Sarah Haga

Sarah has been passionately engaged in the building industry since high school. Through affirmative action programs, she gained field experience working as a Union apprentice carpenter and as a field engineer for a major international contracting company. Soon after becoming a licensed architect in Massachusetts, Sarah moved to Atlanta where she was the Construction Project Manager for the state agency overseeing the 1996 Olympic Games and managed multiple community redevelopment projects around the venues.

Since 2000, Sarah has been an owners representative working regionally from New York City and leading dozens of projects through the development process.

Strategic planning that sets projects up for success is Sarah’s greatest strength. Her style is to be very engaged during implementation and on-site during construction. In advising clients and overseeing projects, she draws on years of experience with private and public funding sources, the design process and her time in the field.

In 2014 Sarah started UPC based on a belief that a diverse and collaborative team can bring exceptional value to projects that matter to our community.

Selected Projects (UPC)

• Saint Ann’s School, Brooklyn, NY

• The Women’s Building, New York, NY

• Queens Community House – Forest Hills Community Center, Forest Hills, NY

• Korean Community Services of New York, Bayside, NY

• Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts, Wheatly Heights, NY

Career Highlights

Listed below are a few of the projects Sarah led prior to starting UPC. She considers all projects, past and present to be career highlights for the opportunity they provide to bring value to clients and the community.

The Cooper Union, New York, NY*

Sarah served as principal-in-charge and was responsible for overseeing design and construction of 41 Cooper Square, Cooper Union’s 175,000 SF academic building.

DREAM Charter School, New York, NY*

Sarah worked closely with the client on this 50,000 SF school from conception through ribbon cutting, first as principal-in-charge of the owners representative team and later as a member of the Board.

Signature Theatre, New York, NY*

Sarah collaborated with the client and the City to identify and negotiate for the site and then developed the design and construction delivery process for this 75,000 SF complex near Times Square.

World Trade Center Public Realm, Manhattan, NY*

Sarah led the team of landscape architects responsible for design and construction administration of Liberty Park and the other public spaces around the Memorial.

Westport Weston Family YMCA, Westport, CA*

Sarah was the principal-in-charge of the 50,000 SF first phase of the new YMCA and developed a fast-track design build method of delivery to meet strict time and budget constraints.

*Completed prior to joining UPC