ACC Construction expresses gratitude for the year they have had so far

We want to publicly express our gratitude for the year we have had so far at ACC Construction. While many people in construction and real estate are definitely slower, we are working hard and holding our own. Partly it's sales and marketing, no question. A larger part is the tremendous loyalty we've earned from our repeat clients, mostly real estate management and/or building owners. But we have several new clients, and we have built several projects that we are particularly proud of. We are grateful that we had the work to do, and thankful to our in-house team as well as our sub-contractors and vendors that the jobs came out so nicely. A short list: * Two Park Avenue, where ACC has been doing quite a bit of building upgrade and renovations for L&L Holdings. The most visible aspect of our work is the beautifully renovated lobby, designed by Fifield Piaker, that greets everyone as it fronts lower Park Avenue. * Rockefeller Center, where we have constructed three tenant build-outs for Tishman Speyer Properties, a repeat client. We are delighted to have such a prestigious address in our portfolio, and we look forward to working on more spaces in those historic buildings. * An on-call contract at CBS on the West Side is leading to slightly larger projects, about which we are very excited. The dedicated ACC staff there is consistently busy, and additional staff are being called in as we bid on more work. * The Lanier Law Firm, similarly, is based in Houston but took a floor in midtown, which we built early this year. DPM Architecture designed a sophisticated, highly functional space for Lanier. * We spent several months on pre-built offices at 112 West 34th Street for potential tenants at the request of Newmark Knight Frank, who manages the building for W&H Properties, one of our largest clients. That work helped us understand the needs of Candlestick, an apparel company who took space and had us construct it out for them. * Like its neighbor across the street, One Park Avenue committed to a lobby renovation this year, which is being built by ACC. It is another elegant lobby, originally built in the 30's. * An unusual duplex office at 292 Madison ended up as the home of a financial services company after we built out the space. The offices boast a spiral staircase, an outdoor terrace and views of the decorative brickwork on the Art Deco roof next door. * As super-retailer TJ Maxx moves into New York City, ACC is helping to establish their foothold. This Upper West Side store, being built on Columbus Avenue at West 100th Street, will fill 34,000 square feet with a wide range of TJ Maxx merchandise. * SL Green has hired ACC to build or upgrade many of its Class A and corporate spaces. Beautifully designed pre-built office suites and public spaces using sustainable materials and constant upgrades to their building systems is a testament to the company's commitment to environmental responsibility. With all of this work just completed and more on the horizon, of course we are grateful, especially in this economic climate. We appreciate the range of work, the talented architects and engineers with whom we collaborate and the real estate professionals who keep the projects on track. If anything positive has come out of this market and climate, it is a heightened sense of collaboration, a sense that "We are all in this together." We are keeping our firm focused, working every day, and saying a humble "Thank you" to the people we work with and the people we work for. Michele Medaglia is the president and CEO of ACC Construction, New York, N.Y.