GROUNDBREAKING MARKS START OF ARVERNE LIBRARY EXPANSION
12/20/24Queens Public Library (QPL) President/CEO Dennis Walcott and NYC DDC Commissioner Tom Foley today joined library staff & local elected officials to break ground on RL's $17.3 million project that will expand and modernize Arverne Library. At the event, Walcott noted how the project underscores our commitment to creating welcoming, inspiring spaces that are resilient and environmentally sustainable. Located in the Arverne/Edgemere neighborhood just 300 yards from Rockaway Beach, the Expansion will nearly double the area of its original 1960s facility, heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy, and will advance the library’s growing contemporary role as inclusive civic space. more>
NYPD BOMB SQUAD OPERATIONS CENTER TOPS OUT
12/20/24The RL-designed Bomb Squad Operations Center team celebrated the completion of the building's structural phase with a topping out ceremony held this afternoon on site at the Rodman's Neck Training Facility campus in Pelham Bay Park. NYPD and NYC DDC officials joined E&A Construction & Jacobs project management teams to mark this important milestone and to recognize the work & dedication of the construction team in an event that included the traditional signing and placing of the final steel beam of the project. Construction completion is anticipated for spring 2026. more>
PHILMONT RISING RECEIVES AIA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD
11/16/24We are honored to announce that Philmont Rising, the civic transformation of two strategic sites for The Village of Philmont, New York, was presented with a 2024 Citation Award by the American Institute of Architects / Westchester Hudson Valley Chapter at a ceremony last night in White Plains. The award honors projects exhibiting excellence in design and recognizes architects who make positive aesthetic & social contributions to the built environment. Through community gatherings led by the design team of Rice+Lipka and Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects & Planners, and wonderfully coordinated by Philmont Beautification Inc (PBInc), the project provides a highly specific roadmap for the Village to fund & realize these important sites as memorable hubs of activity, history, and nature. more>
