LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas-based Crisci Builders, acting as general contractor, has completed the construction of The Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson School, an independent Jewish high school located at 9700 W. Hillpointe Rd. in Las Vegas' Summerlin area. The 135,000-square-foot facility features classrooms with integrated media technology and computers, a media center and research library, music and art facilities, a performing arts center, a high-tech computer center and a full-service dining facility. Additionally, the 13.7-acre property features a physical education facility with a competition-size swimming pool, a regulation-size basketball court, an indoor track, a volleyball court, outdoor tennis courts and a soccer field. Phoenix-based DLR Group provided architectural services for the $55 million project.
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ONTARIO, CALIF. — The City of Ontario has unveiled its new Citizens Business Bank Arena, an entertainment and sports destination in Ontario. Located at 4000 Ontario Center Pkwy., the 225,000-square-foot venue offers 9,500 fixed seats and portable risers to accommodate approximately 11,089 spectators for concerts, 9,736 for hockey and 10,832 for basketball. The center, which is owned/built by the city of Ontario and operated by AEG, is home to Ontario Reign, the area’s ECHL hockey team. Additionally, the arena is the centerpiece of Piemonte at Ontario Center, an urban, mixed-use development.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Orlando-based Rhodes+Brito Architects, in a partnership with the sports architecture division of HNTB Architecture, has started the design phase for a $160 million renovation of the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The project will include renovations to the lower bowl, new restrooms and locker rooms and a 40,000-square-foot banquet room. When finished, the stadium will have 75,000 seats. Construction, which will be completed in phases, will begin in 2010.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — The city of Virginia Beach has purchased a 1.25-acre tract of land at Shore Drive and Greenwell Road in Virginia Beach from Miller Partnership for $1.35 million. The city plans to construct a fire station on the site. Robert Thornton of Thalhimer’s Virginia Beach office represented the buyer.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Fillmore Center Plaza in San Francisco’s historic Jazz District is slated to open later this month. Designed by AXIS Architecture + Design, the 16,000-square-foot plaza features wiring to accommodate the audio and visual needs of events, seating for more than 300 people and temporary screens to curb wind noise and delineate event space. The plaza is located within the Fillmore Center, which offers luxury apartments in a 7.5-acre park setting.
PUNTA GORDA, FLA. — Fort Myers, Fla.-based Eagle Concrete Systems has completed construction of the 189,532-square-foot East Elementary School, located at 27050 Fairway Dr. in Punta Gorda. The property features a 164,389-square-foot classroom building and a 4,696-square-foot gym. Owen-Ames-Kimball served as general contractor, and Reynolds, Smith & Hills designed the building.
BOSTON — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has assisted in the recapitalization of 100 Arlington Street on behalf of the Boston Renaissance Charter Public School (BRCPS). The 13-story, 200,000-square-foot building is located in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood and has been occupied by BRCPS for more than 10 years. The school is using the proceeds from the recapitalization for the construction of a new school in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood; the old location will be sold. Patrick Cavanagh and Chris Angelone of CBRE and Richard Taylor of Taylor Smith Realty represented BRCPS in the transaction, and procured The Congress Group and Apollo Real Estate Advisors to recapitalize the property.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has completed $71 million in renovations and alterations for the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse located at 316 North Robert St. in downtown St. Paul. In 2004, the U.S. General Services Administration selected Ryan Cos. to serve as contractor/construction manager of the 160,000-square-foot renovation project, which was expanded to include the entire 400,000-square-foot building. The project included demolition, hazardous waste removal, new plumbing, fire protection, the implementation of mechanical and electrical systems for the new and renovated components, expanded building security systems, as well as accessibility changes to make the property compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, the project achieved LEED-Silver certification. Upon completion of the 36-month project, 400,000 square feet of high-end courtrooms, judges’ chambers, detention facilities and office space were constructed. The Chicago and St. Paul-based Government Services Administration, Region 5, acted as building owner and property manager; Chicago-based Teng & Associates provided architectural services for the project. As the construction manager, the Minneapolis and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offices of Ryan Cos. were in charge of all estimating (with the assistance of Cost Planning Management International of Minneapolis), scheduling, contract management, construction management, LEED consultation …
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Jaynes Corporation is currently constructing the new Leucadia Wastewater District Headquarters facility in Carlsbad. Located on La Costa Avenue, the project encompasses 20,000 square feet and includes four structural steel buildings housing district operations and administration staff, a workshop, vehicle storage and equipment storage facilities. Roesling, Nakamura, Terada Architects is providing architectural services for the $8.75 million project. Completion is slated for August 2009.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Orlando-based Rhodes+Brito Architects is designing renovations to two area schools worth $31 million. The company will complete a $28 million renovation that adds up to 25 new classrooms at Walker Middle School, located on Lancaster Road in Orlando. Design work will start in October, and construction is slated to begin in early 2010. Rhodes+Brito has also just entered the design phase in the $3 million renovation of Rosemont Elementary School. Construction will start next summer on the building, located off Rose Bay Drive at Rosemont in Orlando.