18B — February 28 - March 13, 2014 — Owners, Developers & Managers — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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Developers are bullish on NYC at PWC forum
Theodore Book and Ed Kotsay EmoryHill welcomes two new construction proj. managers
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estimator and project manager andhasmore than twenty years of experience in the construc- tion industry in both areas. Prior to joining Emory Hill, he worked for several firms in New Jersey and Pennsylvania including Keating Building Corporation , Skanska USA and Tri-State Design Con- struction . Ed specializes in project management and esti- mating within the design-build industry and has a proven track record in expanding revenue and profits through ef- fective estimating techniques. He attended Drexel University, the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology and Strayer College and is a member of the Ameri- can Society of Professional Estimators. n ership is a positive develop- ment for our firm on several levels,” Mullin said. “It ac- knowledges the commitment of our team members and also strengthens their stake in the future of this company. IBS always has been known for its outstanding client service and support, and as we begin this new chapter we will look with fresh eyes at ways we can address our valued customers’ needs.” n
EW CASTLE, DE — Emory Hill & Company announced
cent projects have includ- ed a 12,000 s/f building for the Army Corp of En- gineers at D o v e r A i r Force Base (a LEED Silver
that Theo- dore (Tab) Book and Ed Kotsay have both joined the firm as construction project man- agers. Tab Book
Theodore Book
Ed Kotsay
(L-R) Speakers at PWC’s Developers Forum: Lois Weiss, moderator, New York Post; Colleen Wenke, Taconic Investment Partners; David Belt, Macro Sea; Laurie Golub, HFZ; Melissa Roman Burch, Forest City Ratner Cos. and Lenore Janis, PWC. Photo by Lloyd Mulvey.
Project), a 200,000 s/f design/ build office campus in Dover, DE. Tab started working as a laborer at age 15 and has acquired a huge amount of hands-on experience in almost every facet of construction. He has a Bachelor Degree from Syracuse University. Ed Kotsay will serve as an
will serve as a project man- ager and has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry including work in the industrial, commercial, govern- ment, healthcare, medical, and retail fields. The wide array of projects on which he has worked provides a depth of pro- fessional experience for poten-
in underutilized places.” He is building the New Lab at Brook- lyn Navy Yard and renovating the King and Grove hotels at 29th and Madison. Colleen Wenke , vice presi- dent at Taconic Investment Partners , spoke of The Sterling Mason at 71 Laight St. and 619 W 54th St. Last fall, NYC awarded Essex Crossing, a mixed-use, urban renewal project on the Lower East Side to a partnership among Taconic, L&MDevelop- ment Partners , BFC Part- ners , and The Prusik Group . “We’re attracted to deals that have challenges, because we can meet them,” she said. Melissa Roman Burch , executive vice president/direc- tor of commercial & residential development for Forest City Ratner , spoke of several key FCRC buildings delivered in the last decade like Barclays Center, part of Atlantic Yards which “is putting Brooklyn on the map internationally.” n MHM , who serves as secre- tary/treasurer Dave Plechner of FJP Services in Southampton Rounding out the board of directors are: Michael Funari , Worth and Company, Inc. , First Vice Chair Paul Ziegler , AllanA. My- ers , Second Vice Chair Curt Johnson , Klover Contracting , Past Chair Wally Flamm , F lamm Walton PC Kathy Gorski , Gorski Engineering John Mast , Blooming Glen Contractors Rob Reeves, III, E. Allen Reeves, Inc. Zebby Sulecki, Zebby Sulecki, Inc. n
NEW YORK, NY — The mood was decisively bullish at the latest Developers Forum presented by Professional Women in Construction (PWC) and moderated by Lois Weiss , New York Post real es- tate columnist, at the General Society in New York City. Laurie Golub, COO and General Counsel HFZ Capi- tal Group , said her firm has a proven track record of finding opportunities where others see risk “We’re incredibly bullish on the Manhattan condo market – we see insatiable demand without enough product,” said Golub. She noted too that “We’re trending away from studios and one bedrooms to units ranging from 2000 to as large as 6500 s/f for families who want to stay in New York.” David Belt created DBI , a project management firm, and is the executive director/ found- er of Macro-Sea a developer that creates “unexpected value EAST NORRITON, PA – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) East- ern Pennsylvania Chapter named Ron Bauguess Chair of the Board effective Janu- ary 1, 2014. In addition, the association added eight new members to its 2014 board of directors. New board members are: JimmyBickel of W.S.Cumby HerbBrownett of Brubach- er Excavating Glenn Eglinton of Univer- sal Electrical Service Art Goldberg of Aflac Roy Heim of Heim Con- struction in Pottsville John Kurtz of Wohlsen Construction Company Dave LaRosa of CBIZ
employee is seated they are looking at walls. When they stand, they can see the office in its entirety. Architectur- ally, this is much nicer than the traditional six-foot-high cubicle wall because it lends some privacy without feeling like a rabbit warren of parti- tions. We often recommend including some flexible rooms in workplaces with a lot of open areas. These closed spaces – with doors – can be used as shared offices, conference areas or for anything that mandates privacy. Consideration should also be given to using white noise and acoustical treat- ments to control sound. Q: Can you provide an ex- ample of this type of solution? A: We recently designed a new headquarters for Me- diacom, one of the country’s largest cable television com- panies. With the exception of the highest-level officers, to fostering the highest level of productivity. We recently designed two branch offices for an accounting firm. The spaces we started with – one in New Jersey and one in New York City – were completely different physically, as were the concessions provided by the landlords. In New Jersey, we had more s/f in which to create roomy workstations, but on a tighter budget. In New York, the square footage was smaller but the landlord was willing to build-out hard par- titions. In both places, despite the differing constraints, ample windows enabled us to bring natural light into the work- place to create a sense of qual- ity and openness. Which leads to the most important advice I can give: understand and adopt the type of layout that will best meet your employees’ needs – regardless of size, budget and whatever length hemlines are “in” at the moment. n For office design, think “suitable” not “fashionable”... Continued from page 3B employees work in open areas with seated privacy – either in individual cubicles or clustered in six-person pods, depending on the type of work they do. The surrounding private executive offices have glass walls, which not only create a sense of in- teraction but provide abundant natural light and spectacular outside views throughout the entire building. In the loft-like work areas, we also incorpo- rated white noise and used acoustical spray on the un- derside of the ceiling tiles and duct work. There is literally no reverberation in this huge, open environment. Employees say they feel like they are in private offices because they do not hear their co-workers. Q: Do you have office-de- sign advice for companies, especially those that may be constrained by the size of their space or budget? A: Make windows a prior- ity. Natural light is critical a range of industries. Mullin, a 20+-year industry veteran who joined IBS in ear- ly 2010, assumed his current position in 2011. He continues to lead day-to-day operations and strategic growth initia- tives. In addition, six senior- level employees have been appointed to a newly created management advisory team with a cumulative 65 years of history with IBS. “The shift to employee own- President of IBS announces transition to employee-owned organization TOTOWA, NJ — Totowa- based Integrated Business Systems (IBS) has become an employee-controlled orga- nization, announced Michael Mullin , president. Founded in 1979, the firm develops and supports sophisticated property management and ac- counting software for the com- mercial and residential real estate community. The com- pany also provides computer network services to clients in
ABC Eastern PA Chapter names annual chair & Board of directors
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