Category : Construction & Design

NYU taps Mitchell-Giurgola to design science hub

REW Staff April 17, 2013 April 17, 2013

by REW StaffApril 17, 2013April 17, 2013547

New York University announced that the firm of Mitchell|Giurgola Architects, LLP (M|G) has been selected to design the renovation of 370 Jay Street, the future headquarters for the Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP), NYU’s new applied science research center. “M|G’s proposal demonstrated a strong vision for CUSP’s overall design needs,” said Steve Koonin, director of CUSP.

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Architects, engineers expect revenues to rise as business picks up

REW Staff April 17, 2013 April 17, 2013

by REW StaffApril 17, 2013April 17, 2013857

Although there is still a significant amount of uncertainty surrounding the country’s economic recovery, industry executives are optimistic about 2013. With expected increases in revenue, gross margins and headcount for 2013, A&E firms are seeing signs of improvement, according to the 2013 A&E Market Outlook Survey Results produced by Zetlin & De Chiara & Grassi & Co.

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Contractors seeking skilled workers as job count rises

REW Staff April 10, 2013 April 10, 2013

by REW StaffApril 10, 2013April 10, 2013448

Construction employment increased in 145 out of 339 metropolitan areas between January 2012 and January 2013, declined in 141 and was stagnant in 53, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that, after years of declining construction employment, contractors in some metro areas are beginning to worry about the availability of skilled workers now that they have resumed hiring.

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Ross, Wilpon, Katz putting Queens on the map

REW Staff April 10, 2013 April 10, 2013

by REW StaffApril 10, 2013April 10, 2013850

Willets Point, a joint-venture of Related Companies and Sterling Equities, will transform a long contaminated area into five million square feet of new development with a mix of retail, housing and entertainment, generate thousands of jobs and bring billions in revenue to the Iron Triangle of Queens.

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Jamaica Bay project earns top engineering award

REW Staff April 8, 2013 April 8, 2013

by REW StaffApril 8, 2013April 8, 2013683

More than 600 consulting engineers and clients gathered for the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York’s (ACEC New York) 46th annual Engineering Excellence Awards gala at the Waldorf=Astoria on Saturday, April 6. Honors for exceptional projects in public infrastructure and private sector works in 11 areas — including...

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Developers to mayoral candidates: Don’t turn city into Twilight Zone

REW April 3, 2013 April 3, 2013

by REWApril 3, 2013April 3, 20131549

When Democratic mayoral candidate and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn gave her ‘State of the City’ speech in February, she took painstaking time to outline four specific initiatives she would implement to keep housing affordable in New York City, particularly in Manhattan. Immediately afterward, her rival, Public Advocate Bill di Blasio, held his own press conference on the steps of City Hall, describing her affordable housing plan as “a gift” to developers. Going beyond the political war of words, there are other varying viewpoints that will most likely find their way into the public debate as the mayoral race heats up.

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McGowan completes new Lincoln Square Synagogue

REW Staff March 27, 2013 March 27, 2013

by REW StaffMarch 27, 2013March 27, 2013689

McGowan Builders Inc. announced the completion of the new Lincoln Square Synagogue at 180 Amsterdam. Designed by the award-winning architecture and interior design firm, CetraRuddy, the three-story synagogue has officially opened its doors.

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WTC steel used in Japanese earthquake memorial

REW Staff March 27, 2013 March 27, 2013

by REW StaffMarch 27, 2013March 27, 2013

A soaring crane fabricated from World Trade Center steel is being used in a memorial to the 16,000 people lost in the 2011 Japanese earthquake … Continued

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Waiting for ULURP? Two Trees says plant a garden, take up yoga, learn to ride a bike

REW Staff March 21, 2013 March 21, 2013

by REW StaffMarch 21, 2013March 21, 2013807

Two Trees Management Company today announced the creative community uses that will open to the public by the end of May on Site E of the Domino Sugar property. What is currently a vacant 55,000 s/f lot on Kent Avenue between South 3rd and South 4th Streets will be transformed by two independent operators into a neighborhood destination with a community farm, bilingual reading room, community green space, family-friendly bike courses, affordable food and goods from local vendors and a variety of seasonal programming, including kids days, yoga classes, and hands-on urban farming classes. Two Trees released a Request for Proposals in January seeking interim uses for the site that area residents could enjoy before construction starts on the Domino Sugar redevelopment plan next year.

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Painters’ Housewife pal raises charity cash

REW Staff March 20, 2013 March 20, 2013

by REW StaffMarch 20, 2013March 20, 2013863

L&L Painting Company, Inc. announced that Teresa Giudice of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” hosted a fundraising event to benefit the NephCure Foundation on March 10, 2013 at her local gym, GETFIT Health & Fitness Center. L&L Painting Company has been an active supporter of the NephCure Foundation since...