Category : Construction & Design

Construction & Design

Stantec to acquire VOA in major push to expand building practice

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by REW1225
Global design firm Stantec has signed a letter of intent to acquire VOA Associates Incorporated (VOA), a 280-person Chicago-based architecture and planning firm. VOA is recognized for dynamic building designs serving major clients in the hospitality, commercial, healthcare, workplace, entertainment and cultural, and government sectors. With commissions across the US...
First public hearing set for 25 Kent, new Williamsburg commercial building
Construction & Design

First public hearing set for 25 Kent, new Williamsburg commercial building

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by REW1263
Williamsburg residents, businesses and community leaders get to air their opinion of 25 Kent Avenue, the ground-up 480,000 s/f commercial and light industrial building planned in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that is now being reviewed through the City’s land-use review process known as ULURP. Set to speak at a meeting of Brooklyn’s...
Contractor gets up to 3 years in jail for hiring cooks, bellhops to pose as safety managers
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Contractor gets up to 3 years in jail for hiring cooks, bellhops to pose as safety managers

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by REW1685
Building contractor Richard Marini has been jailed for faking construction safety inspections and New York City work sites. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced yesterday (Tuesday) th the 61-year-old principal of Avanti Building Consultants has been sentenced to 1-to-3 years in state prison. Marini and his company were...
Fatal crane collapse prompts new safety measures
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Fatal crane collapse prompts new safety measures

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by REW1132
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced new safety measures for the construction industry following a crane collapse last week that killed one person and injured three others. The accident happened the morning of Feb. 5, when construction workers at 60 Hudson Street, the former Western Union building, were attempting to...
Tishman Speyer secures $1B in financing to build new Bjarke Ingels-designed Spiral
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Tishman Speyer secures $1B in financing to build new Bjarke Ingels-designed Spiral

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by REW1448
Tishman Speyer has unveiled the BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group conceptual design for its planned 65-story tower at 66 Hudson Boulevard in Manhattan. The developer also announced that it has secured more than $1 billion in equity for the project from a group of international investors. Called The Spiral, the 2.85 million...
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IN PICTURES: IFMA Awards for Excellence

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by REW1813
The New York City Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA NYC) hosted its 2016 annual Awards for Excellence Dinner at The Pierre Ballroom in New York City. Over 400 guests attended the sold-out dinner to celebrate IFMA members and their companies for their outstanding accomplishments over the past...
WHO’S NEWS: Justin Mihalik new AIA-NJ president; Evan Yassky joins Rosen Johnson;
Construction & Design

WHO’S NEWS: Justin Mihalik new AIA-NJ president; Evan Yassky joins Rosen Johnson;

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by REW2717
Rosen Johnson Architects announced this week that Evan Yassky AIA, LEED AP BD+C, has joined the practice. With experience including large-scale projects such as the new United States Embassy in London, comprehensive renovations and additions to the two Saarinen residential colleges at Yale University, and new buildings for housing and...
L&L gets Developer of the Year for setting gold standard in portfolio re-positioning
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L&L gets Developer of the Year for setting gold standard in portfolio re-positioning

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by REW1825
The Greater New York Construction User Council (GNYCUC) has recognized L&L Holding Company with its 2015 Developer of the Year Award for its outstanding efforts to adapt, re-position and re-imagine its entire portfolio of properties throughout Manhattan, highlighted by its ongoing work at 425 Park Avenue and 390 Madison. In...
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C&W secures $53M construction loan for new rental at old Renaissance Ballroom in Harlem

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by REW1356
Cushman & Wakefield has secured a $53.2 million construction loan for a new Harlem rental development on the site of the long-vacant Renaissance Ballroom. Called The Renny, the 134-unit, eight story property has been on the drawing board for over a year. BRP Development Corporation, a developer of mixed-income and...
Construction & Design

City mulling plan that could curb new hotel construction in NYC

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by REW1381
By Robert S. Cook, Anderson Kill P.C. New York City is considering a measure that will be of concern to the hotel industry. This measure would make the construction of new hotels in certain locations more uncertain and more costly by requiring a city planning commission “special permit.” First, some...