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The project team for the new Bergen County Row Center, set along the Passaic River in North Arlington, N.J., knew the boathouse needed to be rugged.

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.

Nine years after its groundbreaking—and 21 years after its predecessor was destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks—the 12,000-sq-ft Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine opened in 2022 in Manhattan as a compact marvel of design and craft quality, topped by an intricate structural steel dome with a translucent marble exterior.

Project teams recognized as this year’s ENR New York and New England regional Best Project winners impressed industry judges in their submissions with details of how team members collaborated to overcome key execution challenges and devised solutions that could have broader industry benefit.

The team was tested while designing and installing a pair of massive steel trusses on the Frank J. Guarini Justice Complex in Jersey City, N.J.

Offshore wind’s dual tendency to highlight critical needs and shatter expectations has shown itself more than once. Like our other infrastructure, it needs large-scale, long-term investments in which both public and private sectors play a role.

Energy and resilience megaprojects starting and planned in New York and New Jersey pose big logistical challenges but will generate economic and quality of life benefits, said public and private industry experts at Sept. 15 ENR forum in New York City.

Punch-listing and testing acoustics and movable parts at the World Trade Center venue, with three flexible halls that have more than 60 configurations, was like fine-tuning a Swiss watch.

A $2.3-billion makeover for One Madison Avenue in Manhattan is transforming the stately 70-year-old structure into a sleek 27-floor, 1.4-million-sq-ft office tower companion to its adjacent Manhattan landmark—the 5 Madison clock tower.

Project team for 555 Greenwich St. reflects on the challenges and opportunities of setting a benchmark for sustainable building.