Category : Construction & Design

Colleges and universities today are looking for sustainable facilities, and a number of them choose to participate in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) process to obtain a measurable level of sustainability.  LEED is a green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building...

As it accelerates towards its own net zero goal, JLL Project and Development Services announced that it has secured both LEED ® Gold (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and Fitwel ® certification for the company’s new office at 1 Station Place in the First Stamford Place complex in Stamford,...

Mayor Steven M. Fulop joins City Council members, the Jersey City Parks Coalition, and community members to announce the expansion of the new community-driven Fairmount Square Park with the acquisition of an unsightly car storage lot to increase the size of the new neighborhood park in Bergen-Lafayette by 40%. Following the success of the City’s 2019...

J.G. Petrucci Company, Inc., one of the region’s leading development and design/build construction firms, recently delivered a newly constructed 17,000 sq. ft. religious education facility for the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The Cathedral’s new building will serve as additional space for various community initiatives and will be the...

Urbahn Architects and contractor Zafra Minhas Construction (ZFM) have completed flood mitigation and storm resiliency upgrade at the IND B and D Lines subway station at 155 th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Upper Manhattan for MTA Construction & Development (MTA C&D). In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the...

Landmark Properties, a fully-integrated real estate firm specializing in development, construction, investment management, and operation of high-quality residential communities, today announced plans for a 760-bed purpose-built student housing community called The Metropolitan at Tampa. The project, located at 2701 E. Fowler Avenue in Tampa, Fla., will serve students at the...

Deepening its commitment to the region’s economic vitality, Mid Hudson Construction Management (MHCM) has officially joined the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation’s (HVEDC) Board of Directors. MHCM’s Scott Travis, vice president and COO, will represent the business in this prestigious appointment.   “MHCM has a long history within our region,” said HVEDC President...

BFC Partners today announced the closing and groundbreaking for the second phase of their project at 1607 Surf Avenue in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The 361,361 square foot development will include the construction of a new ten-story mixed-use building containing a total of 376, 100% affordable...