The towering office high-rise that occupies a full city block in midtown Manhattan includes distinctive terraces that twist up the building from Level 7 to the roof.
With the goal of relieving congestion and improving the overall experience for travelers, the Penn Station Long Island Rail Road concourse renovation preserved square footage for essential customer amenities—including retail and restrooms—while expanding public space by more than 15,000 sq ft.
New parent, a Washington, D.C.-based engineering, environmental and security services firm, gains 1,400 employees from business that WSP says is not "core" to growth strategy.
Parsons Brinckerhoff CEO and chairman between 1990 and 2009, who died Nov. 9, expanded the consultant's transportation niche globally and drove revenue results. The firm now is part of Canada-based design giant WSP Global.