Despite lingering economic and labor pressures on the industry, airport and health sciences projects, as well as critical bridge replacements, are driving New York and New England regional construction activity to the top of the list highlights of the 2024 New York ENR.
The value of 19 New York and New Jersey projects on the list totals $27.19 billion, a 7.94 percent increase over the $25.19 billion of 20 projects in last year’s ranking. The top three projects listed, which include those starting in both states in calendar year 2023, equal $6.44 billion, down from the combined $18.68 billion for the top three last year.
A JFK International Airport project takes the top spot for the second year in a row. The $9.5 billion Terminal One topped last year’s list. This year’s flagship project is the $4.2 billion JetBlue Terminal 6 project, which will connect to JetBlue’s existing Terminal 5. The public-private partnership between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFK Millennium Partners includes a 1.2 million-square-foot project. ft international terminal. Built in two phases, the first of the terminal’s 10 new gates will open in 2026 before construction is completed in 2028. The project also includes more than 100,000 square meters of retail and dining.
The project comes 23 years after the first JetBlue flights launched from JFK, said Robin Hayes, the company’s CEO, at the project’s groundbreaking ceremony in February 2023. “We are very excited to have the opportunity to expand our presence with new doors in a new terminal. ,” He said.
A separate $1.24 billion road, utilities and ground transportation project at JFK is the No. 2 project on this year’s ENR New York list, while Clarkson Square – Luxury Condos/Affordable Senior Apartments in the city of New York is the third.
At $400 million, the Hudson West Exchange Phase 2 residential-commercial parking project in Jersey City, NJ is the largest construction job on the Garden State’s list. The lowest-ranked project this year totaled $230 million, $30 million more than last year’s lowest-ranked job.
The Walk Bridge replacement is under construction in Norwalk, Connecticut. The project ranks second on ENR New England’s list of top startups.
Photo courtesy of Cianbro Corp.
“Timing will be critical to maintain it [Walk Bridge’s] schedule”,
—Kevin Washburn, Project Manager, WSP
Robust Health Sciences sector
New England, the 21 projects on this year’s list total $8.8 billion, including 11 health sciences projects worth $6.7 billion. Topping the list is Massachusetts General Hospital’s clinical facility, which will include a cancer center and a heart center. In Phase 1, crews will build underground parking levels before erecting the first of two towers, according to the hospital. Demolition of the Parkman garage and construction of the second tower will begin in Phase 2, with an expected opening in 2030.
The $1 million replacement of the Amtrak/Metro North Norwalk Walk Bridge in Norwalk, Conn., ranks second. Work on the bridge will include construction of new lift tower foundations and a microtunnel under the river, with completion expected in 2025. “Time will be critical to keeping the project on schedule,” Kevin Washburn told ENR , WSP’s project manager, when the project began in 2025. May 2023. Allston Labworks’ $950 million R&D laboratory office at 305 Western Ave. in Boston ranks third and Maine’s $240 million Downeast Wind Turbine Farm ranks 12th.
