Larry Silverstein, president and chief executive officer of Silverstein Properties Inc., talks about the company's succession plan and decision to name Martin Burger as co-chief executive officer. Silverstein, speaking with Trish Regan on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart," also discusses the development of the World Trade Center site in Manhattan, New York City's real-estate market and his overseas investments.   Read more...

At 3 World Trade Center, the 80-story tower designed by Richard Rogers and developed by Silverstein Properties, the floor plates of 29,000 to 68,000 square feet have no columns.   Read more...

New York City developer Larry A. Silverstein today announced the appointment of Martin S. Burger as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Silverstein Properties, Inc. The appointment is an extension of the Silverstein organization’s ongoing expansion beyond its New York City base.  Read more...

4 World Trade Center Steel erection is progress on the 57th floor. Concrete core walls are complete up to the 50th Floor, with concrete on metal deck complete to the 53rd floor. Curtain wall installation complete to 38th floor (except hoist areas and tower crane 3 areas, which are complete to 32nd floor).   Read more...

Two senior managers of Watsonville, Calif.-based Granite Construction Inc. have been chosen as the 2011 recipients of the Gary E. Bird Horizon Award for innovation and excellence in risk management at the 31st annual IRMI Construction Risk Conference in San Diego.
Other finalists for the award included Shari Natovitz, vp of risk management at Silverstein Properties Inc.  Read more...