Category: Construction Design & Engineering

Manhattan, NY DeSimone Consulting Engineering has been named Architecture & Engineering MVP at Deltek ProjectCon 2023. The award recognizes DeSimone’s use of technology to improve efficiencies and integrate new offices and personnel as it continues its global growth. Over the past three years, Desimone has acquired six businesses, adding eight new offices.

Manhattan, NY Delancey Street Associates, a joint venture of Taconic Partners, L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners, the Prusik Group, and the Urban Investment Group within Goldman Sachs Asset Management, is creating a new pedestrian plaza fronting 145 and 155 Delancey St. Through a collaboration between Delancey Street Associates, the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT)

Queens, NY National manufacturer Crystal Window & Door Systems has engaged trucking company JB Hunt to provide logistics services, supplementing Crystal’s fleet for major customer deliveries and shipments between Crystal production facilities. Crystal’s new long-term service with a JB Hunt dedicated fleet is comprised of six drivers and twelve tractor-trailers, based on analysis of Crystal’s current and projected trucking needs.

Manhattan, NY Where Savile Row meets Park Ave., Aston Martin has opened the doors to Q New York, its first ultra-luxury flagship on 450 Park Ave. “The new location brings the highest levels of the iconic British brand’s bespoke service, Q by Aston Martin to North America for the very first time, providing the most sophisticated luxury specification experience available anywhere in the world,” said Aston Martin

Brooklyn, NY Slate Property Group in partnership with Avenue Realty Capital and SD Builders and Construction LLC topped out construction at 159 Boerum St. in East Williamsburg. The 116,000 s/f, 162-unit, building now stands at 216’ tall at the roof line. Workers marked the milestone with a ceremony on the 16th floor of the building. Construction is expected to be completed in the summer of 2025.

Brooklyn, NY Designed by SLCE Architects with a master plan by Cooper Robertson, amenity spaces by Peter McGinley, and developed by Halcyon Management, 60 Wharf Dr. is the first of two waterfront towers planned at the five-building development. The project’s footprint spans across West St. to the East River.  The leasing program for 60 Wharf Dr., which began as a whisper campaign, followed by a soft opening in late July

New York, NY Goldman Copeland, the New York City-based consulting engineering firm, has named two new principals of the firm: Jonah Allaben and Daniel Galarza. Allaben will continue in his role as senior mechanical engineer and program manager to deliver energy-efficient engineering designs. He works closely with Goldman Copeland’s Energy Services Department to convert the findings of energy studies into energy-saving mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) solutions.

Manhattan, NY National Black Theatre (NBT), Ray and LMXD celebrated the topping out of National Black Theatre and Ray Harlem, a 21-story arts and culture hub located at 2031 Fifth Ave. that will house a permanent home for the longest-running Black theatre in New York City, founded in 1968 by the late visionary artist Dr. Barbara Ann Teer.

Manhattan, NY Construction spending on projects across New York City will reach $83 billion in 2023, up $13 billion from last year, adjusting for inflation, according to a new report from the NY Building Congress. The updated spending figure is projected to reach $261 billion over a three-year period and is about 18% higher than pre-pandemic spending.

Queens, NY Breaking Ground broke ground on Sutphin Senior Residence, a new affordable housing development that will bring 173 units of affordable and supportive housing to seniors in the Jamaica neighborhood. Breaking Ground celebrates the milestone with project partner Community Healthcare Network, who provided the land and plans to operate a federally qualified health center clinic

Manhattan, NY Alexander Wolf & Son (AW&S), a family-owned general contracting and construction management firm, in partnership with class A building owner GFP Real Estate, recently completed a groundbreaking $22 million, 200,000 s/f project at 40 Worth St. for Legal Aid Society, the largest social justice law firm in New York City. 

The COVID-19 national emergency unquestionably left us with an altered landscape. While life has returned to normal (or a version of it) for most, there are many aspects of our daily lives and industry that will never be the same. Among these changes is the ongoing ability to work from home. In January 2023, nearly 30% of all work was performed from home (according to data-collection project WFH Research https://wfhresearch.com/ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3862069-nearly-30-percent-of-work-remains-remote-as-workers-dig-in/).