Cuomo invites plans for newest WTC highrise
RFP calls for up to 900 ft. tower with 1.345 million square feet on site of old Deutsch Bank building
Category : Construction & Design
L+M celebrates opening of restored Newark Walker building
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka yesterday joined L+M Development Partners, Prudential Financial, Inc. and Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group (UIG) in partnership with Citi Community Capital formally opened Walker House, the fully restored, landmarked former home of NJ Bell in Downtown Newark. The opening of the 264-unit mixed income residence...
Another modular building added to New Roc mix
CAC Realty Group is set to break ground on a six-story modular multi-family residential building in New Rochelle. Designed by the Brooklyn-based firm Doban Architecture, the 54,000 s/f 60-unit building is the latest in a series of modular multi-family buildings to be constructed in New Rochelle within the downtown overlay...
BCW coalition leads opposition to prevailing wage legislation
The Business Council of Westchester has created a coalition that is co-ordinating opposition to proposed state legislation that it believes would jeopardize future plans for major new construction projects across Westchester. The legislation, which is backed by construction trades unions, would require payment of Prevailing Wages on private construction projects...
Uber Air unveils designs for first global skyports
A design concept for a new Uber Air Skyport imagined by Pickard Chilton and Arup was showcased at Uber’s third Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C., where Uber revealed new designs for its future Skyports. The architecture studio best known for its corporate headquarters designs and global design and consulting firm...
CONSTRUCTION ROUNDUP: CTA ARCHITECTS builds Nation’s first Passive pre-K
● CTA ARCHITECTS Nation’s first Passive pre-K set to open New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) and CTA Architects, P.C. (CTA) have completed the first-ever pre-Kindergarten built within a passive house building. Located in the Corona section of Queens, UPK Q368 – also known as the Mosaic Pre-K Center at...
$560M Queens public housing transformation complete
A ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the completion of the rehabilitation of Ocean Bay Apartments, a 24-building, 1,395-unit public housing complex in Far Rockaway, Queens. The $560 million redevelopment was NYCHA’s first and the country’s largest single-site conversion under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration. The ribbon cutting ceremony took place...
School contractor jailed for prevailing wage scam
Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer announced the sentencings of Vickram Mangru, his wife Gayatri Mangru, and AVM Construction Corp., of Valley Stream, NY, for failing to pay proper prevailing wages to workers related to a publicly-funded New York City construction project. The defendants were...
Howard Hughes taps SOM to guide Seaport evolution
The Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) has selected Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) to advance a forward-looking plan for the continuing evolution of Seaport District properties. The Seaport District is New York’s original commercial hub, located along the East River in Lower Manhattan among historic cobblestone streets and restored 19th...
Coalition lobbies for LaGuardia Airtrain
A coalition of construction leaders has thrown its weight behind an effor to bring an Airtrain to LaGuardia Airport. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation last year to build a $1-.5 billion AirTrain to LaGuardia that allowed the state to use eminent domain to secure land for the project. LGA is...