{"id":375086,"date":"2026-10-16T19:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T19:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375086\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T19:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T19:57:26","slug":"queens-chamber-of-commerce-hosts-100th-building-awards-gala-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/375086\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Chamber of Commerce hosts 100th Building Awards Gala \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The event celebrated excellence in Queens in the real estate industry.
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Top industry leaders in real estate were able to connect and network with one another while being recognized for their contributions to the Queens community.<\/p>\n

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New York City Department of Buildings<\/a> Commissioner Ahmed Tigani was the keynote speaker at this year\u2019s gala.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>(Left to right) Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Grech and New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the commissioner of the Department of Buildings, as an urban planner, as a lifelong New Yorker, I can\u2019t help but admire what only can be described as [the Queens Chamber of Commerce\u2019s]\u00a0aggressive and stubborn, but incredibly progressive and smart movement to celebrating our city\u2019s built environment. One hundred years of celebrating those in the industry that are delivering such tremendous ambitions, which are not only just defining what neighborhoods are, it\u2019s showing the rest of the city, the rest of the neighborhoods, to aspire to what we can be, what we should look like. You are setting the example of the blueprint that they should have done,\u201d Tigani said. \u201cWe\u2019re building great, we\u2019re doing great and we\u2019re not sacrificing public safety. That is something that the people in this room have been leaders of. These changes do not happen all at once, but rather small movements of the needle, that were the production of decades of hard work, by laborers, by construction managers, by financing, by manufacturers, by leaders, city and private sector partnership, working together, leading an industry in a direction to progress and prove that this is the greatest city of the world. We will continue building this as the greatest city of the world, and we will be an example that no one can hold a candle to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other notable attendees of the Building Awards Gala included Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Grech and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.
\n\"\"<\/a>(Left to right) Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Grech. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really excited about celebrating this year,\u201d Grech said. \u201cFor our 100th, we sought to celebrate the iconic buildings inspired, designed and built in Queens decade by decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Grech addresses attendees of the gala. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels like we\u2019re working on dozens of projects at a time together [with the Queens Chamber of Commerce], and that\u2019s because there\u2019s never been a better time to build in Queens than right now,\u201d Richards said. \u201cCongratulations to the Queens Chamber of Commerce for all of the work that they do. I wish you another 100 years in doing this work, and let\u2019s keep building infrastructure. Let\u2019s keep building Queens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Richards speaks at the gala. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

Among the architects recognized at the gala for their work in Queens were J. Frankl Architects<\/a> for Hillside Tower, Gerald J. Caliendo Architects<\/a> for Vernon Central, the Roma Condominium and the Vibe Fitness BQE Project, Handel Architects LLP<\/a> for Link Apartments QPN, SBJ Group Architects<\/a> for Forte Preparatory Academy High School, CannonDesign<\/a> for the St. Vincent Health Sciences Center at St. John\u2019s University, Paul A. Castrucci Architects<\/a> for Grace\u2019s Place, Corgan<\/a> for John F. Kennedy Airport \u2013 Terminal 5, MJM+A Architects<\/a> for Maspeth Federal Savings Bank at 31-42 Steinway St. in Astoria, SBLM Architects, PC<\/a>\/Bladykas Engineering\/Xu Consulting Engineering for the Northwell Cancer Institute Queens Radiation Center, Aufgang Architects<\/a> for the Baisley Pond Park Residence and Velocity Architecture and Engineering Group, D.P.C.\/A Company of BRAVO Group<\/a> for P.S. 993Q at Long Island City High School and the Bayside High School music\/computer room conversion.<\/p>\n

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Recognized builders included Heartfelt Townhouse Builders for Hillside Tower, Federici Builders Corp. for Vernon Central, Consigli Construction Co., Inc. for Link Apartments QPN, Parksite Construction Corp. for the Roma Condominium, Apex Development Group for Forte Preparatory Academy High School, Shamut Design and Construction for the St. Vincent Health Sciences Center at St. John\u2019s University, Mega Contracting Group for Grace\u2019s Place, CDS-Mestel Construction Group for John F. Kennedy Airport \u2013 Terminal 5, H.M. Hughes Vincent Massina for Maspeth Federal Savings Bank at 31-42 Steinway St. in Astoria, the L Group or Vibe Fitness for the Vibe Fitness BQE Project, ADI Contracting, LLC for the Northwell Cancer Institute Queens Radiation Center, SD Builders and Construction LLC for the Baisley Pond Park Residence, Empire Control Abatement Inc. for P.S. 993Q at Long Island City High School and LSS Contracting LLC for the\u00a0Bayside High School music\/computer room conversion.<\/p>\n

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