Phipps Houses, the largest nonprofit provider of affordable housing in New York City, honored two professionals whose work has contributed significantly to building strong communities at its Community Builder Awards Gala in New York. Adam Weinstein, president and CEO of Phipps Houses, presented awards to Bryce Blair, chairman and CEO of AvalonBay Communities, a real estate investment trust headquartered in Alexandria, Va., and Richard Richman, chairman and founder of the Richman Group, a national conglomerate of real estate companies based in Greenwich, Conn. Pictured, from left, are: Weinstein; Joel Picket, Gotham Construction and co-chair of the event; Blair; Richman; Fred Harris, AvalonBay Communities and co-chair of the event; and Ronay Menschel, Phipps Houses.

Professional Women in Construction of New York recently held its annual “Meet the Architects & Engineers” networking and table-top exhibit event at Club 101 in New York. Guests and attendees at the event included, from left: Frank Lombardi, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Frank Pampalone, Wal-Mart; Theresa Vigilante, PWC; Maher Labib, STV; Erleen Hatfield, Thornton Tomasetti; Juliette Lam, HOK; Lenore Janis, PWC; Dickie Sykes, DGS Consulting; and Anthony Baker, ACB Architects & Planners.

The Building Owners and Managers Association of New York recently held a luncheon meeting near the World Trade Center site in Manhattan where Louis Menno, director of site restoration for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, brought industry leaders up to date on the latest work at the site. Pictured from left are: Anthony Lifrieri, BOMA-NY president; Menno; and Robert DiChiara, BOMA-NY programs committee co-chair.