By Frank Fortino It’s an exciting time here at Metropolis. Not only are we working with more clients beyond the five boroughs than ever, but we’re also continuing to make an impact here in New York. On July 13, 2017, two of our projects were honored at the Building Brooklyn Awards…. View more
By Kristina Cartwright The New York Real Estate Journal featured the Life Hotel renovation as its Property of the Month in the June 20 – July 3, 2017, issue. Montroy DeMarco Architecture brought in the NYC expediting services of Metropolis to assist with the $8 million renovation of the former Herald… View more
By Robert Proffitt, R.A. A partnership with Kean University and Grimshaw has brought Metropolis Group out of the concrete jungle and into the bucolic woods of northern New Jersey. While many Metropolis projects involve challenges due to the population density in an urban environment, this engagement requires deft balance to create… View more
By Robert Proffitt, R.A. Last year, energy management experts at Bright Power and architects at Thread Collective approached Metropolis Group for assistance with a pilot program in Brooklyn: creating a solar-powered electrical grid in an urban environment. Our experience with solar grid installation, extensive code and zoning expertise, and creative problem-solving… View more
By Frank Fortino It amazes me every year how quickly the holiday season rolls around. We look up, and there’s a few weeks left, a final push to finish off the slate of work for 2016. For some people and projects, this is a season to tighten up projects and push… View more
By Andrew J. Pisani With the 15th anniversary of September 11, 2001 drawing near, it’s startling to realize how quickly time passes. For me, that day remains as vivid as ever. I was just 2 block north on Church Street when the 1st plane flew less than 80 feet over my… View more
By Frank Fortino I am deeply saddened to share with you all the loss of a great individual – Mr. Robert Kaufman, who has passed at 89 years of age. I have known Mr. Kaufman for nearly thirty years, a lifetime in our industry. I owe both Melvyn and Robert Kaufman’s… View more