Category : Construction & Design

NYBC honors luminaries’ lifetime of achievement

REW Staff May 28, 2014 May 28, 2014

by REW StaffMay 28, 2014May 28, 20141240

Nearly 1,100 men and women from the design, construction, and real estate community gathered on May 15 to pay tribute to John E. Zuccotti, John M. Dionisio, and Thomas F. Gilbane, Jr. for their lifetimes of professional achievement and civic devotion, during the New York Building Congress 93rd Anniversary Leadership...

Construction & Design

Last chance to see Warhol Polaroids

REW Staff May 28, 2014 May 28, 2014

by REW StaffMay 28, 2014May 28, 2014727

Equity Office, Art Assets and Christie’s, announced that an exhibition of Warhol’s Polaroid Portraits from Andy Warhol’s private collection in the lobby of 717 Fifth Avenue will close May 31. 717 Fifth Avenue is the perfect place for Warhol and his celebrity friends to feel at home. In fact, they...

Construction & Design Featured

Architects to show off ‘alternative’ Atlantic Yards

REW Staff May 28, 2014 May 28, 2014

by REW StaffMay 28, 2014May 28, 2014

Rendering by OPerA Studio In response to concern about the direction that development of the Atlantic Yards might take and the potential impact on the … Continued

Construction & Design

Sue everyone! PWC breaks down construction lawsuits

REW Staff May 28, 2014 May 28, 2014

by REW StaffMay 28, 2014May 28, 20142721

Professional Women in Construction (PWC) presented a dynamic interactive program on May 22, “Sue Everyone! The Anatomy of a Construction Lawsuit,” the latest installment in PWC’s ongoing Continuing Ed series. A group of five attorneys from Goldberg Segalla enacted a mock mediation session that dramatized the litigation process as the...

Construction & Design Residential

HFZ tops out Halcyon

REW Staff May 22, 2014 May 22, 2014

by REW StaffMay 22, 2014May 22, 2014803

[imagebrowser id=296] HFZ Capital Group and its equity partner, CIM Group, announced that Halcyon, a residential condominium under development at 305 East 51st Street, has topped off at 33 stories. Halcyon will feature 123 one- to four-bedroom luxury condominium residences and over 10,000 s/f of amenities. Halcyon is scheduled for...

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National September 11 Memorial Museum opens to public

REW Staff May 21, 2014 May 21, 2014

by REW StaffMay 21, 2014May 21, 20141403

The National September 11 Memorial Museum (9/11 Memorial Museum) today opened its doors to the world after a ceremonial transfer of The National 9/11 Flag into the Museum's permanent collection. The public opening comes days after President Barack Obama and 9/11 Memorial Chairman Michael R. Bloomberg addressed 9/11 families, rescue and recovery workers, survivors and others in attendance at a May 15 dedication ceremony. The ceremony also included remarks by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former New York Gov. George Pataki and former New Jersey Gov.

Construction & Design Headline

Light at end of tunnel for Second Ave. subway

REW May 14, 2014 May 14, 2014

by REWMay 14, 2014May 14, 20144254

After decades of agonizing delays, the new subway line is finally on track to become a reality. And although residents probably won’t see their apartments quadruple in value, they can look forward to much improved transportation.

Construction & Design

Retail group opens 195,000 s/f American headquarters property

REW Staff May 9, 2014 May 9, 2014

by REW StaffMay 9, 2014May 9, 2014809

Ascena Retail Group Inc. and dressbarn held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch their new 195,000 s/f North American headquarters at 933 MacArthur Boulevard in Mahwah, N.J. The project was the first headquarters property in the state of New Jersey to receive incentives under the Economic Development Authority’s Legacy Grow New...

Construction & Design

WHO’S NEWS: Construction and Design

REW Staff May 9, 2014 May 9, 2014

by REW StaffMay 9, 2014May 9, 20141009

Andy Paluri has been named New Jersey Area Manager at Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering, and program/construction management organization. In his new position, Mr. Paluri will manage Parsons Brinckerhoff’s operations throughout New Jersey. He will work in the firm’s Lawrenceville and Newark offices. A Parsons Brinckerhoff Vice...

Construction & Design Property Managers

ISO 55000 Conference in NYC

REW Staff May 7, 2014 May 7, 2014

by REW StaffMay 7, 2014May 7, 2014631

NEW YORK, NY- May 2, 2014 – The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College is presenting “The Inaugural ISO 55000 Conference for the United States: Applying the New International Series of Standards for Asset Management in Real Estate and Infrastructure” on May...