Jacob, Feinberg, Katz & Michaeli Consulting Group, LLC earns National Recognition Award

Queens, NY Jacob, Feinberg, Katz & Michaeli Consulting Group, LLC (JFK&M) of New York City has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) 58^th annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA). The award comes for the New York City Police Department’s new 116^th Precinct Station House.

The new station house follows more than 40 years of tireless advocacy from committed community groups and concerns about police response times and officer visibility. JFK&M provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design services, and conducted studies for possible sustainable systems that align with the department of design & construction’s energy conservation measures. These studies included needs analyses for a geothermal system, energy recovery chiller, and photovoltaic panels.

A new first-floor meeting space with a dedicated entrance anchors the northern corner of the building and serves as a prime programmatic element of the new public plaza. Designed for maximum flexibility and physical and relational transparency for the public, the meeting space also allows the community to engage with the precinct in a manner that strengthens awareness of NYPD’s commitment to providing effective community policing to the New Yorkers they serve.

The project is eligible for additional honors as part of 194 entries this year representing engineering excellence from throughout the nation and the world. 

Judging for the awards program took place in February and was conducted by a national 32-member panel of built environment leaders, along with experts from government, the media, and academia. Award criteria focused on originality, technical innovation, social and economic value, and generating excitement for the engineering profession.

Recognition of all award winners — including 16 Honor Awards, eight Grand Awards, and the prestigious “Grand Conceptor Award” for the year’s most outstanding overall engineering achievement—will take place at the EEA Gala, to be held at the Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.