Commissioner Foley started as an Engineer-in-Charge at DDC in 1998. He now oversees the agency's $33 billion portfolio. He interviewed with Building Trades Employers' Association recently, discussing his career; DDC's continued push for better delivery tools; and key impactful agency projects.
About us
With more than 4,000 completed public building and infrastructure projects, our portfolio shows no signs of slowing down. That's why we need you. The work of our dedicated, professional staff can be seen is in communities throughout all five boroughs. We offer advancement opportunities and provide resources for enhancing business knowledge and practical skills. As you think about your career path, consider us and the many benefits that we offer: Pension Plans Retirement Savings Programs (Deferred Compensation) Health Benefits Dental and Vision Coverage Prescription Drugs Program Flexible Spending Program Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Generous Paid Holidays, Annual Leave and Sick Leave Training and Professional Development As the City's primary capital construction project manager, we build many of the civic facilities New Yorkers use every day. DDC provides communities with new or renovated structures such as firehouses, libraries, police precincts, courthouses, senior centers and more. To successfully manage this $28 billion portfolio, we collaborate with other City agencies, as well as with emerging and world-renowned architects and consultants. We strive to work with people whose experience and creativity bring efficient, innovative, and environmentally-conscious design and construction strategies to the projects we build. Our work doesn’t stop at buildings—we also design and improve vital infrastructure. Our staff of almost 1,200 delivers roadway, sewer and water main construction projects in all five boroughs. Over the last decade, we have completed more than 2,370 miles of sidewalk and street reconstruction, 1,325 miles of water mains, 588 miles of storm and sanitary sewers, and installed more than 42,000 pedestrian ramps. Quality infrastructure is essential for promoting a safe, healthy city. As our city grows, so does DDC. Join us and help build a resilient, healthy city for all.
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http://www.nyc.gov/ddc
External link for NYC Department of Design and Construction
- Industry
- Construction
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Long Island City, NY
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 1996
Locations
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Primary
30-30 Thomson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101, US
Employees at NYC Department of Design and Construction
Updates
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What a transformation! We are making substantial progress on the Owl’s Head portion of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. The project establishes the southernmost leg of the Greenway, linking the neighborhoods of Sunset Park and Bay Ridge, where the Greenway will ultimately connect to the Shore Parkway Esplanade. The project will provide safer access to parks and recreational spaces along the waterfront, improve sustainability by capturing storm water, and stimulate economic development by providing connections to employment centers in Downtown Brooklyn and the Sunset Park, Gowanus, and Red Hook neighborhoods.
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We continue to make progress on the Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in Brooklyn. "This project is not only a monument to the famed civil rights leader Shirley Chisholm, it also represents a milestone in city construction as we continue to implement design-build in our capital program," said DDC Commissioner Foley. "The design-build method involves contracting teams' designers and builders together as one unit, leading to fewer delays and conflicts, better problem solving, and faster and more efficient projects. Using design-build, we plan to complete the new Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center by the end of 2025 – two full years faster than would be expected with lowest bidder contracting." Upon its completion at the end of 2025, the state-of-the-art recreation center will offer programs and amenities to encourage learning, recreation, and community and civic engagement.
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NYC Department of Design and Construction reposted this
This panel of state and local public sector Owners are discussing the design-build challenges and successes they’ve faced on their journeys, and how the Federal sector can best use these valuable lessons learned to take Federal design-build to the next level. #DBIAFederal Morris Aldridge Bruce Husselbee David Varoli
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DDC Commissioner Foley joined Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella and Council Member Kamillah Hanks for a tour of the Mariner's Harbor Community Center project, which is almost complete. DDC is working on renovating the 2,700-square-foot space into a multi-purpose community center that serves youth and adults from the Mariner's Harbor Houses and the surrounding area. We thank Architecture in Formation PC and NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY CO INC for their work on this project, as well as the DDC team.
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We cannot agree more, The Wall Street Journal. The Far Rockaway library is an innovative, welcoming, inspiring, and dazzling building, from the inside and out. Read the Journal's review of the recently opened library here: https://lnkd.in/eEJX6myj
Far Rockaway’s New Angle on Libraries
wsj.com
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Today DDC joined the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Mayor's Community Affairs Unit, Marvel and others for a topping off ceremony on the new Animal Care Center in the Baychester neighborhood of the Bronx. The new 50,000-square-foot Center will provide necessary animal care and adoption services that support a safe, healthy, comfortable and humane environment for animals, staff and visitors. The Center will house admissions, adoptions, medical services and boarding for approximately 70 dogs, 140 cats, 30 rabbits and up to 20 animals of other species. Open areas on the site will include yards to facilitate dog adoptions, covered exercise runs, courtyards and parking for staff, visitors and animal transportation vehicles, as well as site lighting and low-maintenance native planting throughout. In addition to the animal housing, the Center will include a community space.
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Celebrations in Brooklyn today as we joined the Brooklyn Children's Museum, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, elected officials, and others to break ground on a $15 million renovation project that will rebuild the Museum's retaining walls as well as renovate and modernize the organization’s courtyard and terraces. The project will address critical infrastructure needs while setting the groundwork for enhancing the Museum's outdoor spaces, ultimately creating 20,000 square feet of accessible, outdoor, programmable space for young people and their families from across Brooklyn and beyond. Work is expected to be completed by winter 2025. Read more: https://on.nyc.gov/3yFudii
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Today DDC joined Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott, elected officials, and the community to celebrate the re-opening of the Broadway Library in Astoria! 🎉🎉 Located at 40-20 Broadway, the library’s underutilized, 6,120-square-foot basement storage area was redesigned and expanded to create a large lobby with a spacious front desk and other amenities, including a new computer center. Other improvements include updates to an existing classroom and meeting room with a stage area; a new (HVAC) system; multiple ADA-compliant restrooms; and more. “The renovations at the Broadway Branch has given visitors and staff a whole new level with room for multiple computer stations as well as a classroom, meeting room and stage area,” said DDC Commissioner Foley. “Projects like these would benefit greatly from a contracting method called Construction Manager-Build (CM-Build). We have a bill in Albany that has been passed by the legislature which will give us the right to use CM-Build for projects involving libraries and cultural institutions. We need to get that bill signed so that the City can bring these important facilities to New Yorkers both faster and cheaper.” Read more: https://on.nyc.gov/4dGponS
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