T. Yorie Corp. Wins National Terrazzo Honor for Queens Tower

By AI, Created 9:31 PM UTC, June 01, 2026, /AGP/ – The National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association gave T. Yorie Corp. a 2026 Honor Award for the terrazzo work at Hunters Point North in Long Island City, Queens. The project stands out for its pinwheel brass-strip pattern, oversized marble aggregates and tight installation tolerances in a waterfront residential tower.

Why it matters: - The Hunters Point North installation helped define the architectural identity of a waterfront residential development on a reclaimed industrial site in Long Island City, Queens. - The NTMA Honor Award signals national recognition for terrazzo craftsmanship, technical precision and design execution. - The project shows how terrazzo can function as both a durable building material and a major design feature in public spaces.

What happened: - The National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association presented a 2026 Honor Award to T. Yorie Corp. of Allentown, Pa., for terrazzo installation work at Hunters Point North. - The award was presented on May 13 at the NTMA annual convention. - SLCE Architects of New York City designed the project. - Hunters Point North is a waterfront residential development in Long Island City, N.Y.

The details: - Hunters Point sits on a reclaimed industrial waterfront in Long Island City, Queens. - The mixed-use development includes ground-floor retail and a public park. - The terrazzo lobby installation extends into elevator corridors and precast wall panels. - The floor uses a Venetian terrazzo approach with brass divider strips, marble aggregate and a two-color field. - The brass divider strips are arranged in a pinwheel configuration. - The installation covers more than 4,000 linear feet of heavy-top quarter-inch brass divider strips in a multicolor epoxy terrazzo system. - Nearly 1,500 square feet of the work uses a pinwheeled brass-strip layout in one-by-one and one-by-two-foot modules. - Alternating poured-in-place terrazzo colors replicate a tile composition. - The epoxy system was poured at five-eighths-inch depth, deeper than the standard three-eighths-inch, to accommodate oversized marble aggregates. - T. Yorie Corp. leveled the floors with epoxy fill to a tolerance of one-eighth inch in ten feet. - The terrazzo-to-limestone interface required a consistent reveal line between the terrazzo base and the wall panels. - The majority of walls featured limestone meeting the terrazzo base with a reveal, a narrow gap that separates the two materials visually.

Between the lines: - The award highlights a project where the visual concept depended on exact installation work, not just decorative patterning. - The combination of brass geometry, restrained color and deeper epoxy depth suggests a design aimed at balancing durability with a more refined public-lobby finish. - The technical detail at the limestone interface shows how closely floor flatness and wall treatment can affect the final appearance of a high-end interior.

What’s next: - The NTMA said a full list of this year’s 17 Honor Award recipients is available at ntma.com. - T. Yorie Corp. will continue operating from its headquarters in Allentown, Pa., with offices in Newark, N.J. - The NTMA will keep offering technical guidance, specifications support and continuing education for design professionals.

The bottom line: - The Hunters Point North lobby is now a nationally recognized example of terrazzo used as both a design statement and a precision craft exercise.