DeSimone Consulting Engineering Honored with Four CIB of NYC Awards for Innovative Structural Designs

DeSimone Consulting Engineering has been recognized with four prestigious 2025 Richard H. Corbetta Awards by the Concrete Industry Board of New York City (CIB NYC), including the Grand Award for the structural design of 55 Willoughby, a 46-story residential tower in Brooklyn. The awards, celebrating engineering excellence and superior concrete construction, will be presented at the Annual Roger H. Corbetta Awards Dinner on October 30, 2025, at the Rainbow Room in Manhattan.

The firm also received honors for their work on three additional NYC projects: the Mid-Rise Award for 420 Carroll Street in Brooklyn, the Adaptive Reuse Award for Terminal Warehouse in Manhattan, and the Sustainability Award for Sendero Verde in East Harlem. Stephen V. DeSimone, Chairman and CEO, expressed pride in the recognition of their team's innovative solutions to unique project challenges.

For the 55 Willoughby tower, DeSimone's design featured a reinforced concrete structure that cantilevers over an adjacent building, utilizing four concrete transfer beams to support 31 stories above. This approach demonstrated the firm's ability to leverage concrete's structural adaptability and precision.

At 420 Carroll Street, a mixed-use development along Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, DeSimone designed a concrete structural system to meet flood zone regulations, showcasing resilience against extreme climate events. The Terminal Warehouse redevelopment involved engineering new concrete supports for a six-story overbuild, preserving the historic brick façades with a complex shoring system.

Sendero Verde, the largest Passive House affordable housing development globally, features a three-building complex with concrete mixes specified to reduce embodied carbon, supporting sustainability and durability. These projects underscore DeSimone's commitment to innovative, sustainable engineering solutions. For more information, visit https://www.de-simone.com/.