Category : Construction & Design

Construction & Design

Call for more oversight, money to protect workers

REW Staff
by REW Staff819
New York’s construction industry accounted for the largest single share of worker deaths in the state in 2012, according to a new report. And half of those who died were immigrants reports “It’s No Accident: A Report on Workplace Deaths in New York State — Focus on Construction.” The report...
City okays Manhattan West zoning changes
Construction & DesignDeals & Dealmakers

City okays Manhattan West zoning changes

REW Staff
by REW Staff1189
Brookfield Office Properties Inc.  announced that the New York City Council approved the zoning changes proposed for Manhattan West, the mixed-use community the company is building in the Hudson Yards district. The development will expand its open space from one acre to two acres, doubling in its original size. Yesterday’s (Tuesday)...
Construction & DesignDebt & Equity

Tri-state apartment building bolsters mortgage lending

REW Staff
by REW Staff860
Investors Bank’s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Lending Group announced a robust first quarter in commercial mortgage financing. To date, the bank has closed 80 deals this year ranging from $1 to $47 million. Joseph Orefice, senior vice president and head of CRE lending, said, “Based on our current financing projections, which...
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Norco Construction Completes Build-Out Of Tavern On The Green

REW Staff
by REW Staff918
[imagebrowser id=284] NEW YORK—April 25, 2014— Norco Construction (Norco) is pleased to announce that it has completed the build-out of the new 10,000 square-foot Tavern on the Green restaurant designed by architect Richard H. Lewis, marking a revival for the 150-year-old iconic Central Park dining space. An Elegant Return Norco...
Construction & DesignGreen Building

Improving your building by energy audit

REW Staff
by REW Staff1146
By John Segletes, Director, Lilker EMO Energy Solutions, LLC Behavior shifts and operational tweaks will affect a change in the energy consumption of commercial buildings, but the only way to truly target efficiency opportunities is by having an energy audit. An audit is a smart approach to weighing economic considerations...
Woolworth Building tours headed by Cass Gilbert descendant
Construction & DesignFeatured

Woolworth Building tours headed by Cass Gilbert descendant

REW Staff
by REW Staff1474
The tallest skyscraper in the world when it opened in 1913, the dramatic Gothic-style Woolworth Building is generally considered the masterpiece of Cass Gilbert, the New York City architect who designed it. When the terra cotta-clad structure reached its centenary in April of 2013, the architect’s great-granddaughter, Helen Post Curry, approached the building’s management about opening up the off-limits lobby to celebratory programs and tours. “It felt like something that had to happen,” Curry said,
Construction & DesignFeatured

Skilled worker shortage clouds building forecast

REW Staff
by REW Staff870
Rider Levett Bucknall announced an optimistic U.S. construction industry outlook, with large increases in project starts anticipated for 2014 and beyond. However, although the construction industry expects to gain these additional jobs over the next eight years, the lack of available skilled labor in the workforce could be a concern.
Construction & DesignFeatured

Thornton Tomasetti recognized for Brookfield Pavilion

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by REW Staff1633
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, was recognized by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) with a 2014 IDEAS Merit Award for Excellence in Steel-Frame Building Design for the Brookfield Place Entry Pavilion in Lower Manhattan. Completed in the fall of 2013, the glass-and-steel pavilion features a pair of 53-foot-tall funnel-shaped, sculptural steel columns that support the structure.
Construction & DesignRetail

Dutch hoteliers open new Times Square property

REW Staff
by REW Staff827
citizenM New York, the first citizenM hotel in the U.S. — the M stands for “Mobility” — has opened near Times Square, just off the corner of Broadway and 50th Street. Headquartered in Amsterdam, citizenM has offbeat sensibility and emphasis on affordable luxury, technology, and style. The development team for...