Category : Construction & Design

PRO Act will hurt union contractors, workers, warns AGC
Construction & Design

PRO Act will hurt union contractors, workers, warns AGC

REW
by REW4214
Union construction contractors and their workers will be disproportionately hurt by proposed legislation known as the PRO Act, according to the findings of a new analysis released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The analysis concluded that the legislation would harm the entire construction industry. Moreover, the analysis...
Construction & Design

Flatbush development ahead of schedule

REW
by REW3052
BRP Companies, Lettire Construction Corporation held a topping out ceremony in Flatbush and celebrated the workers who helped push the project ahead of schedule. Caton Flats, a mixed-use development that will contain 255 affordable apartments, was slated to top out later this . The 100 percent affordable development includes a...
Labor, land costs to hit senior home building
Construction & Design

Labor, land costs to hit senior home building

REW
by REW1477
Seniors’ housing development costs are expected to rise modestly in 2020, with labor and land the primary drivers of higher expenditure, according to the latest research from CBRE. Total cost for a seniors’ housing development rose by 6.4 percent in 2019 to an average of $317 per square foot. The...
Construction & Design

Cantilevered hotel rising

REW
by REW1853
Construction is now above street level at 58 West 39th Street, aka H Hotel W39, in Midtown. Designed by Peter F. Poon Architect and developed by Wei Hong Hu of H Hotel LLC, the 435 ft. 29-story structure is rising from a narrow plot below Bryant Park between Fifth and...
Construction & Design

Tishman Speyer pampering hardhats at The Spiral

REW
by REW3288
Hardhats are lapping up the soft touch at Tishman Speyer construction sites. Beginning at The Spiral development site in Manhattan and rolling out to all Tishman Speyer projects, the ZO health and wellness program will provide workers with end-of-day massages, haircuts and shaves, nutrition consultations and a whole slew of...
College expansion on schedule
Construction & Design

College expansion on schedule

REW
by REW1652
Ismael Leyva Architects announced the completion of Phase 1 of the Mercy College expansion known as MercyManhattan. Construction on the lobby, third anf fourth floors, including classrooms, student amenities and offices, began in March 2019 and is now welcoming students for the spring semester. The 7th floor dormitory space began...
Partners flipping tradition on its head
Construction & Design

Partners flipping tradition on its head

REW
by REW1879
Margulies Hoelzli Architecture announced a partnership with TGE Construction which will expand the firm’s work into Top DownSM construction projects. The company also announced the addition of Margaret P. Chiou to its senior management team. MHA has partnered with TGE Construction to provide architectural design services for development projects nationwide...