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Sustainable Innovation with Historic Preservation
May 29th, 2018When it comes to sustainability, New York City is now looking to one of the oldest institutions in the world—the Catholic church—as an innovator. As part of its nearly $200-million restoration effort, St. Patrick’s Cathedral recently updated its heating and cooling system, opting to install a 240-ton geothermal system that uses the ground’s energy to regulate building temperatures.
read more >All Together Now: Allergan’s New NJ Headquarters
May 24th, 2018There is a real estate trend afoot in New Jersey: Large companies are consolidating their dispersed offices into collaborative campuses in the region’s suburbs. Pharmaceutical giant Allergan is one of the latest examples, bringing together over 1,800 employees from four different offices into a united, 440,000sf campus in Madison, New Jersey.
read more >Investing in Quality: IPUT’s New Dublin HQ
May 22nd, 2018IPUT is Ireland’s premier commercial real estate fund, with over 5Msf of real estate under management, and the largest owner of prime commercial property in Dublin’s city centre.
read more >Seamlessly Sustainable: LoyaltyOne Toronto Headquarters
May 17th, 2018Design is certainly a—if not THE—driving force behind the sustainability of the built environment. But construction plays an important role as well, particularly when it comes to reusing and recycling materials and enhancing indoor air quality.
read more >GIVING BACK: Cureapalooza
April 23rd, 2018Golf tournaments. Dinners. Donation drives. These are some of the tried-and-true methods of corporate fundraising, and they have certainly helped make a difference to thousands of deserving charities over the years. But Govan Brown didn’t want to go the usual route. They wanted something unique. Something inspiring.
read more >Structure Tone Southwest Adds Two Directors to Houston Office
April 19th, 2018Texas-based Structure Tone Southwest has added two new directors to its Houston operations. Justin Goodman joins the firm as Director of Business Development, and Saleem Qassem joins as Director of Operations. Justin comes to the company from AECOM, where he led the healthcare, higher education and social infrastructure sectors.
read more >Havas’ London Office Wins Coveted BCO Award
April 19th, 2018Fitted out by Structure Tone, this vertical village is reimagining the modern office. The new offices for Havas UK at London’s Pancras Square House has won the regional British Council for Offices (BCO) “Best Fit Out of Workplace” Award in the annual BCO Awards program.
read more >BUILDING VALUE WITH IVY REALTY
April 18th, 2018Like many industries, the commercial real estate business tends to be cyclical—a building gets updated to keep up with trends and tenant preferences, and eventually needs upgrading again as those trends change and the building ages. Savvy developers understand this cycle and plan their investment strategies accordingly.
read more >ADDED VALUE: Using Building Model Data for Facilities Management
April 16th, 2018By Xinan Jiang, ACT project coordinator, Structure Tone Your building project is done! Construction is complete, and all the 3D models have been coordinated, updated and filed away. So what happens to all of that valuable data? In most cases, nothing—until it’s time for a renovation or other construction project.
read more >ULTIMATE PARTNER: Q&A On the Role of the Owner’s Rep with CBRE’s Scott Allen
April 11th, 2018The role of an “owner’s rep” in commercial real estate projects has evolved significantly in the last two decades. How has that affected the relationships among a project team—and why does that matter to clients? Philadelphia-based CBRE director of project management Scott Allen answers those questions and more in this industry Q&A.
read more >Designed for Dance
April 9th, 2018For nearly 60 years, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been performing for audiences across the globe, using their signature interpretation of the beauty and humanity of African-American heritage to unite people of all backgrounds. But New York City is their home.
read more >Tech Boom: Ireland’s Reign as Tech Firm Hub
April 5th, 2018Amazon. Apple. Facebook. Google. LinkedIn. Each of these technology superstars has a significant hub in Ireland. And that's just to name a few. Why Ireland, a small island nation with roughly the same size population as the Houston metro area, known for its scenery and cozy pubs? “Originally it had to do with the low corporate tax rate.
read more >Structure Tone Promotes Stacey Dackson to Vice President, Special Projects
April 3rd, 2018Structure Tone has promoted Stacey Dackson to Vice President & Director of Special Projects in the company’s New York office. Stacey joined Structure Tone in 2005 after working for several NYC-based construction and real estate firms.
read more >Back to the Future: 400 Record
April 3rd, 2018The 1980s. A time of glitz, glamour and gold. When Labora Real Estate bought the '80s-era office building at 400 S. Record Street in Dallas, they wanted to recapture some of that glamour, but now as part of an updated, modern, amenity-rich workplace.
read more >30 Years, 30 Projects
April 2nd, 2018#30 Years 30 Projects This year we are celebrating our 30th anniversary in London, and we couldn’t be more proud of all that we have accomplished, thanks to our employees, clients and partners. "To celebrate 30 years of delivering iconic projects in London, we’re sharing 30 of our projects from the last 30 years.
read more >Building on History: The Philadelphia Museum of Art
March 29th, 2018When you work on a facility for over a decade, you get to know the place and its owners.
read more >Recruited: iCIMS Anchors New Jersey’s Bell Works Metroburb
March 27th, 2018Last November, recruiting software firm iCIMS opened its doors as the anchor tenant at Bell Works, the reinvention of the historic Bell Labs in Holmdel, New Jersey. This “metroburb” complex is bringing all the amenities of an urban office to a suburban location—and for iCIMS CEO Colin Day, that idea was appealing.
read more >Standard Practice: Maintaining Consistency at MFS
March 22nd, 2018MFS Investment Management got its start in Boston, Massachusetts nearly a century ago, introducing the country’s first mutual fund. Since then, the firm has grown in leaps and bounds, expanding to hundreds of employees in nine offices across the globe. As the firm has evolved, so has its real estate needs.
read more >Collaborator in Chief: Q&A with Time Warner’s Joel Brenner
March 20th, 2018Designer. Listener. Interpreter. Collaborator. Those are a just a few of the roles Joel Brenner brings to the table as the vice president of global project management for Time Warner. Structure Tone is working with Brenner and his team to build Time Warner’s 1.
read more >Govan Brown: The Newest Member of the STO Family
March 15th, 2018Earlier this year, Canadian construction management firm Govan Brown joined the Structure Tone family of companies, extending our expertise across the US, UK, Ireland and Canada. Govan Brown is well known across Canada as the leading interiors construction management firm making their expertise, professionalism and client-first mentality a perfect fit with Structure Tone.
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