residential projects.
Brendan remains directly involved in each commission's key design and technical decisions, within the scope of the project.
Meet the studioStart a project.
An address, intended use, current drawings, and open questions are enough to begin.
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