City Grill

William Kimmerle
Principal
Kimmerle Group

“We have noticed two major trends in the northern New Jersey area,” Kimmerle says.

他指出，进入私人户外空间正在成为新的办公室建设和翻新的主要力量，“各种规模的租户比传统的户外毗邻广场和/或咖啡馆都需要更多。”Kimmerle说，公司寻求“可以接待所有员工的更大空间”并提供便利设施。

Challenges to make this happen include “zoning and planning impediments as well as a need for additional construction and weatherization elements,” he notes. “That being said, we believe this trend will continue to grow as tenants look to differentiate themselves from competitors.”

A second trend is the continued interest in refitting outdated buildings into office, senior living and multifamily uses. “The search for below-market properties to adapt has stretched its wings beyond the typical 1910s to 1950s industrial building conversion,” Kimmerle says, with developers showing interest in converting 1960s and 1970s concrete office buildings.

“石棉仍然是一个真正的problem in a lot of these buildings,” he notes, with ”some or all of the building systems” possibly needing full replacement.

Firm in Focus

EW Howell Construction Group
245 Newtown Road, Ste. 600 Plainview, N.Y.
President:Howard Rowland
Employees:165
Founded:1891
What’s new:EW Howell正在位于伍德伯里长岛社区的纽约州立基准高级生活的第二辅助生活社区。The $22-million, 74,000-sq-ft Orchard Estate of Woodbury is set to finish in June. Situated between Terrehans Lane and Manetto Hill Road, it will have access to the Long Island Expressway and Northern State Parkway. The project is on the site of a former retail building in a residential neighborhood. EW Howell took steps to mitigate the impact that construction would have on nearby residents, especially during excavation and steel erection. The building is composed of structural steel and concrete with cold formed framing. Once completed, the complex will offer 102 beds for both assisted living and memory care residents.