New York Citys Waterways could see nearly $3 billion in improvements under a plan released by city officials in March. Rendering Courtesy Of Shop Architects Caption: Pier 15 Located south of South Street Seaport and north of Wall Street, Pier 15 is part of the East River esplanade planned in lower Manhattan, one of 130 projects in the citys waterfront plan. The Waterfront Vision and Enhancement Strategy, led by the Dept. of City Planning, represents the first citywide plan for the waterfront in almost two decades and aims to reconnect New Yorkers with the waterfront. The first of two components
New York University updated details on its proposed expansion at Washington Square in hopes of quelling public criticism of plans to re-imagine two superblocks. In November, NYU abandoned efforts to build its controversial 400-ft-tall Fourth Tower, which critics claimed would have dwarfed the I.M. Pei-designed Silver Towers on the site. New plans aim to meet academic space needs without exceeding the height of the Silver Towers and without use of eminent domain. Rendering Courtesy Of New York University Caption: NYU A birds eye view of NYUs latest expansion project, looking northwest. If approved, the complex will include new academic buildings
Pier A, the oldest surviving pier in New York City, is undergoing a $10-million restoration and renovation by Stalco Construction of Islandia, N.Y., including building exterior and structural work and interior renovation. Rendering Courtesy Of H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture Caption: Pier A Renovation of the $10-million, 36,000-sq-ft Pier A in Manhattan is currently under way, with completion expected by early 2012. Renovation on the 36,000-sq-ft pier, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Engineering Record, began last year and is being managed by The LiRo Group of Syosset, N.Y. H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture
The town of Trumbull, Conn., started litigation against Mark IV Construction Co., Bridgeport, after deficiencies were found on the Jog Hill Trumbull sewer expansion project, Contract 3, which was completed in December 2009. The civil suit, which seeks $18 million, follows a forensic audit conducted last year by Rhode Island-based CCR Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors and the Beta Group. The review found 21 change orders to the contract for the sewer project awarded to Mark IV in May 2007, with extensions totaling more than $3 million. Also, the city paid for $1.6 million worth of engineering services performed
Kevin Tartaglione Senior Vice President and COO Advance Realty Development Although the overall residential market has suffered in recent years, Tartaglione has seen no letup in demand within the rental sector in Hudson County. In March the firm announced plans for Willow14, a 140-unit luxury apartment complex in Hoboken, N.J., with 22,000 sq ft of retail space. The project is scheduled to break ground this year, with completion set for 2013. Were very bullish on that location, he says. Hoboken, in general, is a very vibrant market that continues to demand quality housing. Del-Sano Contracting 2037 Morris Ave.,Union, N.J. CEO:
April 12, 2011 Slide Show Photo Courtesy Of Friends Of The High Line Caption: On Feb. 8, construction crews hoisted a 5.7-ton steel platform on the High Line at 30th Street between 10th and 11th avenues in New York City. This feature of the High Line is called the 30th Street Cut-Out and is one of the key features of Section 2, which is scheduled to open this spring. The 15-by-35-ft platform will be covered in transparent stainless steel gratings and framed with laminated glass guardrails, which will expose the High Lines structural beams as well as the street below.
The Board of Governors of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey approved the construction of a $40.8 million, 32-acre solar canopy energy system; the largest in the nation. Image: Courtesy of iStock Rutgers will install more than 40,000 high-efficiency solar panel canopy structures that will generate eight MW of power, approximately $1.2 million in electricity over two large surface parking areas on the university’s Livingston Campus in order to convert sunlight into electricity while providing people and cars with shelter. “This is an exciting and innovative project that demonstrates Rutgers’ ongoing commitment to energy conservation and environmentally sound practices,”
Skanska USA Civil Northeast Inc. has agreed to pay $19.6 million to settle a federal investigation into disadvantaged-business-enterprise subcontracting practices among contractors on New York City. According to the settlement announced March 31, the Whitestone, N.Y.-based unit of global Swedish contractor Skanska AB will not face any civil claims or criminal charges stemming from the probe, which is continuing. But in a related indictment of owners of one of the contractor’s DBE subcontractors, Ridgefield, N.J.-based Environmental Energy Associates (EEA), prosecutors say that on one project, Skanska USA Civil Northeast “effectively self-performed the work…and helped create the appearance that EEA had
Pier A, the oldest surviving pier in New York City is currently undergoing a $10 million restoration and renovation by Stalco Construction of Islandia, New York including building exterior, structural work and interior renovation. Rendering courtesy of H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture Renovation on the 36,000-sq-ft pier, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Engineering Record began last year and is being managed by The LiRo Group of Syosset, New York. H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture of New York is the architect for the overall renovation. The Pier A renovation project encompasses restoration of the
The town of Trumbull, Connecticut has taken the initiative to start litigation against Bridgeport-based contractor, Mark IV Construction Company after deficiencies were found on the Jog Hill Trumbull sewer expansion project, Contract 3 which was completed in December 2009. Photo courtesy of iStock The civil lawsuit follows a forensic audit that was conducted last year by Rhode Island-based CCR Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors and the Beta Group which found that there were 21 change orders to the contract for the sewer project that was awarded to Mark IV in May 2007 and extensions totaling over $3 million. Also,
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