Category : Construction & Design

Miami’s Oppenheim Architecture opens NYC office
Construction & Design

Miami’s Oppenheim Architecture opens NYC office

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by REW842
OPPENHEIM Architecture, the architecture, interior design and planning firm, announced its recent expansion with a new office based in New York City. The new location in SoHo will allow the Miami-based firm to better serve existing clients in the New York region and continue to grow its clientele base in...
CONSTRUCTION WHO’S NEWS: Promotions at Goldman Copeland; Industry veterans join AKRF
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CONSTRUCTION WHO’S NEWS: Promotions at Goldman Copeland; Industry veterans join AKRF

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by REW2292
Goldman Copeland Associates, PC (GOCO) has promoted three professionals to the position of Principal, and two to positions within the Associate level. Now serving as principals are: John McBride, PE, who has more than 25 years of experience in the electrical engineering field and, as Electrical Engineering department head, has...
Construction & Design

McGowan completes $45M Marriott Residence Inn

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by REW823
McGowan provided Construction Management services to build a Residence Inn Hotel by Marriott, the brand’s long-term stay product, converting a 200,000, 19-story office building into a new hotel with 243 guest rooms. 170 Broadway is located in the World Trade Center District directly across from Trinity Church. The project was...
Good Agreements Make Good Neighbors: The Benefits of Negotiating License Agreements to Access Neighboring Property
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Good Agreements Make Good Neighbors: The Benefits of Negotiating License Agreements to Access Neighboring Property

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by REW1664
  By David Pfeffer & John Walsh In New York City, everything comes with a price.  For building owners and collective housing communities, it often comes in the form of the time and expense required to maintain aging buildings in accordance with New York City’s building code and other local...
Project Labor Agreements diminish competition, raise costs     
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Project Labor Agreements diminish competition, raise costs     

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by REW1273
 By Brian Sampson, President, Associated Builders & Contractors, Empire State Last week it was reported in Real Estate Weekly that a deal on a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) would save the city an estimated $347 million dollars on a capital investment of roughly $8 billion dollars in construction projects. While...
Latest affordable Pacific Park tower rising
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Latest affordable Pacific Park tower rising

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by REW1480
Greenland Forest City Partners, the joint venture developing the Pacific Park Brooklyn project, has closed on financing for the construction of 38 Sixth Avenue, a 303-unit, 100 percent affordable apartment building, and work has begun on the building. Designed by SHoP Architects, 38 Sixth Avenue (formerly known as B3) is...
WHO’S NEWS: Saeid Garebaglow joins Faithful+Gould, Pat Sapinsley heads NYU’s sustainability incubator
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WHO’S NEWS: Saeid Garebaglow joins Faithful+Gould, Pat Sapinsley heads NYU’s sustainability incubator

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by REW2737
Faithful+Gould has welcomed Saeid Garebaglow as a Vice President and lead for its Corporate Real Estate Sector. Garebaglow joins Faithful+Gould from Morgan Stanley where he led institutional project management for the Americas. Before joining Morgan Stanley, he co-founded REplan LLC, a boutique real estate advisory company. Prior to REplan, Garebaglow...
City earmarks $8 billion for infrastructure
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City earmarks $8 billion for infrastructure

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by REW1435
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) is slated to receive substantially more funding in the City’s 2016 Executive Budget than last year. A New York Building Congress analysis of the capital budget shows the DOT commitment plan for FY 2015-2019 totaling $8.2 billion, which is $1.5 billion, or...
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Medicaid savings fund affordable homes in The Bronx

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by REW1153
New York City’s  first supportive housing development funded with savings from the state’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) has been completed. Creston Avenue Residence at 2388 Creston Avenue, in the Fordham section of the Bronx, has 66 affordable homes for low-income tenants and residents with special needs, including veterans. The MRT was established by Governor...
WHO’S NEWS: Diane Davis named new urban planning chair at Harvard; VHB names new managing director
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WHO’S NEWS: Diane Davis named new urban planning chair at Harvard; VHB names new managing director

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by REW1290
Cerami & Associates, Inc. announced that Vanessa Crews has been named Director of Business Development. Crews brings expertise in professional services, architecture and business development for internationally regarded for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Crews previously worked as director of development for the AIA New York Chapter’s Center for Architecture and as...