Category : Construction & Design

New York canal experts head to Scotland for annual convention

REW October 28, 2015 October 28, 2015

by REWOctober 28, 2015October 28, 20151110

A delegation from the New York State Canal Corporation and Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor will head to Scotland next year to take part in the World Canals Conference. They will jon hundreds of experts, from Panama to Paris, in Inverness in September 2016 as a prestigious international conference celebrating...

Construction & Design

World’s tallest college dorm opens downtown

REW October 28, 2015 October 28, 2015

by REWOctober 28, 2015October 28, 20151565

Pace University has formally opened 33 Beekman, a 34-story residence hall that is now the tallest college or university residential building in the world. The building, located on Beekman Street in Lower Manhattan, will house 770 students and features state-of-the-art amenities and views of the new World Trade Center and...

Construction & Design

Electricians have starring role in preparing Colbert’s new studio

REW October 28, 2015 October 28, 2015

by REWOctober 28, 2015October 28, 20152384

E-J Electric Installation Co. recently completed lighting and electrical work for Stephen Colbert’s new television production studio at The Ed Sullivan Theater at 1697 Broadway. Colbert greets celebrities, actors, politicians and other notable figures in the theater as host of the new Late Show. E-J Electric originally assisted with renovations...

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It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in Flatiron District

REW October 28, 2015 October 28, 2015

by REWOctober 28, 2015October 28, 20151224

The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District (BID) and Van Alen Institute today announced SOFTlab as the winner of the Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition. The second annual competition of its kind, it called for proposals from New York design firms for a temporary installation at the heart of the Flatiron...

Construction & Design

Unions back plan to make clean up HPD

REW October 23, 2015 October 23, 2015

by REWOctober 23, 2015October 23, 20151166

New York City Council, led by Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal, has introduced legislation that seeks to bring greater transparency and accountability to the Housing Preservation Department (HPD). If passed, the legislation will create an “ombudsman” position within HPD that is responsible for tracking issues with contractors related...

Construction & Design

SL Green, Vornado class acts in BOMA performance program

REW October 22, 2015 October 22, 2015

by REWOctober 22, 2015October 22, 20151243

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International announced that it has conferred the BOMA 360 Performance Program designation upon a record 80 new properties in the third quarter of 2015, making this class of designees the largest in the history of the program. The impressive growth is due in...

Construction & Design

Calatrava earns Euro prize

REW October 19, 2015 October 19, 2015

by REWOctober 19, 2015October 19, 20151196

The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies announced Santiago Calatrava as the recipient of the 2015 European Prize for Architecture. The accolade is Europe’s most prestigious architecture prize, awarded annually to architects who have made substantial contributions to...

Construction & Design

Excellence in Development sought in ULI competition

REW October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015

by REWOctober 12, 2015October 12, 20151059

The Urban Land Institute New York has opened the application period for its 2016 Awards for Excellence in Development, a new event recognizing exemplary land use projects that raise the bar for design, planning and sustainability. The Urban Land Institute has long held its own Global Awards for Excellence, widely...

Construction & Design

China wins skyscraper award; 1WTC, One57 cited

REW October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015

by REWOctober 12, 2015October 12, 2015839

The building complex Wangjing SOHO in Beijing has won the world’s most renowned architecture prize for skyscrapers, the Emporis Skyscraper Award. An international panel of experts chose Wangjing SOHO from more than 300 skyscrapers of at least 100 meters’ height which were completed during the previous calendar year. The award,...

Construction & Design

Scofflaw contractor’s registration revoked

REW October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015

by REWOctober 12, 2015October 12, 2015948

Following upon recent unprecedented disciplinary action taken by the Department of Buildings in the suspension of the registration of the general contracting company Harco, Inc. for accruing an extensive dangerous violation history, the Department moved this month to revoke the registration and active work permits held by general contracting company...