Civic

ROOSEVELT FOUR FREEDOMS PARK APPROVED

by admin June 29, 2009

NEW YORK CITY — Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. has granted approval for the construction of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park. The public park, which was designed by Louis Kahn, will be located on the south end of Roosevelt Island in New York City. It will feature an open-air plaza surrounded by three granite columns that will have Franklin Roosevelt’s famous “Four Freedoms” speech carved on them. Funding for Phase I of the project has been secured and construction will begin this summer. The park is being built by Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park LLC. The design of the park was originally commissioned by former New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1973, but only in the past 2 years have the city and state recommitted to building the park.

June 29, 2009

GAFCON, RNT ARCHITECTS SELECTED FOR PLANNED PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING EXPANSIO

by admin June 29, 2009

MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — The city of Moreno Valley has selected San Diego-based Gafcon Inc. as construction manager and San Diego-based Roesling Nakamura Terada Architects (RNT Architects) for the expansion of Moreno Valley’s public safety building. Located at 22850 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, the existing 47,000-square-foot facility will be expanded to 120,800 square feet over the next several years. The conceptual design of the project is set for completion in March. Final design and incremental construction will begin when funding is established.

June 29, 2009

Civic Southeast

J.L. WALLACE TO BUILD ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PARK

by admin June 26, 2009

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Fort Myers-based J.L. Wallace is constructing the 1-acre Bunche Beach Preserve in Fort Myers. The property is located on John Morris Road. Bunche Beach Preserve will include green features like boardwalks and piers made from recycled materials and restrooms that use reclaimed rainwater. Electricity for the site will be generated by the sun.

June 26, 2009

Civic Western

CONSTRUCTION COMMENCES ON $40 MILLION PROJECT

by admin June 25, 2009

EL CAJON, CALIF. — San Diego-based Gafcon Inc., a construction and management consulting firm, has started construction on a new $40 million Public Safety Building in El Cajon. Proposition O, a half-cent sales tax, is funding the 119,400-square-foot property. The five-story building will include administrative and operational space for all divisions, a joint police and fire emergency operations center, a community meeting room, a communications center, an indoor firing range, a crime laboratory, property processing and storage area, a short-term custody facility and a central data center. The project is scheduled for completion in June 2011. KMA Architecture & Engineering was selected as the primary architect in partnership with McClaren, Wilson & Lawrie. Ledcor Construction is serving as general contractor for the project.

June 25, 2009

Civic Southeast

CLASSROOM BUILDING PLANNED FOR UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

by admin June 24, 2009

ORLANDO, FLA. — The Florida division of Clancy & Theys Construction Co. will construct the 117,000-square-foot Partnership III Building on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando. The $15.6 million property will contain offices, classrooms and research labs. Designed by SchenkelShultz Architecture, the building is expected to deliver in December 2010.

June 24, 2009

Civic Western

$3.55 MILLION FIRE STATION RECONSTRUCTION COMPLETE

by admin June 22, 2009

ENCINITAS, CALIF. — The city of Encinitas has completed the reconstruction of Fire Station No. 3 in Encinitas. Located at 801 Orpheus Ave., the two-story, 7,256-square-foot station is twice the size of the 1970s-era station, which formerly occupied the site. The first floor features offices, a training classroom, a physical fitness center and three oversized bays for fire trucks and other emergency equipment. The second floor features a living area with bedrooms, a dining area, a kitchen and a day room with an outdoor deck. Barnhart Inc. served as construction manager for the $3.55 million project. Domusstudio Architecture provided architectural services for the project.

June 22, 2009

Civic Southeast

NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM SET TO OPEN

by admin June 19, 2009

COLUMBUS, GA. — West Point, Ga.-based Batson-Cook Co. has completed the 170,000-square-foot National Infantry Museum in Columbus for the National Infantry Foundation. The $91 million development follows the evolution of the infantryman from the Revolutionary War to modern conflicts. More than 500 employees worked on the project.

June 19, 2009

Civic Western

$20 MILLION, 59,700-SQUARE-FOOT PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE PLANNED

by admin June 18, 2009

CASA GRANDE, ARIZ. — The city of Casa Grande has selected Phoenix-based Accelerated Construction Technologies as general contractor for the development of Performance Institute, a 59,700-square-foot facility in Casa Grande. Scheduled for completion in mid-September, the $20 million, 50-acre campus will be the west coast training facility for the new United Football League, a new location for Greenville, S.C.-based ProaxisTherapy, and a top-level tennis, golf and soccer training center called Grande Sports Institute. Local residents will also have use of the facility, which will include soccer and football fields, tennis courts, an Olympic track, a fitness center and locker rooms, as well as a physical therapy facility, a sports academy, classrooms, data rooms and two lobbies.

June 18, 2009

Civic Southeast

COLEMAN-BUSH BUILDING RENOVATION COMPLETE

by admin June 17, 2009

LAKELAND, FLA. — Orlando, Fla.-based Construct Two Group has completed its renovation and expansion of the Coleman-Bush Building, upgrading 20,328 square feet and expanding 2,420 square feet of space. The $1.8 million project included constructing larger meeting rooms, more spacious restrooms and offices for Lakeland’s Code Enforcement and Housing departments. The government property is located on Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive in Lakeland. The local firm Swilley Curtis Mundy Hannicutt Associates Architects designed the project.

June 17, 2009

Civic Texas

THEATER RENOVATIONS WRAPPING UP AT RANDOLPH AFB

by admin June 17, 2009

UNIVERSAL CITY, TEXAS — The first phase of renovations are nearing completing for the Taj Mahal, one of the buildings located on Randolph Air Force Base in Universal City. Construction under way includes the $800,000 renovation of the building’s movie theater. The roof is being replaced, the ceiling is being restored, new air conditioning equipment is being installed, walls are being re-plastered and painted, carpeting is being replaced and a handicapped-accessible restroom is being built. Completion is scheduled for July. The theater renovation is part of a $10 million project designed the improve the Taj Mahal, which houses the headquarters for the 12th Flying Training Wing and the 12th Mission Support Group, as well as base offices for the legal, public affairs and inspector general departments. The next phase of construction, which will begin in 2010 or 2011, will include ensuring ADA compliance, installing elevators and re-plastering work.

June 17, 2009

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