New York

2017 Public, Private Institutional Construction Already Outpaces Last Year's Total

Paced by major projects, such as the $1.2-billion Jacob K. Javits Convention Center expansion and other major initiatives, the total for the first three quarters of 2017 also outpaced the full-year totals from 2010 through 2014 and is on track to surpass the $4.6 billion in construction starts initiated in 2015.