Category: Construction Design & Engineering

Robinson+Cole expands practice by adding Trunkes as partner

Robinson+Cole expands practice by adding Trunkes as partner

September 30, 2025
Manhattan, NY Robinson+Cole has welcomed Virginia Trunkes to the firm as a partner in the construction law group. Trunkes returns to the firm bringing more than two decades of experience representing clients in complex construction and real estate litigation. Her practice focuses on advising general contractors, developers, and institutional clients
Is there a light at the end of the tariff tunnel? - by Kenneth F. Wille, PE

Is there a light at the end of the tariff tunnel? - by Kenneth F. Wille, PE

September 30, 2025
Import tariffs are nothing new. Yet, since the Trump administration introduced sweeping trade measures, the real estate sector has been forced to navigate an environment where the cost of materials is as much a function of geopolitics as it is of supply and demand. One would assume that as the year has progressed, forecasting would become easier.
Two landmark buildings reimagined into luxury developments with a design homage to history

Two landmark buildings reimagined into luxury developments with a design homage to history

September 30, 2025
Manhattan, NY Two landmark buildings, 27 Sagasta in Madrid, Spain and 32 & 34 Walker St. in NYC, are ushering in a new era of preservation and refinement. Despite their distance across the globe, both properties are rewriting the playbook on what it means to play a part in history, while creating some of the most
Toll Brothers opens Enclave at Sprain Brook townhome community

Toll Brothers opens Enclave at Sprain Brook townhome community

September 30, 2025
Yonkers, NY Toll Brothers, Inc., has opened its newest townhome community, Enclave at Sprain Brook, for sale. Situated 17 miles from Manhattan, this community of 28 homes offers a suburban lifestyle with easy access to the city. Located off Sprain Brook Pkwy. and minutes from the Yonkers Metro–North Railroad Station, Enclave at Sprain Brook
Lettire Construction, MDG Real Estate Partners, and Las Raices Community Development top out Las Raices - 78-unit affordable housing

Lettire Construction, MDG Real Estate Partners, and Las Raices Community Development top out Las Rai...

September 30, 2025
Manhattan, NY Lettire Construction, MDG Real Estate Partners, LLC (MDG), and the Las Raices Community Development Corp. celebrated the topping out of Las Raices East Harlem, a four-building, 78-unit new construction, affordable housing development in the East Harlem neighborhood. In partnership with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development
JRM Construction Management completes office build out for Rabobank at 4 Times Square

JRM Construction Management completes office build out for Rabobank at 4 Times Square

September 9, 2025
Manhattan, NY JRM Construction Management has completed a 48,650+ s/f office build-out for Rabobank, a global leader in banking and financial services, at 4 Times Square. The project delivers a modernized workplace crafted to foster collaboration
JRM Construction Management completes new Lacoste flagship along Fifth Avenue

JRM Construction Management completes new Lacoste flagship along Fifth Avenue

September 9, 2025
Manhattan, NY JRM Construction Management is pleased to announce the successful completion of Lacoste’s flagship retail store along New York City’s prestigious Fifth Avenue. Spanning 18,200 s/f, this modern and sophisticated
Shawmut Design and Construction marks Suicide Prevention Week with Toolbox Talks on jobsites nationwide

Shawmut Design and Construction marks Suicide Prevention Week with Toolbox Talks on jobsites nationw...

September 9, 2025
Boston/New York/Los Angeles/Miami/Providence Shawmut Design and Construction, a leading $2 billion national construction management firm, marked Suicide Prevention Week with a series of Toolbox Talks across
RKTB and Lance Jay Brown complete <br>16,000 s/f synagogue redevelopment

RKTB and Lance Jay Brown complete
16,000 s/f synagogue redevelopment

August 26, 2025

Manhattan, NY After eight years of planning, design and construction work, RKTB Architects has completed a new house of worship for Shaare Zedek, a Jewish congregation on the Upper West Side. Occupying the cellar, first and second floors of a new condominium tower erected on the site

Global Holdings to expand brand with Anagram Gowanus; design by SO–IL, architecture by MAP

Global Holdings to expand brand with Anagram Gowanus; design by SO–IL, architecture by MAP

August 26, 2025

Brooklyn, NY Global Holdings has started its newest Anagram project. Developed in partnership with MacArthur Holdings and Tankhouse, 450 Union St. is a 158-unit, mixed-use residential tower located along the Gowanus Canal. Following Global Holdings’ $33 million equity investment

Levine Builders celebrates topping out <br>at 158-unit Rialto West in Hell’s Kitchen

Levine Builders celebrates topping out
at 158-unit Rialto West in Hell’s Kitchen

August 26, 2025

Manhattan, NY Levine Builders, the general contracting affiliate of Douglaston Development, celebrated the topping out of Rialto West, an 8-story, 140,000 s/f, 158-unit 100% affordable multifamily development for low- and moderate- -income residents located at 509 West 48th St. in Hell’s Kitchen. Once complete, Clinton Management, the property management

Crystal Window & Door installs <br>Series W50i Window Wall System

Crystal Window & Door installs
Series W50i Window Wall System

August 26, 2025

Manhattan, NY Crystal Window & Door Systems played a role in the restoration and vertical expansion of an historic building located at 650 First Ave. on the east side. The brick edifice built in 1894 now features a new four-story addition atop the original seven floors. Crystal’s Series W50i Window Wall System was used to encase the four new floors.