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Amie Gross Architects promotes Tamarin and La Ferla
October 31, 2023
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.
BIG, NYCEDC and Gilbane break ground on Solar One Education Center
October 31, 2023
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.
Gala joins TPG Architecture as creative director
October 31, 2023
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.
WXY designs 35-acre urban nature preserve and multipurpose center
October 31, 2023
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
MNS RE and SL Development’s The Umbrella Factory reaches 70% sold
October 17, 2023
Brooklyn, NY MNS Real Estate (MNS) has sold 70% of the residences. Closings and move-ins have commenced at the Umbrella Factory, the luxury condominium building developed by SL Development and designed by Rawlings Architects PC located at 710 Metropolitan Ave. in Williamsburg. Umbrella Factory consists of 69 studios, one-, two-, and three-bedrooms homes with prices ranging from $685,000 to $2.5 million for the remaining units. 91% of the remaining residences feature private outdoor space, and a variety of studio, one-, two- and two-bedroom duplex layouts remain.
SERHANT. New Development expands with two executives
October 31, 2023
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
AZA with Aston Martin bring
Q New York to 450 Park Avenue
October 31, 2023
Manhattan, NY Where Savile Row meets Park Ave., Aston Martin has opened the doors to Q New York, its first ultra-luxury flagship on 450 Park Ave. “The new location brings the highest levels of the iconic British brand’s bespoke service, Q by Aston Martin to North America for the very first time, providing the most sophisticated luxury specification experience available anywhere in the world,” said Aston Martin
New York City Economic Development Corp. and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene celebrate toppi...
October 31, 2023
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.
The Doe Fund breaks ground on 200-bed transitional housing designed by Urban
October 31, 2023
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.
Eastman Cooke & Associates to renovate De La Salle Academy classrooms
October 31, 2023
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.
Sage, FXCollaborative and Fogarty Finger redesign 767 Third Avenue
October 31, 2023
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
Crystal Windows partners with
JB Hunt on deliveries
October 31, 2023
Queens, NY National manufacturer Crystal Window & Door Systems has engaged trucking company JB Hunt to provide logistics services, supplementing Crystal’s fleet for major customer deliveries and shipments between Crystal production facilities. Crystal’s new long-term service with a JB Hunt dedicated fleet is comprised of six drivers and twelve tractor-trailers, based on analysis of Crystal’s current and projected trucking needs.
Schimenti Construction opens new office with 20,000 s/f renovation
October 31, 2023
Rye Brook, NY Schimenti Construction has opened its new office, offering the firm a new space from which to serve its clients and the community. Located in the Kingsbrook office complex, this new 20,000 s/f space will house more than 80 Schimenti employees representing project management, field operations, estimating, safety, business development, and administrative functions.
Ken Smith Workshop creates pedestrian plaza for Delancey Street Associates
October 31, 2023
Manhattan, NY Delancey Street Associates, a joint venture of Taconic Partners, L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners, the Prusik Group, and the Urban Investment Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, is creating a new pedestrian plaza fronting 145 and 155 Delancey St. Through a collaboration between Delancey Street Associates, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT)
BDB Construction converts 406,261 s/f hotel into FOUND Study housing
October 31, 2023
Manhattan, NY FOUND Study, a growing student and intern housing brand, opened FOUND Study Turtle Bay, their fifth building in New York City. Formerly the Marriott Hotel East at 525 Lexington Ave. the newly renovated property offers students, interns, and academic program participants 1,355 beds of housing and luxury amenities across 34 stories and 406,261 s/f. Applications for fall housing are now open.
DeSimone named Architecture & Engineering
MVP at Deltek ProjectCon 2023
October 31, 2023
Manhattan, NY DeSimone Consulting Engineering has been named Architecture & Engineering MVP at Deltek ProjectCon 2023. The award recognizes DeSimone’s use of technology to improve efficiencies and integrate new offices and personnel as it continues its global growth. Over the past three years, Desimone has acquired six businesses, adding eight new offices.
Good Bones: Analyzing existing commercial structures for healthcare repositioning - by Rory Creegan
October 31, 2023
The COVID-19 national emergency unquestionably left us with an altered landscape. While life has returned to normal (or a version of it) for most, there are many aspects of our daily lives and industry that will never be the same. Among these changes is the ongoing ability to work from home. In January 2023, nearly 30% of all work was performed from home (according to data-collection project WFH Research https://wfhresearch.com/ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3862069-nearly-30-percent-of-work-remains-remote-as-workers-dig-in/).
Project of the Month: Navigating complexity; How Alexander Wolf & Son masterfully executed a $22m, 2...
October 31, 2023
Manhattan, NY Alexander Wolf & Son (AW&S), a family-owned general contracting and construction management firm, in partnership with class A building owner GFP Real Estate, recently completed a groundbreaking $22 million, 200,000 s/f project at 40 Worth St. for Legal Aid Society, the largest social justice law firm in New York City.
Bernheimer designs Breaking Ground’s Sutphin Senior Residence
October 31, 2023
Queens, NY Breaking Ground broke ground on Sutphin Senior Residence, a new affordable housing development that will bring 173 units of affordable and supportive housing to seniors in the Jamaica neighborhood. Breaking Ground celebrates the milestone with project partner Community Healthcare Network, who provided the land and plans to operate a federally qualified health center clinic
2023 NY Building Congress report shows $13 billion construction spending increase
October 31, 2023
Manhattan, NY Construction spending on projects across New York City will reach $83 billion in 2023, up $13 billion from last year, adjusting for inflation, according to a new report from the NY Building Congress. The updated spending figure is projected to reach $261 billion over a three-year period and is about 18% higher than pre-pandemic spending.