Jones Lang LaSalle of Chicago has acquired project management specialist Quartararo & Associates Inc., which had a presence throughout the tri-state region. Jones Lang, a global real estate services and money management company, already had a New York presence, providing leasing and management services for 48 million sq. ft. of office buildings in the area, according to a company statement.

In the acquisition, Quartararo's co-founders Ray Quartararo and Dennis Squilla have joined Jones Lang's project and development services group as managing directors, along with 45 of their staffers. Quartararo also is serving as manager of Jones Lang's project and development services business in the Northeast region, replacing John Krush, who has shifted to focus more closely on development services initiatives. The company no longer uses the Quartararo name.

Evergreen Mechanical Corporation, a new plumbing and mechanical firm, has opened its doors in the Bronx, with Robert Greenberg as president.

Greyhawk North America, LLC, a construction management and consulting firm with offices in Connecticut and New Jersey, has made the Zweig-White "Hot Firm" listing of the nation's fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms for the fourth year in a row.