New York to Fix Two Mega Projects

It was estimated that $1.7 billion was needed to redevelop the area around the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The chairman of the Empire State Development Corp, Patrick Foye has announced that the predicted amount of money needed is a lot less than the project will actually cost. The plan will take up about 1.3 square million feet and includes a hotel, multi-function, screening, loading and marshalling facility. The Development Corp. is currently still discussing the best possible solution with all its partners on the job. They are revising a new scoping document and will come up with one later on in the year.

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Recent Construction Projects In Providence

The city of Providence, Rhode Island is constructing 5 new buildings all standing over 60 meters tall. The Blue Cross Headquarters is intended to merge 1100 employees scattered throughout the city into one 12-story, $144 million tower. The company GTECH is moving its world headquarters , a 10-story building holding 500 people, into downtown Providence. Intercontinental's Waterplace Condominiums is built overlooking Providence's Waterplace Park, and will consist of 193 luxury condominium. A 40-story 520 foot building by the name of "OneTen" located at 110 Westminster Street will become the tallest building in Providence. The tallest office tower in Providence will be the "Empire at Broadway," which will stand 22-stories high. Above are photos of the Waterplace Condominiums and the "OneTen" building.

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Rutgers Approves Expanded Football Stadium

The New Rutgers Stadium expansion will cost the school 102 million dollars. The plan includes 14,000 new seats which will make the full capacity of the stadium 56,000. A new entrance, scoreboard, sound systems, concession stands, video screens, restrooms, and elevators will also all be implemented in the arrangement. The project is predicted to be completed by the fall of 2009. To the left is a photo of the Rutgers football stadium as it stands today.



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