Professional Women in Construction celebrates a successful 2019

New York, NY Professional Women in Construction (PWC) ended the year with its annual holiday party on December 10^th at Bryant Park Grill. The event featured “20 women under 40” that were honored for their

The next Local Law 196 deadline is approaching: Here’s what you need to know to be prepared - by David Meade

December 1^st marked the deadline for certain construction workers – namely those who work at jobsites that require a construction superintendent, site safety coordinator, or site safety manager—to have completed 30 hours of

Local Law 87 calls for a third party engineering firm to conduct on-site assessment and RCx - by Drew Ferraro

Local Law 87 (LL87) is an extensive energy audit requirement that calls for a third party engineering firm to conduct an on-site assessment and retro-commissioning study (RCx). It cannot be done in house, and it’s much different than

What can an owner do to mitigate the possibility of injury to the public due to ice formation? - by Matthew Cronin

As we enter the heart of winter in New York City, it is a good time to consider the potential dangers of ice accumulating and falling from the tall buildings that make up our city skyline. We’re already seeing some extremely cold temperatures, and

Brookfield and Convene open 73,000 s/f event venue at Brookfield Place

Manhattan, NY Brookfield Properties and Convene are opening a flagship event venue at Brookfield Place. Operated by Convene’s staff of hospitality professionals, the 73,000 s/f, multi-use venue for meetings and events will further

“Biophilic Design: The Architecture of Life” – It’s a journey worth taking - by Steven Schleider

We did not coin the headline of this article. It’s the title of a brilliant documentary about the relationship between the natural world and built environment; how deprivation from being around nature negatively affects us; and how being around nature is beneficial to our health, state of mind and productivity. 

Landsea Homes and DNA Development break ground on 12-story, mixed-use development at 540 Sixth Ave.

Manhattan, NY Landsea Homes, in partnership with DNA Development, officially broke ground on their 12-story, mixed-use development at 540 Sixth Ave., at the northeast corner of 14^th St. and 6^th Ave.

Property of the Month: Ryan Soames Engineering delivers comprehensive MEP services for Hutong Restaurant renovation

Manhattan, NY Ryan Soames Engineering celebrated the completion of the Hutong Restaurant. The firm delivered comprehensive MEP engineering services on the 16,000 s/f space inside the Bloomberg Building at 731 Lexington Ave. The innovative engineering

Elms Realty to redevelop Long Island City property into Urban Yard, five-building complex with office and retail

Queens, NY According to Newmark Knight Frank, (NKF) it has been retained to represent Elms Realty for Urban Yard in Long Island City, a large-scale redevelopment project. The first phase of the renovation will be 40-09 21^st St., an 87,000 s/f

Asian Americans for Equality celebrates ground breaking for East Village Homes – $28.5 million

Manhattan, NY Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) was joined by city council members Carlina Rivera and Margaret Chin, officials with the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and NYC Housing Development Corp.