The arrest of Rex Heuermann came as a shock development in a decade-long investigation and an unexpected link between a New York City architect and expeditor and a series of killings on Long Island.
RH Consultants & Associates has been involved in roughly 300 projects across New York City, where all of its projects were concentrated, the New York Post reported. Some of the firm’s recent projects involved design work for small spaces or individual apartments.
The firm, which Heuermann founded in 1994, worked on the new Target at 600 Broadway in Soho. On top of collaborating with the big-box retailer on aesthetics, restructuring floors and providing ADA-compliant addresses, the firm also renovated the lobby of the property, which isn’t managed by Target.
RH conducted the full build-out of a 12,000-square-foot Foot Locker in The Bronx close to Yankee Stadium. It also obtained the Certificate of Occupancy for the three-floor space at 30 East 170th Street.
Another recent project for the firm was the renovation of a 2,800-square-foot hair salon at 410 West 14th Street in the Meatpacking District. RH renovated the Bellami salon, restructuring the upper floors and redesigning the historic marquee.
RH also provided architecture and interior design for a doctor’s office at 60 Gramercy, a renovation that included raising the interior floor to make it ADA-compliant. Additionally, it did a gut renovation of a two-bedroom apartment at Central Park West.
Other recent projects include work on the Savoir Beds store in the Upper East Side and a full build-out of a 52,000-square-foot Burlington Coat Factory in Brooklyn.
Heuermann’s firm has been based out of Manhattan since its founding. The firm’s projects have included work for Catholic Charities and the John F. Kennedy Airport, according to its website. The firm also provides expediting services, serving as an intermediary between projects and the Department of Buildings.
The 59-year-old was taken into custody on Thursday. He pleaded not guilty on Friday to three counts of first-degree murder and other counts related to the the Gilgo Beach murders, specifically the deaths of three women found more than a decade ago. A search for a missing woman at the time produced at least 10 bodies.
Heuermann’s next court date is scheduled for Aug. 1.
— Holden Walter-Warner
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