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Javits Center cracks the code for green living in the city
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In its latest sustainability report, the 2.1M s/f Javits Center says efforts to improve sustainability are helping breed wildlife, power properties, slash
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Don’t wait for paid leave law to take effect; Engineer something better now
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MICHELLE DeCARLO By Michelle DeCarlo When former ASHRAE NY President Lorey Flick Roberts created the Women in Engineering Committee (WiE) her primary purpose
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Proposed zoning targets 21st century jobs in industrial North Brooklyn
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The de Blasio Administration wants to open North Brooklyn for business. Zoning changes may soon be coming to the borough’s industrial northwest corner
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Skyway could ease commuter crunch
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Rendering of the proposed skyway A proposed East River Skyway could ease commuter congestion between Manhattan and the booming Brooklyn market.
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DOB urges industry to secure construction sites ahead of Tropical Storm Hermine
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Tropical Storm Hermine may bring flooding, sustained winds of up to 57  mph, and gusts reaching as high as 75 mph, to the New York City area from Saturday
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Life sciences take 500,000 s/f leap forward
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities is set to start work on a 550,000 s/f addition to its New York life sciences campus. The company announced a final agreement
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WHO’S NEWS IN CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN: Promotions at Svigals+Partners, Barrie Roberts returns to WSP
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BARRIE ROBERTS Barrie Roberts has rejoined WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff as a senior engineering manager within its transportation and infrastructure sector.
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Meridian secures $15.4M in financing for East Village condos
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Meridian Capital Group negotiated $15.4 million in acquisition and construction financing for a mixed-use condominium development in the East Village on
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City says ‘Yes, squeeze’ to mini-apartment design
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The city has picked a winner in the competition to design Manhattan’s smallest apartments. Mayor Bloomberg gets a tour of the winning model apartment.
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New Development: Leasing starts at 445 West 35th St., 1 Flatbush debuts
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● YYY WEST 36TH STREET , LLC Leasing underway at 445 Douglas Elliman Development Marketing (DEDM) has launched leasing for 445, a new rental at 445 West 35th Street.
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Silverstein to be honored for Visionary Leadership
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Urban Land Institute New York announced Larry A. Silverstein, chairman of Silverstein Properties, will be the first recipient of the organization’s Visionary
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City issues RFP for 400-unit Passive House development in East Harlem
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has released a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design, construction, and management of a sustainable