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$26 million transformative development for Teatown

Ossining, NY According to Teatown Lake Reservation, a nonprofit environmental education center and nature preserve, a 22,000 s/f, $26 million transformative development will break ground in October 2025. With Starr Whitehouse as the landscape architect for the project, the development will create an accessible and ecologically

MdeAS Architects elevates Perez, Johnson and Spinello on operations team

Manhattan, NY MdeAS Architects has promoted several professionals on its operations team.  Kate Perez is now director - strategy & operations; Carmen Johnson has risen to manager - strategy, marketing and communications; and Danielle Spinello has been promoted to manager - human resources.  MdeAS is the design team behind several high-profile office,

EP Engineering accepted into NYC Accelerator Service Provider Program

Manhattan, NY EP Engineering has been accepted into the NYC Accelerator Service Provider Program.  NYC Accelerator, a program of the NYC mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, supports building owners and managers in their efforts to decarbonize properties and create healthier, more sustainable communities across the five boroughs.

Elkus Manfredi Architects to design lobby and resident amenity spaces at Madison Square Park Tower

Manhattan, NY Elkus Manfredi Architects has been selected to lead a design of key interior spaces at Madison Square Park Tower, a 60-story luxury condominium located near Madison Square Park, at 45 East 22nd St. in the Flatiron District. The project encompasses the main lobby, adjacent library lounge, shared corridors

Arrow Real Estate Advisors arranges $73 million in construction financing for 18-story ground-up development

Manhattan, NY Arrow Real Estate Advisors, a real estate finance advisory firm, has arranged $73 million in construction financing from Madison Realty Capital for the ground-up development of 171 East 86th St., an 18-story luxury condominium project on the Upper East Side. Arrow’s team of Morris Betesh,

Robinson+Cole expands practice by adding Trunkes as partner

Manhattan, NY Robinson+Cole has welcomed Virginia Trunkes to the firm as a partner in the construction law group. Trunkes returns to the firm bringing more than two decades of experience representing clients in complex construction and real estate litigation. Her practice focuses on advising general contractors, developers, and institutional clients

Is there a light at the end of the tariff tunnel? - by Kenneth F. Wille, PE

Import tariffs are nothing new. Yet, since the Trump administration introduced sweeping trade measures, the real estate sector has been forced to navigate an environment where the cost of materials is as much a function of geopolitics as it is of supply and demand. One would assume that as the year has progressed, forecasting would become easier.

Two landmark buildings reimagined into luxury developments with a design homage to history

Manhattan, NY Two landmark buildings, 27 Sagasta in Madrid, Spain and 32 & 34 Walker St. in NYC, are ushering in a new era of preservation and refinement. Despite their distance across the globe, both properties are rewriting the playbook on what it means to play a part in history, while creating some of the most

Toll Brothers opens Enclave at Sprain Brook townhome community

Yonkers, NY Toll Brothers, Inc., has opened its newest townhome community, Enclave at Sprain Brook, for sale. Situated 17 miles from Manhattan, this community of 28 homes offers a suburban lifestyle with easy access to the city. Located off Sprain Brook Pkwy. and minutes from the Yonkers Metro–North Railroad Station, Enclave at Sprain Brook

Lettire Construction, MDG Real Estate Partners, and Las Raices Community Development top out Las Raices - 78-unit affordable housing

Manhattan, NY Lettire Construction, MDG Real Estate Partners, LLC (MDG), and the Las Raices Community Development Corp. celebrated the topping out of Las Raices East Harlem, a four-building, 78-unit new construction, affordable housing development in the East Harlem neighborhood. In partnership with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development