For over 90 years, the Queens Chamber of Commerce selects a spectacular location to facilitate their tradition that honors: architects, builders, engineers, lenders, interior designers and owners of buildings and building projects in Queens County, New York. This gala takes on even more significance as the Queens Chamber of Commerce held the event at the TWA Hotel the Eero Saarinen’s landmark 1962 Flight Center at JFK International Airport. Tyler Morse, President & CEO of MCR Development, who is also the owner & developer of the TWA Hotel, gave the gala’s keynote speech on the vision behind the project. The event guest of honor was New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Melanie La Rocca, who passionately stated that she “keeps Queens in her heart” and also said “The Department of Buildings is truly a partner to each and every one of you and the work that you do, and that is a mission that I believe in.”

17 Queens County top construction projects were recognized as the annual event attracts more than 300 business, government and members of the community. Take a look at the event recipients, and the honorees at the TWA Hotel.

PRESENTERS AND THE BUILDING AWARD WINNERS AWARD WINNERS – INTERIOR DESIGN/WINNERS 1-3 PRESENTED BY: TOM SANTUCCI

Mixed Use – Residential/Commercial/Industrial

#1 The Delson Owner – TSINY 163rd Street Housing Development Fund Corporation Architect – Amie Gross Architects Builder – Racanelli Construction Co, Inc

#2 Commercial Bohack Square Owner – Alex Ligas Architect – Sotir Associates Builder – Elli NY Design Corp

#3. Single & 2 Family Residences O’Byrne Residence Owner – Daniel and Mary O’Byrne Architect – Kevin Wolfe Architect, PC Builder – Heirloom Woodworking Interior Designer – Pamela Broderick of Kevin Wolfe Architect PC
AWARD WINNERS/ NEW CONSTRUCTION /WINNERS 4-8 PRESENTED BY: CARL MATTONE

#4 Commercial LaGuardia Gateway Partners for Eastern Concourse, Terminal B, LaGuardia Airport Project Design & Construction – Skanska Walsh Joint Venture Project Management – Vantage Airport Group

#5 Hotels & Motels TWA Hotel Owner – Flight Center Hotel LLC Architects – Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP and Lubrano Ciavarra Architects Builder – Turner Construction Company

#6 Mixed Use – Residential/Commercial/Industrial Alvista Towers Owner – 94th Avenue, Jamaica LLC Architect – GF55 Partners Builder – Artimus Construction

#7 Single & Two Family Residences Yu Residence Owner – Xin Jian Yu / Min Qiu Architect – Paul W Athineos Builder – Yan Chun Lin

#8 Health Care Related Facilities Northwell Health Laboratories – Little Neck Parkway Owner – Betty Sarmiento Architect – Flad Architects Builder – Antonio Cabrera of Hunter Roberts Construction Group AWARD WINNERS – REHABILITATION, RE-ADAPTIVE USE, ALTERATION OR ADDITION/ WINNERS 9-16 PRESENTED BY: TOM RUDZEWICK

#9 Commercial TWA Hotel Owner – Flight Center Hotel LLC Architects – Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP and Lubrano Ciavarra Architects Builder – Turner Construction Company

#10 Health Care Related St. John’s Episcopal Hospital Owner – Episcopal Health Services Architect – Samir Rejeili Builder – Michael Fennessy of the Shannon Group

#11 Mixed Use – Residential/Commercial/Industrial Sussman-Automatic Corporation Owner – 34th Street L.I.C. Realty Co., LLC Architect – Tom Kundig Builder – Patrick Mickey of Mickey Inc. # 12 Office Building Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056 Owner – Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056 Architect – Joshua Zinder, AIA Builder – Augustino D. D’Alonzo Jr

#13 Schools & Colleges Electrical Industry Training Center (EITC) Owner – Educational and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry Architect – Gensler Builder – JIBEI

#14 Single & Two Family Residences Build it Back Housing Owner – Samnarain Sooperpersaid Architect – Angelo Costa Builder – Michael Dubb

#15 Industrial Alphapointe Owner – Alphapointe Architect – Joel Miele, Jr., P.E., / Benjamin Leonardi, R.A. Builder – Stephen Paolino of JPC Contracting Inc.

#16 Landscape Design, Courtyards, Plazas O’Byrne Residence Owner – Daniel and Mary O’Byrne Architect – Kevin Wolfe Architect, PC Builder – New Creations Landscapes,Inc. AWARD WINNER /OPEN/PUBLIC SPACE / WINNER 17 PRESENTED BY: HERSH PAREKH

#17 Commercial TWA Hotel Owner – Flight Center Hotel LLC Architects – Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP and Lubrano Ciavarra Architects Builder – Turner Construction Company

To find out more about the Queens Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming 2020 calendar of events visit queenschamber.org or https://www.queenschamber.org/events.