Spotlights

Don't raise your own real estate taxes: Avoiding massive property tax increases in a down market

These are challenging times for property owners. Rents are down. Vacancies are up. Tenants are defaulting. Financing is tight. Despite the o...

New York City officials are clamping down on building and business owners who violate fire safety rules

Changes in the NYC fire and building code has caused much concern for inspectors and building owners. Building professionals including inspe...

C.W. Brown Inc. marks 25 years in construction industry

C.W. Brown Inc., a multi-million dollar general contracting and construction management firm located in Westchester County marks 25 years in...

The 2009 state of your business construction industry survey results

A few issues ago, we ran the first part of this article on the state of the construction industry. This is the second half of that article. ...

Your data center project's success depends on more than just ordering and installing hardware

Whether your data center project is large or small, new construction or renovation, its success is dependent on more than just ordering and ...

During troubled times you need preventative maintenance now more than ever!

How Much Do You Spend On Roof Care? We live in a society where service and maintenance are written with capital letters. Insurance companies...

Norten of TEN Arquitectos unveils hotel condominium - Cassa

Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos unveiled Cassa, a hotel condominium that will rise 500 feet high in the center of Manhattan - on 45th St.,...

Ribbon cutting ceremony held at Yonkers Hampton Inn and Suites

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on June 18 to celebrate the official opening of the new Hampton Inn and Suites hotel located at 160 Corpo...

Aragon Construction completes 13,000 s/f office space for The Forward

Aragon Construction, New York's premier general contracting and construction management firm, has just completed building a 13,000 s/f offic...

New York's consulting engineers remain resilient

Engineers, by nature, take a long term view of their work, with an emphasis on durability. Most of what they design has to last. Bridges, ro...