ENR East People: March 2025
Allan Paull was named president of the Building Contractors Association-NY, which negotiates and administers collective bargaining agreements between building trade unions and contractor members in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County. He is executive vice president of
Infrastructure Needs Push Top Region Starts
The $6-billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore, the largest of 10 projects ranked on the inaugural ENR East region top starts list, accounts for more than half of the list’s combined $10.7 billion value. The two-mile, dual-tube rail tunnel
Purposeful Portfolio Drives Lendlease’s New York Development
Australia-based Lendlease is undergoing a massive transformation as part of a global corporate restructuring effort and a significant shift in its U.S. business model. Last year, the company sold its New York-based third-party construction management arm—the legacy Lehrer McGovern
Team Delivers Supertall Tower on a Quarter-Acre Parcel
Supertall buildings may no longer be a novelty, but that doesn’t mean they’ve become easier to build. Manhattan tower 520 Fifth Avenue, a 1,002-ft-tall, 450,000-sq-ft mixed-used structure on track for completion later this year is a case in point.
Groundbreaking Foundation Deployed on Virginia Lookout Tower
A novel foundation system has taken root on a tower project in Virginia Beach. The system, created by Austrian-firm Spinnanker, mimics the roots of trees to create a stable foundation with relatively low-impact on the site compared with conventional
HOK to Design Dulles Airport Expansion
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has selected HOK to design a major expansion to Washington Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia. Continuing the airport’s Tier 2 concourse development program, which began last fall with the start of construction
Virginia Tech Gives Master Class in Capital Construction
Virginia Tech’s $1-billion-plus capital construction portfolio alone might well be enough to merit the school’s consideration as ENR MidAtlantic Owner of the Year. But the university’s recognition also reflects its longstanding commitment to collaborate with faculty, staff and stakeholders
For NYC Architect, Being an Early Adopter in Cultural Design and Sustainability Was Key
From drawing to building her own tree house and forts, Sylvia Smith worked well with her hands growing up in suburban Chicago in the 1960s. “I was interested in making things from early on,” says the partner emerita at
Venture Global’s CP2 LNG Gets Export Approval From US Energy Dept.
The U.S. Dept. of Energy conditionally approved energy developer Venture Global’s proposal to export liquefied natural gas from its planned Calcasieu Pass 2 terminal in Cameron Parish, La., marking the agency's fifth LNG site approval since President Donald Trump ended the
Boston Affordable Housing Guru Builds Generational Wealth
Breaking into Boston’s general contracting market during tumultuous racial upheaval in the 1970s taught John B. Cruz III to rise above discrimination. Enduring decades of ups and downs running one of the country’s largest 100% Black-owned construction and real estate