Sweeping Updates to NYC Construction and Building Codes
City Council passes bill with over 600 major revisions that will improve the safety and well-being of all New Yorkers and ensure that NYC...
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A SKYLINE RESTORATION PUBLICATION
ISSUE #45
SPRING/SUMMER 2023
NYC council members introduce package to "reduce the amount of scaffolding as well as heighten their design and lighting standards"
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- Jan 6, 2022
- 3 min
Construction Innovation and Safety Conference
This year’s "Hack the Building Code" winners include innovations to prevent construction worker falls, capture carbon emissions, expedite...
- Jan 6, 2022
- 2 min
Parking Garage Inspections
New cycle begun January 1st for Manhattan Districts 1-7 At the beginning of the new year, Local Law 126 of 2021 (Intro No. 2261-A) went...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Skyline Introduces Skyline Access
Industrial Rope Access Specialists This summer, Skyline Restoration launched Skyline Access to provide an added and enhanced service to...
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
FISP and the Climate Mobilization Act
As building owners strive to
comply with the FISP, they need
to keep in mind that the 2020
NYC Energy Conservation Code
(NYCECC), a wholly n
- Jul 8, 2020
- 3 min
Restoration of the Bell Tower at NYU
The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at NYU, named for the octogenarian monarch who ceded the throne to his son, features programming...
- Jul 8, 2020
- 2 min
Virtual presentation outlines key points on FISP - Cycle 9
On May 28, ICRI Metro-NY presented a virtual meeting on “Local Law 11/FISP- Navigating the Changes and What it Means for You,” postponed...
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
FISP Cycle 9 Starts on February 21, 2020
Cycle 9 of the “Facade Inspection Safety Program” (FISP) starts on February 21, 2020, and runs through February 21, 2024. According to...
- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
Drones to the Rescue?
By Paul Millman, PE, RA SUPERSTRUCTURES ENGINEERS + ARCHITECTS In a recent Op-Ed, Queens city councilman, Paul Vallone and Carlo...
- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
Construction Resumes On Church At World Trade Center Site
Two years after a lack of funds halted construction of a marble-clad Greek Orthodox church at New York's World Trade Center site,...
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
Local Law 97: The Centerpiece Of The Climate Mobilization Act
Local Law 97 of 2019 establishes strict limits for carbon emissions. It mandates steep emissions reductions measures throughout the...
- Oct 14, 2019
- 1 min
Thomas Heatherwick’s Pier 55 Sculptural Concrete Pots Near Completion In Chelsea
The large concrete pots that form the foundation of Thomas Heatherwick’s Pier 55 park over the Hudson River are close to completion. As...
- Oct 14, 2019
- 1 min
Restoration at Adee Tower in the Bronx
Adee Tower Apartments is a coop building located at 3000 Bronx Park East in the Bronx, in the area commonly known as Williams Bridge....
- Oct 14, 2019
- 2 min
ENGINEER’S CORNER: Parking Structures: NOT the New Façades
By Paul Millman, PE, RA SUPERSTRUCTURES ENGINEERS + ARCHITECTS Garage owners—whether in New York City or the Empire State in general—know...
- Oct 14, 2019
- 1 min
Restoration Begins at New York State Pavilion’s Observation Towers
The New York State Pavilion’s observation towers at the former World’s Fair site in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park will finally be...
- Jul 25, 2019
- 2 min
ENGINEER’S CORNER: What to Consider Before a Window Replacement Project
By Rebecca Reilly, Sullivan Engineering During the design phase of a window replacement project, building owners must consider many...
- Jul 25, 2019
- 2 min
A New Recreational Roof at the Fifth Avenue Tower Condominium in Murray Hill
The Fifth Avenue Tower was developed when Republic Bank decided to proceed with building just one instead of two identical towers as...
- Jul 25, 2019
- 1 min
TWA Hotel opens in JFK airport’s iconic flight center
MCR and MORSE Development have reignited the magic of Eero Saarinen’s landmark 1962 TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, restoring and...
- Apr 18, 2019
- 2 min
ENGINEER’S CORNER: The Effects of “Frost Jacking” on Building Façades
By Paul Millman, PE, RA SUPERSTRUCTURES Engineers + Architects Now that spring has arrived, it’s a good time for building owners and...
- Apr 18, 2019
- 2 min
Façade Restoration at One Wall Street
The building at One Wall Street was constructed in 1929-31 as the corporate headquarters of the Irving Trust Company. This 50-story,...
- Apr 18, 2019
- 1 min
Hudson Yards Opens – Inaugural Walk Traverses the Vessel
On Friday, March 15, 2019, Hudson Yards, the largest private real estate development in the nation and the largest in New York City since...
- Apr 18, 2019
- 3 min
Below-Grade Waterproofing: Gravity Feed and Pressure Injection Applications
CGI Northeast’s concrete gel injection waterproofing system is best known for its ability to eliminate water intrusion using a...
- Jan 18, 2019
- 2 min
Engineer's Corner: FISP Inspections of Curtain Wall Buildings
By Grace Gallagher, Sullivan Engineering Curtain wall façades have become increasingly popular in New York City over the past several...
- Jan 16, 2019
- 1 min
New York Building Congress Construction Outlook 2018-2020
According to the New York Building Congress Construction Outlook, "New York City is in the midst of its second and most robust building...
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