Category: Construction Design & Engineering

Manhattan, NY Sage, (recently rebranded from Sage Realty Corporation and The William Kaufman Organization) has unveiled the newly redesigned lobby and amenities floor at 767 Third Ave.   Jonathan Iger, CEO of Sage, and Guy Geier, managing partner at FXCollaborative, the architecture firm responsible for the lobby’s redesign and Alexandra Cuber, director at Fogarty Finger, the architecture firm responsible for the amenity space on the seventh floor

Manhattan, NY Eastman Cooke & Associates (ECA) has been retained by the De La Salle Academy. The newest project for the preeminent private school at 332 West 43rd St. is starting with the renovation of two classrooms, which includes the removal of structural walls to provide an enhanced and secure learning environment.

Brooklyn, NY The Doe Fund, a homeless services organization known for its Ready, Willing & Able reentry program and its portfolio of more than one million s/f of housing, broke ground on a 200-bed transitional housing residence at 510 Gates Ave. The event was attended by NYC department of social services commissioner Molly Park and NYC parks and recreation commissioner Sue Donoghue.

Manhattan, NY New York City Economic Development Corp.(NYCEDC) and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) along with community leaders and development partners gathered on 137th St. for the topping off ceremony of the new NYC Public Health Laboratory building which remains on track to be completed by the end of 2025 and ready for occupancy in 2026.

New York, NY SERHANT. New Development,  has appointed two industry executives to its growing team, Joel Dixon, as director of planning and design and Felicé Donatiello as director of business operations. Dixon is responsible for overseeing all aspects of design and architecture for SERHANT’s national new development portfolio. With over ten years of luxury experience, he takes a performance-driven approach to design consulting

Queens, NY Arverne East, a 35-acre urban nature preserve and its brand-new multipurpose center by WXY architecture + urban design (WXY), will be a highlight of Open House New York this year.  The nature preserve is situated between the Atlantic Ocean and a residential neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula. “Mandated by the environmental review process as mitigation for construction of a new development on this fragile barrier island

Manhattan, NY TPG Architecture, LLP, has hired Alejandro Gala as creative director. Gala brings nearly 20 years of industry experience to the role, including a global portfolio spanning the retail, hotel, commercial, and building repositioning market sectors. As a versatile designer with a background in architecture and building engineering, Gala will help elevate the firm’s projects by leveraging his international know-how and approach to creating spaces. 

Manhattan, NY The BIG-designed home for environmental learning and innovation, designed in collaboration with Silman Structural Engineers and Cosentini Associates in Stuyvesant Cove Park – within the East Side Coastal Resiliency Redevelopment – will offer educational programming on New York’s ecology in a structure designed to withstand flooding events and provide life-saving recharging capabilities during power outages. 

Long Island CIty, NY Amie Gross Architects (AGA) has promoted Mauri Tamarin AIA to chief design and strategy officer and Alex La Ferla AIA has been promoted to principal. After significant expansion as leaders in the design of affordable multifamily housing and community-based facilities, the firm welcomes additional leadership who will work in tandem with AGA president, Amie Gross AIA, to expand its impact. 

Syracuse, NY TAYLOR, a leading regional commercial general contractor, completed construction of The Laurel. TAYLOR teamed with Passero Associates, on behalf of a national owner/developer, for construction of the 275,000 s/f, six-story student apartment building on a 1.63-acre site at the southeast

Manhattan, NY UNDEFEATED, a global sportswear brand, is opening its first East Coast store at 75 Kenmare St. This 5,283 s/f East Coast location is the first for this Los Angeles-based brand and largest store footprint to date

Manhattan, NY GAMCO Corporation has provided YKK curtain wall, storefront, and entrance doors, key components for a new hospital expansion in Staten Island. GAMCO sourced and fabricated over 12,000 s/f of aluminum fenestration materials for the recently opened 35,000 s/f