Costas Kondylis honored at Israel Bonds luncheon.Costas Kondylis Costas Kondylis and Partners, LLP, is an architectural firm headquartered in Manhattan. Their influence on New York City’s skyline has been commented on by New York Living Magazine , senior partner and chief executive officer of the ,architectural firm An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture. History Architects (master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. , Costas Kondylis and Partners, was honored at the 19th annual luncheon of State of Israel Bonds' Architects, Designers & Engineers Division on June 21 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. The event set a Division record of $5.4 million in bond purchases to help strengthen Israel's economy. Israel Bonds President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Joshua Matza and Burton E Resnick of Jack Resnick & Sons, Israel Bonds' chairman of the board, presented the Builder of Israel Award to Kondylis before an audience of nearly 300 industry leaders. Ambassador Arye Mekel, Israel's Consul General consul general n. pl. consuls general Abbr. CG A consul of the highest rank serving at a principal location and usually responsible for other consular offices within a country. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , delivered the keynote address and participated in the award presentation. Other speakers and dais members included Israel Bonds National Chairman David Halpern of Atlantic Realty Development Corp., Irwin G. Cantor of the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Planning Commission, Joseph L. Fleischer of Polshek Partnership, Alan Goldstein of Costas Kondylis and Partners, Stephen R. Karafiol of Tishman Construction Corp. of New York, Leonard Koven of Atkinson Koven Feinberg Engineers, and Douglas C. Mass and Marvin A. Mass of Cosentini Associates. Since establishing his firm in 1989, Kondylis has been one of New York's most active and innovative architects. His clients include Jack Resnick & Sons, the Trump Organization, Fisher Brothers, the Related Companies, Elad Properties, and Glenwood Management. The firm has designed more than 75 high-rise residential towers, mid-rise apartment buildings, hotels, dormitories, and mixed-use projects, including Trump World Tower For other buildings of the same name see Trump Tower Trump World Tower is a luxury residential skyscraper at 845 United Nations Plaza (First Avenue between 47th and 48th Streets) in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in 1999 and concluded in 2001. , Trump International Hotel and Tower Trump International Hotel and Tower is the name associated with a series of high end condominium buildings developed either by Donald Trump or by parties who have licensed his name. These properties generally have both hotel condominium and residential condominium accommodations. , the Plaza Hotel conversion, and the new "W" South Beach Hotel & Residences in South Beach, FL. Kondylis has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York since 2002. He is also a frequent panelist at the Columbia University Masters in Real Estate Roundtable Series and at events sponsored by the American Institute of Architects' New York Chapter. In addition, he was a guest speaker at the Academie d'Architecture in Paris. Kondylis serves on the boards of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation and the American Associates of Saint Catherine Foundation and has received many awards both for his professional work and his leadership in cultural and philanthropic endeavors. They include the New York Society of Architects' Lifetime Achievement Award for Design Excellence, the Concrete Industry Board's Leader of Industry Award, the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce's "Person of the Year" award, and ORT's Service Award. |
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