Category : Construction & Design

Rose secures financial incentive package for Yonkers development
Construction & Design

Rose secures financial incentive package for Yonkers development

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Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has approved financial incentives for a development that will transform an industrial property into a new waterfront residential neighborhood with public access to the Hudson River. The board voted final approval of financial incentives for 57 Alexander Street, a $177.3 million residential development featuring 440...
Vote set for latest plan for East River flood protection
Construction & Design

Vote set for latest plan for East River flood protection

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Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a plan for the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) project that will phase the reconstruction of East River Park and other open spaces so that access for local residents to large parts of the park can be maintained throughout the entire project. Nearly half...
Hudson Yards named NYC’s first LEED Gold neighborhood
Construction & Design

Hudson Yards named NYC’s first LEED Gold neighborhood

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Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group announced that Hudson Yard’s Eastern Yard, the first phase of the neighborhood which opened in March 2019, was awarded ‘LEED Neighborhood Development’ Gold (LEED-ND) certification, making it the first neighborhood in Manhattan to receive the certification. Awarded by the United States Green Building Council...
New Rochelle unveils new downtown development
Construction & Design

New Rochelle unveils new downtown development

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Marking the latest milestone in the historic revitalization of its downtown district, the City of New Rochelle has given final approval to the construction of an 800,0000 s/f mixed-used development at 11 Lawton Street on the corner of Main Street. The project will consist of a 22-story, 190-room hotel and...
Work crews doing L of a job keeping tunnel job on track
Construction & Design

Work crews doing L of a job keeping tunnel job on track

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the first phase of the L Project tunnel rehabilitation is complete ahead of schedule and on budget. With work on the first tube concluding after only five months, the entire Canarsie Tunnel Rehabilitation is now scheduled to be completed on budget in April 2020 —...
Chinese-American planners move forward on housing
Construction & Design

Chinese-American planners move forward on housing

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The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) and the Gotham Organization have moved forward with its plans to build a new 40,000 s/f headquarters for CPC, entering the City’s uniform land use review procedure (ULURP). The proposed development will bring additional social services to the Lower East Side neighborhood with a larger,...
Grass has big role at new concert hall
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Grass has big role at new concert hall

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A unique green roof system is bringing peace to Brooklyn residents while providing a home for bees. With acoustic engineering from Arup, HLW designed the roof of the new Brooklyn Steel concert venue to mitigate sound transmission outside the building. Located between East Williamsburg and Greenpoint at 316 Frost Street,...