Federal Judge Upholds New York City Building Natural Gas Restriction Johanna Knapschaefer Debra K. Rubin March 28, 2025 No Comments Judge rejects lawsuit by NYC plumbers' union, contractor groups against Local Law 154, ruling ordinance is not an outright ban of natural gas.Read More
Transportation MBTA Launches $1.1B South Coast Line Extends Rail Service To and From Boston Six new stations constructed on the Fall River/New Bedford Line provide passenger rail service for the first time in 65 years. Johanna Knapschaefer March 27, 2025 No Comments The recently opened project includes six new Massachusetts stations to link to the city by rail for the first time in 65 years.Read More
Transit AECOM-HNTB Team Wins $186M Contract to Manage NYC Second Avenue Subway Extension James Leggate March 26, 2025 No Comments The MTA selected the joint venture over two other teams that submitted proposals for the work on the Second Avenue subway extension.Read More
Transportation HOK to Design Dulles Airport Expansion The project is part of a $7-billion package the airport expects to complete during the next 15 years Jim Parsons March 24, 2025 No Comments Dulles AeroTrain will link new facilities with the northern Virginia airport’s main terminal and other concourses.Read More
ENR East Top Starts Infrastructure Needs Push ENR East Region's Top Starts Justin Rice March 24, 2025 No Comments Boosted by transportation and renewable energy projects, the inaugural ENR East Top 10 Starts ranking represents $10.7 billion worth of investment.Read More
Top Starts | ENR New York Owner of the Year Purposeful Portfolio Drives Lendlease's New York Development Tom Stabile March 24, 2025 No Comments Placemaking acumen and sustainability building practices lands the developer the ENR New York's Owner of the Year award.Read More
Digging Deeper | Office/Retail/Mixed-Use Team Delivers Manhattan Supertall Tower on a Quarter-Acre Parcel Jim Parsons March 24, 2025 No Comments Manhattan’s newest supertall building, 520 Fifth Avenue, rises 1,002 ft from a constrained site on the corner of a busy intersection.Read More
Digging Deeper | Landscape/Urban Development Groundbreaking Foundation Deployed on Virginia Lookout Tower Bruce Buckley March 24, 2025 No Comments Threaded steel rods in the concrete-free foundation are the key to the Nautilus Observation Tower's first-in-the-nation design in Virginia Beach, Va.Read More
Top Starts | MidAtlantic Owner of the Year Virginia Tech Gives Master Class in Capital Construction Jim Parsons March 24, 2025 No Comments ENR MidAtlantic's Owner of the Year incorporates academic research into its $1-billion-plus capital construction portfolio.Read More
Legacy Award | Leadership Profile For NYC Architect, Being an Early Adopter in Cultural Design and Sustainability Was Key Justin Rice March 24, 2025 No Comments Sylvia Smith, ENR New York Legacy Award winner, fulfilled her mission as a pioneering partner at Brooklyn-based FXCollaborative.Read More