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Falcon Pacific Construction/Builders Appoints Lido J. Gori Jr. as Senior Project Managers

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Falcon Pacific Construction, LLC and Falcon Pacific Builders, LLC, a construction management firm focusing on interior construction and ground-up construction of real estate in the New York Metropolitan Area, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lido J. Gori Jr. as a Senior Project Manager. Kent M. Swig, President of Falcon Pacific Construction and Falcon Pacific Builders, made the announcement.

“We are pleased to announce that Lido J. Gori Jr. has re-joined the Falcon Pacific team as a Senior Project Manager. With his extensive field and administrative and experience having worked for over two decades in public service, we are certain he will be a great asset to our ongoing projects and teams at Falcon Pacific. We are thrilled to welcome Lido back to Falcon Pacific and look forward to his contributions to our ongoing and future success,” stated Kent M. Swig.

Mr. Gori has been working in the building and construction industry since 1982. His professional experience includes multi-family residential design/build projects, luxury high rise condominiums, hotels, modular home developments, commercial and a variety of retail spaces. Previously, he worked at Falcon Pacific supervising Swig Equities’ project at 25 Broad Street in the FiDi neighborhood of Manhattan.

“It is a pleasure to add Lido to the Falcon Pacific professional team. Mr. Gori has been an entrepreneur and design/build and construction professional for much of his career, and we look forward to working with him in the years ahead,” stated Carl Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer and Joe Caraciolo, Chief Operating Officer of Falcon Pacific.

Before joining Falcon Pacific Builders, LLC, Mr. Gori owned and operated G&G Design Engineers (Architectural/Engineering Drafting Service) from 1983 – 2005 and LJG Construction Consultants of Westchester, Inc. (Design/Build Firm) from 1990 – 2005. In addition, he has held senior management positions with previous employers including at Falcon Pacific.

Mr. Gori is a retired Fire Captain / Arson Investigator who was employed by the Village of Pelham Manor in Westchester County for over 20 years. He received numerous building construction certifications and awards during his tenure with the Fire Department. He currently resides with his wife Teresa in Shrub Oak, NY.

About Falcon Pacific Construction/Builders

Falcon Pacific Construction and Falcon Pacific Builders are a New York City based construction company, infused with an ownership understanding and approach to its projects. The two divisions are focused on building wide and interior renovations and ground up construction throughout the Tri State area surrounding New York City. The company’s successful track record is built on its ability to build positive working relationships with architects, engineers, local officials and vendors to achieve client goals. Falcon Pacific is owned and operated by Kent Swig, Carl Schwartz, and Joe Caraciolo.

Falcon Pacific Hires Chief Estimator in Busy Year for Manhattan Construction

Construction firm Falcon Pacific added a chief estimator to its team as New York City finds itself under transformation by a deluge of new commercial development.

Douglas Gandino will lead future project scoping for the New York-based Swig Equities-owned firm, which focuses on interior and exterior ground-up projects in the metropolitan area.

About 18.5 million square feet of new office space is being built in Manhattan as of the second quarter, according to CoStar data, compared to the same time last year when about 15.3 million square feet was underway. This year alone, CoStar has recorded nearly 4 million square feet in new construction starts, the highest figure since 2015. Since 2010, the market has seen 21 million square feet of office space delivered.

Gandino brings 38 years of experience in budgeting multimillion dollar infrastructure and development projects for the private sector and government clients.

Prior to joining Falcon Pacific, he had his own construction consulting practice. He has worked on medical, retail, corporate and hospitality projects for Ralph Lauren, Columbia University and New York University. In those projects, he led pricing and engineering, as well as the requests for proposals for subcontracted work.

Kent M. Swig, president of both Falcon Pacific Construction and its sister company, Falcon Pacific Builders, called Gandino’s career “impressive” in a statement.

“He earned his reputation over the last three decades as an interior and core shell estimator, and we look forward to working with him in the years ahead,” Falcon Pacific CEO Carl Schwartz and Chief Operating Officer Joe Caraciolo said in joint statement on Gandino’s hiring.

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