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NEW DEVELOPMENT: HFZ begins closings at 11 Beach; Leasing underway at LIC’s tallest apartment tower
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● HFZ CAPITAL Closings beging at 11 Beach HFZ Capital Group has launched closings at 11 Beach Street, the BKSK Architects and Thomas Juul-Hansen-designed
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Olayan Group looks to breathe new life into 550 Madison
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One of the city’s youngest landmarks is gearing up for a facelift. The Olayan Group wants to spruce up the street-level design of 550 Madison Avenue, formerly
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Employers action plan to reach MWBE goals
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The Building Trades Employers’ Association (BTEA) has announced the creation of the “Access to Construction Contracts Today” (ACCT) program to help support
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Starchitect Bjarke Ingels moving offices to 50,000 s/f in DUMBO
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Two Trees Management Company announced that the Bjarke Ingels Group (“BIG”), one of the world’s leading architecture and design firms based in Copenhagen
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Bonjour starts luxury condo
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Restaurants are plentiful along the Montague Street strip By Orlando Lee Rodriguez Real Estate investment and development firm Bonjour Capital has broken
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Westchester launches $500M building spree
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ROB ASTORINO County Executive Robert P. Astorino announced that Westchester’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has approved incentives to move forward
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Plaza Construction’s Leonard Campanello dead at age 54
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Leonard Campanello, Plaza Construction vice president, died suddenly at age 54 on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Mr. Campanello spent more than 25 years as
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Construction industry rethinking how to get kids back into the trades
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A national coalition of construction companies is aiming for a younger population to eventually address the workforce shortage crisis affecting the country.
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Folk tales re-writing rules of office location
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Ronald Lo Russo By Orlando Lee Rodriguez New York’s commercial and residential real estate landscape is being driven by the battle between retiring Baby
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Developers unveil plan for biggest distribution center in Port of New York/ New Jersey
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Advance Realty and Greek Development are set to build the largest logistics facility in the New York / New Jersey Port region. The 4.1 million square feet
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Anbang to save Waldorf from $5.5B hotel portfolio sell-off
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Anbang International has no plans to sell its prize Waldorf-Astoria Hotel as part of a $5.5 billion sale of US hospitality assets, sources have told Real Estate Weekly.
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Consulting firm JS Held bolsters global platform
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J.S. Held has acquired Construction Process Solutions, a national construction consulting firm that provides project management support, dispute resolution