Architect Allen B. Terjesen Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Forest Avenue and Hart Boulevard
Honoree: Allen B. Terjesen (d. 2013), a partner in the Manhattan firm of Holdern Yang Raemsch and Terjesen, received numerous architectural design awards. He served as president of the Staten Island Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and as Chairman of Community Board 2. In the 1980s, he was an assistant to former Borough President, Ralph J. Lamberti, overseeing urban design and planning, the first architect to serve in this capacity. He played an integral role in the construction of low-income affordable senior housing. He helped design the master plan for Teleport, a 100-acre business park with 700,000 square feet of office and specialty space. He oversaw construction of the College of Staten Island campus, then the largest in the city, and designed the first Mitchell-Lama project on Staten Island.(Rose)
LL:2017/45