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Kraus-Anderson Breaks Ground on $18.4M Fire Station in Otsego, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow

OTSEGO, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has broken ground on a new $18.4 million fire and emergency service station for the City of Otsego, a northeast suburb of the Twin Cities. Operations at the two-story, 35,000-square-foot facility are set to begin on Jan. 1, 2027. Wold Architects and Engineers designed the project. The south side of the facility is designed for emergency response operations and will house six large apparatus bays for fire engines, a dedicated gear contamination area, storm shelter, hose/training tower and training mezzanine to support ongoing firefighter development. The north side of the building is dedicated to firefighter and staff well-being with bunk rooms, quiet rooms, laundry and gear storage, a full kitchen and dayroom, separate kitchenette, fitness center, conference rooms, offices and remote workspaces. Site development will include new utility infrastructure, drive lanes, public and staff parking areas, snow melt aprons, sidewalks, stormwater management ponds, a screened trash enclosure and landscaping.

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Partnership Breaks Ground on $75M Academic Project in Farmingdale, New York

by Taylor Williams

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — A partnership between Empire State Development and the State University of New York (SUNY) has broken ground on a $75 million academic project in Farmingdale, located on Long Island. Designed by Urbahn Architects, the three-story, 52,000-square-foot building will be the new computer sciences facility for Farmingdale State College and will feature an 1,800-square-foot business incubator on the ground floor. The second floor will have six classrooms, a seminar room, conference room, faculty offices and administrative spaces. The third floor will include six computer labs and offices, and both the second and third floors will have student lounges that overlook the campus. Completion is slated for 2028.

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Hoar Construction Breaks Ground on 83,000 SF Elementary School Building in Austin

by Taylor Williams

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Hoar Construction has broken ground on the new 83,000-square-foot building for Oak Springs Elementary School, which is part of the Austin Independent School District. The new facility will replace the original structure that was built in 1958 and will include a new gym with a basketball court, full cafeteria, theater, music studio and exterior rain garden. Fort Worth-based Huckabee Architects designed the project, which is expected to be complete in spring 2027.

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Pillar Property Management Tops Out $35M Basketball Charter School in The Bronx

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Pillar Property Management has topped out The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School, a $35 million academic project in the Mott Haven area of The Bronx. The five-story, 69,000-square-foot building is located at 647 Elton Ave. and will eventually house an 8,000-square foot gymnasium, 27 regular and specialty classrooms, a library/media production studio and a dedicated broadcast studio. New Renaissance Basketball Association will operate the school, which expects to have an enrollment of about 400 students, via a long-term lease with Pillar. The project team includes ESKW/Architects, IMC Architecture, JV Construction & Consulting and Brisa Builders. Construction began last fall, and completion is slated for early- to mid-2026.

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City of Sugar Land Approves $12.5M for Renovation, Modernization of Downtown Commercial Center

by Taylor Williams

SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — The City of Sugar Land, located southwest of Houston, has approved $12.5 million in funding for the renovation and modernization of the city’s downtown commercial center, known as Sugar Land Town Square. Under the terms of the funding agreement, Building B will receive upgrades to its communal office and amenity spaces, as well as its landscaping and streetscaping. In addition, Building H will see renovations to its entryway, lobby and signage, along with updates to the garden area and new furniture, fixtures and equipment. Sugar Land Town Square, which spans 32.8 acres and opened in 2003, is currently 73 percent leased across its office, retail and restaurant components.

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Del Valle ISD, Thinkery Open 25,227 SF Immersive Childcare Facility in East Austin

by Taylor Williams

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between the Del Valle Independent School District (ISD), which serves Travis County, and The Thinkery, a children’s museum in Austin, has opened a 25,227-square-foot immersive childcare facility. Designed by Pfluger Architects and located east of the downtown area, the facility features color-coded, dedicated classrooms for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, as well as a central courtyard, library and an array of museum-style, interactive learning exhibits and activities. American Constructors served as the general contractor for the project.

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C.W. Driver Breaks Ground on $175M Modernization Project at Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California

by Amy Works

LONG BEACH, CALIF. — C.W. Driver Cos. has broken ground on a $175 million modernization project at Long Beach Unified School District’s Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles County. The project includes interim student housing, a new 65,000-square-foot Career and Technical Education (CTE) classroom building and the modernization of eight historic, existing campus buildings. The new three-story CTE classroom building will include a medical simulation lab supporting the school’s medical pathway; engineering and computer science labs; standard and intensive studies classrooms; robotics and automotive technology labs; spaces for the school’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (JROTC); and dedicated engineering courtyards and outdoor learning environments. Interim housing will also be built in a new complex consisting of 52 portable classrooms, four restroom buildings and a lunch shelter. During the additional phases, which are scheduled across two subsequent summers, C.W. Driver will modernize the aging infrastructure, update utilities and enhance the school’s learning environment through partition walls, new flooring, fire alarms and utility connections across eight buildings. Updates will include HVAC and technology modernizations, new audiovisual systems, lighting, electrical and interior/exterior finishes. Additionally, the school will be upgrading its accessibility and safety through ADA-compliant pathways and signage and bringing fire alarm systems, tactile …

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Kraus-Anderson Breaks Ground on $81.3M City Hall, Police Department Expansion in Burnsville, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow

BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has broken ground on an $81.3 million expansion of the Burnsville City Hall and police department. The property is located at 100 Civic Center Parkway in Burnsville, about six miles south of downtown Minneapolis. The facility will remain occupied and operational throughout construction, which is slated for completion in spring 2028. The 35-year-old complex will receive 110,000 square feet of additional space to better serve the city hall and police department. Designed by CNH Architects, the two-story, 212,000-square-foot project will feature state-of-the-art technology throughout; a 120,483-square-foot addition with an expanded city hall, police department, squad garage and gun range; and a 91,550-square-foot renovation of existing spaces. The complex occupies 8 acres of land that will undergo civil construction and infrastructure enhancements. Construction will be completed in three phases: the city hall addition, police department addition and city hall remodel and sitework.

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NYU Signs 1 MSF Lease at 770 Broadway in Lower Manhattan

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — New York University (NYU) has signed a long-term lease for more than 1 million square feet at 770 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. The 1.1 million-square-foot building is adjacent to the university’s campus and is currently home to a number of tenants that occupy about half the space, and NYU plans to assume the existing leases of these users. Grocer Wegman’s will remain a tenant within the building’s retail space. The first stage of NYU’s programming for 770 Broadway will involve the conversion of vacant floors to science and technology uses, including laboratories, classrooms and workstations, as a means of consolidating faculty and research initiatives under a single collaboration hub. Law firm Fried Frank advised NYU on the transaction, which the academic institution estimates will reduce rental expenses by more than $800 million over the first 30 years.

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Swinerton Breaks Ground on 100,000 SF Municipal Complex in Rowlett, Texas

by Taylor Williams

ROWLETT, TEXAS — General contractor Swinerton has broken ground on a 100,000-square-foot municipal complex in Rowlett, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Designed by Hoefer Welker, the complex will serve as the new home of municipal departments and facilities such as city hall, the police and fire administration, court system, jail and animal shelter. The complex will also feature community park space. An exact completion date was not announced.

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