Two ironworkers who fell to their deaths at a Manhattan renovation project Feb. 8 had been standing on a beam that moved unexpectedly, says a spokesman for the New York City Dept. of Buildings. Related Links: Ironworkers Fall to their Deaths The two workers, Brett McEnroe and Roy Powell, were employed by Cross County Contracting, Pine Bush, N.Y. They were installing steel in an elevator shaft at 150 West 83rd Street on the fifth level of a garage that was being converted into a recreation building for the Redeemer Presbyterian Church. F.J. Sciame, the project’s general contractor, released a statement
Construction is currently under way for the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission�s River Barge Park in Carlstadt, New Jersey lead by a team that includes DMR Architects of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey and general contractor, Arco Construction Group of Elizabeth, New Jersey. The NJMC had to first acquire four acres in Carlstadt, formerly known as the Barge Club, for redevelopment as a riverfront park with approximately 400-miles of shoreline in order to help preserve open space and provide public access to the Hackensack River. Rendering courtesy of DMR Architects River Barge Park will include a marina that will provide water access
A final design has been completed for the construction of the $150 million New Brunswick Gateway Transit Village, a 632,000-sq-ft mixed-use building located at the intersection of Somerset Street and Easton Avenue in downtown New Brunswick, New Jersey that will link the campus of Rutgers University as well as the larger community to the local train station. Rendering courtesy of Meltzer/Mandl Architects, PC Meltzer/Mandl Architects of New York designed the transit village and completed the final documents for construction on the project which first broke ground in January 2010, on behalf of the development team including New Brunswick Development Corporation
Sam Schwartz Engineering, a transportation consulting company based in New York City has acquired Metro Transportation Group, Inc., a traffic engineering, planning and design and signal systems company based in Chicago in order to expand its Midwest operations. Photo by Kristin Golojuch Dave Miller “Metro brings to Sam Schwartz Engineering, a rich 30-year history of working on some of the most significant projects in Illinois and the region while significantly increasing our Midwest footprint,” said Rob Phillips, Executive Vice President and COO of Sam Schwartz Engineering. Metro’s major projects include the development of traffic management plan for Northwestern University, a
The United States Green Building Council has announced the recipients of the 2010 LEED for Homes Awards recognizing projects, developers and home builders who have demonstrated leadership in the residential building marketplace. Image courtesy of Bernstein Associates The General Colin L. Powell Apartments located in the South Bronx was awarded the Outstanding Affordable Housing award by the USGBC. Three projects in the New York area were recognized in such categories as affordable housing projects and developers. Blue Sea Development of New York was honored with the Outstanding Affordable Developer award for the LEED Platinum General Colin L. Powell Apartments, Morrisinia
The American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Global Dialogues Committee�s Haiti Housing Collaborative, a diverse volunteer organization, assisted by EnviroSynergy and made up of New York City based Haitian-American and international architects, planners, and individuals announced that they have selected twelve designs for permanent housing for people left homeless by the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Rendering courtesy of AIANY Hayes of the USA�s submitted design for permanent housing in Haiti. The chosen twelve designs were submitted by a team consisting of Estela Alvarado, Alexander D�az and Gaspar Fern�ndez of Spain; Timothy Bell of the USA; Joshua Doyle
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
Helping to further the revitalization of Coney Island, The Wildlife Conservation Society has received approval from the New York City Public Design Commission for a new 50,000-sq-ft exhibit called Ocean Wonders: Shark, at the nearly 115-year-old New York Aquarium in Coney Island, Brooklyn. Rendering courtesy of WCS “This exciting new shark exhibit will attract people from far and wide to visit the New York Aquarium,” said New York City Councilman Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. “The revitalization of Coney Island is already attracting record-breaking crowds and Ocean Wonders: Shark is an important piece of our ultimate goal- establishing Coney Island as
After deeming Hoboken, New Jersey�s 14th Street Viaduct structurally deficient and functionally obsolete despite its history, Hudson County selected Stantec along with consultants, Trans Systems and T.Y. Lin International/Medina to complete a replacement design for the 100-year-old viaduct. Rendering courtesy of Stantec Currently, the 14th Street Viaduct stretches almost ¼ of a mile and rises over 70 ft carrying over 20,000 vehicles per day. It is also considered an iconic landmark in the Hoboken skyline and a result, the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office required certain steps to be taken to have the replacement structure appropriately reflect the context