On December 12, Cauldwell Wingate celebrated their Holiday Party at Beauty and Essex in Midtown, where the team enjoyed cocktails and a sit-down dinner. Late in the evening, we prepared various games with prizes such as raffles, scratch-offs and finding the Golden Ticket. This successful event created a wonderful opportunity for everyone to socialize with new team members. We celebrated our team’s amazing accomplishments in 2019 and we can’t wait for what’s to come in the New Year!

Last week, Bravo Builders hosted a donut themed Women Promoting Success Event featuring speaker Linda Luppino, President & CEO of 3L Flooring Company. Ms. Luppino spoke to event attendees about her rise through the ranks of the flooring industry, her distinguished career and current initiatives. She discussed the do’s and don’ts for getting a great end result in wood flooring projects and brought in samples to show the differences in products that are offered for flooring. Following the informative presentation, our guests were able to ask questions and engage with Ms. Luppino about her experience. This was a very successful event, and we look forward to hosting more Women Promoting Success Events in the future.

As the end of summer is quickly approaching, it is time to wind down our Summer 2019 internship program. The addition of our four college interns has been so rewarding to our entire staff, and we can’t thank them enough for their hard work and contributions while interning at Bravo Builders. Shelby Seth interned in our HR & Contracts department, Damien DeCandia was our Assistant Project Manager intern at 21st Street, Iysaiah Salome-Diaz was our Assistant Project Manager intern at Roosevelt Avenue and Aline Theodorakis was our Assistant Project Manager intern at 40 East End Avenue. The Bravo Builders’ team learned so much from our amazing interns, and we trust that they learned important skills and experiences from us in return. The Bravo office won’t be the same without them, but we wish our interns the best of luck on the upcoming school year and much success in all their future endeavors.

Bravo Builders recently gave out Safety Awards in which the Director of Safety, Charlene Dodson, recognized employees for their contributions and focus on safety in the company. This year, Dodson recognized six Bravo Builders team members with Safety Awards for Excellence, consisting of: Omar Casiano, Assistant Superintendent; Steve Catuogno, Senior Superintendent; Niki Bennett, Contracts & Violations Manager; Michael Patella, Assistant Superintendent; TJ Flood, Senior Superintendent; and Courtney Richardson, Assistant Superintendent. Each winner received a gift card prize, along with a certificate acknowledging their achievement. We are so proud of the contributions to safety made by these team members, and by the Bravo Builders team as a whole.

Bravo Builders had a great Town Hall Meeting/Happy Hour Event last week, where the team enjoyed cocktails and canapes while discussing new business and socializing with coworkers. Our President, Robert Palumbo announced an exciting new project that was met with cheers and high fives from the entire team. Our Director of Safety, Charlene Dodson, spoke about new upcoming safety initiatives for the company. Despite the rainy weather that evening, the Bravo team made the best of the situation and had a great time indoors at Castell Rooftop Bar in Midtown. This event is very important to our company, as it encourages team members from different project groups and employees who don’t often work together to unite and remember that they are all part of one large, Bravo Builders team.

As part of our Women Promoting Success (WPS) initiative, Bravo Builders hosted a “Sculpting Without Sight” event at Unarthodox New York last week. Unarthodox is a creative space where groups and individuals take part in unique, immersive and interactive experiences, using various forms of art. The purpose of this event was to show people how to utilize their senses other than sight, with an immersive experience meant to trigger your other senses and leave you feeling inspired and reenergized. We used scent, touch and sound to indulge in the aroma, explore sense of touch and take in the music, all while blindfolded and lacking a sense of sight. Our Bravo Builders team had an incredible experience with Unarthodox and we look forward to upcoming events for our WPS initiative.

As part of our goal to support our local community, Bravo Builders is proud to continue our partnership with God’s Love We Deliver by sponsoring a tile that is now featured, along with more than 2,000 others, in the non-profit organization’s volunteer kitchen. God’s Love We Deliver aims to alleviate hunger and malnutrition in order to improve the health and well-being of men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses by cooking and delivering nutritious, medically tailored meals for people too sick to shop or cook for themselves. The organization began their tile program in 1993 in order to help fund the renovation of their then-brand-new kitchen, and the program continues to be successful today, with all proceeds going towards the God’s Love initiative. Bravo Builders values its partnership with God’s Love We Deliver and will continue to support the organization through various volunteer opportunities.

This week, Bravo Builders participated in a charity baseball hitting tournament to help raise money for KAND – KIF1A Associated Neurological Disorder. The event was held at The Baseball Center NYC in the Apple Bank Building, on the evening of Tuesday July 9, 2019. Prior to the nighttime baseball event, Bravo Builders hosted a happy hour at The Gin Mill in order to bond as a team before the tournament. Our two teams of 5 people each took this opportunity to show off their hitting skills and have some fun, all while supporting an extremely important cause. This organization is dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by KIF1A Associated Neurological Disorder (“KAND”).

At our Roosevelt Avenue project, landscaping work at the expansive third floor residential amenity terrace has commenced. Installation of Hanover pavers & planter boxes has been completed and setting of topsoil, trees, and shrubs is well underway. Next will be the laying of IPE wood for decking areas & Turf Tek for a lawn/dog run, installation of a metal pergola & daybeds for lounging, and construction of an outdoor kitchen & dining area complete with two Viking grills. Screen windows installed in the stucco parapets will also provide great views of the neighborhood as well as the Manhattan skyline. Once completed, the terrace will surely be the finest outdoor amenity space that Queens has to offer.

Women Promoting Success put on a workshop created and faciilitated by our own Director of Preconstruction, Joseph Manfredonia, regarding Modular Construction. In this workshop he reviewed the following: Modular Case Study: the Cutting Edge of Prefabrication Capabilities & Lessons Learned Understanding how the possibilities of modular construction can be maximized on a large scale high-rise project to potentially reduce costs and consolidate the project schedule. Identifying the challenges faced and lessons learned with modular design & construction to develop the best working practices to maintain a highly coordinated working environment from design development through construction operations. Exploring the end benefits to the client, designers and construction team: how were project outcomes influenced by the early deign decisions?