Category : Construction & Design

Lhota quits as MTA boss
Construction & Design

Lhota quits as MTA boss

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by REW1819
New York Building Congress paid tribute to the efforts of two-time MTA boss Joe Lhota following news that he had resigned his position as chairman. “The New York Building Congress thanks Joe Lhota for his tremendous public service. While at the helm of the MTA, Joe brought in expert leadership...
Contractors put infrastructure at top of agenda
Construction & Design

Contractors put infrastructure at top of agenda

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by REW1325
America’s contractors want Democrats to use their new muscle to make America’s infrastructure great again. They have also called on the newly blue US House of Representatives to help turn the tide on skilled worker shortage plaguing the construction industry. “We congratulate all the winners from [yesterday’s] election and look...
Construction & Design

Allura Waterfront Windows windows installed

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by REW2018
Crystal Windows has installed over 800 windows and doors at the newly constructed Allura Waterfront Resort in Queens. The national manufacturer, provided 842 windows and sliding and swing terrace doors for the development at 109-09 15th Avenue in College Point, NY. “Crystal’s high-end architectural window line is perfect for this...
Construction & Design

Norten over the moon with new NASA assignment

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by REW1763
TEN Arquitectos has designed a new research support building for a NASA field center. Built in 1942, the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland houses more than 3,000 scientists, contractors and administrators and has been the site of many innovations in space flight. The architects will apply some of those NASA...
Construction & Design

Ground is broken for 1,000-unit Coney Island apartment property

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by REW4544
Ground has been broken for Phase I of a nearly 1,000-unit development in Coney Island. The project’s first phase, a 100 percent affordable project designed by Handel Architects, will include 446 units for the formerly homeless, very low-, low- and moderate-income households and is expected to open in 2021. New...
Foto museum taps architecture, design team for NYC facility
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Foto museum taps architecture, design team for NYC facility

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by REW1792
Fotografiska, the Stockholm-based, international photography museum, announced the team of architecture and design partners that are transforming the historic 281 Park Ave South building into Fotografiska New York, the museum’s first global outpost and the first major cultural institution opening in NYC in over 40 years. Fotografiska will open in...
AECOM Tishman joins experts restoring 550 Madison Avenue
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AECOM Tishman joins experts restoring 550 Madison Avenue

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by REW4179
AECOM Tishman has been selected as construction manager for a $300 million revitalization of 550 Madison Avenue. The first phase of the appointment will be to carry out the infrastructure work for the interior renovation of the tower. When the work is complete, 550 Madison’s existing structure — including 14-foot...
Construction & Design

City okays MRC community, school project

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by REW1463
Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has secured City Council approval for its mixed-use development at 69-02 Queens Boulevard in Woodside, Queens. The development, to be developed under the City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) rules, is one of the first MIH project’s developed in this Community Board and Council district. It will...