Empire Outlets and BFC Partner Joe Ferrara, second from right, receives an award at the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Annual Building Awards Luncheon at the Richmond County Country Club. (Staten Island Advance/Dr. Gracelyn Santos)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Chamber of Commerce welcomed close to 200 guests to its annual Building Awards Luncheon Friday afternoon at the Richmond County Country Club, celebrating excellence in Staten Island’s commercial and residential properties for design and construction.
The winners of the 2019 Staten Island Chamber of Commerce Building Awards, including the prestigious Chairman’s Award, were presented with crystal awards.
The prestigious Chairman’s Award, the highest honor in the Chamber’s Building Awards program, was given to the the multi-level Viking Student Center located at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School in Huguenot. The entry was submitted by Emrys Building Consultants, Inc., and school principal, the Rev. Michael Reilly.