Douglas Durst Looks Back on the Last Four Years as REBNY Chair
On the eve of handing over the REBNY chairmanship, Douglas Durst reflects on the last four years
Date 2024-01-16
Author Mark Hallum
REBNY 2024: The Exit Interview and This Year’s Honorees
Douglas Durst gets real on his last stint as chairman of REBNY
Date 2024-01-16
Author Mark Hallum
A new 4,000-square-foot brewery in LIC serves mixed-culture beers made with NY ingredients
Just steps away from Queens Plaza in Long Island City, Finback LIC is a new taproom and mixed-culture studio that just opened at 29-37 41st Avenue, operating as Finback Brewery's third Queens outpost (the first location opened in Glendale nearly a decade ago and the second landed in Gowanus, Brooklyn, in 2020) According to an official press release, this new storefront will focus on "the production of mixed-culture beers highlighting New York State fruits and other local ingredients." Among the on-premise offerings is a golden ale dubbed Live by the Sun and Moon 2021, conditioned on merlot grapes from the…
Date 2024-01-03
Author Anna Rahmanan
Montroy DeMarco Architecture-designed U.S. Headquarters Office of SOCOTEC in Manhattan Receives LEED CI v4 Platinum Certification
New York, NY – A newly completed, 11,000-square foot U.S. headquarters office of SOCOTEC, Inc. (formerly Vidaris, Inc.) designed by Montroy DeMarco Architecture (MDA), received LEED Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council. LEED Platinum is the highest level of certification, indicating an ultimate degree of sustainability through energy efficient design and building systems, recycled and environmentally responsible materials, and sustainable operations and practices. At the time of its certification, SOCOTEC’s headquarters was one of only six LEED CI v4 Platinum certified projects in New York State SOCOTEC is a leading provider of sustainability and high-performance consulting and design…
Author Informed Infrastructure
Finback Brewery Has Opened A 3,800-Square-Foot Taproom In Long Island City
After ten years and countless brews, Finback Brewery has officially deepened their Queens roots with a brand new taproom in Long Island City The space itself spans 3,800-square-feet with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking 41st Avenue. The airy main taproom, complete with light-stained woods, brick, and textured walls in rich colors, seats 99 people, while the back of the space houses a production zone, boasting a close-up view of the brewing area. Glasses and taps at the new Finback Brewery taproom located in Long Island CitySource / Finback Brewery Finback was started by Basil Lee and Kevin Stafford ten years ago, quickly…
Date 2023-12-21
Author Brianna Perry