Civic

STILES TO BUILD 75,000-SQUARE-FOOT UNIVERSITY BUILDING IN FLORIDA

by admin January 18, 2010

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Stiles will break ground next month on the 75,000-square-foot Student Educational Center for Nova Southeastern University. The property will be located on Military Trail in Palm Beach Gardens. Stiles purchased the land for $7 million, and NSU will buy the development back when it's completed. The property will feature 26 classrooms, a student lounge, a fitness area and offices. Stiles' project will replace the current NSU facility on RCA Boulevard. City National Bank of Miami financed the development, which will deliver by January 2011.

January 18, 2010

$13 MILLION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNDER WAY IN MISSOURI

by admin January 14, 2010

UNIVERSITY CITY, MO. — McCarthy/KWAME, a joint venture between Kwame Building Group and McCarthy, is currently constructing the $13 million Barbara C. Jordan Elementary School in University City. The two-story, 64,834-square-foot school will feature 24 classrooms, including specialized classrooms and specialty spaces. Bond-Wolfe provided architectural services for the project, which is scheduled for completion in February 2011.

January 14, 2010

Civic Southeast

FIRM TAPPED FOR FIRST PHASE OF $4 BILLION HOMELAND SECURITY PROJECT

by admin January 12, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tishman-AECOM will build the $16 million first phase of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's new headquarters. The development will be located in Washington on the site of the former St. Elizabeths hospital campus. The first phase also includes a U.S. Coast Guard headquarters building, a parking structure and an 80-megawatt co-generation plant. The entire project, which will cost between $3 billion to $4 billion, will be complete by 2016.

January 12, 2010

Civic Southeast

$24.4 MILLION SCHOOL COMPLETE IN FLORIDA

by admin January 11, 2010

KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Turner Construction Co. has completed the 171,838-square-foot Westside K-8 School, located at 2551 Westside Blvd. in Kissimmee. The two-building, $24.4 million project includes a gym, an art and music suite, and a career wing. Orlando, Fla.-based SchenkelShultz Architecture designed the development.

January 11, 2010

Civic Southeast

$46.96 MILLION TUSCALOOSA COURTHOUSE PLANNED

by admin January 7, 2010

TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — BE&K Building Group, a division of Houston-based KBR, will construct a $46.96 million United States Federal Building and Courthouse in Tuscaloosa. The development will replace the current courthouse and will be built to LEED Silver standards. Further details were not released.

January 7, 2010

Civic Midwest

$38 MILLION, 227,000-SQUARE-FOOT HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETE IN ILLINOIS

by admin January 4, 2010

WATERLOO, ILLINOIS — Construction is complete for Waterloo Community Unit School District No. 5 High School in Waterloo. The $38 million, 227,000-square-foot facility features 57 classrooms, three gymnasiums, a 462-seat auditorium, three vocational shops and a central courtyard with a pond and a fountain. St. Louis-based Guarantee Electrical served as general contractor on the project. St. Louis-based S.M. Wilson & Co. served as construction manager.

January 4, 2010

Civic Texas

FIRST PHASE OF IDESON BUILDING RENOVATION COMPLETE

by admin December 22, 2009

HOUSTON — Construction is complete for the expansion of the Julia Ideson Building, a historic library building located at 500 McKinney St. in Houston. A new archival wing totaling 21,500 square feet was added. It includes a research room on the first floor with the remainder of the three-story wing containing high-density shelving space for the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Also built was a two-story loggia that provides open-air seating as well as an garden and outdoor reading room. The new wing is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2010 once the archives are moved into it. Once that occurs, construction will begin for the complete renovation of the remainder of the 66,000-square-foot Ideson building. Completion of the entire $32 million project is slated for spring 2011. The project will be applying for LEED-Silver certification. The project architect is Gensler, with landscape architecture services being provided by TBG Partners. The construction manager is SpawMaxwell.

December 22, 2009

Civic Midwest

CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY FOR $4.8 MILLION SUNSET HILLS COMMUNITY PROJECT

by admin December 17, 2009

SUNSET HILLS, MO. — Site preparation and construction is under way for the Sunset Hills Community Center and Aquatic Center in Sunset Hills. The $4.8 million project includes the construction of a 14,626-square-foot community center and aquatic facility, which will include a competition pool, a leisure pool and a lazy river. Additionally, the project includes the renovation of a 3,219-square-foot pool and a concession stand. Completion is slated for early summer 2010. St. Louis-based Paric Corp. is serving as general contractor.

December 17, 2009

Civic Midwest

LEOPARDO SELECTED FOR 101,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILD-OUT IN CHICAGO

by admin December 16, 2009

CHICAGO — The Adler School of Professional Psychology has selected Leopardo to complete its tenant build-out at One North Dearborn Street in Chicago. The project will feature a private ground-floor entrance and high-tech classroom and administrative space on the 15th and 16th floors. Two grand staircases with open atriums will connect the upper floors. The build-out will be seeking LEED Silver Commercial Interiors certification. OWP/P Cannon Design is providing architectural services for the project. ConopCo is serving as project manager. Completion is slated for August 2010.

December 16, 2009

Civic Midwest

$12.8 MILLION BRIDGETON GOVERNMENT CENTER UNDER WAY

by admin December 16, 2009

BRIDGETON, MO. — St. Louis-based Paric Corp., serving as construction manager, is constructing the $12.8 million Bridgeton Government Center in Bridgeton. Located on Natural Bridge Road, the two-story, 41,000-square-foot building will house the city’s offices, including an expanded city council chamber and police station. Completion is slated for fall 2010.

December 16, 2009

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