Guardian Service Industries, Inc.

Guardian Exterminating Services  are dedicated in providing a fast, reliable and professional service to all our customers. Let us take care of your home with our proactive consultancy approach to domestic and residential pest control. All our employees are specially trained to handle the latest scientific techniques; we are dedicated in the control and elimination of all pests and vermin within the home environment. Interior and perimeter treatments are provided with flexible scheduling arranged to ensure your satisfaction. Why not ask about our four-season service that provides assurance of a pest-free healthy home, year-round? We understand the need for an emergency response at times so we will always endeavor to provide this service for you. Additionally, feel free to phone one of our ESA Qualified Technicians if you have any questions regarding pest control and prevention 7 days a week / 365 day of the year. All our employees are enthusiastic, committed and polite. Al

The former Pan Am Building is swapping neon lights with LEDs By  Aaron Elstein The tower at 200 Park Ave. is getting a face-lift. MetLife is replacing the neon sign that has topped its headquarters since 1993, swapping in LED lights and a new typeface with narrower letters for a more “modern” look. The former Pan Am Building was the tallest commercial tower in the city when it was completed in 1963, but it was derided by architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable as a “colossal collection of minimums.” The company in 2005 sold the building for $1.7 billion to a joint venture of Tishman Speyer, the New York City Employees’ Retirement System and the Teachers’ Retirement System. But the 59-story tower remains MetLife’s headquarters and is now worth $3 billion, according to Bloomberg. The new sign comes a year after MetLife dropped Snoopy and the other Peanuts characters it had long used to advertise. While the company repositions its public image, behind the scenes it is sparr

By -  Chris Weller   Nestled between Manhattan and Queens on New York's Roosevelt Island, a new approach to building design has come to life. Cornell Tech , a two-million-square foot campus aimed at serving students studying computer science, business, and entrepreneurship, is open for the 2016-2017 academic year. The buildings will remain in construction until approximately 2043, at which point some 2,000 students and hundreds of faculty and staff will live in energy-efficient buildings designed to heat and cool their inhabitants naturally. Here's what the school is like up close. The building is the  largest energy-efficient dorm  in the world.  The interior walls are covered in tape-sealed "jackets" that prevent outside air from coming in. Each window has triple-pane glass that was assembled in Italy and shipped to New York. Pipes run around the ceiling, continuously emitting heat or AC into the room. Unlike traditional central heating and AC s

Recall the proclamation made by 2009's most charismatic N.Y.C. mayoral candidate,  Jimmy McMillan . "The rent is too damn high," he declared. He was right, considering the average New Yorker spends $4,109 monthly for a Manhattan rental,  according to a recent report from  Douglas Elliman Real Estate. What those fancy brokerage firms don't tell you is just how bad some of the buildings are — and where. Consider the ingenuity of JustFix.nyc.  The local startup devised a map  of the buildings with the most outstanding HPD (Department of Housing Preservation and Development) violations. The non-profit organization helps renters take advantage of the housing codes of New York City and allows its users to take photos of whatever problem they come across in the building and lodge complaints. Whether it's rats, mold or cockroaches, JustFix.nyc has it reported. The app, funded by the  Robin Hood Foundation  and the Fast Forward Accelerator (an ac

During an emergency, it’s imperative that 911 dispatchers swiftly answer calls. So when New York City’s emergency command center in one of the World Trade Center buildings collapsed as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, lawmakers assessed how they could make the system more resilient in the face of disaster. Enter the Public Safety Answering Center II, the city’s newest emergency call center and what’s perhaps the strongest and safest building in all five New York City boroughs. Completed in summer 2016 and designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, the call center was engineered to be virtually impenetrable. Located in the Bronx, it’s in a far-flung part of the city far away from terrorism targets. The structure is meant to be bulletproof, blast-proof, toxic gas-proof (aka air-tight), tamper-proof, and flood-proof. It has enough water, generator power, and food on hand for the 400 or so people who work there to be self-sufficient for at least three days. Bu

Across most sectors of commercial real estate in New York City, be it offices, apartments and condos, retail spaces or hotels, landlords are grappling with a citywide supply influx, one that is pushing down asking prices and pushing up concessions. Yet, there is one sector that is 100% occupied, commands high rents and has startlingly low supply. NYU Langone Health An NYU Langone Health laboratory facility In New York City, finding a place for a research laboratory is not like finding a needle in a haystack. The city has about 1.7M SF of life science lab space, a tiny chunk of its 450M SF office supply. Those labs are 100% occupied, according to Transwestern, and the active pipeline is thin. "This has historically has been one of the most supply-constrained markets in New York City," Transwestern Research Manager Danny Mangru said. "New York City possesses all the necessary pieces for the life science industry.  All it's missing is the supply." An asset c

WE DELIVER QUALITY COMMERCIAL CLEANING SERVICES TAILORED TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS We perform a wide variety of commercial cleaning services. We’re dedicated to providing the highest standard of quality along with the best value possible. Our business is based on trust and integrity. We work with you to perform according to your specifications. We regularly perform inspections to ensure your building cleaning is done to your satisfaction. Our service plans are tailored to meet your needs. We’re available to clean your property seven days a week. We’re happy work around your scheduling needs. We offer affordable prices for your regular cleaning needs. Our commitment to quality cleaning and customer satisfaction is why we’re one of the leading professional cleaning services in the Northeast. #Porters #Matrons #Janitorial #GuardianSince1918