Tag: construction
Construction Industry Leaders Advocate for H.1599 Bill
Submitted by Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 Boston – Building trades unions from across the state took to the State House Monday to advocate passage of a bill to close a loophole in the prevailing wage law that exploits working families. Labor leaders, apprentices, members and retirees from Sheet Metal Workers Local 17, Pipefitters Local […]
Lowell Affordable Housing Receives Financing
Lowell, MA – MassDevelopment has participated with Washington Savings Bank to provide a $3,062,700 loan to Residence at Mill Square LLC, an affiliate of Degmar Development Corp. Degmar used proceeds to buy a parcel at 27 West Third St. in Lowell, on which it is building a 21-unit affordable rental housing facility to be called […]
Nauset Completes Central Square Development
Cambridge, MA – Nauset Construction has completed Ten Essex, a mixed-use development consisting of 46 apartments and 3,000sf of retail in the heart of the revitalized Central Square Cultural and Business District. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held in July and occupants began moving into Ten Essex in September. Designed by Golden Architects of Quincy, […]
BPDA Approves New Boston Projects
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board of directors approved development projects in neighborhoods across the city of Boston, which will result in new market-rate and income-restricted residential units, economic development, and jobs. Overall, the approved development projects will create an additional 286 residential units, including 49 income-restricted units, and 307 trade jobs, […]
ICYMI: Construction Institute’s 25th Annual Golf Classic
Hebron, CT – The Construction Institute (CI) hosted its 25th Annual Golf Classic at Blackledge Country Club on September 11. Anastasia Barnes, Sara Mannes and Brett Sooy of High-Profile Monthly volunteered for the mid morning portion of the event. The event began with a continental breakfast followed by a shotgun start and lunch. After the […]
Leclerc Joins Construction Consultancy
Boston – Lehrer Cumming recently welcomed Derek Leclerc as director of business development. Leclerc will work out of Lehrer Cumming’s Boston office and will lead business development efforts throughout the New England region. Leclerc brings more than 12 years of client management, marketing, and strategic planning experience to the growing construction consultancy. Among other accomplishments, […]
The Real Risks of Climate Change to Commercial Real Estate
by Lauren Bertolino The consequences of the uptick in extreme weather events are being felt across industries, including commercial real estate, and at a significant cost to investors. Hurricanes, rising sea levels, and wildfires, to name just a few disasters, have resulted in hundreds of billions in losses over the past decade, and these events […]
TIC Firm Acquires NY Consultancy
New York – SOCOTEC Group, a firm specializing in risk management and asset performance optimization, announced that on July 22, it had acquired ArchEng, the holding company of five legal entities: Vidaris, Inc., LPI, Inc. (2013), CBI Consulting, LLC (2017), C2G International and Synergen Consulting International (2018). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered […]
Brown Joins Market Square
Portsmouth, NH – Market Square Architects PLLC, announced that Benjamin Brown, MBA has recently joined the firm as director of marketing and business development. He spent the last three years working in a similar capacity in the construction industry after starting his career in the food and beverage industry in the Mid-Atlantic. He will play […]
Heidi Aliski Joins Kaplan
Boston – Kaplan Construction announced that Heidi Aliski, LEED AP has joined the firm as a project manager. In addition to developing and overseeing proposals, cost estimates, materials, and schedules, she will be responsible for project phasing and logistics plans, coordinating personnel, conducting contract negotiations, and working closely with all project stakeholders. Prior to joining […]
