Spotlights

2019 Women in Building Services: Arvinder Kaur, Shawmut Design and Construction

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?  I’m currently working on the TAK Room at Hudson Yards, a restaurant by chef Thomas Keller that will be on the fifth and sixth floors of The Shops. Working in a development the scale of Hudson Yards and on a restaurant with an extensive…

2019 Women in Building Services: Cindy McLaughlin, Envelope

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?  Setting and executing a clear strategy for my company. Hiring and/or retaining the best team in NYC real estate/tech…

2019 Women in Building Services: Julie Pampuch, WB Engineers+Consultants

Which of your philanthropic endeavors are you most proud of? I have long admired the mission of the nonprofit organization Canstruction in creating an amazing building competition in order to provide canned food to City Harvest each November. I am fortunate to have had the support of our management…

2019 Women in Building Services: Aida Pjetrovic, Shawmut Design and Construction

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?  As consumers, we’re excited by the hype of a new restaurant opening in Dumbo, focusing on the experience that the food & drink and service delivers. But knowing what goes into creating the final product…

2019 Women in Building Services: Nadine Cino, TygaTrax

What does it mean to you to be a team player?  To me, being a team player means valuing the input of all team members and insuring the maintenance of a safe space in which all ideas, ranging from outlandish to sensible, can be…

2019 Women in Building Services: Serda Urganciyan, CNY Group

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? In my career I’ve been fortunate enough to be part of some historically significant projects, such as the 9-11 Memorial & Museum and the jaw-dropping condo conversions to the Woolworth Building. However, nothing has struck such a chord of purpose as my current project in Queens…

2019 Women in Building Services: Nancy Erardi, NYCAN Builders

Which of your philanthropic endeavors are you most proud of? One of the most recent philanthropic endeavors that I am most proud of is when we rented our office, the space was full of high-end, brand new stuffed animals and children’s toys. We connected with St Francis Food Pantries who accepted our over $10,000 donation…

2019 Women in Building Services: Sherry Yin, Thornton Tomasetti

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months?  My team and I provided structural design services for a new laboratory facility at Rockefeller University, in Manhattan. The three-story, 180,000 s/f building includes two levels of laboratory space and encompasses almost 3.5 city blocks…

2019 Women in Building Services: Allison Robin, Levien & Company, Inc. 

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? 2018 was a very exciting year for me, being promoted to a principal at my firm and also being chosen as president-elect for CREW NY.  The next few years are sure to be very busy for me with these new leadership roles. I also just wrapped up the construction of a

2019 Women in Building Services: Rachel Belsky, Langan

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Rather than one great professional achievement, I’d say I’ve had a succession of smaller achievements, all leading to where I am today. At NYCEDC, I was lucky enough to manage many environmental impact statements for projects that shaped the city…