Completing an interior fit-out at one of the country’s busiest airports would be a daunting task for any project team, but tackling that effort amid an $8-billion redevelopment of LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B proved to be a massive undertaking.
The original stone and brick boardwalk building at Jones Beach was a popular feature when it opened in the 1930s, but it didn’t survive a blaze in 1964—and didn’t make a comeback until last year, when a $20.4-million project created the new Boardwalk Café at the Central Mall.
When the eastern half of Hudson Yards—the $25-billion mixed-use development on Manhattan’s West Side—opened in March, it may have been hard to remember that six new office towers, acres of parks, and other structures all sit atop a platform that spans above 30 train tracks and three railway tunnels.
The design for Campari Group’s two-story regional headquarters in the Grace Building on 42nd Street, overlooking Manhattan’s Bryant Park, had two clear goals: showcase brands of the world’s sixth-largest spirits company and create a workspace where employees can “collide, collaborate and cooperate.”
Taking a nine-story Class B warehouse at 441 9th Ave. at the corner of 34th Street in Manhattan and transforming it into a modern 26-story Class A structure was a feat requiring expert top-to-bottom strategic planning and execution.
The Woolworth Building, an iconic tower that was the world’s tallest in 1913, has been transformed into a mixed-use skyscraper—though it still has its Cass Gilbert-designed neo-Gothic facade, soaring arches and gargoyles.
The historic Pershing Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., built in 1895, needed a major rehabilitation to serve its next residents—270 cadets and six officers across 135 rooms.
The distinctive 62-story ARO—a curving tower wrapped in glass and interlocking composite metal panels—added dramatic flair to Manhattan’s theater district when Algin Management opened the 426-unit residential property.
