BOERNE, TEXAS — Roy Maas’ Youth Alternatives has broken ground for the Art and Barbara Burdick Community Center, located at 121 Old San Antonio Rd. in Boerne. The 7,000-square-foot facility will serve at-risk children attending the new MeadowLand Charter School, which opens in August. It provides office space, as well as a room that can seat up to 350 people and can be partitioned into two smaller meeting rooms, as well as a kitchen and cafeteria space. The community center also will be available to other Boerne-area community groups.
MERCED, CALIF. — Sundt Construction has been selected to construct a new social science and management building at the University of California, Merced. The three-story, 101,000-square-foot building will features classrooms, offices and a dry research lab. The $38 million project is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. San Francisco-based Studios Architecture provided architectural services for the project. Construction is scheduled to begin in August with completion slated for March 2010.
O’FALLON, ILL. — Swansea, Ill.-based Holland Construction Services has completed construction of the $3.7 million expansion for O’Fallon School District #203, which will eliminate overcrowding at O’Fallon Township High School. The expansion includes seven classrooms, new chemistry labs and 1,000 square feet of administrative offices. Wm. B. Ittner served as the architect for the project. Holland Construction and Ittner are also working together on the $37 million O’Fallon Township High School Millburn Freshman Campus expansion, which is currently under construction.
MADISON, WIS. — CG Schmidt Inc. has been named construction manager of the new South Campus Union Center located within the University of Wisconsin’s main campus in Madison. The $82 million project, which is scheduled to begin in January 2009, is slated for completion in March 2011. Upgrades at the new facility include outdoor terraces, a conference center, a bowling alley, an entertainment venue featuring a pub and space for live performances, space for student organizations, and a climbing and bouldering wall. The facility is expected to achieve a minimum LEED Silver certification. Some green goals include integrating energy-efficient systems and daylighting into the facility.
ST. LOUIS — General contractor ARCO Construction is developing two new FlightSafety International Learning Centers in St. Louis and Lafayette, La. FlightSafety’s 80,000-square-foot St. Louis facility, located at 4649 Le-Bourget Dr. will include classrooms, full flight simulators and 25-foot-high simulator bays, which can house up to nine simulators. The new facility, which is adjacent to FlightSafety’s existing 40,000-square-foot center, is slated for completion in December. ARCO has selected Fenton, Mo.-based Kaiser Electric as the electrical contractor/engineer for the wiring of the buildings.
HIGHSTOWN, N.J. — Skanska USA Building has broken ground for the $38 million expansion and renovation of the Ian H. Graham Athletic Center in Highstown. Additions to the 112,000-square-foot building will include a new natatorium with a 35-meter pool, spectator seating, lockers and mechanical space. Once the new pool is complete, the existing pool will be modified to contain a new fitness center, a multi-purpose area, and training and sports medicine areas. The existing fitness area, locker rooms, laundry area and training areas will be renovated. Finally, a new outdoor turf field and parking lot will be built, along with improvements to the entry road. Completion is scheduled for 2010. RMJM Hillier is serving as project architect.
WACO, TEXAS — SWB Heritage Partners has broken ground for the construction of Heritage Quarters, a student housing project located inside the Waco Town Square multi-use project in Waco. The four-story building will comprise 374 beds. Property amenities will include a computer and business center, a fitness center, and on-site parking. First move-ins should occur in time for the fall 2009 semester. Humphreys & Partners Architects is designing the facility, with E.E. Reed Construction providing general contracting services.
RENO, NEV. — The PENTA Building Group has broken ground for the construction of the new Davidson Mathematics and Science Center at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Located at the southeast corner of campus, the $42 million project is the fifth commercial project constructed by PENTA on the UNR Campus. The 104,000-square-foot facility will feature a 14,000-square-foot auditorium, a new dean’s office, chemistry and biology laboratories, state-of-the-art classrooms and major site improvements. Hershenow + Klippenstein Architects provided architectural services for the project, which is slated for completion in December 2009.
DALLAS — Architectural Resources Cambridge has been selected by the Episcopal School of Dallas to design the 90,000-square-foot Stephen B. Swann Athletic and Wellness Center on the school’s Dallas campus. The building will feature a regulation-size gymnasium, an indoor running track, strength and conditioning workout rooms, sports medicine facilities, a dance studio, a wrestling room, locker rooms and coaching offices. The facility also will house a 460-seat dining room, a campus bookstore, concessions and equipment storage areas, and offices for the school’s auxiliary services. Construction is expected to begin in the fall.
SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Windy Point Partners LP is developing Windy Point Corporate Center, a $3.4 million project located at 750 Windy Way in San Marcos. The 68,000-square-foot, two-building project will be the future home to the sports medicine school of Saint Augustine University. The completed project will feature a cadaver room and large classrooms, as well as wet and dry labs. Ledcor Construction Inc. is serving as general contractor; McArdle Associates Architects is providing architectural services for the project. Completion is slated for October.