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Finalists Announced for Governors Island’s Center for Climate Solutions Design Competition

7:30 am on April 23, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

The Trust for Governors Island has revealed four universities and design teams that will move forward in a design competition to construct and operate a new climate research and educational complex on the southern tip of the island. The complex will debut as the Center for Climate Solutions and will support the research, development, and demonstration of equitable climate solutions for New York City that can be scaled and applied globally.

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Demolition Complete for 45-Story Tower at 570 Fulton Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

8:00 am on April 22, 2022 By Michael Young

Demolition is complete at 570 Fulton Street, the site of a 45-story mixed-use tower in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Hill West Architects and developed by Davis Companies, which took over for Slate Property Group in late 2020, the 200,000-square-foot structure will yield 123 apartments above 87,000 square feet of commercial space. The property is located on a plot bound by Fulton Street to the north, Flatbush Avenue to the west, and Rockwell Place to the east.

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View of one building within Astoria Houses - Courtesy of Ellana Construction Consultants who provided cost estimating services for major capital improvements

Astoria Houses Opens On-Site Testing and Vaccination Center at 4-25 Astoria Boulevard in Queens

7:30 am on April 22, 2022 By Sebastian Morris

Elected officials recently celebrated the opening of a new COVID-19 testing and vaccination center at Astoria Houses. Located at 4-25 Astoria Boulevard in Astoria, Queens, the facility sits inside repurposed shipping containers and was designed in partnership by research teams from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and The Tuchman Foundation.

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