Category : Construction & Design

NYCHA parking lot becomes $56M affordable housing development
Construction & Design

NYCHA parking lot becomes $56M affordable housing development

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by REW1387
The first new construction development at NYCHA’s Van Dyke Houses in decades, 603 Mother Gaston Boulevard transforms a parking lot as part of New York City’s plan to develop affordable and supportive housing for low income and formerly homeless New Yorkers.
Reilly has crane operator license revoked after Tribeca collapse
Construction & Design

Reilly has crane operator license revoked after Tribeca collapse

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by REW1390
The city has permanently revoked the license of a crane operator invovled in the Tribeca collapse that killed a 38-year-old man and wounded three other people. Kevin J. Reilly’s license had been suspended since December 2016, 10 months after high winds caused his 565-foot crane to crash across two blocks...
Construction & Design

DOB takes construction safety on the road

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by REW1368
The Department of Buildings is taking construction safety on the road this week in an annual effort to keep New York and New Yorkers safe. Construction Safety Week serves to reinforce DOB efforts during an unprecedented construction boom, with record numbers of permits issued and workers employed in the building...
Landlords enduring love-hate relationship with co-working
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Landlords enduring love-hate relationship with co-working

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by REW2933
Flexible office leasing is a top-heavy industry in the U.S., with the top 10 companies controlling more than a third of the square footage nationwide. However, there’s no shortage of American ingenuity, as 94 percent of flexible space providers are independent companies that operate in just a single city, according...
Construction & Design

SJP, Aetna to build 2M s/f mixed-use development in Newark

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by REW521
SJP Properties has created a joint-venture with Aetna Realty to redevelop the former Westinghouse property adjacent to the Newark Broad Street Station in Newark, NJ. The 3.7-acre site will include two million square feet of mixed-use development, to potentially include office, retail, hotel and residential components. The development will be...
Construction & Design

Silverback to develop $47M new rental tower in Hudson Heights

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by REW1453
Silverback Development announced that it has partnered with the Caerus Group to co-develop a $47-million multifamily residential development in Hudson Heights. The partnership will construct a nine-story, 125,000 s/f project at 212 Wadsworth Avenue. “Our team is thrilled to be working on one of the first residential new construction projects...
Construction & Design

Worksite accident victims to be remembered at annual mass

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by REW1351
Thousands of city construction workers will gather at St patrick’s Cathedral tomorrow (Thursday) for the 10th Anniversary of Memorial Mass for victims of construction accidents. The union workers will remember and pray for victims with the families of some of the dead. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the...
Construction & Design

DA indicts city DEP manager in $250M scam

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by REW1568
A DEP manager has been charged with taking bribes to help contractors land over $250 million in government contracts. DA Cyrus Vance said Ifeanyi “Manny” Madu, and assistant deputy director traded dirty money for insider information that allowed the companies to scam hundreds of millions of dollars in fraud “From...