The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have awarded a $1.24 billion contract to Skanska and Halmar International for the design and reconstruction of roadways at John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens. The scope of work includes central terminal area roadways, supporting infrastructure, and the Ground Transportation Center.
Construction is underway on Abolitionist Place, a 1.15-acre public park in Downtown Brooklyn. Designed by landscape designer Hargreave Jones, the plaza will feature lawns surrounded by winding pathways and seating, a playground, dog run, and memorial art honoring Brooklyn’s abolitionist history. The park was made possible through a $15 million allocation from The New York City Economic Development Corporation and was renamed from Willoughby Square Park in June 2021. The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) will be responsible for managing the art installations at the park, which is bound by Willoughby Street to the north, Albee Square West to the east, and Duffield Street to the west, and FXCollaborative‘s One Willoughby Square skyscraper to the south.
Excavation is about to get underway for the Gowanus Canal Combined Sewer Overflow Facilities project, a wastewater retention complex spanning three properties at 242 and 270 Nevins Streets and 234 Butler Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Designed by Selldorf Architects and managed by the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the development will consist of a two-story head house with underground water retention tanks and a 1.6-acre public park with landscaping by DLAND Studio. Hazen and Sawyer, and Brown and Caldwell are engineering consultants and Gowanus Canal Constructors is the general contractor for the project, which occupies a full block bound by Butler Street to the north, DeGraw Street to the south, Nevins Street to the east, and the Gowanus Canal to the west.
New York’s Regional Development Council has awarded $24 million to high-priority infrastructure and manufacturing projects across the state. Two of the 28 projects awarded are located in Queens and Long Island and represent roughly $895,000 of core capital grant and tax-credit funding from Empire State Development.
The City of New Rochelle has selected FXCollaborative to redesign its historic train station and the surrounding transit center. The goal of the project is to improve walkability and pedestrian flow, bicycle access, and aesthetic upgrades.
