Brookfield opens its One Manhattan West
First new office tower to open on eight-acre district being developed on the West Side.
Category : Construction & Design
City: We’re running out of homes
Perfect storm of declining housing production, explosive job growth and an aging labor force have shifted the geographic pattern of growth within the region.
JV to redevelop Yale site to fill office space void
Winchester Partners, a joint venture of Twining Properties, L+M Development Partners and the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, has acquired Higher One’s corporate headquarters in New Haven’s Science Park at Yale. Together, the partners plan to reinventthe building at 115 Munson Street as Winchester Works, which will be designed to...
New Delta concourse, gates open at LaGuardia Airport
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the opening of the first new concourse and gates at Delta Air Lines’ new Terminal C as part of the ongoing $8 billion transformation of LaGuardia. This opening is the latest milestone in the complete rebuild of LaGuardia Airport. The seven new gates in the...
Inspectors fired, audits stepped up after latest elevator death
The DOB has fired two elevator inspectors after an audit by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found the department wasn’t following its own rules. In August, a man was killed after being crushed in the elevator of the 23-story Manhattan Promenade tower on Third Avenue near East 25th Street. Now, the DOB...
Construction safety deadline now days away
The deadline for providing sfaety training for workers at city construction sites is coming up December 1. Buildings Commissioner Melanie E. La Rocca has issued a reminder that workers and supervisors on large construction sites must obtain site safety training under Local Law 196 of 2017. Starting December 1, 2019...
Joint venture continues to build I-95 storage highway
The Hampshire Companies and Harrison Street, one of the largest alternative real asset investment firms dedicated to the education, healthcare and storage sectors, announced that construction has commenced on a new self-storage development located at 141 US-206 in Hillsborough, NJ. The project marks the second ground up development under joint...
Industry stalwarts recognized for inclusion efforts
The work of men and women dedicated to promoting opportunity and diversity in New York City’s unionized building and construction trades has been receognized by the Edward J. Molloy Initiative for Construction Skills (CSKILLS) Gary LaBarbera, [president and CEO, CSKILLS,] hosted the 2019 Building Future Awards at the Eventi Hotel...
Work progressing on new pedestrian bridge
Electrical work on the new West Thames Pedestrian Bridge in Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan has been completed ahead of a planned Spring opening. The structure will replace the Rector Street Pedestrian Bridge, which was constructed after 9/11 to restore access to Battery Park City from the World Trade...
Planners believe infrastructure lagging as city continues to attract bigger employers
While New York continues to draw global industry, it’s roads and bridges are not keeping pace, according to a new survey. CoreNet Global New York City and New Jersey Chapters (CoreNet NYC and NJ) surveyed executives from the built environment professions and found that most believe the Gateway Project should...