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KSW Awarded Prestigious West Side Project
Thursday July 12, 11:13 am ET


LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KSW, Inc. (AMEX: KSW - News) announced today that it has been awarded a contract, valued at approximately $9,200,000, to furnish the HVAC systems for a new mixed use project at 808 Columbus Avenue in Manhattan. The project, which extends from 97th to 100th Streets, includes a 359 unit apartment tower situated atop 220,000 square feet of retail space. Construction is scheduled to begin in September, 2007.


KSW's Chairman, Floyd Warkol, commented that "Both the developer and the construction manager are repeat clients. The developer is headed by The Chetrit Group, for whom KSW is currently performing work at an apartment building at 1510 Second Avenue. KSW has worked on several projects for the construction manager, Gotham Construction Company, including the large apartment building at 10 West End Avenue currently near completion."