Article toolbar Although the construction downturn began years ago, its deep impact on major projects around the region is reflected in ENR NY’s list of 2010 Top Starts. Last year, the top 25 projects started in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut tallied a combined $8.8 billion in total project value—less than half of the $18.6 billion in new work on our list of 2009 projects. Starts in 2009 were bolstered by the $8.7-billion Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel, which has since been terminated. Even without that project on the list, 2010 still represents a drop-off in activity. Photo by Bess Adler,
Article toolbar Aging infrastructure and new regulatory requirements to improve municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants are driving investments in clean water and wastewater infrastructure around the region. Photo Courtesy Of Nick Furtado, Savin Engineers, P.C.; New York City Dept. Of Environmental Protection Capture And Treat In Astoria, Queens, a green infrastructure project is building a bioswale to absorb and treat stormwater before it can enter the city sewers. About 25% of New York State’s 610 wastewater facilities are operating beyond their useful life and others are using outmoded and inadequate technology, according to a 2008 New York State Dept.
SnapShot March 7, 2011 Construction of the $48-million Soho Beach House Construction of the $48-million Soho Beach House, a members-only hotel in Miami, involved the historical restoration of the 1940s-era Hotel Sovereign. A section of the existing hotel was removed to make way for a 17-story tower. The addition of a rooftop amenities deck on the eighth floor of the existing hotel required structural enhancements. Contractor Moss & Associates worked with local architect Allan T. Shulman. Photographer: Angi Gatica Submitted By: Mark Sell, director of client services, Wragg & Casas Public Relations, Miami
public school 62, located on a 3.5-acre site at the intersection of Crabtree Avenue and Bloomingdale Road in Staten Island, will be the city’s first net-zero-energy school upon its completion in approximately two to three years. Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2012. The New York office of architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP has been selected to design the 444-seat, 700,000-sq-ft school, which will include pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes. The plan for the school follows a request for proposals put out by the New York City School Construction Authority, which has been making progress on energy-saving
The design team has delivered the final plan for construction of the $150-million New Brunswick Gateway Transit Village. The 632,000-sq-ft, mixed-use building at the intersection of Somerset Street and Easton Avenue in downtown New Brunswick, N. J., will link the Rutgers University campus as well as the larger community to the local train station. Photo: Meltzer/Mandl Architects Construction on the $150- million New Brunswick Gateway Transit Village is scheduled for completion by January 2012. Meltzer/Mandl Architects, New York, designed the transit village and completed the final documents for construction on the project—which first broke ground in January 2010—on behalf of
Lorraine Grillo has been appointed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as president of the New York City School Construction Authority. The agency manages new school construction and renovation of the city’s existing school buildings for the Dept. of Education. Grillo had been interim president since April 2010. She filled the slot vacated by Sharon Greenberger, appointed by the mayor and then-Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein to chief operating officer for the Dept. of Education. Klein has been succeeded by Cathie Black. Black’s critics note that she is a close friend of Bloomberg and former Hearst Corp. CEO, but has no
AAH Construction Corp. of Long Island City, N.Y., and Navillus Contracting of New York have been selected to work directly under construction manager STV Construction Inc. to perform the interior and exterior modernization of the Ingersoll and Whitman housing complexes in Brooklyn, N.Y. AAH and Navillus are both members of the New York City Carpenters Labor Management Corp. The agency was created to promote the use of union contractors and laborers. The New York City Housing Authority tapped the two companies under its Construction Management/Build Program. The $101.3-million revitalization project is one of the largest housing renovations in the country.
When an army of construction associations closed ranks last year to sue New York state transportation officials over halted payments to contractors, it was fair to expect some bad blood.
On The Scene March 7, 2011 Our editors are everywhere�at all the industry events that matter most. When They're not speaking on panels, they're busy taking notes�and snapping photos�so they can inform their readers about what was said and who was there. Topping Out Topping Out In January, Balfour Beatty Construction topped out its 396 Alhambra Circle project in Coral Gables, Fla. The $130-million project includes remodeling a seven-story building and constructing a 15-story, 189,000-sq-ft office tower, which is precertified LEED Gold. Photo Courtesy Of Balfour Beatty Construction 2011 Outlook 2011 Outlook On Feb. 1, McGraw-Hill Construction welcomed contractors and
Fifteen former senior managers of Hillier Architects, a practice that sold itself to Scotland-based RMJM in a deal completed in 2007, have filed a lawsuit in New Jersey state court to force RMJM to pay bonuses that were promised as part of the sale agreement. In completing the $24-million buyout of Princeton-based Hillier, RMJM agreed to pay-to-stay bonuses, in cash and stock, for senior Hillier managers. But as the economy worsened in 2009, RMJM CEO Sir Fraser Morrison, citing delays in projects, informed the senior Hillier managers that it would be unable to pay the bonuses on schedule and instead
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