Category : Construction & Design

CONSTRUCTION ROUNDUP
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CONSTRUCTION ROUNDUP

REW
by REW3423
● WARE MALCOLM Design firm expands, relocates Ware Malcomb has expanded and relocated to Newark, NJ, and a new, larger office space at 110 Edison Place in the iconic Ironside Newark building. Ware Malcomb also maintains offices in the region in Princeton, N.J. and New York, N.Y. The firm’s move was...
DOB unveils real-time map of after-hours construction work
Construction & Design

DOB unveils real-time map of after-hours construction work

REW
by REW1922
The Department of Buildings has unvield a new, interactive map showing the location of all 1,056 building construction projects across New York City where DOB has issued permits allowing construction work to proceed outside of normal business hours. The map, which is updated daily, includes links to the Department’s Buildings...
Construction & Design

Industrial development plan gets IDA ok

REW
by REW1534
Steel Equities hopes to transform a pair of long-vacant industrial buildings in Mineola into a multi-tenant industrial complex. The Bethpage-based company plans to spend $5 million renovating the 163,000 s/f buildings located at 222-224 East 2nd Street and 225-255 East 2nd Street. Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has given...
Construction & Design

Watchtower housing plan enters ULURP

REW
by REW1899
Plans to turn the former Watchtower Society Residences at 90 Sands Street in DUMBO into affordable housing have entered public review. Breaking Ground, New York’s largest supportive housing developer, announced the beginning of the ULURP process for its plans to build 507 units with rents starting as low as $492...
City regroups for NYCHA overhaul
Construction & Design

City regroups for NYCHA overhaul

REW
by REW1722
The city has formed a new working group to examine how to rebuild crumbling NYCHA developments. The Fulton Houses, Elliot-Chelsea, and Chelsea Addition face a capital deficit of $344 million to reach a state of good repair. Without action, residents’ housing quality will continue to deteriorate. However, when developers answered...
Dock 72 opens at Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Dock 72 opens at Brooklyn Navy Yard

REW
by REW10314
Boston Properties, Rudin Development and WeWork, the co-developers of Dock 72, today joined city officials and the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) to launch Dock 72. The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s newest home for creative office tenants focused on innovation, Dock 72  is the first ground-up commercial development in Brooklyn in over a decade. Designed by S9...
Construction & Design

Reidy delivers new arts center on Governors Island

REW
by REW2712
Reidy Contracting Group announced the completion of LMCC’s Arts Center, the first permanent home for artists and cultural audiences at Governors Island. Spanning 40,000 s/f, the center offers a range of amenities and spaces to meet artists and visitors’ needs, including studios, galleries, a performance space and the island’s first...
Partners begin work on new East New York complex
Construction & Design

Partners begin work on new East New York complex

REW
by REW2270
Ground has been broken for 50 Penn, a new mixed used residential development in East New York. Pennrose, RiseBoro Community Partnership, and Dattner Architects joined community leaders for the official start of work on the property located within the recently rezoned Cypress Hills area. The project will provide 100 percent...
Beehive bridge brings community together after road tore it apart
Construction & Design

Beehive bridge brings community together after road tore it apart

REW
by REW1407
Civic leaders and residents are celebrating the new Beehive Bridge, a project combining structural reinforcements for a highway overpass with a complete redesign incorporating public works of art, sidewalks, bike lanes and pocket parks. Architecture, art and advisory firm Svigals + Partners announced the completion of the Main Street Overpass...