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South Setauket-based Jefferson’s Ferry, a not-for-profit life-plan community , is beginning construction on a new independent living addition, featuring 12 new one- and two-bedroom-with-den apartments. “For more than two decades, our mission has been to provide an exceptional living environment grounded in independence, community and quality care,” Bob Caulfield, president and CEO of Jefferson’s Ferry, said in a news release about the construction. “With demand for high-qual

Yesterday was an incredible day as we celebrated the groundbreaking of our next project, 15 new apartments at Jefferson’s Ferry. It was an honor to have Supervisor Dan Panico and Councilman John Kornreich join us for this milestone. A heartfelt thank you to CEO and President Bob Caufield, Chair of the Board Gloria Snyder, and the entire Board of Directors, as well as Matt Moroney, for your trust and confidence in us to deliver this exceptional project. We’re excited to get to

From August of 2024 through this past summer, nearly 5,000 jobs were lost in construction on Long Island. While this decline mostly mirrors a nationwide drop in construction hiring, some industry experts say the precipitous downturn in our area is linked to a few key causes. For years, business leaders have decried local zoning laws they believe to be too draconian to facilitate construction activity and, subsequently, hiring in building trades . “Long Island has some of the

Party at the Top Scores Big for a Cause The Kulka Group’s annual Party at the Top  event teed off in high spirits this year at TopGolf, bringing together industry partners and community supporters for an evening of fun, networking, and philanthropy. Hosted by Kulka with generous support from Optel BCS, With Pride Air Conditioning & Heating, and Dutton Demolition & Abatement, the event once again proved to be a hole-in-one success. As always, the focus was raising funds for Bl

A former polluted parking lot will soon be home to 96 new apartments in Central Islip, as construction gets underway at the One Carleton Green development. The mixed-use three-story building will include income-restricted apartments and 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space along Carleton Avenue, where a grassroots arts organization Teatro Yerbabruja plans to take space. When the apartments are finished in about 16 months, the development will offer housing steps fr

Thanks in part to Devin Kulka, this year's Scouting America event was the most successful Sporting Clays event in Scouting America's history.

A Long Island packaging manufacturer will be expanding and relocating with a sizeable lease at a newly built industrial building in Bay Shore.  Modern Packaging leased 106,216 square feet at Rockefeller Group’s new 172,622-square-foot building at 55 Paradise Lane. The company will be relocating from about 58,000 square feet it leases at 505 Acorn St. in Deer Park.  “Rockefeller Group is excited to add Modern Packaging to Bay Shore in our new, Class A industrial facility at 55

Yesterday marked the groundbreaking at 30 Rasons Court, and this incredible shot captures the ceremonial start of demolition with our clients,  Cliff Lorenzo  of Northeast Aero and  Dennis Casale  of  PG Aerotech , which together operate  Jet Parts Engineering . Designed by JM2 Architecture, D.P.C.  and  Emtec Consulting Engineers , this 56,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art industrial manufacturing and testing facility will be dedicated to producing and repairing components for th

For companies getting ready to start construction projects, things are getting more expensive.  The producer price index (PPI) for materials and services used in nonresidential construction rose 0.5 percent in July and 2.6 percent from July 2024, the largest 12-month increase since Feb. 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released Thursday.  Though the AGCA reports on the national construction landscape, higher

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Obstacles to growth and changing economic conditions were highlighted in a recent panel event hosted by the Commercial and Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island earlier this month.  The CIBS-LI ‘s 2025 State of the Market event held Tuesday, June 17 at 58 South Service Road in Melville, featured a panel of experts from a variety of commercial real estate sectors including retail, industrial, office, banking and construction, exploring current challenges, emerging trends a