News & Insights

March 09, 2023
Meeting the New ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

In November 2021, ASTM International published the updated Phase I Environmental Site Assessment standard to replace the version used since 2013. After taking effect on February 13, 2023, the new…

February 17, 2023
FRA Signs Tier I EIS for Empire Corridor

The Federal Railroad Administration signed the Tier I Environmental Impact Statement prepared by HNTB, AKRF, and partners for a series of proposed system improvements to intercity passenger rail services along…

February 17, 2023
Two Clinton Park Tops-Out in New Rochelle

Two Clinton Park, a 28-story residential and retail tower in New Rochelle, celebrated the topping-out of construction. AKRF has been providing civil engineering, site assessment/remediation, and acoustical consulting services for…

February 16, 2023
Construction Tops-Out for Wildflower Studios

Construction topped-out for Wildflower Studios, a 775,000-square-foot complex of film and television production studios and support spaces in Astoria, Queens. AKRF is CEQR environmental planning consultant for the project, and…

February 16, 2023
Dr. Elizabeth Meade Guest Lectures at Fordham University

Dr. Elizabeth Meade was a guest lecturer at Fordham University on the role of cemetery archaeology in broader advocacy and social justice movements for “Archaeologies of the Present: Historical Archaeology…

February 14, 2023
New Jersey’s Westfield Town Council Approves One Westfield Place

Streetworks Development received the Westfield Town Council’s approval for One Westfield Place — a plan to redevelop the shuttered Lord & Taylor building and two adjacent parking lots in Westfield,…

February 13, 2023
CEQR Concludes for York Studios’ Expansion in the Bronx

The New York City Department of City Planning approved the expansion of York Studios’ film and television production facility along the Bronx River waterfront in the Soundview section of the…

February 06, 2023
Environmental Review Completed for Downtown Manhattan Heliport

The Environmental Assessment Statement prepared by AKRF in accordance with CEQR was approved for a New York City Economic Development Corporation plan to establish last-mile goods delivery operations at the…