The World Trade Center arbitration panel ruled yesterday that, due to construction delays at the site and other issues, the Port Authority and Silverstein Properties must work together to create a new collaborative plan and schedule for the project and report back to the Panel in 45 days.  Read more...

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is being used as the testing ground for the waterfalls designed for the National September 11th Memorial and Museum.  Read more...

New York City urgently needs new office buildings to replenish its obsolescent stock. New construction is particularly essential at the World Trade Center site, where the fate of three planned towers now hangs in the balance. So the city is done no favors when respected newspapers make a temporary space surplus (that likely won't last very long) seem far worse than it is.  Read more...

The Port Authority is looking for a partner to help build the central tower at the World Trade Center site.  Read more...

From the topping out of downtown’s new tallest skyscraper (Beekman Tower), to the bottoming out of a deconstructed tower (Fiterman Hall), the final weeks of 2009 brought a remarkable wave of construction accomplishments. The milestones mark a turning point in the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan since 9/11, with public and private works delivering long-awaited promises to the community. Here’s a recap of recent achievements.

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