Design / Build
WXY designs phase one of Arverne East - 6,000 s/f Nature Preserve & Welcome Center
Queens, NY NYC Parks commissioner Sue Donoghue joined New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) commissioner Adolfo Carrión Jr., borough president Donovan Richards, New York State assembly member Khaleel Anderson, and New York City council member
Crystal Window & Door Systems welcomes congressman Cartwright to tour PA facility
Queens, NY National manufacturer Crystal Window & Door Systems welcomed U.S. congressman Matthew Cartwright of Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District to tour its northeast Pennsylvania production facility, located north of Scranton in Benton Township. As a business constituent in Congressman Cartwright’s district
Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation debuts podcast on pioneering women in design
Manhattan, NY In recognition of undervalued women in architecture and allied fields, the national women’s advocacy group Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation has debuted episode and third season of their audio documentary series on pioneering women in design, “New Angle: Voice”. Recounting the Brooklyn Museum’s groundbreaking exhibition
Consigli Construction Co. with Grubb Properties and Handel Architects top out 28-story Link Apartments QPN
Long Island City, NY On May 2nd, Consigli Construction Co., Inc. joined Grubb Properties and Handel Architects to celebrate the topping out of Link Apartments QPN, 25-01 Queens Plaza North, a 371,000 s/f 28-story mixed-use building. Once complete, the project will deliver 417 residential units, 30% of which will be affordable, amenity spaces
McCabe of Forchelli Deegan Terrana receives STA Emerging Leaders Award
Manhattan, NY Bret McCabe of Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP has received the Subcontractors Trade Association’s (STA) 2024 STA Emerging Leaders Award. Honorees are recognized for their commitment to improving and enhancing the role of subcontractors in New York’s complex construction industry. Awards were presented during the STA’s Annual Construction Awards Gala
HGI, Vocon and MdeAS Architects complete Black Rock
skyscraper; original design by Eero Saarinen
Manhattan, NY Harbor Group International, LLC (HGI) have reached completion of the $128 million repositioning of 51W52, also known as Black Rock, a 900,000 s/f skyscraper in Midtown. The 38-story building, first designed by world-renowned architect Eero Saarinen as the headquarters for CBS, has been revitalized in the spirit of its original design intent
CetraRuddy’s 30 Morningside and Claremont Hall showcased for design and architecture
Manhattan, NY Architect and housing expert renowned globally for large-scale multifamily innovations, CetraRuddy invited architect and principal Eugene Flotteron, AIA, to lead a tour and speak on a panel about the potential for underutilized buildings and sites to receive new life as housing and mixed uses. The solutions highlighted “simultaneously revitalize
Project REAP celebrates 25 years of diversifying CRE at Silver Jubilee event
Manhattan, NY “Diversity creates profitability. Diversity creates success. Diversity improves our economy and diversity improves our society and REAP embodies all of that,” said REAP chair Michael Kercheval speaking at the NY/NJ/CT Silver Jubilee event celebrating 25 years of diversifying the talent pipeline in commercial real estate
Skanska marks final phase with $365m
replacement of Croton-Harmon Shop
Albany, NY According to a speech made by governor Kathy Hochul, upgrades to MTA Metro-North Railroad’s vital maintenance and operations hub at Croton-on-Hudson, which employs 1,200 people, have been completed. With the opening of this new 400,000 s/f facility, known as the Harmon Shop, Metro-North will be able to maintain train reliability
AI and retrofits: A nod to NYC’s City of Yes Initiative for carbon neutral buildings - by Sam Ramadori and Jean-Simon Venne
Climate change is knocking. In answer, New York City is turning to its buildings. This makes sense, especially considering that an estimated two-thirds of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions stem from buildings. Emerging to tackle these GHGs is the city’s City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality initiative, which aims to facilitate easier access to green energy technology, particularly for buildings.