Construction and leasing executives join Simone Development Companies

Bronx, NY Simone Development Companies has appointed two real estate industry veterans to senior positions in its construction and leasing departments.

McKissack & McKissack featured at Anchin’s State of the Construction Industry event

Manhattan, NY Anchin hosted its 17^th annual State of the Construction Industry event at the Harvard club. Industry leaders and executives gathered for a discussion on “What’s Next for NYC.” Hope Knight, president, CEO and commissioner of Empire State Development, was the keynote speaker, and the panel was moderated by Carlos Scissura, president and CEO of the New York Building Congress.

BRC and Camber Property Group break ground on $97 million Beach Channel Dr. apartments

Queens, NY Borough president Donovan Richards, state assembly member Khaleel Anderson, agencies, community leaders and other dignitaries joined BRC and Camber Property Group at a groundbreaking ceremony for Beach Channel Dr., a 100% affordable housing development in Far Rockaway.

BRP Cos. and city of New Rochelle break ground on 477-unit 500 Main St.

New Rochelle, NY BRP Companies, the Urban Investment Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs), the city, Westchester County officials and additional project partners broke ground on 500 Main St., a 26-story, 477-unit, mixed-income residential complex. Financing for the project was

Breaking Ground opens 90 Sands - 491 affordable/supportive units

Brooklyn, NY Breaking Ground celebrated the opening of 90 Sands, a former Jehovah’s Witnesses hotel converted into 491 affordable and supportive apartments in DUMBO. Breaking Ground launched 32 years ago, in 1990, focused on transforming old hotels in Manhattan into supportive housing,

Pincus and Ikes promoted at H2M

Melville, NY H2M architects + engineer has promoted Michele Pincus, Esq. to deputy market director of real estate and Robert Ikes, RA, LEED AP, NYSCEO, NCIDQ, to deputy discipline director for private sector architecture. Pincus who will step into the role of deputy market director of real estate. Deputy

EP Engineering promotes Rocchio to principal

Manhattan, NY EP Engineering has promoted John Rocchio to principal.

Fitwel forms strategic capital investment led by RET Ventures

Manhattan, NY Active Design Advisors Inc. (Adai), an affiliate of the Center for Active Design (CfAD), the sole operator of Fitwel, formed a strategic capital investment led by RET Ventures, a real estate technology fund focused on building proptech companies for the multifamily industry. Additional investment

UAG provides construction services to 800,000 s/f Halletts Point 20-30

Queens, NY Construction management firm Urban Atelier Group (UAG) is providing construction services for Halletts Point 20-30, an 800,000 s/f mixed-use waterfront development located on a former industrial yard in Astoria. The development consists of two additional new

Lionsgate Studio developer discusses vision for making Yonkers "Hollywood on Hudson"

New RochellE, NY In an informative conversation with Business Council of Westchester (BCW) president and CEO Marsha Gordon, Great Point Studios president and CEO Robert Halmi discussed his vision for bringing Lionsgate Studios to Yonkers and his plans for transforming Yonkers into “Hollywood on