Category: Construction Design & Engineering

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

Roslyn Heights, NY Racanelli Construction Company, Inc. was awarded a contract by 281-301 Warner Avenue, LLC to serve as the construction manager on a mixed-use property being constructed at 301 Warner Ave.. The project, which is being built

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.

Manhattan, NY AKRF has hired Jonathan Keller, AICP, as a senior technical director for environmental and land use planning in New York City. Keller joins the firm after 15 years with the New York City Department of City Planning

With the Manhattan District Attorney’s recent indictment of Valor Security & Investigations (Valor) for operating a sham safety training school, the safety training community took another blow to their credibility. NYC DOB has already taken the step of suspending Valor

Oyster Bay, NY Serda Urganciyan, AIA, has joined Studio 88 Architecture as partner and CEO. Urganciyan has more than 25 years of experience in the architecture and construction industries. Prior to joining Studio 88, she has held senior design and management positions

Manhattan, NY EJS Group, a real estate development company based in New York, launched sales at 200 East 75th St., a new boutique luxury condominium development with 36 residences designed by the award-winning architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle