Wed 1 Sep 2010
Square Feet: Above Ground, a 2nd Ave. Subway Plan Attracts Critics
Filed under: Office Buildings and Commercial Properties, Housing and Real Estate, Transit Systems, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Building (Construction), Subways, Upper East Side (NYC) — @ 2:40 am

A half-dozen buildings on Second Avenue will house ventilation equipment, disperse smoke and allow for evacuation from subway tunnels in emergencies.


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Fri 20 Aug 2010
Good Cellphone Service Comes at a Price
Filed under: Housing and Real Estate, Buildings Department (NYC), T-Mobile, AT&T Corp|T|NYSE, Cellular Telephones, Wireless Communications, Washington Heights (NYC), Telephones and Telecommunications, Landlords, Building (Construction) — @ 4:52 pm

In an 82-year-old building that supports two cellphone base stations, tenants must deal with a trade-off: quality reception for a crumbling residence.


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Fri 6 Aug 2010
$16.6 Million in Fines in Connecticut Explosion That Killed 6
Filed under: Middletown (Conn), Kleen Energy Systems, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, O&G Industries, Keystone Construction and Maintenance Inc., Bluewater Energy Services, Deaths (Fatalities), Natural Gas, Building (Construction), Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Fines (Penalties), BP Plc|BP|NYSE, Explosions, Accidents and Safety — @ 3:18 am

The proposed federal penalties stem from an explosion during the construction of a Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown, Conn.


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Fri 30 Jul 2010
Council Approves Flushing Commons Project
Filed under: Lander, Brad, Housing and Real Estate, City Council (NYC), Koo, Peter, Rockefeller Group Development Corporation, TDC Development and Construction, Affordable Housing, Flushing (NYC), Parking, Bloomberg, Michael R, Office Buildings and Commercial Properties, Chinese-Americans, Korean-Americans, Small Business, Building (Construction) — @ 5:39 am

That decision and a similar vote to approve a project at the old Domino Sugar refinery in Brooklyn gave new life to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s development agenda.


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Fri 23 Jul 2010
Rigging Contractor in Crane Collapse Is Acquitted
Filed under: Rapetti, William, Buildings Department (NYC), Hayes, Roger S, Marquette, Edward J, Derricks and Cranes, Accidents and Safety, Building (Construction), Decisions and Verdicts, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 2:52 am

William Rapetti’s lawyers argued that he was made the scapegoat for errors by others that led to the 2008 accident.


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Tue 20 Jul 2010
New York City Adds to Oversight of Asbestos Inspectors
Filed under: Asbestos, Buildings Department (NYC), Todaro, Saverio F, Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Building (Construction), Air Pollution, Environment, New York City — @ 8:35 pm

After a recent case involving hundreds of falsified reports, New York City officials have increased oversight.


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Tue 20 Jul 2010
New York Increases Monitoring of Asbestos Inspectors
Filed under: Asbestos, Buildings Department (NYC), Todaro, Saverio F, Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, Building (Construction), Air Pollution, Environment, New York City — @ 6:44 pm

After a recent case involving hundreds of falsified reports, the city says it is conducting more audits, spot checks and installing a computerized filing system.


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Wed 14 Jul 2010
A Bridge on a Boat Turns Heads on Its Journey
Filed under: Willis Avenue Bridge, Harlem River (NYC), Hudson River, Bridges and Tunnels, Building (Construction) — @ 2:20 am

The new Willis Avenue Bridge, on its way to the Harlem River, attracted onlookers as it floated down the Hudson.


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Mon 12 Jul 2010
The Appraisal: Parents’ Real Estate Strategy: Schools Come First
Filed under: Housing and Real Estate, Parenting, Education and Schools, Building (Construction), New York City — @ 5:50 pm

Building good schools becomes a struggle between parents and developers of premium apartments in New York City.


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Thu 1 Jul 2010
M.T.A. Contractor Guilty of Underpaying Workers
Filed under: Angeliades, Merkourios, Angeliades, Irena, Plea Bargaining, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Wages and Salaries, Building (Construction) — @ 5:00 am

The owner and the vice president of the firm admitted they had not paid prevailing wages to more than 300 people employed on various projects.


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