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ENR New York is excited to announce the 2026 group of regional Best Projects winners, with judges selecting 31 projects in 17 main categories in New York and New Jersey.
In addition to those found in the list below, the Best Projects safety and sustainability awardees, which are juried by separate safety and sustainability experts, will be announced on ENR East's website and on the ENR East e-newsletter. Finalists for this year’s ENR New York Project of the Year will also be announced soon.
This year’s winning projects in the main categories will also be profiled in depth in the Nov. 9 print issue of ENR East.
Judges’ selection for this year’s overall Project of the Year from Best Project-level winners listed below will be announced in the Nov. 9 issue of ENR East.
All winners will be recognized at the ENR New York Best Projects awards event on Nov. 17. For more information about the regional event, please visit: https://www.enr.com/enr-best-projects-awards/new-york
The judges were divided into two groups and assigned a group of categories. Projects were evaluated on the ability of the project team to overcome challenges, contribute to the industry and community, and achieve safety and construction and design quality miletones. 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!
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.
This year’s New York-New Jersey region judges for the main categories were:
Dana Blackwood, general manager at Turner Construction Co.; Patrice Ford, director of communications at Grunley Construction Co. Inc.; Meghan Hennessey, senior estimator at Windover Construction; Ioanna Magiati, partner at AO; Craig Melograno, president of PDM Constructors and Durapods; and Roland Nadar, senior program executive at AECOM.
This year's list of winners by category are:
Airport/Transit
Best Project
MTA LIRR Hall Interlocking Expansion
Jamaica, N.Y.
Submitted By Tectonic Engineering Consultants, Geologists & Land Surveyors D.P.C.
Award of Merit
Saratoga County Airport — New Terminal and Jet Hangar
Ballston Spa, N.Y.
Submitted By LeChase Construction Services
Award of Merit
Church Avenue Subway Station Redesign and Accessibility Upgrade
Brooklyn
Submitted By Urbahn Architects
Cultural/Worship
Best Project
Maplewood Memorial Public Library
Totowa, N.J.
Submitted By Pal-Pro Builders
Award of Merit
Rochester Institute of Technology – Performing Arts Center
Rochester, N.Y.
Submitted By LeChase Construction Services
Award of Merit
Memorial Baptist Church Park Slope Restoration
Brooklyn
Submitted By Smooth Plastering
Energy/Industrial
Best Project
Smart Path Connect Project
Various towns in northern New York State
Submitted By New York Power Authority and Michels Corp.
Award of Merit
345 Hudson Decarbonization – Phase 2
New York City
Submitted By Consigli Construction Co. Inc.
Government/Public Building
Best Project
Essex County Wynona Lipman Family Courthouse
Newark, N.J.
Submitted By Dobco Inc.
Award of Merit
Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center
Brooklyn
Submitted By Consigli Construction Co. Inc.
Health Care
Best Project
Good Samaritan University Hospital – Patient Care Pavilion
West Islip, N.Y.
Submitted By EW Howell Construction Group
Award of Merit
RWJ Barnabas Melchiorre Cancer Center
Livingston, N.J.
Submitted By Skanska USA Building
Higher Education/Research
Best Project
Cornell University Computing and Information Science Building
Ithaca, N.Y.
Submitted By LeChase Construction Services
Award of Merit
Bard College – Annandale Residence Hall
Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Submitted By KBE Building Corp.
Highway/Bridge
Best Project
Van Wyck Expressway Capacity and Access Improvements to John F. Kennedy International Airport – Contract 2
Queens, N.Y.
Submitted By Halmar International
Award of Merit
Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation
New York
Submitted By Parsons
Interior/Tenant Improvement
Best Project
JPMorganChase Global Headquarters
New York City
Submitted By JRM Construction Management
Award of Merit
Cellares Bridgewater Cell & Gene Therapy Manufacturing Expansion
Bridgewater, N.J.
Submitted By EwingCole
K-12 Education
Award of Merit
Evergreen Charter School
Hempstead, N.Y.
Submitted By Consigli Construction Co. Inc.
Landscape/Urban Development
Best Project
Davis Center at the Harlem Meer
New York City
Submitted By EW Howell Construction Group
Manufacturing
Best Project
Unither Pharmaceuticals – BFS Addition
Rochester, N.Y.
Submitted By Hamilton Stern Construction
Office/Retail/Mixed-Use
Best Project
125 West 57th Street
New York City
Submitted By Leeding Builders Group
Award of Merit
House of Dior New York
New York City
Submitted By Sciame Construction LLC
Award of Merit
520 Fifth Avenue
New York City
Submitted By Suffolk
Renovation/Restoration
Best Project
One Times Square
New York City
Submitted By DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Award of Merit
Columbia University – 611 West 112th Street
New York City
Submitted By Consigli Construction Co. Inc.
Residential/Hospitality
Best Project
SoMA at 25 Water Street
New York City
Submitted By CetraRuddy Architecture and Pavarini McGovern
Small Project
Best Project
The Jewish Museum, Third- and Fourth-Floor Renovation and Expansion
New York
Submitted By Consigli Construction Co. Inc.
Sports/Entertainment
Best Project
Oak Hill Country Club Master Plan Renovation and Expansion
Rochester, N.Y.
Submitted By LeChase Construction Services
Award of Merit
Barclays Center – Phase 2 Renovation
Brooklyn
Submitted By Shawmut Design and Construction
Water/Environment
Award of Merit
Croton Water Treatment Plant
Bronx, N.Y.
Submitted By Sherwood Design Engineers
