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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…