Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
Mon July 31, 2017
Granite Construction Awarded $318M Kosciuszko Bridge Project in Brooklyn
Granite Construction Inc., announced July 31 it has been awarded a $318 million contract by the New York State Department of Transportation for the construction of phase two of the Kosciuszko Bridge in Brooklyn, N.Y....
Thu July 27, 2017
Durante Rentals Announces New Connecticut Store Location
Durante Rentals LLC, the most dependable name in construction equipment rentals, announced July 27 that it has opened the doors to their eighth store at 108 Federal Road in Danbury, CT. Located across the street from Frank Pepe Pizzeria, the property is situated right off Interstate 84 (Exit 11) and US-202 (White Turkey Road) for easy access and ample parking....
Mon July 24, 2017
Port Authority Approves $54.4M LaGuardia Airport Runway Construction Project
The Port Authority Board of Commissioners recently authorized $54.4 million to rehabilitate Runway 4-22 and associated taxiways at LaGuardia Airport to extend their useful life and ensure compliance with Federal Aviation Administration standards....
Mon July 24, 2017
Cuomo Announces Historic $5.6B LIRR Transformation
On July 19, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a historic $5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region's transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth....
Thu July 20, 2017
Tesla Owner Gets Government Approval for Hyperloop Transit System
Tesla Inc. and SpaceX founder Elon Musk dropped a bombshell announcement July 20, tweeting that he has received "verbal government approval" to construct a Hyperloop transit system that would connect New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C....
Elizabeth Costigan - Tue July 18, 2017
New Education Center to Honor Singer's Legacy
The Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York City broke ground on July 17 on its new $23 million education center. The ceremony took place across the street from the landmarked Queens home, located at 34-56 107th St., where the famous jazz trumpeter once lived....
Fri July 14, 2017
Real Estate Associate Program Offers Classes to Multicultural Professionals
Project REAP (Real Estate Associate Program), recognized nationwide as a leading educational diversity initiative that introduces multicultural professionals to commercial real estate (CRE), is returning to New York City this fall....
Fri July 14, 2017
Construction of Ferris Wheel on Staten Island Hits Snag
There's been a snag in the building of the giant Ferris wheel on Staten Island's waterfront. The Staten Island Advance says the project is now "indefinitely delayed" after its developer fired the design-build team working on the 60-story New York Wheel....
Daniel Prendergast -Natalie Musumeci -and Kate Parker - Fri July 14, 2017
FDNY Rushes to Scene of Falling Debris at Construction Site
A large piece of glass being installed on the 17th floor of a Midtown building came crashing down on the street below Wednesday, officials and witnesses said. The shipment of glass was being delivered to construction workers inside the 58th Street building between 7th and 8th Avenues by a massive elevator hoist-way on the side of the building when the shipment became wedged, workers said....
