Category: Construction Design & Engineering

Manhattan, NY Harbor Group International, LLC (HGI) have reached completion of the $128 million repositioning of 51W52, also known as Black Rock, a 900,000 s/f skyscraper in Midtown. The 38-story building, first designed by world-renowned architect Eero Saarinen as the headquarters for CBS, has been revitalized in the spirit of its original design intent

Manhattan, NY Architect and housing expert renowned globally for large-scale multifamily innovations, CetraRuddy invited architect and principal Eugene Flotteron, AIA, to lead a tour and speak on a panel about the potential for underutilized buildings and sites to receive new life as housing and mixed uses. The solutions highlighted “simultaneously revitalize

Manhattan, NY “Diversity creates profitability. Diversity creates success. Diversity improves our economy and diversity improves our society and REAP embodies all of that,” said REAP chair Michael Kercheval speaking at the NY/NJ/CT Silver Jubilee event celebrating 25 years of diversifying the talent pipeline in commercial real estate

Albany, NY According to a speech made by governor Kathy Hochul, upgrades to MTA Metro-North Railroad’s vital maintenance and operations hub at Croton-on-Hudson, which employs 1,200 people, have been completed. With the opening of this new 400,000 s/f facility, known as the Harmon Shop, Metro-North will be able to maintain train reliability

Climate change is knocking. In answer, New York City is turning to its buildings. This makes sense, especially considering that an estimated two-thirds of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions stem from buildings. Emerging to tackle these GHGs is the city’s City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality initiative, which aims to facilitate easier access to green energy technology, particularly for buildings.

Shelter Island, NY Heiberg Cummings Design’s new construction home, Osprey House, on Shelter Island’s Smith’s Cove, was listed in time for the summer 2024 season. The exclusive agent representing the property, Stacey Cohen of Saunders & Associates, has worked with Heiberg Cummings Design for years.  “Osprey House is an opus.

Bronx, NY BDB Construction Enterprise has a completed an adaptive reuse project converting a three-story, 1925 former manufacturing building into the home for a church along with community and commercial uses. Offering opportunities for spiritual uplift

Queens, NY GAMCO Corp. president Lelina Chang was honored as one of the Power Women. The annual award, created 30 years ago by Schneps Media, recognizes the extraordinary contributions these women have made to their businesses and their communities

Bronx, NY Outsource Consultants, Inc., expediting, building code, and zoning experts, has joined Project Management Advisors (PMA), real estate advisors with projects across the nation, in an art supplies fundraiser for Lavelle School for the Blind.

Brooklyn, NY Camber Property Group and RiseBoro Community Partnership co-hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for 1601 DeKalb Ave., a $75 million dollar affordable development featuring 127 units of new housing in bushwick.

Manhattan, NY Poltrona Frau, the Italian luxury furniture brand, is opening its new flagship store on Madison Ave. The store is housed within a historic early twentieth-century building, which now stands as one of the area’s earliest art deco masterpieces.