Cahill of SWBR earns LEED Green accreditation

Rochester, NY Shirah Cahill, landscape designer at SWBR, earned her LEED Green accreditation by the USGBC. This credential denotes proficien...

Olayan American and Chelsfield unveil plans for $300 million renovation; Snøhetta to reimage lower levels of 550 Madison Avenue

Manhattan, NY Olayan America and Chelsfield unveiled plans for 550 Madison Ave. in Midtown, including the selection of architecture and desi...

Jimenez named project designer at OTJ Architects

New York, NY OTJ Architects has hired Julia Jimenez as a project designer. In her new position, she will be working on everything from desig...

E-J Electric completes work at JKF animal terminal

New York, NY E-J Electric Installation Co. completes the base building infrastructure for John F. Kennedy International Airport’s (JFK...

Hap Investments cuts ribbon on Hap 10 project in East Harlem; Designed in collaboration with Fisher + Makooi

Manhattan, NY Hap Investments, a NY-based international real estate investment and development company, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new development, 2211 Third Ave. on November 7th. 2211 Third Ave., also known as Hap 10 and designed in collaboration with architects Fisher + Makooi, is a mixed-use rental building in East Harlem. It features 108 units, 61 parking spaces and a supermarket in the ground floor retail space. This project will allocate 20% of its rental units for affordable housing as part of NYC’s 421a program. HAP 10 is also participating in the FRESH program with a first-floor supermarket, which provides developers with incentives to bring supermarkets to underserved areas.

Galindez hired by Syska as director of marketing and communications

New York, NY Syska Hennessy Group has hired Michelle Galindez as the director of marketing and communications. In this new role, she aims...

AESI offers site remediation expertise

Hoboken, NJ Caryl Communications Inc. was appointed as media correspondent for Atlantic Environmental Solutions, Inc. (AESI), a full-service...

Question of the Month: See Something – Say Something Program, is there anything else as a society that we can do? - by Doug Haines

Doug Haines, MPSE, is owner/CEO of Haines Security Solutions, Ventura, Calif. ...

Focus on affordable housing brings architects rewards - by Ariel Aufgang

My colleagues and I are very proud of our long track record designing affordable housing for New Yorkers. We recently began construction on Concourse Village West, a 265-unit affordable project, part of a three-site affordable housing development in the Fleetwood – Concourse Village neighborhood of the Bronx.

Leung of Crystal Window & Door honored by U.S. Glass Magazine

Flushing, NY According to national manufacturer Crystal Window & Door Systems, another company executive has received industry recogniti...