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Features - November 2003


Brooklyn Report

Wild About Brooklyn

Developers See Investment Value In The Outer Borough
Once development got started in Brooklyn, nobody could stop it. Full Story >>


With Open Arms

Designing Museums To Be More Accessible
Museums have always been forbidding structures, but not to those working on a $43.5 million renovation of the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Full Story >>


Coney Island Surprise

Hospital Project Keeps Skanska On Its Toes
The element of surprise is tricky in developments, particularly hospitals. Full Story >>


A Monumental Job

Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn Has Been Complex, Unpredictable
Nothing about building the new 17-story "addition" for the U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York in downtown Brooklyn has been simple. Full Story >>


Jay is for Justice


New Forest City office tower will house state courts
The biggest fans of the new 32-story office tower rising on Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn will probably be attorneys. Full Story >>


Brighton Beach Beauties

Muss Development Puts Finishing Touches on Oceana Condomiums
Brighton Beach residents purchasing a home in the Oceana Condominium and Club aren't just buying a condo. Full Story >>

BPCA Profile

Manhattan's Riviera

Not even catastrophe could keep Battery Park City down
Battery Park City was a hidden jewel among the thousands of residents who called this incongruous bit of property at the southwestern tip of Manhattan and in the shadow of the World Trade Center their home. Full Story >>


Construction Boom


New Residential Buildings Slated for Battery Park City
Despite the down economy, there is a construction boom in downtown Manhattan. Full Story >>


Going Green Downtown


Battery Park City's residential buildings are almost greener than its parks
When the first tenants moved into the Solaire tower at 20 River Terrace in Battery Park City in July, architectural history was made. Full Story >>


Neighborhood Watch


When the world changed on Sept. 11, Battery Park City responded without hesitation
When the World Trade Center fell, many predicted that it would mark the end of the vibrant Battery Park City. Full Story >>


Expanding on Success

Foxwoods Plans To Add 120,000 sq. ft. To Existing Casino
The world's largest gaming resort, Foxwoods Resort Casino, is about to get a little bigger. Full Story >>


Super Fast

When the Fast Track Isn't Fast Enough
With any construction project, time is money. With a casino construction project, time is BIG money. Full Story >>

MTA

MTA Introduction

The MTA is re-organizing itself to crank out a lot of work by 2007. Full Story >>


Future Travel

Transportation Expansion Seen as Key to City's Economic Growth
Mysore Nagaraja is hoping that by 2011, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will have completed a half dozen important infrastructure projects that will allow the city to thrive in the future. Full Story >>

Mysore Nagaraja

The Man In Charge of the MTA Plan
When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority marks its 100th anniversary next year, the agency should be preparing for its next century, Mysore L. Nagaraja told the New York Building Congress breakfast in September. Full Story >>



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