New York Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed a “recovery czar” to lead the city’s revival, nearly a year after its first Covid-19 cases shut down the economy.
Grillo has served at the School Construction Authority since 1994 and serving as its president since 2010.
Published February 22, 2021 •
Updated on February 22, 2021 at 1:52 pm
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Mayor Bill de Blasio has named Lorraine Grillo as the Senior Advisor for Recovery a position that will call for Grillo to coordinate the mayor s recovery agenda in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
In this new position as the city s Recovery Czar, Grillo, who is the current CEO of the New York City School Construction Authority, will coordinate the city s recovery efforts across government agencies, non-profits and the private sector.
When it comes to new building filings in the city, 2021 is off to a somewhat slow start.
The city’s 10 biggest new building applications filed in January totaled about 2 million square feet about 1 million square feet less than was filed in December.
Six of the top 10 projects were mixed-use buildings, while three were schools.
Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx each had three of the month’s biggest filings, while Queens, which dominated in December, had only one plan ranked 8th that made the top 10.
Here’s the full list:
1. 520 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Rabina Properties filed plans to build a 70-story mixed-use skyscraper at Fifth Avenue and East 43rd Street in Midtown. The 452,134-square-foot building would include 98 residential units across 35 floors, with 24 stories dedicated to office space. Several floors would feature amenities like a solarium and private dining. KPF is listed as the architect of record.
Suffolk Construction
Suffolk Construction is one of the top industry players in Boston, where it’s headquartered, but it has also been steadily expanding its presence in New York, where Charlie Avolio has been leading the charge. Avolio, who previously worked at Turner, joined Suffolk Construction in 2016 as the company opened a new office in New York City and launched its bid to gain a share of the local market. He works closely with Will Whitesell, New York’s chief operating officer.
22. James C. McKenna
President and CEO, Hunter Roberts Construction Group
A civil engineer by training, James C. McKenna founded Hunter Roberts Construction Group in 2005 and built it into what is now a top 10 construction firm in the New York area. The company, which also has offices in Philadelphia and New Jersey, is the construction manager on Barry Diller’s conversion of Pier 55 into “Little Island” park jutting out into the Hudson River. The company has also been a partner on an ar
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MADISON REALTY CAPITAL BREAKS GROUND FOR MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT .
Madison Realty CapitalJanuary 22, 2021 GMT
69-02 Queens Boulevard in Woodside, Queens
69-02 Queens Boulevard in Woodside, Queens
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Madison Realty Capital, a New York City-based real estate private equity firm focused on debt and equity investment strategies, today announced it has begun construction of the new school, PS Q340, at its mixed-use development at 69-02 Queens Boulevard in Woodside, Queens in a public-private partnership with the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) and Department of Education. The property services union, 32BJ SEIU will be responsible for building services.