ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis has contracted Kwame Building Group Inc. to provide construction supervision and materials testing services for a taxiway reconstruction project at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Construction is set to begin in September and wrap up in 2015. The contract includes three projects: reconstruction of a taxiway, removal of a taxiway, and reconstruction of an apron. Kwame currently is the project manager on Lambert’s nearly complete $70 million Airport Experience renovation project.
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CARBONDALE, ILL. — A new $3.1 million fire station will open July 1 in Carbondale, a city in southern Illinois. The new Carbondale Fire Station will be a 12,400-square-foot, single-story brick building, which will replace its 50-year-old fire station. The new facility will feature four apparatus bays, seven bunk rooms, a living and kitchen space, a workout room, a training room and office space. In addition, the city of Carbondale’s Emergency Operations Center and Storm Watch Center will relocate from city hall into a new space at the new fire station. The building has been designed to be energy efficient, meet all energy codes and seismic standards. Design features will include a backup generator, capable of powering the entire building; geothermal heating and air-conditioning for the living area; and provisions for the addition of future solar equipment. FGM Architects and general contractor Fager McGee Commercial Construction are a part of the design team for the project.
DETROIT — The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has approved Barton Malow-Hunt-White to serve as the general contractor for construction of the new Detroit events center, which will be home to the Detroit Red Wings. The new facility is set to be located west of Woodward Avenue at I-75. The construction of the new center, residential and commercial mixed-use district will create approximately 8,300 jobs and $290 million in job-related income. Barton Malow-Hunt-White is an industry leader in sports and entertainment construction. Notable projects of the joint venture include the expansion and renovation of Michigan Stadium, Detroit Riverfront, Detroit Medical Center Pediatric Specialty Center and Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. The new Detroit events center is a part of the $650 million public-private catalyst development project that includes a $200 million investment by Olympia Development of Michigan to redevelop an underutilized area in downtown Detroit. The area will be redeveloped into a mixed-use development of residential, retail and office space. Of the project costs, ODM will contribute $367 million (or 56 percent) and the state of Michigan and the DDA will contribute $283 million (or 44 percent). It is expected that the project’s economic impact on Detroit, the region and state …
McKINNEY, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller Brokerage has arranged the sale of a 59,416-square-foot building in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburb of McKinney. Children’s Lighthouse Learning Centers acquired the facility, and franchisee Emily Fernando will operate the facility under the Children’s Lighthouse brand. Fernando now operates four Children’s Lighthouse educational child care centers in North Texas. The property is located at the intersection of Stacy and Alma roads, in proximity to a new Megatel Homes single-family home development. Grant Brodeur of Henry S. Miller Brokerage represented the buyer in the transaction. Marty Neilon of CBRE represented the seller, McKinney 18 LP.
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINN. — The Opus Group has completed a 31,100-square-foot expansion and renovation for Visitation School in Mendota Heights, a southeast suburb of Minneapolis. Phase I, completed in January 2013, included constructing a new 4,000-square-foot Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) building, known as Opus Hall. The first phase also included a 1,800-square-foot expansion to the school’s dining area and the creation of an interior courtyard. Construction of Phase II began in June 2013 and included 14,300 square feet of new construction, including the addition of a third level and 11,000 square feet of renovations. The project created a new entryway and commons for the school, including a three-story atrium space, new classrooms and breakout and study areas. Opus Design Build LLC was the design-builder and Opus AE Group LLC served as the design architect and architect of record. NELSON provided interior design services.
BOSTON — JLL’s project and development services group is providing project management services for the YMCA of Greater Boston’s expansion at its West Roxbury facility. The $15 million project will update the 61-year-old facility with the demolition of 16,000 square feet from an existing building and the construction of a 24,000-square-foot addition. The Boston Redevelopment Authority recently approved the project, which is being designed by architect LINEA 5 Inc., with electrical engineer ZAX Engineering and mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineer VAV International. Construction is scheduled to being this spring with a completion date set for summer 2015.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P) will begin this month on the $46 million expansion and renovation of the Student Recreation Center at Texas A&M University’s College Station campus. The project will add more than 113,000 square feet — including additional weight room space, two basketball courts and a lap pool — to the current facility. S&P will also upgrade the existing natatorium, activity spaces and office areas, which total 55,000 square feet. The center, which serves nearly 1.5 million users annually, will remain open during construction. Marmon Mok Architecture is providing design services.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — The Riverside Convention Center will officially reopen this Saturday after undergoing a $43.6-million renovation. The new convention center contains 21 rooms with more than 65,000 square feet of flexible space. It is located at 3637 5th Street near the Riverside Marriott at the Convention Center and the Hyatt Place Riverside/Downtown. The new space can accommodate groups as small as 25 and as large as 3,000 for conventions, meetings, trade shows and competitions. The renovation also included the addition of a 20,000-square-foot, open-air plaza, lawn and garden space.
BRIDGETON, MO. — The City of Bridgeton has awarded Holland Construction Services Inc. the construction management contract for its new $15 million recreation center. The 56,000-square-foot facility will replace the existing community center and be located a half-mile north of the intersection of St. Charles Rock Road and Fee Road in Bridgeton, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. Construction of the proposed facility will begin this fall. The new recreation center will feature a gymnasium, track, a weight/cardio room, an aerobic room and community meeting rooms. Aquatic features will include a recreational pool with lap lanes, an activity channel and some deep water areas for swim lessons and aquatic exercise classes. Hastings & Chivetta Architects is the architect for the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of 17 East 47th Street in New York City for $18 million. The Center for Fiction — which has owned and operated out of the historic library since 1933 — sold the eight-story building to Sun Acre's LLC. Steven Zimmerman, associate director, Marion Jones, director, and David Schechtman, principal and executive managing director of Eastern Consolidated, represented the seller and procured the buyer. Designed by architect Henry Otis Chapman, the white marble structure features frontage along the north side of East 47th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues. The Center for Fiction signed a short-term, lease-back arrangement with the new owner to remain in the space as the nonprofit looks to purchase a new headquarters space. Brad Lavender of Haynes and Boone LLP was the attorney for the seller. Russell Guba was the attorney for the buyer.