Working on a construction site in the northeast means being prepared for all kinds of weather. In winter, conditions can be frigid and crews need to protect themselves from the elements in order to stay safe and on schedule. Retaining as much heat as possible, both structurally and personally, is the key to success. Here […]
Eastman Cooke Construction has been awarded a 2016 Corporate Culture Award by New York SmartCEO. The leading construction firm is among 50 area businesses recognized for cultivating innovative workplaces and collaborative, performance-driven cultures. Winners were selected by an independent committee of local business leaders. Eastman Cooke CEO Peter Morandi was presented with the prestigious honor […]
Our renovation of a prestigious and well-known Times Square Hotel is substantially complete, with a beautiful new exterior entrance, a spectacular new lobby, and a resurfaced Shubert Alley, among other updates. This project required continuous logistical balancing due to the hotel’s location in Times Square. With 26 million people moving through the area each year, […]
Construction is progressing well at 438 W 51st St. After finishing demolition of the first floor slab in early fall, last month the project team replaced corroded beams with new steel, installed the deck and poured new concrete. In addition to this progress on the first floor, we have installed beams and deck on floors […]
ECA successfully rigged and installed three stories of structural steel at the SOW site on West 51st Street in Manhattan. Crews closed the entire street between 9th and 10th Avenues for the operation. ECA sends a big thank you to Jack Ewen, Ray Ruggiano and Glen Peden for all of their coordination and planning that made […]
A 72-year-old newspaper recently found at Eastman Cooke’s project site in Hells Kitchen, NYC gave our team reason to pause and reflect on the history of the 111-year-old building they are converting, as well as note the remarkable coincidence in its headline. The New York Times, dated November 9, 1944, covered the week’s presidential election. Just […]
Eastman Cooke is proud to announce we have broken ground on Audi Queens in Flushing, New York. This will be a new ground up four-story, 66,000-square foot facility including new car sales, vehicle maintenance and repair, office space, parts departments, prep areas and a car wash. The building will be a pile-supported steel superstructure building […]
We are pleased to announce Eastman Cooke has been awarded a 30,000-sq. ft. medical fit-out project for Manhattan’s Hospital for Special Surgery. The project includes a two-floor Ambulatory Surgical Center in a mixed use building on 2nd avenue in New York City, which will also include retail and residential floors. Spanning the entire second floor […]
Eastman Cooke Construction CEO Peter Morandi is the recipient of the Boy Scouts of America’s (BSA’s) 2016 Distinguished Citizen Award. Morandi, along with fellow winner Nayan Parikh, Founder and President, Ashnu International, was honored at a September 28th awards ceremony at the Maritime Parc in Jersey City, New Jersey. The event recognizes the contributions of […]
Eastman Cooke is amidst the demolition phase on this full-building infrastructure upgrade and renovation project for a rapidly growing medical client. This 100+ year old, five-story storage building on Manhattan’s west side will be transformed into a state-of-the-art surgery center with suites available for other medical practices. At this time, all new shaft openings […]
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