Pier A, the oldest surviving pier in New York City is currently undergoing a $10 million restoration and renovation by Stalco Construction of Islandia, New York including building exterior, structural work and interior renovation. Rendering courtesy of H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture Renovation on the 36,000-sq-ft pier, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Engineering Record began last year and is being managed by The LiRo Group of Syosset, New York. H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture of New York is the architect for the overall renovation. The Pier A renovation project encompasses restoration of the
The town of Trumbull, Connecticut has taken the initiative to start litigation against Bridgeport-based contractor, Mark IV Construction Company after deficiencies were found on the Jog Hill Trumbull sewer expansion project, Contract 3 which was completed in December 2009. Photo courtesy of iStock The civil lawsuit follows a forensic audit that was conducted last year by Rhode Island-based CCR Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors and the Beta Group which found that there were 21 change orders to the contract for the sewer project that was awarded to Mark IV in May 2007 and extensions totaling over $3 million. Also,
Through a $204 million dollar contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Skanska has been selected to fabricate and erect approximately 11,000 tons of structural steel for the Santiago Calatrava designed Oculus building at the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub. Skanska USA Civil’s operating unit Skanksa Koch will construct the structure's steel that will frame the hub’s main concourse including portals, arches and rafters that combine to give the building its signature winged appearance. The oculus building will stand at 150 ft upon its completion and will serve approximately 200,000 commuters per day. Construction is
New York University has unveiled details of its proposed expansion plan in its central Washington Square. The plan calls for a re-imagining of its two superblocks in order to meet the college’s academic space needs without exceeding the height of any of the existing I.M. Pei designed towers and without the use of eminent domain. Rendering courtesy of New York University Other aspects of the plan include the creation of public access and three acres of open space as well as the creation of community-based playgrounds and dog runs. The designation of the expansion site will be provided to the
The School of Visual Arts in New York City will undergo a redevelopment of its existing office space into a new, 8,000-sq-ft Information Technology space that will be the IT workgroup�s new home, located at 136 West 21st Street. Spector Group of New York has been selected as the project’s prime architect and interior designer and will create, through a contemporary design, a glass enclosed data center complete with training rooms, offices and classrooms with plenty of open ceiling space. Spector and the School of Visual Arts team are working together and aim for the project to be LEED certified
New York City officials announced today the first citywide plan for the waterfront in almost two decades and one that aims to reconnect New Yorkers with the waterfront. Image courtesy of NYC Department of City Planning The Blue Network map shows where New Yorkers can enter not just the waterfront but the water via boats, kayaks, canoes, ferry landings, etc. Image courtesy of NYC Department of City Planning The public access map shows the new or expanded parks, greenways and esplanades that are coming. Dubbed the Waterfront Vision and Enhancement Strategy, it consists of a two-component, three-year plan, led by
Investigators will require months to determine the causes of accidents in two cities that killed three union ironworkers on Feb. 8. The family of the ironworker who died in suburban Chicago has filed a wrongful death suit, alleging contractor negligence in the collapse of a steel structure that struck him at a hospital project site. In the other accident, in New York City, it is not clear whether two workers who fell 65 feet were wearing protective equipment. The family of the Chicago ironworker, Kenneth Puplava, 43, has filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court, naming contractors at the Glenbrook
Investigators will require months to determine the causes of two accidents that killed three union ironworkers on Feb. 8. Photo: Courtesy of Goldberg, Weisman & Cairo Ltd. Wrongful death lawsuit alleges that defective welds were a factor in fatal beam collapse. The family of the Chicago ironworker, Kenneth Puplava, 43, has filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging contractor negligence in the collapse of a steel structure that struck him at a suburban hospital construction site. The suit names the project’s general contractor, Pepper Construction Co., Chicago, and its steel erector-fabricator, Lejeune Steel Co., Minneapolis, which employed Puplava. Puplava
Public School 62, located on a 3.5-acre site at the intersection of Crabtree Avenue and Bloomingdale Road in Staten Island will be the city�s first net zero energy school upon its completion in approximately two to three years. Construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2012. Rendering courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, a New York-based architectural firm has been selected to design the 444-seat, 70,000 sq ft school which will include Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes. The plan for the school follows a request for proposals put out by the New York
Investigators will require months to determine the causes of two accidents that killed three union ironworkers on Feb. 8. Photo: Courtesy of Goldberg, Weisman & Cairo Ltd. Wrongful death lawsuit alleges that defective welds were a factor in fatal beam collapse. The family of the Chicago ironworker, Kenneth Puplava, 43, has filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging contractor negligence in the collapse of a steel structure that struck him at a suburban hospital construction site. The suit names the project’s general contractor, Pepper Construction Co., Chicago, and its steel erector-fabricator, Lejeune Steel Co., Minneapolis, which employed Puplava. Puplava
