Spotlights

Seven ways building owners can negotiate to lower their insurance rates

There are many things building owners can do to help them obtain lower insurance rates. One of the most important would be to create a "buil...

Brooklyn, 2nd quarter, 2010: Things are loooking up, but we still have a long way to go...

In May, the entire Ingram & Hebron Realty team attended the International Council of Shopping Center convention in Las Vegas. The show seeme...

New York City Networking Group hosts Mega Forum, features panels, speakers on current state of the market

NYC Networking Group recently hosted a Mega Forum, featuring panels and speakers on the current state of the market providing strategies and...

Begging the question...the brand: Riverdale, NY 10463; See the Greater Riverdale area for yourself

We all wish for easy answers to what should be a logical black and white agreement on the whereabouts of a neighborhood or how a section of ...

Ten key factors that affect a project's cultural, environmental, technological and aesthetic contexts

Excerpted and adapted from The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice, 13th edition February 2007 Summary Each project has a differ...

Mc Gowan Builders completes $1.9 million, 26,000 s/f Best Buy

Mc Gowan Builders, Inc. completed the $1.9-million fit-out of the Best Buy store at 610 Exterior St. The 26,000 s/f retail facility is locat...

Weill Cornell Medical College breaks ground on $650 million research building project

Weill Cornell Medical College celebrated the start of construction on its new Medical Research Building. The 18-story, $650 million building...

ACEC honors mayor Bloomberg and engineers at annual luncheon

The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York honored mayor Michael Bloomberg for his dedication and commitment to design excell...

The architect's mid-year forecast: Optimistic future

Nationally, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) issues construction forecasts twice a year, while annual outlooks are also published ...

Meet the AIA Member - Zwettler

Emily Zwettler, associate AIA, LEED AP, is a recent addition to WASA/Studio A. Zwettler boasts experience in the government, academic and he...