Related Links: How To Win Work in 2011 Few construction industry leaders believe they’ll see a turnaround in the first half of 2011 in the New York region. But they may see one an important milestone by midyear when 30 New York City labor-contractor collective bargaining agreements are set to expire on July 1. The current crop includes some of the biggest unions, including the steamfitters, operating engineers, carpenters, and laborers. And a standoff looms over costs, says Louis Coletti, president and CEO of the Building Trades Employers’ Association. Coletti says contractors are getting pressure from owners’ groups, such as

Construction on the new 410,000-sq-ft, state-of-the-art Mount Sinai Center for Science and Medicine located on Madison Avenue in New York City which aims to expand its research and treatment programs while providing hundreds of job opportunities to local residents is currently underway. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The new building is designed to facilitate interactions through the integration of four types of space including interactive space such as education spaces, lounges and computer facilities, basic science research space, the Mount Sinai Brain Institute and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, the Center for Translational and Molecular Imaging and the Cancer

Snapshot  January 1, 2011 Our editors are everywhere—at all the industry events that matter most. When They're not speaking on panels, they're busy taking notes—and snapping photos—so they can inform their readers about what was said and who was there. Waterbury Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Opens The permanent replacement for the Waterbury Avenue pedestrian bridge segment, that was knocked down in a 2008 truck collision, opened in time for the new school year. The recently completed construction was funded entirely by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Pictured from left: Philip Eng, Deputy Regional Director of The New York State

Ground has broken on the renovation of the 8-acre Schmul Park in Travis, Staten Island, the second major project in the development of the 2,200-acre Freshkills Park. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The $6.5 million Schmul Park, named for the Schmul Family who donated a piece of their farm to the city in 1939 will include a new playground with a spray shower, handball and basketball courts, a lawn area, native plantings and a new green comfort station that features a rain garden. Schmul Park will serve as a gateway into Freshkills Park, the largest landfill-to-park project in the

Through Spanish construction and engineering company, Grupo Dragados SA and its subsidiary Schiavone Construction of Secaucus, New Jersey, Grupo ACS has been awarded a new $447 million contract for the construction of the 72nd Street Station in Manhattan, part of the ongoing Second Avenue Subway Line project. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The contract which was also signed by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority includes construction of the main cavern under Second Avenue which is approximately 1,056 ft long and 72 ft wide and is over 98 ft below ground level. It also includes maintenance and traffic control,

Early autumn of 2010 may well have been the rock bottom point for the New York region’s design and construction market. That’s when it was clear that its few active sectors – healthcare, K-12 schools, and higher education – had backlogs drying up and new projects delayed, adding to gloom that had already enveloped private commercial and residential construction. Healthcare sector work is keeping Turner Construction’s prospects for 2011 brighter than last year, thanks in part to the ongoing $440 million effort at the University Medical Center at Princeton in Plainsboro Township, N.J. The 636,000-sq-ft, 269-bed replacement hospital will have

Langan Engineering & Environmental Services of Elmwood Park, New Jersey has acquired Treadwell & Rollo, a San Francisco-based geotechnical and environmental engineering firm helping to attain nationwide reach and shared access to technical resources. The acquisition is a first in the 40-year history of Langan, a privately held consulting firm with 500 employees in 14 offices around the world. 70 professionals from Treadwell & Rollo’s California offices in San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Sacramento will be added to Langan. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" “Two elite firms with more than 60 years combined experience have joined forces to

Basketball City USA, a $13 million project that includes the conversion of city-owned warehouse space on Pier 36 in Lower Manhattan into a first-class recreational sports and special events facility has secured financing through the New York City Economic Development Corporation and United Fund Advisors and is currently on its way to creating 50-full time jobs targeted to low-income residents of the area. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Construction on the approximately 63,000 sq ft space that will host youth basketball instruction, camps, leagues, tournaments, and free court time along with a “home court” for 28 basketball teams in

Construction is ongoing at Bronx Community College�s new 98,000-sq-ft North Instructional Building and Library where a recent supply of building products and submittal services has been provided. Photo courtesy of Park Avenue Building & Roofing The North Instructional Building was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects of New York to match the original classical-revival style campus which was the former location of New York University before it moved to Manhattan and the campus became Bronx Community College. The new building is also designed to achieve LEED Silver status from the U.S. Green Building Council through the use of all recycled

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Sringer and the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board, a citizen advisory board appointed by the borough president and New York City council members, are launching a new grant program to offer up to $750 in funding for community, small-scale composting initiatives. The grants will be awarded in 2011 to eligible community groups including community associations, community gardens, friends of park groups, housing development organizations, nonprofits, public schools, colleges, universities, hospitals and private businesses to purchase equipment, tools, and materials to start, expand and grow neighborhood composting programs. Currently, food and yard waste make up over