Lendlease has been a beneficiary of the highly visible New York City building boom, leaving its mark on such projects as 10 City Point Place in downtown Brooklyn; the Delta Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens; and the high-end residential buildings sprouting up across the city.
A joint initiative of Boston Properties Inc. Rudin Development and WeWork, in conjunction with the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. is developing a new 675,000-square-foot building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard to cater to the rapidly emerging technology and creative industries in Brooklyn. The $380 million building, Dock 72, will be one of the largest commercial buildings to be built outside of Manhattan in decades. Construction of the 16-story building is scheduled to begin in late 2015 with an anticipated tenant delivery in late 2017. The project will seek LEED certification. The site is centrally located within the Yard on a 60,000-square-foot strip
Solar power in New York State grew more than 300% between 2011 and 2014, according to the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo. A total of 314.48 MW of solar facilities was installed across the state as of December 2014. Solar capacity tripled, quadrupled or quintupled in every region of the state other than Long Island, which has more installations than any other region. In addition, numbers of projects at least doubled in every region. The largest increase in percentage of megawatts was in the North Country, followed by the Finger Lakes, Central New York and New York City. In addition,
Brooklyn Bridge Park Corp. has selected a developer and a new design plan for Pier 6, a controversial high-rise residence on the edge of a coastline park on the Brooklyn waterfront facing downtown Manhattan. The city controlled Brooklyn Bridge Park Corp. selected a joint venture of RAL Development Services and Oliver’s Realty Group to develop the two residential buildings from among the 14 bids submitted.The joint venture is making a $106 million upfront payment to acquire the long-term lease at the site and will also make annual payments on the 94-year lease, according to James Yolles, a spokesman for RAL.Community
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation on Monday released its long-awaiting findings on hydraulic fracturing making official the state’s ban on the practice. The finding came after a seven-year review during which time fracking in New York was on hold. The ban took effect immediately and applies to any oil or gas wells that require more than 300,000 gallons of water to frack.“After years of exhaustive research and examination of the science and facts, prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing is the only reasonable alternative," DEC Commissioner Joe Martens said. "High-volume hydraulic fracturing poses significant adverse impacts to land, air, water,
Photo by AP Wide World A dropped load fell 30 stories, ricocheting off the step-backed building and landing on Madison Avenue. No one was seriously injured. Enlarge Graphic by ENR Art Dept. A cut sling was the cause of the dropped load accident in Midtown Manhattan last month, believes a confidential source familiar with the investigation.The accident highlights a vulnerability in rigging procedures. Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations identify the point of vulnerability, but the agency does not provide detailed guidelines.The accident occurred when a roughly 13-ton air conditioner was being lifted into place at the top of
Related Links: Lifting Experts Teach Online Course for Rigging Engineers Crane Failures Have Industry Looking at Hazards Under the Hook A cut sling was the cause of the dropped load accident in Manhattan last month, according to a confidential source familiar with the investigation.The roughly 13-ton air conditioner fell as it was being lifted into place at the top of 261 Madison Ave., falling 30 stories to the street below early on Sunday morning, May 31. The accident resulted in only minor injuries.The load fell because the synthetic sling used to lift it in place was cut, most likely because
Executive is overseeing hiring of 300+ examiners and inspectors and "project advocates" to link DOB to other city agencies involved in construction. Related Links: NYC Mayor Selects Rick Chandler to Head DOB Crane Accident Injures 10 in Manhattan With New York City's Dept. of Buildings on track to receive a record number of building applications this year, its commissioner is moving to streamline the process."The number of applications we're seeing is higher than it has been in decades," DOB Commissioner Rick Chandler told ENR in an interview.In 2014, the agency reviewed 90,000 building applications. If permits for renovation are included,
PSEG Long Island has selected 55 entities to build 76 solar power projects totaling 100 MW at various locations on Long Island.The selected projects were chosen through the second phase of Long Island Power Authority’s Clean Solar Initiative Feed-in Tariff program. In the first phase of the FIT program, 50 MW of solar power projects were selected through a solicitation, and they entered service in 2014.PSEG operates LIPA’s transmission and distribution system.The winners in the FIT II program are in the process of securing power purchase agreements for the electrical output of their projects. The final bid price in the