The project team held a ceremony to celebrate a development milestone for Georgica—a 20-story, 58-unit luxury complex on the Upper East Side—which has recently topped out. Pictured from left, are: Steve Talay, vice president of operations at Ascend Group LLC; Tamara Rodriguez, assistant project manager at 85th Street Builders LLC; Mario Carone, vice president/senior project manager at 85th Street Builders LLC; Jack Cohen, CFO of 85th Street Builders LLC; Steve Socol, principal at 85th Street Builders LLC; Edgar Paredes, project superintendent for 85th Street Builders LLC; Mario Alonso, site safety/project superintendent at 85th Street Builders LLC; Wayne Heicklen, project principal and sponsor, partner at Pryor Cashman LLP; Chris Gray, project manager at Ascend Group LLC. Photo courtesy of Richard Lewin.

Professional Women in Construction recently hosted its annual “Meet the Architects & Engineers” in Manhattan. The exhibition and conference allowed industry leaders to offer perspective on the future of the A/E/C industry. Honored guests pictured from left, are: Raymond Daddazio of Weidlinger Associates, Inc., Sandra Daigler of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, Maria Wilpon of BL Companies, Maria Molina of Nova Consulting, JJ Falk of JJ Falk Design LLC, and Peter Varsalona of RAND Engineering & Architecture PC. Photo courtesy of Howard Wechsler.

Members of The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 164 recently completed a 50-hour welding class offered at the Ho-Ho-Kus School of Trade and Technical Sciences, which enables them to perform specialized welding required to support electrical apparatus. Graduates pictured from left, are: Jack McManus, Rich Davies, Jeff Triola, Matt Kuhn, Roscoe Meeks, Paul Zawartkay, Tony Walsh, Steve Fritsch, Richy Valenzuela, Cliff Ainsworth, John Williams, Sean Smyth, Damian Fulcher, Ted Sanzo and Charles Harden. Photo courtesy of IBEW Local 164.

Primarily supported by members of the New York City construction industry, the 16th Annual Friends of Saint Dominic’s Golf Tourney was recently held and raised over $385,000 to support individuals and families throughout Rockland, the Lower Hudson Valley and the Bronx. Pictured from left, are: Tourney Rockland Co-Chair Hector May, president of Executive Compensation Planners, Inc.; Tourney Chairman Ronald Sylvestri, senior vice president of Hudson Valley Bank; Judith Kydon, executive director of Saint Dominic’s Home; Tourney Vice Chair John White Jr., senior vice president of Structure Tone, Inc.; Sister Joseph Mary Mahoney, president of the Friends of Saint Dominic’s; (back) Tourney Vice Chair David Meberg, president and CEO of Consolidated Carpet; and Tourney host Richard Warren, Esq. of Warren & Warren, P.C. Photo courtesy of John Eccleston.