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Manhattan, NY Oxford Properties Group, joined by Turner Construction, Google, and COOKFOX Architects raised the final steel beam of the St. John’s Terminal development and raised thanks to the 500 person construction team that has seen the building top off on schedule despite the pandemic.

Like most of us, if you are a college or university administrator, you can say that 2020 was a bad year. Without even considering the coronavirus, you were facing challenges. Just before the year began, in

West Seneca, NY Kemper System America has promoted Christian Schaefer and Joseph Hoekzema to managing directors and co-presidents, overseeing operations across Northern America, effective December 1st, 2020.

Bronx, NY The Doe Fund received a Federal Home Loan Bank of New York Affordable Housing Program award of $600,000 for Villa House, its latest affordable and supportive multifamily development.

Demonstrating keen business sense and forward thinking, Bruce Lilker, P.E., has created a thriving engineering firm with staying power in New York City. Celebrating 30 years in business, Lilker and his eponymous company have contributed much to the city’s built environment and the building systems that run it. Founded as a mechanical, electrical and plumbing design firm, Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers has expanded its capabilities to include technology, lighting design and energy services, with offices in Manhattan, on Long Island and in the Washington, D.C. area.

Manhattan, NY According to DNA Development, 350 West 71st St., a conversion project that combines two historic pre-war buildings into one contemporary condominium, is 80% sold. With closings underway and residents living in the building, the

If you still use POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) lines to communicate with your central station monitoring company, you are using outdated technology. In the before time (as my father likes to say) POTS lines were one of the most reliable means of transmitting an alarm signal. However,

Yonkers, NY Mayor Mike Spano and other city officials joined with Erin Construction and Development Co. for the groundbreaking of 9-11 Riverdale Ave, a nine-story, mixed-use residential and commercial building to be built on a vacant lot along a prime corridor of Getty Square. The $9.4 million development, which last year received financial incentives from the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency, will feature 29 rental apartments and 2,150 s/f of ground-level commercial space.

Manhattan, NY Mancini Duffy is working with Erbo Properties and Higher Ground Development to reposition 541 West 21st St., now known as the Frame Building. Located in the West Chelsea neighborhood, the building was originally constructed in 1915 and previously served as a storage building and for display of arts from around the city. Mancini worked to redesign the existing structure within its historical context. One of the major interventions Mancini designed as part of the complete building repositioning was the expansion of existing windows and the addition of new windows to maximize light and air. 

Bronx, NY Trion Real Estate Management has been selected as the property management firm for the Shorehaven Homeowner’s Association (SHOA) located at 15 White Plains Rd. With 899 units spanning 40 acres, Shorehaven is comprised of seven homeowner’s associations and one umbrella association. The SHOA Board was looking for a single firm to take over the management of the entire complex to better unify the community and provide improved services.

Like most businesses today, commercial property owners are up against unprecedented obstacles. Many are left feeling that investing available funds into their properties is simply not viable. Looking for ways to maximize the value of their assets while decreasing expenses has become paramount. Transitioning properties to renewable energy systems allows commercial property owners to decrease operating expenses leading to immediate net benefits.

New York, NY The New York Real Estate Journal (NYREJ) sat down with Thomas Vecchione of Vocon, our executive of the month, for a question and answer session.  Vecchione is a strategic design expert with more than 30 years of experience in architecture and real estate planning. He is acknowledged by the industry as an innovator in real estate strategy, and specifically for his ability to creatively rethink and reposition assets to support the changing needs of property owners and space users.