Category : Construction & Design

The Doe Fund announced the topping out of Webster Green, an affordable and supportive housing development designed by Magnusson Architecture in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx. An American flag was erected on the top of the building to mark the milestone. Webster Green, located at 3100 Webster Avenue,...

Larence R. Armstrong, CEO of international design firm Ware Malcomb, has designed a first-of-its-kind Post 9-11 War Memorial to honor the military service men and women who have lost their lives in the war on terror. The Post 9-11 War Memorial is being developed with the nonprofit group Welcome Home...

Project REAP (Real Estate Associate Program), recognized nationwide as a leading educational diversity initiative that introduces multicultural professionals to commercial real estate, is returning to New York City this fall. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, commercial real estate is “one of the least diverse industries” in the economy....

Northwell Health executive Philip Silverman is leaving the hospital network to launch his own company specializing in healthcare and education real estate. Blue Sky Real Estate Services will deliver innovative real estate solutions to healthcare, educational, and other mission-driven organizations, according to the 30-year industry veteran. “Blue Sky’s professional expertise...

The gig economy has reached the real estate industry. The informal job market, which has long provided extra income for low-skilled workers such as drivers and laborers, is now expanding to include skilled professionals. StealthForce, which promises “curated real estate talent on demand,” is a freelance consultant network that includes...

A $560 million plan to rehabilitate a massive Rockaway housing complex has been given the green light. The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the NYS Homes and Community Renewal, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) the $560 million in federal, state, city, and private investment...

Two Trees Management and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership last week opened the new public plaza at 300 Ashland. The 15,000 s/f plaza activates one of Brooklyn’s most recognized yet historically under-utilized intersections: the corner of Flatbush and Lafayette Avenues. Designed by Enrique Norten of Ten Arquitectos and Grain Collective, the...

Robert Michael Kliment FAIA died peacefully at home on June 3, 2017. Born in Prague in 1933, Mr Kliment was one of several hundred children whom the humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton brought to safety in England during the Second World War. He was later schooled in France and Cuba before...