FORT WORTH, TEXAS — General contractor Linbeck has completed a 95,000-square-foot academic project at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth. Known as Arnold Hall, the four-story building houses the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine and will function as a hub for some 240 medical students, nearly 150 faculty and staff and clinicians from affiliated hospitals. Arnold Hall features a commons area, library, classrooms and faculty offices and suites, as well as anatomy and experimental labs, medical simulation suite and a clinical skills room. The project team included CO Architects (design architect) and Hoefer Welker (executive architect).
NEW YORK CITY — Lyceum Kennedy School has renewed its lease in Midtown Manhattan and also expanded its footprint. The international and bilingual academic institution now occupies 21,950 square feet at 815 Second Ave. between its existing space on the second floor and its new expansion onto the entire third floor. David Hoffman and Sam Hoffman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the school in the lease negotiations. Bill Savarese and Jamie DeJong of Parish Property Management represented the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Shawmut Design & Construction has completed The St. Vincent Health Sciences Center, a $106 million academic project located on the campus of St. John’s University in Queens. The 70,000-square-foot facility functions as a pass-through from the Residence Village to the Great Lawn and the main academic hub of the campus. The building houses classrooms, laboratories, patient simulation spaces and private study rooms, as well as a multi-story “living room,” which functions as a social hub and collaborative space for students and faculty. CannonDesign served as the project architect.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Opera will open a $45 million performing arts venue on Woodward Way along the Atlanta BeltLine. The project is a redevelopment of the historic Bobby Jones Clubhouse. Upon completion, which is scheduled for summer 2027, the development will feature a 56,000-square-foot complex with a 200-seat recital hall, administrative offices, a costume shop, film studio, rehearsal hall and garden spaces. Theater Projects and A’kustics LLC will develop the recital hall. Allen Post of architecture firm Post Loyal is leading the design of the new facility. The project is part of the Atlanta Opera’s recently launched $110 million campaign, for which core funding has already been secured.
FRISCO, TEXAS — FC Dallas and the City of Frisco have formed a public-private partnership to undertake a $182 million renovation of Toyota Stadium, the Major League Soccer (MLS) team’s home playing field. Upgrades will include three new clubs and a new roof structure that will provide shade for the majority of fans in the seating bowl. The partnership will also deliver expanded seating capacity, renovated entrances and new concession stands and restroom locations. HKS Architects is handling design of the project, and Manhattan Construction Group is serving as the general contractor. Construction will be carried out in phases and will begin early next year. Toyota Stadium originally opened in 2005, which makes it the third-oldest soccer-specific venue among MLS teams, according to the newly formed partnership.
CELINA, TEXAS — The City of Celina, located north of Dallas near the convergence of Denton and Collin counties, has unveiled plans for Downtown Center. The impetus behind the 115,245-square-foot project is a need for expanded parking in the downtown area as well as new home for city operations. The first phase will center on the construction of a 25,202-square-foot, four-story parking garage totaling nearly 400 parking spaces. Following completion of the garage, the development team will construct a new facility that will house the operations of various city administrative departments, as well as a 26,209-square-foot library and a rooftop community space. Swinerton is the general contractor for the project. Construction on the garage will begin next fall.
EAST LANSING, MICH. — The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has authorized the administration to begin a planning study to construct a new venue at the corner of Harrison and Trowbridge roads in East Lansing. The project involves the construction of a new hotel and retail space along with an athletics arena on 14 acres of vacant land on the west side of campus. The arena will support volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics, and will feature locker rooms, coaching office space and university classrooms. The hotel and retail space would be part of a public-private partnership between the university and the chosen developer. The authorization by the board enables the university to initiate the forma bidding process for potential developers before moving into the Request for Proposal period in the coming weeks. Additionally, the board voted to authorize construction of a new $200 million Plant and Environmental Sciences Building. The 200,000-square-foot facility, located at the corner of Farm Lane and Wilson Road, will provide critical laboratory space for approximately 40 principal investigators and their teams researching food security and climate adaptation. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall, with completion slated for December 2026.
VIRGINIA, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Duluth has completed construction of North Star Elementary, a $28.5 million school located at 411 S. 5th Ave. in Virginia, a city in northeast Minnesota. The school is part of Rock Ridge Public School’s massive building project following the consolidation of the Eveleth-Gilbert and Virginia school districts. BNDRY Studio designed North Star Elementary, which will serve 600 students annually. Situated on a large city block that formerly housed the district’s elementary and high school, North Star Elementary rises three stories, which minimizes its building footprint and reclaims greenspace. The 79,000-square-foot school serves grades 3-6 and features a variety of collaborative learning spaces and open concept classrooms along with an open-air learning patio on the second floor. Construction began in spring 2022.
NEW YORK CITY — Yeshiva University will open a 160,000-square-foot health sciences campus in Midtown Manhattan. The Jewish higher learning institution is entering into a 32-year leasehold condominium agreement to occupy the fifth through ninth floors, as well as partial mezzanine and ground-floor areas, at the 10-story Herald Center building. The building is located at the corner of 34th Street and Broadway and was built in 1902 as the original Saks department store. David Carlos led a Savills team that represented Yeshiva University in its site selection and lease negotiations. Jacob Jerome and Morris Bailey represented the landlord, JEMB Realty Corp., on an internal basis. A tentative opening date was not disclosed.
BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Rochester has completed a $34 million district renovation of the high school and elementary school for Blooming Prairie Public Schools in southern Minnesota. Voters approved a referendum in 2021 to fund the expansion to meet the community’s growing student population. Designed by Wold Architects and Engineers, the 79,000-square-foot project features new classrooms, an auditorium and gym additions and interior renovations. Construction began in June 2022.