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RAND Gives Back: #GivingTuesday 2021
As we kick off the holiday season, RAND prepares for #GivingTuesday by reflecting on all the hard work our RAND Gives Back volunteers have done throughout…
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Crain’s Best Places to Work: RAND Scores a 10
Our employees have spoken! RAND has been named a Best Place to Work in New York City for the tenth time. RAND is proud to announce…
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$1 Million Garage Repair Project Underway at 75 Henry Street
The Brooklyn cooperative at 75 Henry Street, a 32-story, 356-unit building sits atop of a three-level underground garage comprised of 546 parking spaces. Its garage had…
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Envisioning an Urban Farm at IKEA Paramus
Our transportation and distribution systems are continuing to evolve, and while the future is still uncertain, we are certainly recognizing the consequences of our model of…
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This Amenity is No Longer a “Sauna”
The community room known as the Round Room at 230 Central Park West, a 105-unit prewar co-op, can once again welcome its visitors year round without…
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RAND Gives Back: Virtual Field Day, Valentines for Seniors, and Project Linus
Our RAND Gives Back volunteers have been busy the last couple of months. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, RAND has remained committed to our goal of volunteering and…
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DOB Denying Permits to Buildings with Excessive Violations and Arrears
In the last couple of years, New York City has passed two new local laws restricting the issuance of new permits, and in some cases revoking…
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Coming This April: The Interim Certificate of Occupancy
A new class of Certificate of Occupancy, which removes red tape from the building occupation process for commercial and residential property owners, developers, and tenants, is…
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RAND and REW’s 2020 Rising Stars
RAND is proud to recognize Project Architects Brett Rieger, AIA and Michael Langwell, RA as RAND’s and Real Estate Weekly‘s Rising Stars of 2020. Brett Rieger,…
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New $2,000 Civil Penalty for Failure to Correct SWARMP Conditions
Owners of buildings who fail to correct Safe With a Repair and Maintenance Program (SWARMP) conditions noted in their 8th Cycle Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP)…
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ENR Names RAND’s James Vignola, PE Top 20 Under 40 Professional
RAND is proud to announce Structural Team Leader and Director of Technical Design Jimmy Vignola, PE has been named one of Engineering News-Record‘s 2021 Top 20…
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Holiday Giving in 2020
Over the past year, RAND has been working on new initiatives and looking for different ways to create a more meaningful and positive impact on our…
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Proposed Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement Well-Intentioned, But Problematic
Testimony to the Committee on Housing & Buildings and the Committee on Fire and Emergency Management Regarding Int. No 1146-B (Proposed Residential Fire Sprinkler Requirement) December…
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RAND Gives Back: #GivingTuesday 2020
Every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, RAND honors #GivingTuesday, the global day of giving. Started by New York’s 92 Y in partnership with the United Nations Foundation…
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NYC Buildings Must Display Energy Efficiency Grades Starting This Fall
Following the precedent set at New York City’s restaurants, building owners will now have letter grades posted outside their entrances. Owners of buildings that are subject…
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RAND COVID-19 Update: Ongoing Projects and Safety
Continued Commitment to Safety and Our Clients Dear Clients and Friends, As a construction industry Architectural/Engineering firm involved in projects affecting building infrastructure and public safety,…
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COVID-19 and Continuity of Services at RAND
Like all of you, RAND is closely monitoring the latest news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the health and well-being of our employees, clients, and community-at-large…
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9th Cycle FISP – New Rule Issued for Facade Inspections
It’s official. Just in time for the start of the City’s 9th Cycle Facade Inspection Safety Program (FISP) on February 21, 2020, the New York City…
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#GivingTuesday Spotlight: Winter Wishes
For the last couple of years, RAND has had the privilege of working with the staff of P256Q at PS43, an elementary and middle school consisting…
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RAND Structural Engineer and SEAoNY President Hosts Tianjin Delegation of Civil Engineers
On November 6th, I hosted a delegation of Chinese civil engineers at RAND’s office in Chelsea, Manhattan. The delegation, which included ten senior engineers from the…
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How We Designed Our Award-Winning Cansculpture: Don’t Let Hunger DRAG ON
2019 marks my 6th consecutive year as Co-Captain of our RAND Canstruction Team, and this year, we created “Don’t Let Hunger Drag On,” a behemoth fire-breathing…
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Emergency Preparedness: Building a Better Backup Generator
Liberty House Condominium, a 239-unit, 27-story tower over looking the Hudson River escaped Hurricane Sandy relatively unscathed. The building didn’t lose power like the rest of…
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My RAND Summer Internship: A Hands-On Experience
Going into a summer internship after completing only my sophomore year of college, it was hard to know what to expect from an internship at RAND.…
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Keys to a Successful Capital Improvement Program
We were the project engineer/architect for a large capital improvement project at Nordeck Apartments, a six-building, 343-unit complex near the Atlantic Ocean in Arverne, Queens, that…