Updates about construction professionals in the New York/New England region, including obituaries of long-time maritime engineering expert Ed Schmeltz, and of architect Robert Mitchell, who led the effort to redesign Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn., after the fatal shooting of 26 children and adults in 2012.
The best show on Broadway may be a $2.6-billion construction epic nearby to lift an historic brick theater into a 46-story hotel-retail tower being erected in unusually sequenced stages on one of the world's busiest corners.
Developer known mostly for offices counts on sustainability features, building improvements and amenities to boost tenant numbers despite the current remote-work trend.