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ST. LOUIS — HOK has designed a new $17 million patient care center for The University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) Colleges of Optometry and Nursing. The 48,000-square-foot facility will expand the eye-care services offered through the existing University Eye Center. The facility will also incorporate the latest technology needed to advance eye and vision research. Scheduled to open in 2016, the center will include space for campus and community partners to offer complementary healthcare services, such as dental and primary care. UMSL has the only optometry program in Missouri and one of just 21 nationwide. Funding for the new center came in part from a supplemental fee that will be assessed to optometry students. It is also funded by internal reallocations within the college and campus reserves. The improvements to the College of Optometry are the first phase of planned capital improvements for the UMSL campus.

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EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Stalco Construction and Ehasz Giacalone Architects have completed the $700,000 renovation and upgrade of The Peter W. Addiego Health Sciences Library at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. Renovations and upgrades to the two-story 12,000-square-foot building includes an improved layout design, energy-efficient building systems and new interior finishes. The project team included Stalco as the general contractor, Ehasz Giacalone Architects as interior designer, SCC Construction Management Group as construction manager and KP Professional Engineering as mechanical engineer.

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ALVIN, TEXAS — The Alvin Independent School District has begun construction on Shadow Creek High School. Stantec designed the school, which will span 500,000 square feet when completed. According to Stantec, the school’s design “removes physical barriers, incorporates collaboration space and has an abundance of technology, transparency and natural light.” The school’s 2,500 students will be grouped into five learning houses, each with two learning hubs. Each hub will have 240 students and 10 teachers. The school, located 30 miles southeast of Houston, will be completed in 2016.

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ST. LOUIS — Kwame Building Group Inc. (KWAME) will serve as the construction project manager for a new $6.2 million firehouse in St. Louis. KWAME will build a 30,000-square-foot brick and stone building for The Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District in St. Louis County. The building will include a lower level, a 17,500-square-foot main floor with five vehicle bays and a second floor. KWAME will serve as the liaison with district staff and officials, design firms and contractors on the construction, equipping and occupancy of the firehouse. KWAME will also review the district’s selection of a building site and evaluate the land for cost effectiveness, usefulness, code compliance, zoning and ability to meet the district’s goals and operational needs. JEMA will provide architectural services for the project.

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BOSTON — The Boston Conservatory has opened its new 20,000-square-foot studio building, which is located at 132 Ipswich St. in Boston. Designed by Handel Architects and Utile Inc., the studio features a 3,200-square-foot orchestra rehearsal space, two dance studios, teaching studios, multipurpose rooms and practice rooms for the instruction of movement, voice, instrument and orchestra ensemble. Additionally, the building features a three-story open atrium, natural light and views of the Boston skyline.

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NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the relocation of New York Kids Club to 170 Amsterdam Ave. in New York’s Upper West Side. The preschool chain will relocate from its current location to the ground floor of a new 20-story residential tower, situated between West 67th and West 68th streets, which is being developed by Equity Residential. The preschool center will occupy 2,400 square feet on the ground floor and 3,700 square feet on the basement level. New York Kids Club plans to begin its 15-year lease in summer 2015. Brad Cohen of Eastern Consolidated represented the landlord, while Neal Ohm of Neal Cabot Ohm represented the tenant in the transaction.

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CARPENTERSVILLE, ILL. — Leopardo Cos. Inc. has broken ground on a new 27,000-square-foot child and family center for Children’s Home + Aid in Carpentersville, approximately six miles north of Elgin. The site for the facility is at 229 Lake Marian Road. The Jerri Hoffmann Child + Family Center will rebuild the existing Tom Thumb Community Childcare Center, which has been serving at-risk children and families in the Carpentersville area since 1970. The new facility will expand the center’s capacity from 110 to 230 students. The center will include 15 classrooms, a gross motor skills room, outdoor play area, administrative spaces, staff lounge and kitchen. Leopardo is serving as general contractor on the project, which is set for completion in early summer 2015. Designhaus Inc. is providing architectural services for the project.

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WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — Leopardo Cos. Inc. has completed the new 70,000-square-foot West Chicago Park District Athletics, Recreation and Community Center. The complex is located at 201 W. National St. in Reed-Kepler Park. The one-story park district facility includes three gyms, a fitness area and a play area for children. The project was completed on time and within its $15.5 million budget. The indoor recreation complex features an elevated walking and jogging track, dance and aerobic studios for group fitness classes, event rental space and a catering kitchen. Hoffman Estates-based Leopardo served as construction manager, with the Chicago office of Sink Combs Dethlefs as the architect of record.

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ST. LOUIS — The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) has purchased a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing building in St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The property was purchased for MSD Project Clear, MSD’s long-term initiative designed to improve water quality and alleviate wastewater concerns. The facility is located at 1600 Macklind Ave. on three acres. Part of the 60-year-old building situated near River Des Peres will be torn down to create access for MSD Project Clear, the project involves creating underground tunnels to store rain runoff during heavy storms, and then conveying it to wastewater treatment plants for treatment when storms pass. Hal Ball of Hilliker Corp. represented the seller, DFD Industries LLC in the transaction. MSD had internal representation in the transaction.

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WALTHAM, MASS. — Vantage Builders, a general contracting and construction firm based in Waltham, has begun construction on a new worship center for New England Sikh Study Circle (NESSC). Located at 168 Flanders Road, the 21,000-square-foot temple, known as a Gurduara Sahib, will become the principal place of worship for the New England Sikh community. The facility will feature classrooms, meeting places of various sizes, a community kitchen able to serve up to 400 people, a library and residences for the community’s leaders. The project team includes JG Associations, AKAL Engineering Inc., Waterman Design Associates and Rivermoor Engineering. The facility is slated for completion by the first quarter of 2015.

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