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Affordable Brooklyn becoming a reality

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by REW815
Mayor Bill de Blasio joined local officials and community leaders to break ground on a new 298-unit, 100 percent affordable building at Pacific Park Brooklyn. The building, 535 Carlton Avenue, is being developed by Greenland Forest City Partners and is the second affordable housing project built at Pacific Park Brooklyn,...
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Transit report a wake-up call for lawmakers, say unions

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by REW667
A new study into the economic impact of transit investment is a “wake-up call” to lawmakers dragging their heels on funding. James T. Callahan, general president, International Union of Operating Engineers, said the study by IHS Inc. shows that two-thirds of the economic benefits and jobs created by federal highway...
JEMB venture ups the ante for Queens power plant
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JEMB venture ups the ante for Queens power plant

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by REW1242
East River Fund Co, LLC, a partnership of JEMB Family LP, a privately-held real estate and energy investment firm, and Harbert Power Fund V, have increased their investment in Astoria Project Partners, the legal entity that owns and operates the Astoria I natural gas power plant in Queens, NY. Together with...
New chapter in library building could spell success for de Blasio
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New chapter in library building could spell success for de Blasio

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by REW655
At a the Conference to Rethink & Re-imagine NYC’s Branch Libraries last week, city officials including HPD commissioner Vicki Been and developers such as David Kramer, principle of Hudson Companies, said the enhancement of public libraries could play a key role in helping Mayor de Blasio reach his aggressive affordable housing goals
Affordable Bronx project a cut above rest
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Affordable Bronx project a cut above rest

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by REW213
RKTB Architects, P.C. announced that East Clarke Place Court, their affordable housing project the South Bronx, is now 100 percent occupied. The $25 million NYC Housing Preservation and Development sponsored project, developed by YTM Ltd, is an example of public/private sector collaboration to develop one of the last vacant city-owned...
Tributes flow as PWC celebrate 35 years working for women in construction sector
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Tributes flow as PWC celebrate 35 years working for women in construction sector

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by REW1448
Professional Women in Construction ushered in the organization’s 35th anniversary during a black tie gala at the Yale Club when a trio of guests were recognized. Caroline Weiss, associate principal, Weidlinger Associates, Inc. thanked “all who forged the way for me” and pledged her commitment to “mentor and support those...
Largest rental development in Manhattan is topped out
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Largest rental development in Manhattan is topped out

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by REW930
The Moinian Group topped out of its luxury residential tower, 605 West 42nd Street, last week. Located at the northwest corner of West 42nd Street and 11th Avenue, the 1,174-unit rental building is currently the largest residential rental development in-construction in Manhattan. Once complete, the tower will have a 70,000...
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AIA recognizes historic preservation of school

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by REW764
IBI Group ▪ Gruzen Samton Architects received a 2014 AIA New York State Award of Merit for Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in the Adaptive Reuse/Historic Preservation category. The design awards reception and presentation took place last month at the Hilton of Saratoga Springs, NY in conjunction with the AIA...
One World Trade Center the world’s most expensive skyscraper
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One World Trade Center the world’s most expensive skyscraper

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by REW1839
All over the world, we are seeing gigantic high-rise projects coming into existence that try to outdo each other in height. It is not just in terms of their physical dimensions, however, that skyscrapers are constantly setting new records – the costs of the buildings, too, are continuously reaching new and dizzying heights. By some distance, the world’s most expensive skyscraper is currently One World Trade Center in New York City, which stands immediately beside the memorial for the Twin Towers, destroyed on September 11, 2001.
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NYBC honors industry legends

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by REW914
[imagebrowser id=386] Nearly 1,000 members of the building community gathered to pay tribute to four industry legends during the New York Building Congress 2014 Industry Recognition Dinner on November 19 at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan. Parsons Corporation Chairman, CEO, and President Charles L. Harrington and Perkins Eastman Chairman Bradford Perkins,...