Team work bringing better healthcare to urban residents
The new lobby is now complete. photo© 2010 Halkin Photography LLC. A plan for redeveloping St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS) in Paterson, NJ, is starting … Continued
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VIP Women in Real Estate cheered at PWC event
“Meet the Real Estate Industry’s VIP Women,” Professional Women in Construction’s (PWC) annual networking and table-top exhibit event drew a capacity crowd from the AEC sector and its service industries to Club 101 in NYC on June 16, an enthusiastic audience eager to enjoy a rare opportunity to connect one-on-one with the industry’s movers and shakers. The panel’s moderator, ACC Construction President and CEO Michele Medaglia, head of one of the city’s leading WBE construction firms, worked closely with PWC President Lenore Janis to organize the event.
AIA to launch national stalled building database
By Roland LiThe American Institute of Architects is launching a database of stalled building projects throughout the country, in an effort to revive development. “We are committing to developing this database not just with the fortunes of architects in mind,” said Clark Manus, president of the AIA, in a statement. “In large part, the fortunes of the entire U.S. economy rest on the jobs-creating potential of the design and construction industry, which accounts for $1 in $9 of U.S. Gross Domestic Product.”
“Overdue” earthquake has New York engineers on alert
By Liana Grey Over a hundred years ago, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck where JFK stands today. The tremor lasted no more than several seconds, but … Continued
The legacy: Goldstein Hill & West rise with reviving market
By Roland Li In January 2010, Costas Kondylis dissolved his eponymous architecture firm, one of the most prolific in the city. But for three of the firm’s senior partners, Alan Goldstein, L. Stephen Hill and David West, the move has created new opportunities. Shortly after the break, they formed Goldstein...
Empire State Development head calls for fiscal reforms to spur economy
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Empire State Development’s Kenneth Adams, and Richard Anderson of the NYBC, Photo by Bob Wallace By Roland Li For Kenneth Adams, president, … Continued
High school renovation in class of its own
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce announced the Erasmus Hall High School renovation as the winner of the 2011 Building Brooklyn Award™ in the Historic Preservation category. Stalco Construction served as general contractor and BJLJ Engineers & Architects, P.C. were the architect for the extensive restoration of the landmark school, which is frequently referred to as “The Mother of American High Schools.”
N.Y.U. expansion plan gets mixed reception at City Planning
By Roland LiGreenwich Village residents and elected officials expressed concerns over New York University's proposed expansion, while other groups testified in support, at a public hearing at the Department of City Planning on Tuesday. The hearing was the first opportunity to comment on a draft scoping document, prepared by AKRF, N.Y.U.'s land use consultant, which will form the basis of a study of the potential impacts of four new buildings in Greenwich Village.
N.Y.U. moves forward with citywide expansion
By Roland LiNew York University is advancing as-of-right expansions in Downtown Brooklyn and the east side of Manhattan, while a controversial four-building plan in Greenwich Village enters the land use review process. The school has selected EYP Architecture & Engineering, and Kohn, Pedersen, Fox Associates (KPF) to design a new 170,000 s/f facility for its College of Nursing at 433 First Avenue.
City College team envisions rooftop solar pod
By Roland LiA team from the City College of New York has envisioned a rooftop “pod” that would enable New York apartments to capture solar energy at an affordable market price. The design is the school’s entry in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, a competition that involves 20 collegiate teams that build solar-powered houses.