70,000-SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE BUILDING RENOVATION UNDER WAY

ALTON, ILL. — Swansea, Ill.-based Holland Construction Services is currently renovating a six-story, 70,000-square-foot office building for the law offices of Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd in Alton. The renovation of the 39-year-old former Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., which is located at One Court Street, includes complete removal of the existing single-pane glass walls, the creation of additional employee and visitor parking and the construction of an open cubicle area, 75 to 80 offices, a deposition room and a server room. Simmons will consolidate seven separate office locations into the new facility. Glen Carbon, Ill.-based Hurford Architects designed the project, which is seeking LEED certification.