Category : Construction & Design

CIBS backs rezoning effort to create Transit Oriented Development
Construction & Design

CIBS backs rezoning effort to create Transit Oriented Development

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by REW1415
Doug Omstrom, a former president of the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island, told a Westbury Village Board of Trustees hearing that Long Island’s largest commercial brokers group supports the village’s proposed rezoning plan to transform a degraded industrial zone into a transit-oriented neighborhood Omstrom, who has been a...
Gowanus locals renew call for special district status
Construction & Design

Gowanus locals renew call for special district status

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by REW1904
Members of the Gowanus Neighborhood Coalition for Justice (GNCJ) have renewed their call to Mayor DeBlasio and the NYC Department of City Planning to create an Environmental Special District as part of the proposed Gowanus neighborhood rezoning. A key component of GNCJ’s platform is addressing long-standing environmental injustices in the...
Turner & Townsend announces new partnership with Taurus Consulting
Construction & Design

Turner & Townsend announces new partnership with Taurus Consulting

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by REW2281
Global professional services consultancy Turner & Townsend has announced a new strategic partnership with US specialist in project controls, Taurus Project Consulting, Inc. The partnership will see the creation of a new business – Turner & Townsend Taurus. Operating from Taurus’ existing head office in Boston, Massachusetts, but also drawing...
Construction & Design

AGC rallies support for $287B infrastructure plan

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by REW1396
The Associated General Contractors of America is urging Senate and House officials to support a non-partisan bill the could authorize $287 billion in state highway spending. The America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA) was crafted by Sens. John Barrasso and Tom Carper and would helpd fund a new $6 billion bridge...
$13M overhaul of Van Wyck Expressway bridge complete
Construction & Design

$13M overhaul of Van Wyck Expressway bridge complete

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by REW2164
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that major construction is complete on a $13 million project to rehabilitate the Jewel Avenue Bridge over the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens, as well as the exit and entrance ramps that connect Jewel Avenue to the southbound expressway. The project has enhanced safety and...
State looks to bring wow factor to 21st century JFK
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State looks to bring wow factor to 21st century JFK

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by REW3097
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the Port Authority is issuing a Request for Information for the design and development of JFK Central, a 14-acre, mixed-use space at the epicenter of the redeveloped John F. Kennedy International Airport. ThE new site offers a blank canvas to create a commercial and recreational...
Construction & Design

GNYCUC honors design, development and building pioneers

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by REW1665
The Greater New York Construction User Council held its 2019 Chairman’s Reception at The Underground. The development, construction and design communities gathered to recognize the most unique and innovative construction and development projects of 2019, as well as the individuals who facilitate such projects. The program was led by GNYCUC...
Javits Center cracks the code for green living in the city
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Javits Center cracks the code for green living in the city

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by REW3341
The Javits Center has become an unlikley hero of the green building movement. In its latest sustainability report, the 2.1M s/f expo center says efforts to improve sustainability are helping breed wildlife, power properties, slash fuel bills and make people happy. “This report proves that smart, simple and sustainable changes...
Construction & Design

Skylights are highlight of new gallery

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by REW2321
Fenestration and architectural metals specialty supplier Gamco Corporation fabricated 28 architectural skylights for the new Kasmin Gallery art exhibition space at 509 West 27th Street in Manhattan. Part of Related Companies High Line Nine rt gallery concept, the newly constructed purpose-specific facility is the fourth Kasmin gallery in the Chelsea...
Toll Brothers to collect cash incentives for White Plains mixed-use project
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Toll Brothers to collect cash incentives for White Plains mixed-use project

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by REW2277
The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) will re-assign financial incentives to Toll Brothers after the developer bought a White Plains site. Financial incentives were previously granted to Saber Chauncey WP, LLC for a $136.2 million mixed-use residential development in downtown White Plains. TB White Plains Apartments LLC, a subsidiary...