For over twelve years, the New England office has participated in the Holiday Cheer Program, a sponsored project collecting and distributing donated holiday gifts to local families in need of assistance during the holiday season. This year employees generously donated all the items on the four sponsored children’s wish lists. Some of the items donated…
The Signature Moment In 1932, Nelson Rockefeller Sr. hired Barr & Barr to build the Promenade, British and French Buildings — creating Rockefeller Center. It was Joseph R. Barr’s winning mix of quiet confidence, professional boldness and his firm’s commitment to a true partnership that impresses Nelson Rockefeller. By helping to create one of the…
We are excited to announce that we have been selected to be the Construction Manager on the New Wahconah High School Project! We look forward to making this project a success for the Central Berkshire Regional School District and most importantly, the faculty, students and parents that will be using this new school!
The installation of the design assist façade at the Cornell NYCTECH Verizon Executive Education Center on Roosevelt Island is almost complete! The system was designed and manufactured in Italy and shipped as a unitized system to create efficiencies in the installation. We are looking forward to the successful completion of another project on the flourishing…
Barr & Barr is proud to be part of the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s revitalization, serving as the Construction Manager for the 399 Sands Street Garage & Office Building Complex 4. The 400,000 SF nine-story 399 Sands Street building, designed by Dattner Architects, will be home to 230,000 SF of Industrial and Office Space as…
We would like to congratulate Amherst College on their Award of the 2019 AIA COTE® Top Ten. The innovative New Science Center at Amherst College is a state of the art center with flexible space that supports the college’s science programs. The AIA COTE® Top Ten Award recognizes Amherst College for design excellence and cutting-edge…
Barr & Barr would like to congratulate Arup for receiving The Empire Award at the ACEC New York 52nd Annual Engineering Excellence Awards on April 13, for The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center. The Empire Award is the top-rated project designed and built entirely within New York State. Barr & Barr is proud to have…
Matt Jacobs, Vice President and David Bible, Senior Project Manager attended the SCUP 2019 North Atlantic Regional Conference in Rochester, NY. One of the several informative seminars that they attended was called ‘Facilities That Support Peer-to-Peer Learning for Tomorrow’s Students’ which was presented in part by Mark Andrews, Capital Projects Manager, Amherst College, and Sara…
Barr & Barr’s Executive Vice President, Thomas LePage was recognized by the AGC for his Leadership as Chairman of the Building Board of Governors of the Associated General Contractors of New York State.
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women in Construction, Barr & Barr would like to highlight the women professionals currently leading the construction of the Cornell NYCTECH – Verizon Executive Education Center (VEEC). Kerri Riggio, Superintendent (Pictured Right)Shivanjli Jaitley, MEP Superintendent (Pictured Left)Maria Prokuronova, SuperintendentMelanie Petway, Project Accountant Barr & Barr is thrilled to…