Category : Construction & Design

Construction & Design

Skanska launches custom ladies line

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When it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE) on construction sites, one size doesn’t fit all. According to Skanska, women shouldn’t be asked to compromise their safety by wearing unisex vests, gloves, or goggles that are too large. That’s why the company has set out on a mission to help...
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Marx introduces hospitality vibe at 10 Grand Central

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Marx Realty just unveiled the redesigned lobby at the newly rebranded 10 Grand Central office tower. The company previously announced the completion of a redesigned lounge, terrace, and conference space at the building as part of the $45 million repositioning of the 35-story Ely Jacques-Kahn designed building located at 155...
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Rudin Family completes major redesign at 55 Broad Street

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The Rudin Family has completed construction of the redesigned lobby of its 30-story office building at 55 Broad Street in Lower Manhattan. Rudin commissioned architectural firm Fogarty Finger to reimagine the entrance and the lobby at the 425,000 s/f tower, which is located on the corner of Broad Street and...
$95M aparment complex planned for I287 corridor
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$95M aparment complex planned for I287 corridor

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The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) approved resolutions of intent to provide financial incentives for a $95 million apartment complex to be built on a parking lot across from an office building at 1133 Westchester Avenue on Westchester County’s I-287 office corridor. The complex would be comprised of three...
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Community, city hail Jerome Avenue rezoning

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One year in to the Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan, 750 affordable homes have been preserved, 11,000 tenants protected, and construction is set to get underway on an elevator to the 4 train at West 170th Street. Department of City Planning Director Marisa Lago offered the progress report on the $189...
Army reserve center to be transformed for veterans
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Army reserve center to be transformed for veterans

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New York City-based non-profit The Doe Fund has announced plans to develop 90 new units of permanent, supportive and affordable housing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on the site of the former Joseph A. Muller Army Reserve Center. The total gut renovation of the Center is expected to...
San Francisco overtakes NYC construction costs
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San Francisco overtakes NYC construction costs

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San Francisco has unseated New York City as the most expensive place on earth to build, with construction costs forecast to rise a further 6.0 percent in 2019 as tech sector expansion continues to drive construction demand, according to new research from global professional services company Turner & Townsend. The...
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Newspaper plant to be transformed

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The former site of The Record at 150 River Street in Hackensack, NJ, is Russo Development’s first Opportunity Zone investment, and the latest addition to a residential portfolio focusing on the conversion of former industrial sites into residential communities. The partnership of Russo Development, The Hampshire Companies and the Borg...
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Dime Bank conversion tops out in Williamsburg

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Tavros Holdings, Charney Construction & Development and 1 Oak Contracting announced the topping off of The DIME, a 23-story, 350,000 s/f mixed-use tower now under development at 209 Havemeyer Street in South Williamsburg. The project incorporates the landmarked Dime Savings Bank building, constructed in 1908, into a new commercial, retail...