Scrappy Entrepreneur Podcast March 17, 2021 Listen to the interview with Ken “Ken Colao: In Business, Commit to Do Good and Never Give Up, to Achieve SuccessKen Colao: In Business, Commit to Do Good and Never Give Up, to Achieve Success” Listen here
Building Enclosure March 1, 2021 AnaTracey Hawkins, Vice President of Strategic Growth, CNY Group There are a multitude of approaches for closing the gender gap in my field of construction and closing that gap begins with each of us. Building supportive networks, creating buy in, finding...
ENR August 26, 2020 ENR New York’s annual Best Projects contest received 65 entries this year. Impressively, some contestants managed to complete while also dealing with COVID-19-spurred closures of non-essential construction sites in New York and New Jersey. Equally impressive, but not as surprising, is the...
Commercial Construction and Renovation January 8, 2021 Renovation adds glass dome to roof of NYC’s For nearly two centuries, Tammany Hall stood as symbol of all things political in New York City’s Union Square. Built in 1928, the iconic brick building is the former headquarters of......
The Garden City News February 11, 2021 Board Approves More Funding for St. Paul’s Work At its February 4 meeting the Garden City Board of Trustees approved several new construction change orders and an increase of $200,000 for the services of New York City-based construction management......
Building Enclosure February 15, 2021 CNY Group announced that William Brody, director of Business Development, has been appointed to the leadership team of NYC Builds Bio+ (NYCBB+), a non-profit organization instrumental to promoting and expanding New York’s life sciences industry. Brody’s role will be focused on......
Scrappy Entrepreneur Podcast March 17, 2021 Listen to the interview with Ken “Ken Colao: In Business, Commit to Do Good and Never Give Up, to Achieve SuccessKen Colao: In Business, Commit to Do Good and Never Give Up, to Achieve Success” Listen here...
Retrofit Magazine March 8, 2021 Ken Colao’s byline on the adaptive reuse and retrofit strategies employed at CNY. Following 12 months of economic stall, commercial real estate investors and developers are mobilizing across the nation to drive an industry-wide recovery. This is taking place amidst......
Building Enclosure March 1, 2021 YouTube video featuring Women’s History Month article. Watch here...
Building Enclosure March 1, 2021 AnaTracey Hawkins, Vice President of Strategic Growth, CNY Group There are a multitude of approaches for closing the gender gap in my field of construction and closing that gap begins with each of us. Building supportive networks, creating buy in, finding......
Building Enclosure February 26, 2021 Developers and architectural designers alike have become increasingly captivated by sustainability and green design—amplified by the demand for big-idea solutions to climate change and an unprecedented global health crisis that has encouraged a re-evaluation of what it means to be both......
commARCH February 06, 2021 People: William Brody Appointed Co-Chair, Planning and Membership Leadership Committee for NYC Builds Bio+ REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION EXECUTIVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO EXPANSION OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES MARKETS IN NEW YORK CITY CNY Group, a New York City-based construction and......
Retrofit January 7, 2021 Tammany Hall’s High-tech Glass Dome Honors New York’s Original People An articulated dome of glass and steel now rises from historic Tammany Hall, honoring the building’s namesake on the northeast corner of Union Square in Manhattan. The iconic rooftop addition is the......
Metropolis Decmber 2, 2020 BKSK Architect’s Tammany Hall Restoration Draws on Lenape Symbolism The Manhattan-based architecture firm inserted a glass dome in the likeness of a tortoise on top of the Union Square building. Sometime in the 17th century, a Dutchman asked a Lenape patriarch about......
Commercial Construction and Renovation November, 2020 For nearly two centuries, Tammany Hall stood as symbol of all things political in New York City’s Union Square. Built in 1928, the iconic brick building is the former headquarters of the Tammany Society, a political organization named after chief......
Real Estate Weekly September 4, 2020 CNY Group announced the appointment of Jack Mesagno as Vice President of Learning. Bringing over 46 years of experience within the design and construction industry to his new role, Mesagno will lead the firm’s new Learning Management initiative, which......
Commercial Observer September 14, 2020 When construction firm CNY Group decided to move its offices to 1440 Broadway, the company gave its new space an industrial-inspired look with midcentury modern furniture—plus a few unusual touches. Read more...
Commercial Observer September 17, 2020 CNY officially moved into its new workplace on 1440’s fourth floor in September 2019. Though interrupted by a circumstantial work-from-home hiatus, CNY has just begun to return to the office, which is able to welcome staff back comfortably due in......
Officelovin September 21, 2020 CNY officially moved into its new workplace on 1440’s fourth floor in September 2019. Though interrupted by a circumstantial work-from-home hiatus, CNY has just begun to return to the office, which is able to welcome staff back comfortably due in large......
Architectural Record October, 2020 Mitigating Glare and Solar Heat Gain with Exterior Shading Systems Harnessing the sun’s free energy in the form of daylighting, the benefits of natural light are numerous indeed. But only carefully calibrated shading designs will optimally deliver the potential health and......
GlobeSt October 02, 2020 For a long time, it has been hip to turn old warehouses and factories into condos and apartments in many parts of the country. Read more...
Commercial Observer October, 2020 Coming to New York City showed Italian project manager and architect Filomena Nigro that it’s not just style and cultural context that make design radically different in the U.S. It’s also about the language and talking about progress and change… Learn more...
Commercial Architecture August 26, 2020 CNY Group, a Manhattan-based construction and development services firm, has announced that Jack Mesagno has been appointed Vice President of Learning. In his new role, Jack will lead the firm’s Learning Management Initiative to help CNY employees further hone their soft......
ENR August 26, 2020 ENR New York’s annual Best Projects contest received 65 entries this year. Impressively, some contestants managed to complete while also dealing with COVID-19-spurred closures of non-essential construction sites in New York and New Jersey. Equally impressive, but not as surprising, is the......
The Village Sun August 24, 2020 After four years of work, plus stoppages due to COVID-19, the renovation of historic Tammany Hall is now nearly complete with the installation of a massive three-story glass-and-steel dome offering sweeping views of northeast Union Square. The legendary building,......
Building Enclosure August 13, 2020 Reimagining the historic Neo-Georgian structure Tammany Hall in New York City’s Union Square, a team led by BKSK Architects and facades and lighting experts at Buro Happold for the building owner, Reading International (RDI), have debuted its adaptation as signature......
New York Real Estate Journal July 31, 2020 Clive Crisp Professional Profile Name: Clive Crisp Title: Senior Project Superintendent Company: CNY Group Location:New York, NY Birthplace: Nassau, Bahamas Education: 1988-1990 – Kent State University, Kent, Ohio; 1987-1988 – University of New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut First job: Wagon attendant @ Waldbaums Supermarkets First......
The Construction Specifier July 23, 2020 Reimagining the historic Neo-georgian structure of Tammany Hall in New York City’s Union Square, BKSK Architects and façades and lighting experts at Buro Happold have debuted its adaptation as commercial office and retail spaces with a monumental, freeform dome......
Hotel Management, July 20, 2020 Technology and new guest demands are changing the way hotels are imagined, designed, developed, constructed and outfitted. Here are some notable trends. Mixed-use development: Adding other uses such as entertainment, social, retail or themed areas to create a mixed-use development is......
New York Yimby July 11, 2020 Work is nearing completion on the extensive renovation and expansion of the historic Tammany Hall headquarters building at 44 Union Square. Designed by BKSK Architects and developed by Reading International (RDI) with Edifice Real Estate Partners as the owner’s......
The Architect’s Newspaper November 20, 2019 The neo-Georgian Tammany Hall located on the northeastern corner of Union Square has assumed multiple identities over the course of its nearly century-long existence: It has been the home of the notoriously corrupt Society of St. Tammany, a union headquarters, and a......
New York Real Estate Journal October 01, 2019 New York, NY The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), the AEC marketing and business development association, unveiled a new vision for the organization: “Business Transformed Through Marketing Leadership.” The refreshed, organization-wide vision signals a renewed and re-energized commitment to......
Garden City Life October 3, 2019 A recent special meeting of the Village of Garden City Board of Trustees included a work session to discuss the contents of the consultants’ report concerning the current condition of the St Paul’s buildings and potential stabilization costs. In......
The Garden City News September 19, 2019 The Garden City Board of Trustees heard encouraging news from the small army of consultants the village has hired to evaluate and plan for the preservation of the historic St. Paul’s main building. According to one of the......
Field Condition July 12, 2019 Construction has wrapped up at William Macklowe Company’s 21 E 12, the 22-story residential condo tower in Greenwich Village. Designed by Selldorf Architects, the tower’s façade features precast panels of light colored cast stone and punched casement windows. For the......
Field Condition May 20, 2019 Once the headquarters for Tammany Hall, the landmarked structure at 44 Union Square is undergoing an extensive renovation by BKSK Architects. The 1929 neo-Georgian building’s brick and limestone exteriors will be preserved, with a wholesale renovation of the interiors. In......
New York YIMBY May 26, 2019 The views from the upper floors of the Woolworth Building have been seldom seen since its construction, but now that the tower is partially transforming into residences, YIMBY has an inside look at what New York City looks like from the......
New York Post May 20, 2019 They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. But for retailers, it’s innovative LED displays that get top billing along the Great White Way. The LED wars started when One Times Square, also known as the “ball drop......
Real Estate Weekly April 25, 2019 With over a decade of international and domestic construction industry experience Joanna Hung, a Registered Architect, has worked as a Project Manager for CNY since 2016, following her previous roles as a Designer and Construction Coordinator at distinguished architecture......
It is with great pleasure we share with you this brilliant profile on Dennis Prude, recently featured in Commercial Observer. We believe that few in our industry are more deserving of this recognition than Dennis, who has steadfastly been both a business partner and friend to......
The Garden City News April 12, 2019 After the reorganization portion of the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday night, Manhattan-based CNY Group was approved to be the village’s construction management consultant for planning and stabilization work on the historic St. Paul’s main building. The......
CBS New York April 2, 2019 The Big Apple skyline was changed forever in 1913, with the official opening of the Woolworth Building on Broadway in lower Manhattan. More than 100 years later, after a massive renovation, you can live inside the landmarked building in......
Commercial Observer January 29, 2019 CNY Group executive Dennis Prude has a life story that sounds like it was ripped from the pages of a Charles Dickens novel. He was abandoned by his mother at age 5 and spent his childhood bouncing around homes in the......