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New Rules Allow Drones for Building Inspections in NYC
In an exciting development, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has introduced new rules that expand the permitted uses of drones for various services, including building…
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Professional Women in Construction Names Valerie Landriscina, RA 20 Under 40 Outstanding Women in Construction 2021
RAND is proud to announce Project Architect Valerie Landriscina, RA has been named Professional Women in Construction 2021 20 Under 40 Outstanding Women in Construction award…
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Dealing With The Unexpected During a Storm Riser Collapse
Built in the 1920s, 33 Fifth Avenue is classic prewar construction. It has some old cast-iron stormwater drainage pipes that run through the building. They collect…
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RAND Project Recipient of Historic Preservation Award
The Park Slope Civic Council has selected RAND’s exterior restoration of 153 Lincoln Place as a recipient of its 2017 Evelyn and Everett Ortner Preservation Award…
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Restoring a Romanesque Revival in Park Slope Historic District
The four-story Park Slope Historic District Romanesque Revival townhouse had a checkered past and a current leakage problem. 153 Lincoln Place was built in 1887 for Frank…
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Restoring Historic Details in Sunset Park
Over the years, various boards of directors at Parkside Assocation, located at 549 41st Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, resolved to replace the leaky roof of the…
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What Lies Beneath (A Co-op’s Gut Reno Horror Story)
A moldy basement, leaking roofs, and oatmeal-like mortar are scary things no one should ever encounter in a newly renovated building. Unfortunately for one cooperative in…
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Greenwich Village Condo Digs Its Way Out of a Leak
One of RAND’s recent projects was supposed to be a routine roofing replacement job, until contractors discovered sand where there should have been concrete. Village House,…
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Ask Our Experts: Roof Replacement
The roof is one of the most critical elements of a building in preventing leaks. Many property owners and managers will at some point find it…
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Co-op Stops Stopgaps to Stop Leaks
Short-term fixes rarely bring long-term relief, especially when it comes to building maintenance. Case in point: the Kensington House, a 195-unit co-op at 200 West 20th…
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Co-op Opts for Double Shot
When the board at Briar Oaks, a two-building cooperative at 4525 and 4555 Henry Hudson Parkway in Riverdale, decided to replace the buildings’ original roof railings,…