Author Archives: Laurie-Anne Haller

Last week the United States Golf Association topped out its new Test Center and Administration building at its Pinehurst campus in North Carolina. The new building, which broke ground last summer, is on-schedule for completion at the end of this year. Zubatkin is pleased to continue its longstanding relationship with the USGA in managing this project that will serve various operations teams and USGA teammates, and house a new equipment-testing facility, the interactive USGA Experience, a special exhibition of golf artifacts, and an outdoor learning landscape feature highlighting the USGA’s ongoing commitment to sustainability.

For more information about Zubatkin’s work with USGA, please visit our USGA Pinehurst, USGA Administrative Headquarters, and USGA Museum project pages.

For more photos and additional details of the topping out, visit the USGA’s Facebook page.

In its third year, the Erica Lindenbaum Tishman Award is presented annually to a person who demonstrates exceptional leadership skills, an interest in mentorship and developing peers, a passion for resolving a particular challenge, empathy towards others, and a commitment to community service. After careful review of many nominations, we are pleased to announce Connie Jacklitsch as the recipient of this year’s Award.

Connie has had a tremendous impact on every aspect of our firm and has been nominated every year since the awards program was established.  In her over 17 years at Zubatkin, she has led our Administrative Team and partnered with our Management Team to deliver the highest level of excellence for our clients.  She mentors and develops the support functions of Zubatkin as a key backbone of our business – making sure that nothing skips a beat across all of the varying demands and details that come up in our day to day operations.

Connie is also instrumental to promoting our family culture and values. Her compassionate leadership is recognized by all those who have worked with her.  She wears many hats – “advisor, counselor, coach, listener, or implementer of change” – depending on the situation at hand.  We are extremely fortunate to have her on our team.

As this year’s recipient, Connie has selected the Educational Alliance and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to receive a donation in her honor as part of the Award.  Please join us in congratulating Connie!

On behalf of the leadership of the firm, we are pleased to announce the promotions of Peter Barth to Senior Project Manager and Lakya Roberts to Senior Project Controls Analyst.  We are also excited to announce the promotion of six new Project Managers: Kyle Baer, Rebecca Dunn, Victoria Inniss, Steffany Malarik, Kate Reggev, and Catherine Zagalis.

Each of these talented professionals brings a unique skill set to our team, and have made major contributions to their projects. They are being recognized for their diligent work ethic and management skills, as well as their dedication to our values. We are proud of our colleagues and look forward to seeing their continued impact on the development of our firm. Congratulations!

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Agata Siwiak-Vetter to Vice President. Agata is being recognized for her dedicated leadership and strategic approach to managing projects across all phases of development. She brings tremendous value to our firm and, most importantly, the organizations that we serve. Over the course of her 11 years with Zubatkin, she has made an important mark on some of our most complex projects, including the Jackie Robinson Museum, Studio Museum in Harlem, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Stephen Gaynor School.

Please join us in congratulating Agata.  We look forward to her continued success and are proud to have her on our team!

The newly renamed Buffalo AKG Museum will open to the public on May 25, 2023 – marking the completion of the institution’s transformative campus redevelopment and expansion project.  Designed by OMA’s Shohei Shigematsu, the scope includes a new, three-story gallery building and extensive renovations to the 1905 neo-Classical building by E.B. Green and 1962 modernist building by Gordon Bunshaft. Integral to the realization of the program is the creation of new connections and sensitivity to the historic landscape.  A transparent bridge will connect to the new OMA building, and a site-specific artwork, Common Sky,  by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann of Studio Other Spaces creates a new community gathering space for the campus. Read more in the NYTimes and Buffalo News.

Zubatkin is honored to have the privilege of working alongside the Buffalo AKG Art Museum as a partner for this important project – supporting the initial feasibility and programming work, facilitating the design architect competition, and supporting the Museum across the design and construction phases.  Congratulations to the team on this announcement!

We’re pleased to share that our very own Andrew Bast will be a speaker for the upcoming NYC State of the Market event hosted by BisNow. The panel will discuss construction planning strategies to navigate inflation, rising costs, and supply chain variables.  To join us for this live event on Tuesday, November 15th, please register at the following link.  We look forward to a productive discussion!

Last week Poly Prep Country Day School held a ceremonial groundbreaking and press conference on its Brooklyn campus to mark the early phases of construction for the PolyARTS Center.  Under the leadership of Head of School Audrius Barzdukas, this project is the culmination of more than 10 years of planning and fundraising.

The new 10,000 sf Arts Center will dramatically increase space for rehearsals, exhibition, teaching and community engagement, as well as improve connections between the School’s performance, visual arts, music, and dance programs.  When completed, the project will serve as a cultural and creative hub, and strengthen partnerships with the local Brooklyn arts community through Poly’s Arts Partnerships program.

Congratulations to the entire team at Poly Prep, Sage & Coombe, and Benchmark Builders on this exciting milestone!

Central Queens Academy Charter School (CQA) welcomed students, staff, and families to its new home in Elmhurst today.  The facility allows CQA to house its entire community under one roof for the first time in the school’s history.  It was inspiring to see the classrooms full of activity, and we look forward to CQA’s continued growth in the years to come!

On July 28, Success Academy Charter Schools held an opening ceremony for the new SA Bronx 5 Lower and Upper Schools just in time for another great school year.

We are proud to have worked with Success Academy to renovate the interior of a former independent school building to provide a new, supportive space for children to learn and achieve, in addition to installing a ConEd upgrade.

Success Academy Bronx 5 is officially accepting applications.  Click here for more information.

This morning, Zubatkin joined our clients, project partners, the Robinson family, and a host of notable celebrities and dignitaries, to celebrate the opening of the new Jackie Robinson Museum in TriBeCa. Jackie’s wife Rachel, who turned 100 years old earlier this month, formally cut the ribbon for this 8,000-square-foot exhibit space hailed by The New York Times as “NYC’s first museum dedicated largely to the civil rights movement.”

Honoring Jackie’s legacy as a trailblazing athlete and social justice pioneer, the space features hundreds of artifacts and interactive exhibits designed to engage a diverse audience. The museum, which officially opens to the public on September 5th, also includes a gift shop, guest welcome area, and support spaces, as well as an interconnecting stair and elevator to an upstairs education suite and the museum archives.

Zubatikin’s team includes Andy Bast, Agata Siwiak Vetter, Todd Littleton, Charlene Nieves, Kyle Baer, Heather Siegfried, Lisa Simone, Vanessa Cardona, and Lakya Roberts.