LISLE, ILL. — Woodridge, Ill.-based Morgan/Harbour Construction has completed a 7,000-square-foot expansion and renovation to the 21,000-square-foot Water Quality Association headquarters. The property is located at 4151 Naperville Rd. in Lisle. The work included the addition of 12 challenge water tanks, an expansion of the filter testing room and a renovation of lab space. Morgan/Harbour and Harris Architects provided design services.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — CW Capital has sold the 144-unit Campus Pointe student housing property to Preiss Co. for $6.18 million. The complex is located at 110 Chanticleer Village Dr., near the campus of Coastal Carolina University, in Myrtle Beach. Campus Pointe is currently 50 percent occupied. Jim Sewell and Steve Mack of Hilton Head, S.C.-based Coastal Apartment Advisors represented the seller.
PASADENA, CALIF. — The $41 million Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena has opened as part of the institution’s $120 million modernization program. The 100,000-square-foot building is the second of five projects across campus that are part of the program. Designed by Morphosis, The Cahill Center was constructed to achieve LEED Gold status. Sustainable features include exterior panels that reflect heat, light wells that allow sunlight into basement laboratory spaces, occupancy sensors for lighting and drought-resistant landscaping.
LYNDHURST, N.J. — Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.-based DMR Architects has completed the $2 million renovation of the Jefferson Elementary School annex, located on New York Avenue in Lyndhurst. The building, which was formerly occupied by the Knights of Columbus, will now house kindergarten, first grade and second grade students for the school. The renovation will also allow for the accommodation of children with special needs, including the installation of an elevator for ADA access. In addition, the building’s existing kitchen was upgraded, as were the nurse’s office, the main office and the building’s façade. The project was funded by a joint venture between the town and the school district.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — New York-based Rockefeller Group is developing an 80,000-square-foot, built-to-suit outpatient client for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at Seagate Corporate Center in Oceanside. The two-story facility is located north of Oceanside Boulevard. Smith Consulting Architects is providing architectural services along with Raymond Fox & Associates, which is serving as consulting medical architects and providing interior design services. Reno Consulting is serving as general contractor for the project.
LAS VEGAS — Clark Construction Group LLC has completed the construction of Greenspun Hall, a 120,000-square-foot facility located at the University of Las Vegas in Las Vegas. The $93.7 million facility will house the College of Urban Affairs. The building has received LEED Gold certification. Dallas-based HKS and New York-based Robert A.M. Stern Architects provided architectural services for the project. Additional project partners and subcontractors include KHS&S Contractors, Helix Electric, Bombard Electric, Southwest Steel Las Vegas, Desert Plumbing, Isaac Construction Company, Century Steel, U.S. Mechanical Contractors, Giroux Glass, and Frazier Masonry Corp.
PECOS, TEXAS — Kansas City, Mo.-based JE Dunn Construction has been selected as construction manager for repairs to the Reeves County Detention Center, located in Pecos. More than half of the complex, which consists of 18 buildings housing 2,400 inmates, was burned in a riot that occurred earlier this month. JE Dunn will complete demolition work, renovations and repairs, and aesthetic upgrades that are estimated to cost $20 million. The project architect is LMD Architects. The construction timetable was not disclosed.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — CORE Construction has completed the construction on the replacement of Tom Williams Elementary School in North Las Vegas. Located at 3000 E. Tonopah Ave., the project included the demolition of the existing school and construction of a new 82,100-square-foot, two-story facility. Las Vegas-based Domingo Cambeiro Corp. provided architectural services for the $21.65 million project. CORE Construction was contracted by the Clark County School District.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Orlando-based McCree General Contractors & Architects has completed the 11,530-square-foot Orlando Fire Station #7. The facility was built to Silver LEED certification and features high-efficiency heating and cooling systems and low-flow plumbing. Design plans for the property are part of a prototype that will be used at five more fire stations in the area. The fire station includes truck bays, offices, a kitchen, a dining room, sleeping quarters and a triage area.
WICHITA, KAN. — On Monday, the Wichita Board of Education approved 10 architectural firms to design the first phase of construction projects for various schools in the Wichita district. The three-phased project, which encompasses 27 schools, is being financed by a $370 million bond that voters passed last fall. Architects announced for Phase 1A of the project include, Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture; Gossen Livingston Associates; Architectural Development Services LLC; Kraybill Architects; Shelden Architecture; Richard Brown and Associates; WDM Architects; Howard + Helmer Architecture; Law/Kingdon Architecture; and PBA Architects. The district tried to match architects that did the original design for the school whenever possible. Plans for Phase 1A call for the construction a new Northeast high school and a new Northeast K-8 school, as well as additions to nine existing facilities. Contractual work for the firms involved with the approximately $91 million first phase will begin immediately. The overall bond issue plan is anticipated to be completed in 5 to 7 years.