Category : Construction & Design

Construction & Design

New Rochelle invites building plans for redevelopment of firehouse site

REW
by REW757
The City of New Rochelle is set to issue a competitive request for proposal (RFP) to develop a City-owned parcel located at 45 Harrison Street. The location is the current site of New Rochelle Fire Department Station #1. The Harrison Street property is located between Huguenot and Main Streets, just...
$32M new Elmhurst Community Library officially opens
Construction & Design

$32M new Elmhurst Community Library officially opens

REW
by REW1450
Elmhurst Community Library officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the front steps of the new building. The library is located at 85-08 51st Avenue in Queens, NY. Queens Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, New York City Council Member Daniel Dromm, New...
Construction industry urges Trump to support the apprentice
Construction & DesignFeatured

Construction industry urges Trump to support the apprentice

REW
by REW386
Construction employment increased in 211 metro areas between November 2015 and November 2016, the lowest number of metro areas to add jobs in four years, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that contractors in many parts...
Construction & Design

Giant Hudson Yards, mini Carmel Place among ULI Excellence in Development finalists

REW
by REW1625
The Urban Land Institute New York announced the finalists for its 2017 Awards for Excellence in Development, an annual event recognizing exemplary land use and development projects in New York that raise the bar for development, design, planning and sustainability. The finalists represent industry leaders across residential, commercial, mixed-use and...
Construction & Design

Thornton Tomasetti acquires firm that specializes in building noise, vibration control

REW
by REW1215
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, has entered into an agreement to acquire Swallow Acoustic Consultants Limited (SACL), a specialist in acoustics, noise and vibration control engineering based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The addition of Swallow will bolster Thornton Tomasetti’s Structural Engineering and Forensics practices as well as its Canadian...
Thornton Tomasetti forms partnership with Combine to grow its own tech superstars
Construction & DesignTechnology

Thornton Tomasetti forms partnership with Combine to grow its own tech superstars

REW
by REW1200
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm responsible for some of world’s most prominent construction projects, has partnered with The Combine to commercialize technologies under its internal innovation engine, TTWiiN. TTWiiN is a first-of-its-kind technology accelerator established to drive innovation in the Architecture / Engineering / Construction (AEC) industry and beyond....
Construction & DesignDeals & Dealmakers

Second Avenue subway now open

REW
by REW2110
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo celebrated the New Year with the arrival of the Second Avenue Subway – the system’s first major expansion in more than 50 years. The new line’s first ride and celebratory party were co-hosted by MTA chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast and attended by Second Avenue...
Construction & DesignFeatured

Retiring NYBC president Richard Anderson puts the years in perspective

Linda O'Flanagan
by Linda O'Flanagan2334
In 1994, Rudy Giuliani had just beaten incumbent New York City Mayor David Dinkins, unemployment was at over 13 percent and Staten Island was threatening to secede from the city. It was also the year Richard Anderson became president of New York Building Congress. “1994 was still a tough year...
Construction & Design

SELLING POINTS: Partners make a push into Long Island office market

REW
by REW958
●KABR GROUP / TREELINE Partners make a push into Long Island office market Treeline, a developer, owner and investor, in a joint venture with The KABR Group, has acquired the four-story, 408,000 s/f office property at 3 Huntington Quadrangle (3HQ) in Melville, NY, from Hines REIT for $35.775 million. The property,...
Construction & DesignResidential

NEW DEVELOPMENT: Extell launches leasing at 555TEN; Escobar adding style to 222 East 44th

REW
by REW2159
● BLDG MANAGEMENT Escobar bringing creative vision to 222 East 44th tower Interior designer Andres Escobar is bringing his creative vision to 222 East 44th Street, the 41-story tower being developed by BLDG Management. Escobar, working with Handel Architects and executive architect SLCE, will be responsible for the design of...