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NAI Norwood Group Brokers $1.5M Sale of Former Chester College in New Hampshire

by Amy Works September 16, 2015

CHESTER, N.H. — NAI Norwood Group has arranged the sale of the former Chester College of New England in Chester. Busch International acquired the asset for $1.5 million. The property consists of four buildings, totaling 50,000 square feet, of dining, classroom, library and dorm room space. The buyer plans to seek accreditation from the State of New Hampshire and reopen the school, which closed in May 2012, as a private school. Slated to open in May 2016, the new house will house and serve approximately 200 students in grades 7-12. Karl Norwood, Chris Norwood and John Hoben of NAI Norwood represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

September 16, 2015

California Civic Western

Bernards to Upgrade Health Facilities at Two California State Prisons

by Nellie Day September 2, 2015

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Construction management company Bernards will build new prison healthcare facilities and renovate the existing buildings at two state prisons situated just north of Bakersfield. The contract through the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation pertains to the North Kern State Prison (NKSP) in Delano and the Wasco State Prison in Wasco. The prisons are about 20 minutes from one another. Improvements to healthcare facilities at these prisons are part of the state-mandated Health Care Facility Improvement Program. This program was implemented following a 2006 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to place the state’s prison healthcare system in receivership. The decision came after several inmates were successful at raising lawsuits against the State of California alleging the healthcare provided to prisoners violated their constitutional rights.

September 2, 2015

Civic Illinois Midwest

J.C. Anderson to Complete 14,000 SF Renovation of DePaul Education Buildings

by Jonathan Mehall August 24, 2015

CHICAGO — DePaul University has selected J.C. Anderson Inc. to complete a 14,000-square-foot build-out to DePaul’s Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley College of Communication and School for New Learning on the Loop Campus. The property is located at 247 S. State St. in Chicago. DePaul acquired the property in 2008. Renovations will include the addition of a theater, editing rooms, classrooms and office space to accommodate the College of Computing and Digital Media. Construction is scheduled for completion in September. Steve Boulukos and Joe Maguire will lead the construction team for J.C. Anderson Inc. Vasilko & Architects Associates will provide architectural services.

August 24, 2015

Civic Midwest Minnesota

RCTC, Knutson Break Ground on $6.5M Education Facility in Rochester, Minn.

by Jonathan Mehall August 21, 2015

ROCHESTER, MINN. — Knutson Construction and Rochester Community & Technical College (RCTC) have broken ground on a $6.5 million education facility at the University Center Rochester Campus in Rochester. RCTC selected Knutson to provide construction management services for the 22,350-square-foot Career Technical Education Center (CTECH) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) facility addition. The building is expected to service 400 students per year and will offer classroom and laboratory spaces for career, technical education and training, plus administrative and faculty support spaces. Funding for the project is being provided by the city of Rochester. The target date for the project to be completed is July 2016.

August 21, 2015

Civic Midwest Missouri

KWAME to Manage $5.7M Firehouse Construction Project in North St. Louis County

by Jonathan Mehall July 17, 2015

BEVERLY HILLS, MO. — Kwame Building Group Inc. (KWAME) is serving as project manager for a new $5.7 million firehouse, located at 7100 Natural Bridge Road in Beverly Hills, a city in St. Louis County. The Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District (NEAFPD) has contracted with KWAME on the project. The architect is JEMA. The 27,500-square-foot, two-story brick and stone firehouse will include five vehicle bays and a two-story structure for the District headquarters office. The facility will also house training and community classroom space. Built to resist seismic and high-wind events, the facility will serve as a natural disaster relief center for local residents. An employee-owned company, St. Louis-based KWAME provides estimating, scheduling, project planning, value engineering and other project management services as an independent advocate for owners and developers.

July 17, 2015

Civic Illinois Midwest

Construction on New Police Headquarters Begins in Belleville, Ill.

by Jonathan Mehall July 13, 2015

BELLEVILLE, ILL. —Impact Strategies has begun construction on a new police headquarters in the City of Belleville, approximately 17 miles southeast of St. Louis, Mo. The station will be located at 720 W. Main St., previously occupied by the Bank of Belleville building. The facility will include a forensics lab, dispatch center, sally port and a community classroom able to accommodate 60 people. Construction plans for the 44,000-square-foot station also include a secured evidence storage area and dedicated storm areas that allow for increased safety for employees and prisoners. Impact Strategies will also construct a new, freestanding parking garage adjacent to the police headquarters. The garage is designed to hold 46 police cruisers and will include a mechanics area for city vehicles. Construction is expected to be complete in the spring of 2016.

July 13, 2015

Civic Midwest Minnesota

The Opus Group Completes Renovations, New Construction at St. Catherine University

by Amy Works June 25, 2015

ST. PAUL, MINN. — The Opus Group has completed a 41,500-square-foot expansion and renovation at St. Catherine University’s Aimee and Patrick Butler Center for Sports and Fitness in St. Paul. The two-phased project created more recreation and wellness facilities for students, facility and staff, while also improving the functionality of the major campus hub. The project included the renovation of 10,000 square feet in Fontbonne Hall and the construction of 31,500 square feet of new space within the Butler Center, featuring separate varsity locker rooms and lounge space, a cardio room with fitness equipment, a dance studio and a multi-purpose training center and field house. Construction for the first phase began in May 2014 and was completed in August 2014, while the second phase started in fall 2014 and was completed in January 2015. Opus Design Build LLC was the design-builder, while Opus AE Group was the architect of record.

June 25, 2015

Civic Massachusetts Northeast

NM Construction Corp. to Build Sai Temple in Massachusetts

by Amy Works June 24, 2015

GROTON, MASS. — New England Shirdi Sai Parviaar (NESSP) has hired Reading, Mass.-based NM Construction Corp. as general contractor to build the first phase of a Shirdi Sai Baba Temple at 719 Great Rd. in Groton. Designed by BD Nayak Architects, the two-story, 40,000-square-foot temple will be constructed in two phases and, once complete, will be the largest Shirdi Sai Baba Temple in North America. The first phase will include the temple building, a kitchen, a large dining hall and community rooms. The second phase will include three residential units for priests and a 500-seat auditorium. Construction will begin this month, with completion slated for July 2016.

June 24, 2015

Civic New Jersey Northeast

Construction Underway to Reopen Historic School Building

by Amy Works June 4, 2015

EATONTOWN, N.J. — AC Donato Construction LLC, an affiliate of The Donato Group, and W. Lerman Architecture are redeveloping and renovating the 108-year-old former Fred G. Steelman School in Eatontown. Voyagers’ Community School, a private day school, will relocate from Farmingdale, N.J., to the renovated property upon completion of the $1.2 million first phase of the project in September. The second phase of the project includes the addition of 2,000 square feet to increase the building to a total of 20,000 square feet. In the interim, 5,000 square feet within in the building’s annex with be set aside for offices for a variety of independent, child-focused professional services, including occupational therapy, psychological counseling, speech therapy and medical services. Located at 215 Broad St., the renovated school features a commercial kitchen for cooking classes, art studio, a kiln, state-of-the-art computer and science laboratories, a music room, and an all-purpose room to serve a gymnasium and meeting space, as well as an outside area designed by students. Construction of the second phase is expected to start in summer 2016, with completion scheduled in time for the 2016-2017 school year.

June 4, 2015

Civic Illinois Midwest

Podolsky|Circle CORFAC Arranges Relocation, Renovation of Evanston Art Center

by Amy Works June 3, 2015

EVANSTON, ILL. — Podolsky|Circle CORFAC has arranged the relocation and renovation of the Evanston Art Center in Evanston. The organization will relocate to a newly acquired 20,000-square-foot facility located at 1717 Central St. this summer from its current location at 2603 Sheridan Road. The Dobbins Group, serving as design-build contractor, renovated the new facility, which was a former office building. The art center features multi-disciplinary offerings, including programming and educational activities in the areas of culinary arts, design, digital fabrication, music and visual arts. Additionally the facility features gallery space and a coffee shop. Randy Podolsky and Adam Tarantur of Podolsky|Circle assisted in the acquisition of the facility for the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Podolsky|Circle and Lebar Construction Management served as construction manager for the renovation project.

June 3, 2015

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