Stalco Construction named Commercial Builder of the Year by Long Island Business News

Long Island Business News recognized Stalco Construction, Inc. as the 2012 Commercial Builder of the Year. Stalco principal Kevin Harney accepted the award during the 2012 Real Estate & Development Awards Dinner. "We are honored by this recognition as a leading builder of commercial and institutional projects on Long Island and in the Greater New York area," said Harney. "The Long Island real estate, building and design industries lead the nation in business acumen, creativity and sustainable design practices. We are proud to join other honorees and representatives of the leading regional and national development, brokerage, architectural and engineering firm's during tonight's event." Long Island Business News Real Estate & Development Awards program recognizes the region's most successful and dynamic business people and organizations, including Long Island's top brokers, developers, builders and development officials. Long Island Business News recognized Stalco Construction as the 2012 Commercial Builder of the Year. Shown (from left) are: Stalco Construction’s principal Kevin Harney, account executive John Furey, vice president Joseph Serpe, project manager Joseph Solloch, assistant project manager Michael Finnerty, executive assistant Nicole Gulino, project manager Gary Davis, and assistant estimator Elizabeth Scovetta. Headquartered in Islandia, NY with a regional office in Manhattan, Stalco Construction is a commercial general contractor and construction manager active in the NY/NJ/CT Tri-state area. Alan Nahmias and Kevin G. Harney established the firm in 1992. In 2011, Building Design & Construction magazine ranked the company as the 75th largest contractor in the nation. ENR New York magazine currently ranks Stalco as the 25th largest contractor in the Tri-state area. The value of Stalco's ongoing projects is approximately $120 million. Since the firm's inception, its leadership and employees have been involved in supporting the local community through responsible corporate citizenship and charity work. Harney and Nahmias co-founded Contractors For Kids (CFK), a not-for-profit organization supported by nearly 300 construction and real estate organizations. CFK provides financial support to families of children impacted by health-related crises. To date, the organization has raised more than $2 million and assisted more than 200 families. The firm's current work includes office renovations at CA, Inc.'s 780,000-square-foot global headquarters in Islandia, NY; the 60,000-square-foot Battery Park City Community Center in Manhattan, which aims at LEED Platinum certification; the $15-million restoration of the landmark Pier A on the Hudson River in New York City; the $16.5-million renovation and expansion of the Long Beach High School in Lido Beach, NY; the $24-million renovation of the Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in Queens, NY; the new, $5.2-million Emergency Department at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx; and the $1-million Florence Building Supply warehousing facility in Huntington, NY. Stalco's affiliate, Stalco International Group, designs and erects custom engineered buildings for developers and architects of commercial, office, institutional, public, and industrial structures. Stalco works in a partnership with Varco Pruden Buildings, a division of BlueScope Buildings North America, a world leader of the pre-engineered buildings industry.