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    The actual builders not so much—yet they’re the ones who truly make something from nothing. "For the project we did at Grand Central, Cipriani Dolci, there were no architectural drawings" recalled Wayne Schumer, president of UCON Corp. , a Brooklyn-based boutique construction company that specializes in building restaurants, bars and nightclubs, often to owners’ improbable specifications. Full Article at New York Observer
    For the project we did at Grand Central, Cipriani Dolci, there were no architectural drawings
    SOURCE: New York Observer 13 months ago
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Hammer of the Clubs
  1. a pain in the ass ... The plumbing, the electrics, the exhaust system.
    SOURCE: New York Observer 13 months ago
  2. Every project is different, every project is complicated
    SOURCE: New York Observer 13 months ago
  3. It’s like building a small room 300 times.
    SOURCE: New York Observer 13 months ago
  4. They came to us with a little model shipped from Italy! The M.T.A. didn’t know what to do ... There was this big review process, and here’s this tiny little building. That was it.
    SOURCE: New York Observer 13 months ago
  5. It was actually wonderful ... Our job was very easy. It was a good little model.
    SOURCE: New York Observer 13 months ago

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