The contractor members of the Building Trades Employers Association [BTEA], the largest association of union contractors in New York, have always responded when New York faced its most serious challenges: 9/11, Superstorm Sandy and today the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Western Specialty Contractors Facades Division, based in Ridgefield, NJ, has helped to transform the discreet entrance to one of Manhattan, New York's most luxurious condominium high rise buildings into a functional work of art.
As architect and designer of Fish Bar at North River Landing, the firm Andrew Franz Architect worked with client New York Cruise Lines, Inc. to reimagine the vessel as a "dynamic yet intimate experience of dining and drinking on a distinctive modern yacht, evocative of the lifestyle represented aboard leisure vessels found on the Côte d’Azur and throughout the Mediterranean,” says Franz.
Elected officials on Friday hailed efforts by Lafarge North America to cut harmful emissions and improve energy efficiency by rebuilding the 52-year-old cement plant it operates here.