New York City Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri has announced a new program that will use global-positioning system technology to track the locations of the Department of Buildings 379 inspectors throughout New York City. The new tracking system will be installed in the inspector’s DOB-issued cell phones in order to better increase the integrity, efficiency and safety of all inspections. Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground

Related Links: Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground in New Jersey NYC Public School Converts to Condos Turner Selected to Serve on Two Green School Projects Shaw Group Wins NJ Turnpike Contract MBI Group to Renovate P.S. 42 Major Runway Reconstruction Kicks Off at JFK After years of controversy and a total redesign, Forest City Ratner Cos., the developer of the Atlantic Yards mega-development in Brooklyn, N.Y.,

Construction costs in New York City and throughout the region have declined in response to the softening economy, according to a report recently released by the New York Building Congress. Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground in New Jersey NYC Public School Converts to Condos Turner Selected to Serve on Two Green School Projects Shaw Group Wins NJ Turnpike Contract MBI Group to

Pier 57 at New York City’s Hudson River Park will soon be the recipient of a nearly $210 million facelift. Rendering courtesy of The Marino Organization Inc. Pier 57 is set to transform into an innovative hub of cultural, recreational and public market activities, all located within a restored historic structure. Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground in New Jersey NYC Public School Converts

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Rendering courtesy of Wilk Marketing Communications. The 48,000-sq-ft Leaguers Headquarters and Head Start Building will feature a two-story steel structure and a white glazed brick veneer façade with blue-tinted glass and multi-colored glass accents. Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors NYC Public School Converts to Condos Turner Selected to Serve on Two Green School Projects Shaw Group Wins NJ Turnpike Contract MBI

Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground in New Jersey NYC Public School Converts to Condos Turner Selected to Serve on Two Green School Projects Shaw Group Wins NJ Turnpike Contract MBI Group to Renovate P.S. 42 Major Runway Reconstruction Kicks Off at JFK Mohegan Sun has selected Cubellis, an international architecture, engineering, and interior design firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts to manage, design, and build two new restaurants of

Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground in New Jersey NYC Public School Converts to Condos Turner Selected to Serve on Two Green School Projects MBI Group to Renovate P.S. 42 Major Runway Reconstruction Kicks Off at JFK The Shaw Group Inc. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana recently announced that it has been selected by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority

P.S. 90, a 104-year-old New York City public school located at 220 West 148th Street in Harlem is in the beginning stages of plans to be converted into a residential condominium development. Rendering courtesy of Mediashop PR. The historic P.S. 90 which is notable for its iconic block-through “H” plan is being converted into a modern condominium by replacing most of the building’s infrastructure while keeping the façade and steel structure intact. Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC PB Acquired by British Construction Firm Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun

Balfour Beatty plc, the U.K.-based global construction giant, announced Sept. 17 that it would acquire US engineering stalwart Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York City, for $626 million. The deal, which officials say would keep 13,000-employee PB in tact as a wholly-owned subsidiary, is still subject to approval by shareholders of both firms. Related Links: Work on Brooklyn Arena Could Begin Soon Construction Costs Fall in NYC Developer of Pier 57 Transformation Announced Mohegan Sun Selects Cubellis to Design and Build Two New Restaurants NYC Announces New System to Track Inspectors Leaguers Headquarters Breaks Ground in New Jersey NYC Public School Converts