Highlighting a century of progress, the Briarwood Organization continues to innovate New York City’s commercial and residential real estate landscape with important new projects.
To mark its first 100 years, the fourth-generation, family-owned company has begun construction on Briarwood Plaza II, a Class-A office building located at 36-29 Bell Boulevard, Queens, with 24,000 s/f of prime space.
“Our first office building, Briarwood Plaza at 36-35 Bell Boulevard, has been a successful amenity for the Queens community for more than a decade,” points out Vincent Riso, President and a third generation Principal. “It …

A restoration contractor has admitted falsifying payroll records to underpay workers.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. announced a plea agreement with Mascon Restoraation Inc. in which the firm will plead guilty to the felony charge of Offering a False Instrument for Filing relating to its failure to pay prevailing wages to employees, and its falsification of payroll records for work performed at New York City construction sites.

Mascon has also been barred from submitting a bid on, or from being awarded, any public work contract, or subcontract, within the State, any municipal corporation or public body for a period of five years