ENR New York is excited to announce this year’s group of regional Best Project winners. This year’s judges have awarded 27 projects in 13 main categories.

In addition to the 2023 main category winners found in the list below, the Best Projects safety and sustainability awardees, which are juried by a separate group of safety and sustainability experts, will be announced in the ENR New York free e-newsletter. Finalists for this year’s ENR New York Project of the Year will also be announced soon.  
 
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Judges’ selection for this year’s overall Project of the Year from the Best Project-level winners listed below will be announced in the November issue of ENR New York and at the ENR New York Best Projects awards event on Nov. 17.

For more information about the Regional Best Projects event, please visit https://www.enr.com/enr-best-projects-awards/new-york.

This year’s winning projects in the main categories—listed at the bottom of this post—will also be profiled in depth in the November print issue of ENR New York. Projects were all located in New York and New Jersey.  

Projects were evaluated on the ability of the project team to overcome challenges, safety, construction/design quality, and contribution to the industry and the community. Due to the large number of entries, we can only cite a fraction of projects submitted each year, so projects that did not win this year can be submitted next year if they are still eligible!

This year’s New York judges for the main categories were Mara Johnston, managing principal at Keystone Global and Verity Frizzell, principal at Feltz & Frizzell Architects LLC.  

Judges could select any combination of Best Project-level and Award of Merit category winners. In some categories, judges decided not to give an award for the category.

Here’s this year's list of winners:

Airport/Transit

Best Project

Penn Station Long Island Rail Road Concourse Renovation 

New York City 

Submitted by Skanska

Award of Merit 

Newark Liberty International Airport New Terminal A 

Newark, N.J.  

Submitted by STV

Award of Merit 

Long Island Rail Road Elmont Station 

Elmont, N.Y.

Submitted by OHLA USA Inc. 

Cultural/Worship 

Best Project

Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church 

New York City

Submitted by Skanska USA Building 

Award of Merit 

Perelman Performing Arts 

New York City

Submitted by Sciame Construction LLC

Award of Merit 

David Geffen Hall

New York City

Submitted by Turner Construction Co. 

Energy/Industrial 

Award of Merit

Mount Olive Landfill Solar Array 

Mount Olive Township, N.J.

Submitted by CS Energy 

Government/Public Building 

No Award

Health Care 

Best Project

Hackensack University Medical Center Helena Theurer Pavilion 

Hackensack, N.J.

Submitted by Blanchard Turner Joint Venture LLC

Award of Merit

NYC Health + Hospitals: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Hospital 

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Submitted by Turner Construction Co. 

Higher Ed/Research:

Best Project

Quest Diagnostics Clifton Laboratory 

Clifton, N.J.

Submitted by Gilbane Building Co.  

Award of Merit

Columbia University - Business School, Manhattanville Campus 

New York City 

Submitted by Turner Construction Co. 

Highway/Bridge

Best Project

Kew Gardens Interchange Infrastructure and Operational Improvements at Grand Central Parkway

Queens, N.Y. 

Submitted by Halmar International LLC

Award of Merit

Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project - Contract 1 

Bronx, N.Y. 

Submitted by JMT of New York Inc.

Interior/Tenant Improvement 

Best Project

712 Fifth Ave Repositioning 

New York City 

Submitted by Shawmut Design and Construction

Award of Merit

Nuveen – The Gardens 

New York City 

Submitted by Turner Construction Co. 

Award of Merit

Confidential Financial Client

New York City 

Submitted by Clune Construction

K-12 Education 

Best Project

Bronx High School of Science - Stanley Manne ’52 Institute of Science

Bronx, N.Y.

Submitted by Consigli Construction Co. Inc. 

Office/Retail/Mixed-Use

Best Project

The Spiral 

New York City 

Submitted by WSP USA

Award of Merit

555 Greenwich St.

New York City 

Submitted by AECOM Tishman

Renovation/Restoration 

Best Project

Tiffany Landmark

New York City 

Submitted by WSP USA

Award of Merit

Hall des Lumieres 

New York City 

Submitted by Schimenti Construction Co.

Residential/Hospitality 

Best Project

96+Broadway

New York City

Submitted by Leeding Builders Group LLC

Award of Merit

Moxy NYC 

New York City

Submitted by Leeding Builders Group LLC

Small Project 

Award of Merit

Sorin Medical 

New York City

Submitted by Gilbane Building Co.

Sports/Entertainment 

Best Project

Bergen County Rowing Center 

Lyndhurst, N.J.

Submitted by The LiRo Group

Award of Merit

Citi Field Upgrades  

Queens, N.Y.

Submitted by Shawmut Design and Construction 

Water/Environment 

Best Project

Watergate Wetlands  

Hardwick Township, N.J.

Submitted by WSP USA