Category : Construction & Design

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NEW DEVELOPMENT: Joseph Eisner jumps into development; Taconic launches Sterling sales

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● EISNER DESIGN Eisner announces new project Known throughout the Hamptons for his designs of sophisticated second homes, Joseph Eisner AIA, LEED AP, principal of Eisner Design, LLC, has announced the development team of 277 East 7th Street, along with partner Steve Ferguson. When completed, the boutique condominium project, will...
Construction & Design

Second Ave. subway information center up and running

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Sam Schwartz Engineering (SSE) announced that it played an integral role in the development and opening of the Second Avenue Subway Community Information Center (CIC), a one-stop shop where visitors can learn about the project’s construction and history. Located at 1628 Second Avenue, between East 84th and East 85th streets,...
Construction & Design

Masonry contractor fined for underpaying workers

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Masonry Services, Inc. (MSI) and its owners, James S. Herrera and Jaime T. Herrera, has been ordered to pay back wages totaling $575,000 plus $25,000 in costs for underpaying masonry workers on the St. Marks Project. Developed under the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the...
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Concrete numbers for new Toll Bros. tower

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Toll Brothers City Living has completed pouring concrete for the top floor of 1100 Maxwell Place, its newest addition to Hoboken’s waterfront community. The building is on schedule to begin move-ins spring 2014. Sales during construction have been brisk, with over 40% sold three months after the sales office officially opened....
Construction & Design

Hotel, office project underway in Harlem

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Developer Edge Property Group has broken ground on a new mixed-use commercial building at 514-516 West 168th Street. Architect Nobutaka Ashihara designed the 12-story, 38,400 s/f building, which will feature a 54-room hotel and 15,000 s/f of medical space at its base. Paul Wexler, of the Wexler Healthcare Properties Team...
Construction & Design

New Meatpacking District tower tops out

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Co-developers Taconic Investment Partners and Thor Equities have topped out 837 Washington, the Morris Adjmi-designed commercial and retail building in the Meatpacking District. The twisting structure rises from within an existing landmark building and will be punctuated by a floor-to-ceiling window wall wrapping the facade and greenery filling the negative...
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Newport Beach Party a splash hit

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Over 1,000 visitors turned out for the Newport Beach Party and Food Festival last week at Newport Green in Jersey City. Guests strolled along the boardwalk during the 11th Annual Newport Beach Party and Food Festival. This was the second time that the Newport Beach Party and Food Festival was...
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Developer announces three new luxury condo projects

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Blackhouse, a New York based integrated real estate group, has announced three new luxury residential condo projects in downtown Manhattan. Blackhouse’s latest development plans include Casa Bella Artes with Workshop/apd based in Manhattan, Soori High Line, designed by Singaporean firm SCDA, and an upcoming project on Bowery designed by Brazil-based...