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Construction & Design

Construction gets underway at La Central in The Bronx

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Construction has started on two buildings at La Central, one of the largest mixed-income projects currently in development in New York City. U.S. Congressman Jose E. Serrano, Council Member Rafael Salamanca, Jr. and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., joined New York City and New York State officials, and the...
EPA finalizes cleanup plan for Roosevelt Field
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EPA finalizes cleanup plan for Roosevelt Field

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated groundwater in the eastern area of the Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated Groundwater Area Superfund Site in Garden City, NY. A treatment process will be used to remove trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) from groundwater, thereby reducing...
Construction & Design

Biz groups fight town apprentice plan

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A coalition of Long Island construction groups is battling town regulations that demand companies employ apprentices. The Association for a Better Long Island, the Long Island Builders Institute and the Associated Builders & Contractors won a court injunction preventing the Town of Oyster Bay from enforcing the local regulation that...
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Ginsburg partners with Robert Martin to transform landmark White Plains property

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Ginsburg Development Companies has announced plans to transform the landmark Westchester Financial Center into a mixed-use development called City Square. Martin Ginsburg, founder and principal of the company, said the 571,000 s/f office complex across from the White Plains Metro-North train station was purchased by entities affiliated with principals of...
Construction gets underway on Hudson Yards observation deck
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Construction gets underway on Hudson Yards observation deck

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Construction of the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere began today at Hudson Yards. The development’s observation deck will be 1,000 feet high in the air and extend 65 feet from the 100th floor of 30 Hudson Yards. According to Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group, the duo...
Two Trees’ Domino Park two months from completion
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Two Trees’ Domino Park two months from completion

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Domino Park is a six-acre public space being built by Two Trees Management on the Williamsburg waterfront. It joins the firm's rehabilitation of the former sugar refinery site. Roughly eight weeks out from its grand opening, the district is beginning to take shape.
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Renderings revealed for Brooklyn’s Hoyt Street development

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The first renderings and details for Brooklyn’s newest residential tower at 11 Hoyt were released by Tishman Speyer today. The building, to launch sales in the summer, features more than 480 apartments and 50,000-square-feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space. 11 Hoyt was designed by award-winning architecture and urban design firm,...