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Coral Gables Streetscape Project Mixed-Use

Coral Gables’ $20M Streetscape Design Phase Begins

by John Nelson February 2, 2015

CORAL GABLES, FLA. — The city of Coral Gables has selected Cooper, Robertson & Partners of New York to design its Streetscape Project in downtown Coral Gables. The selection marks the start of the design phase of the much-anticipated project, which will provide a facelift to Miracle Mile and Giralda Avenue. The approximately $20 million project, which received the go-ahead from the City Commission last August, will widen sidewalks, plant trees, create garden areas and add outdoor dining along newly landscaped curbs. The plan also calls for benches, kiosks, mid-block parks, intimate public spaces and plazas for events and gatherings. It will also feature better signage for businesses and parking garages, more welcoming connections to garages and alleyways and permanent valet stations.

February 2, 2015

Civic New York Northeast

$14.1M Riverhead Charter School Opens in New York

by Amy Works January 27, 2015

CALVERTON, N.Y. — Riverhead Charter School (RCS), a $14.1 million charter school, has opened in Calverton. Situated on 5.8 acres at 3685 Middle Country Road, the 50,000-square-foot school features a two-story classroom wing with 16 classrooms, an auditorium/gymnasium, a library, an administration wing and a kitchen wing. The new school building was financed through two bonds totaling $21.3 million. Capital Markets Advisors served as RCS’s independent financial advisor for the transaction. RCS is the only K-8 charter school in New York’s Suffolk County. The project team includes Stalco Construction as general contractor; BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers as architect, interior designer, site designer, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer; SCC as construction manager; and PW Grosser Consulting as civil engineer.

January 27, 2015

Civic Illinois Midwest

Holland Completes Construction on O’Fallon Fire House in Illinois

by Danielle Everson January 27, 2015

O’FALLON, ILL. – Holland Construction Services Inc. has completed construction on the new O’Fallon Fire/EMS headquarters, and parks and recreation maintenance facility. Holland served as construction manager on the $5.8 million project. The 16,400-square-foot, five-bay firehouse features workstations, sleeping quarters, a weight room and a training/conference center. The 7,500-square-foot parks and recreation maintenance building includes four apparatus bays and multi-purpose administration space.

January 27, 2015

Norfolk Consolidated Courts Complex Virginia

Civic Southeast Virginia

Phase I of $121.5M Norfolk Consolidated Courts Complex Opens

by John Nelson January 27, 2015

NORFOLK, VA. — The city of Norfolk has opened the first phase of the Norfolk Consolidated Courts Complex, a 315,000-square-foot complex that combines three courthouses into one. Both phases will cost approximately $121.5 million to develop. The eight-story Phase I will consolidate the Circuit and General District courts into a single facility. Phase II, which is slated for an early 2017 completion, will add the Juvenile and Domestic Relations courts. The design team, including architect Fentress Architects and general contractors Archer Western and Heery International, is constructing the complex to achieve LEED Silver certification.

January 27, 2015

Civic Midwest Missouri

McGrath Completes Construction on $8.5M Ameren Missouri Switching Station in St. Louis

by Danielle Everson January 22, 2015

ST. LOUIS — McGrath & Associates has completed construction work on Ameren Missouri’s $8.5 million switching station located at 1901 Martin Luther King Drive in downtown St. Louis. The entire switching project, estimated at $42.5 million, is part of a larger Ameren Missouri investment to upgrade electric service in downtown St. Louis over the coming decades. McGrath constructed 70 structural piers with eleven concrete pad foundations, a perimeter fence and a new city sidewalk. McGrath also provided site work on the project, removing abandoned sewer pipes and cisterns, including remedial soil excavating.

January 22, 2015

Civic Florida Southeast

Skanska USA to Build $101M Museum of Science in Miami

by John Nelson December 23, 2014

MIAMI — Skanska USA has signed a $101 million contract to build The Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Science in Miami. The 250,000-square-foot property will be located within the new Museum Park complex adjacent to the Perez Art Museum Miami overlooking Biscayne Bay and PortMiami. The new museum will include a planetarium, 500,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, five-story Innovation Center, sustainable roof with a hydroponic garden and exhibition galleries. The architect, Grimshaw Architects, is designing the museum to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Skanska USA plans to complete the museum in the summer of 2016.

December 23, 2014

Civic Indiana Midwest

Meridiam to Build New Justice Complex in Indianapolis

by John Nelson December 15, 2014

INDIANAPOLIS — The city of Indianapolis has selected Meridiam to build a new justice complex. Under terms of the agreement, a Meridiam-led project company will finance, design, build, operate and maintain the new justice complex. The project calls for the consolidation of county jails, criminal courts, offices for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and other related offices and agencies from disparate locations around Indianapolis. The facility will also include a 3,000-bed detention facility with on-site medical and mental health units, a 960-bed community corrections facility and surface parking. It will be situated on a site located southwest of downtown Indianapolis that was formerly occupied by a General Motors stamping plant. New York-based Meridiam is an independent investment firm specializing in the development, financing, and management of long-term public infrastructure projects.

December 15, 2014

Civic New Jersey Northeast

Hollister Construction to Build $14M LifeTown in New Jersey

by Amy Works December 2, 2014

LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Hollister Construction Services is serving as construction manager for the development of LifeTown, a facility that will provide social, therapeutic, recreational and educational programs to youths with special needs. The 47,000-square-foot project, which is slated for completion in winter 2015, will feature a variety of educational and therapeutic experiences, including a sand room and water room for tactile therapy and mock retail stores. The center of the project features Life Village, a detailed mock-up of a town square featuring functioning storefronts, including a bank, florist, food and book stores, a salon, pet shop, health-care facility, café and movie theater, as well as street crossings, a traffic light and sidewalks. All elements of LifeTown have been designed to accommodate individuals with special needs, including noise reduction and easily accessible activities and spaces. The $14 million project was designed by Rotwein & Blake Associates.

December 2, 2014

Civic New Jersey Northeast

CBRE Group Brokers $1.24M Sale of New Jersey Church Facility

by Amy Works November 19, 2014

PLAINFIELD, N.J. — CBRE Group has brokered the sale of 1020 West Seventh St. in Plainfield. The 14,632-square-foot church facility sold for $1.24 million. The new owner plans to occupy the church, which includes a fellowship hall, kitchen, offices and classrooms. Charles Berger and Elli Klapper of CBRE Tri-State Investment Properties represented the seller in the transaction. Both the seller and buyer were not disclosed.

November 19, 2014

Civic New York Northeast

Vaughn College Unveils $40M Expansion, Renovation at Flushing Campus

by Amy Works November 14, 2014

NEW YORK CITY — Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology has unveiled its multi-phase expansion, renovation and sound abatement project at the college’s main campus in Flushing. Located at 86-01 23rd Ave., the project, which cost $40 million, included the installation of building envelope sound insulation, renovations, re-programming and building system upgrades to all campus components undergoing renovations. The renovated buildings include the main structure, built in 1940; 1983 classroom building built in 1983, and a two-story classroom building and a hangar with a 65-foot observation tower, both of which were built in 1997. The renovations were financed from two sources: Vaughn received grant funds totaling approximately $32 million from the Federal Aviation Administration and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and the college invested $7 million in the project from its own funds. The project team included Ensign Engineering, John Ciardullo Associates, Stalco Construction, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, DVL Consulting Engineers, Peter George Associates and Graf & Lewent Architects.

November 14, 2014

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