Design / Build

Mojo Stumer designs mixed-use Knickerbocker project; General contractor is Rockwell Developers

Brooklyn, NY Mojo Stumer has completed their design work at 373-379 Knickerbocker Ave. This new mixed-use building is located in the Bushwick neighborhood. It includes ground floor retail, two floors of community facilities, and ten rental apartments on the 4th, 5th, and 6th floors.

BCG and RXR Realty celebrate TCO at
475 Clermont; Designed by Aufgang Architects

Brooklyn, NY BCG and RXR Realty have celebrated their first TCO at 475 Clermont. The architect for the project is Aufgang Architects. RXR's 363-unit, 12-story, 400,000 s/f residential and retail property is located in Fort Greene. This initial TCO comes one month ahead of schedule

Building more sustainable communities: How can more be created? - by Alan Jalon

Going green can sometimes seem like a daunting task for existing condominium and planned communities. Many associations do not even know where to start. Even the smallest step taken towards sustainability can help to reduce the strain placed on the world’s dwindling natural resources.

Do you have onion breath? You’d better hope so! Security is like an onion - by Doug Haines

We’ve all heard the old adage that security is like an onion. For it to be effective, it has to be layered and applied layer by layer. Well, while true there is something far more important than just making it layered.  When describing their onion, security professionals will describe one of the following.

The challenge of fire protection and life safety in historic New York City buildings - by Copeland and Colombini

The devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris raises questions of how best to ensure the preservation of historic structures enjoyed by the public. As engineers who have worked on some of the most iconic buildings in NYC and many religious institutions

Is geothermal heating and cooling the next solar? Understanding the facts - by Hannun and Hand

Is geothermal heating and cooling the next solar? To answer that question, we first need to understand the factors that transformed the residential solar industry and see if those same factors are at play today within the home geothermal industry. 

Bright Power unveils CDG at The Grinnell with ribbon cutting; Company designed, installed and will monitor system

Manhattan, NY The Grinnell is proof that solar can work for cooperatives and condominiums throughout NYC. The 82-unit cooperative on Riverside Dr. showcases that the community solar model, or Community Distributed Generation (CDG), can and should be used, given the building setup,

Question of the Month: How do you take advantage of infrastructure and land remediation investments within QOZs? - by Robert Carr

On April 17, 2019, the IRS released its latest proposed regulations and additional guidance on 1400Z-2 of the IRS Code to clarify questions presented by the regulated community and investors related to tax deferred “Qualified Opportunity Funds” (QOF).

Janus Property Company breaks ground on 350,000 s/f Taystee Lab Building; Class A development designed by LevenBetts and SLCE

Manhattan, NY According to governor Andrew Cuomo, a  groundbreaking was held for the Taystee Lab Building, an 11-story, 350,000 s/f, LEED-certified class A property in West Harlem that will serve as a home for companies and organizations in the life sciences, technology, academia...

CTA completes exterior renovation of 51 North First Street, Brooklyn; 5,000 s/f, one-story building houses SLAM

Brooklyn, NY CTA Architects, P.C. has completed the exterior renovation of 51 North First St. The 5,000 s/f, one-story building in the Williamsburg section houses the non-profit STREB Lab for Action Mechanics (SLAM), a dance and theater performance venue