Category : Construction & Design

Construction & Design

Nelson, L&M complete mixed-income makeover

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Nelson Management Group and L+M Development Partners announced the completion of the full-scale makeover for the Promenade Apartments located at 150 West 225th Street in the Bronx. Since the property was purchased in 2013, building systems such as the elevators, boilers, and roof have been replaced, along with a complete...
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Work starts on $67M Bronx housing plan

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Construction is underway on a $67 million supportive and affordable housing project in the Bronx. The building being constructed, part of a larger mixed-use development known as La Central, will create 160 units of housing, including 97 supportive units for formerly homeless New Yorkers with special needs. “This new development...
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Team picked for stadium redevelopment

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Lotus Equity Group announced the four architecture firms that will lead the redevelopment of Newark’s Bears Stadium. The eight-acre site sits adjacent to the waterfront, steps from NJ Transit’s Broad Street station – accessible to Midtown Manhattan in 18 minutes. The redevelopment is Newark’s most ambitious project and is expected...
Keeping pace with workplace technology
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Keeping pace with workplace technology

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By Nancy J. Trefny,  associate principal,  Cerami & Associates Ask any industry expert what’s driving the evolution of workplace design, and you’ll likely hear a short answer: “Millennials.” While it’s true that younger members of the workforce are helping shape many recent trends — fewer private offices, for example, and...
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New center for released prisoners opens at redeveloped shipyard

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A new community resource center for formerly incarcerated individuals, designed by the firm WXY architecture + urban design, has just opened at Kearny Point, the 130-acre former shipyard near New York Cty that the a firm has helped reimagine. Designed for The New Jersey Re-entry Corporation (NJRC) led by former...
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Omni breaks ground on homeless sanctuary

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Developer Omni New York joined city officials and project partners to break ground on a new development aimed at those at risk of homelessness. The Morris II affordable housing development, located at 2956 Park Avenue in the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx,will be a 154-unit, 15-story building with 4,000 s/f...
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Two Trees takes office roofs to next level

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Two Trees Management has unveiled three rooftop amenity spaces at its anchor office buildings in DUMBO — 45 Main Street, 55 Washington Street, and 20 Jay Street. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, the team behind Manhattan’s High Line, the new rooftops feature waterfront views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan...
Not so fast, BBP tells Pfizer redevelopment team
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Not so fast, BBP tells Pfizer redevelopment team

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Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams spoke out against a developer’s plan for the former Pfizer site near the Broadway Triangle, calling for changes to the plan to include more affordable housing, bedroom mix diversity, and more local oversight. “My recommendations for the future of the Broadway Triangle are guided by...
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Shawmut completes Peter J. Tobin College renovation

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Shawmut Design and Construction announced its completion of the renovation and expansion of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business on the Queens Campus of St. John’s University. This completion marks the largest project for Shawmut’s Institutional group to date in the New York region. Shawmut renovated the 70,000 s/f,...