DENTON, TEXAS — GCC McCarthy Joint Venture II, a collaboration of mentor McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. and protégé GCC Enterprises Inc., has completed construction of the $12 million Army Reserve Center (ARC) in Denton, located approximately 40 miles north of Fort Worth. The project, which originally broke ground in April 2012, includes a 37,000-square-foot administrative and training center, an operational maintenance shop, storage buildings and support facilities. Professional Engineering Consultants and GLMV Architecture designed the ARC for LEED Silver certification. Construction was administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Texas A&M University has chosen Satterfield & Pontikes Construction for the $6.4 million renovation of Francis Hall on the College Station campus. The project, which will transform the building into the new home of the university’s construction science department, will include demolition of the building’s current interior; installation of new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire alarm and communication systems; and the construction of an auditorium, exhibit hall, student lounge and conference room. Completion is expected in November 2014. The three-story Francis Hall was originally constructed in 1918.
CLEVELAND — Michael Baker Jr. Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corp., has been awarded a one-year, $4.5 million roadway and structure design services contract by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for Phase II of the Lakefront West project on U.S. Route 6 in Cleveland. When completed, the Lakefront West Project will connect Cleveland's west side neighborhoods with the lakefront by creating multi-modal connections along the West Shoreway. The project transforms a 2.5-mile, 50-mph freeway into a scenic, tree-lined, 35-mph boulevard. Baker will provide roadway and structures design, traffic certification and analysis, maintenance of traffic and utility coordination and documentation.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Leopardo Cos. has started construction on four suburban Chicago municipal projects totaling $31 million. One of the projects includes the $15.5 million, 70,000-square-foot West Chicago Community Recreation Center at Reed-Keppler Park. The facility will feature a three-court gymnasium, three-lane elevated jogging track, large fitness equipment area, dance/aerobic studio and group fitness room and indoor playground. Leopardo also began work on the 11.2 million, 31,000-square-foot New Lenox Police Department, which will include a multi-purpose/training room and staff areas for code enforcement, investigations and command staff. The last two projects include the $2.2 million, 10,000-square-foot Bartlett Fire Station and the $2.1 million, 10,000-square-foot expansion of South Barrington Village Hall, a two-story, 7,000-square-foot police station.
MILWAUKEE — F.J.A. Christiansen Roofing Co. Inc., a branch of national commercial roofing provider Tecta America Corp., has completed the installation of a 100,000-square-foot rooftop athletic field in Milwaukee. The field, located on the top of a 780-car parking facility on the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) campus, will be used for collegiate soccer and lacrosse and other youth sports. The roof structure will also slow the rate of stormwater runoff. Hunzinger Construction Co. served as the general contractor for the project. Uihlein-Wilson Architects designed the athletic field. The development opened August 23.
HOUSTON — The Houston Independent School District (HISD) Board of Education has chosen construction management firm Kwame Building Group for four of its upcoming new construction and renovation projects in the Houston school district. The undertakings, valued at a total of $35 million, include two new Early College High Schools, major improvements for Washington High School and sizeable additions and repairs to Worthing High School. Construction is set to begin in 2014. These projects are part of HISD’s larger $1.89 billion bond program, which was approved by Houston voters in November 2012 and is scheduled to last eight years.
LEXINGTON, KY. — Skanska, a construction and development firm based in Stockholm, Sweden, has signed a contract with the University of Kentucky for the expansion and renovation of its Gatton College of Business and Economic building on its Lexington campus. The contract is valued at $53 million. The project will consist of nearly 59,201 square feet of additions and about 139,931 square feet of renovations. Skanska is expected to begin work on the project in November and wrap up construction in March 2016.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Choate Construction Co. has completed a $7.8 million expansion of King’s Ridge Christian School in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. The project featured the construction of the 41,407-square-foot High School building, which contains more than 19 classrooms including science labs, an art room, ceramics room and music room. It can serve approximately 300 students and is the first of a two-phase expansion. The project also included the construction of the 4,015-square-foot Kendrick Center for Life Impact, which contains gathering space, counseling and guidance facilities and multipurpose space. The project architect was Chapman Griffin Lanler Sussenbach Architects.
LAUDERDALE LAKES, FLA. — Construction is complete for a new facility for the Florida Department of Corrections. The building totals 5,855 square feet and is located at 3714 W. Oakland Park Blvd. in Lauderdale Lakes. It will contain offices for the department’s probation and parole divisions. Berger Commercial Realty was the construction manager for the project.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Boulder Group has completed the $2.9 million sale of the single-tenant, net-leased Goddard School portfolio, including two properties located in the Indianapolis metro area. Each of the properties is fully leased to Goddard School, a preschool for children that has more than 386 locations in 34 states. The school located at 2291 Greenfield Ave. in Noblesville has five years remaining on its lease. The property located at 10925 Cork Place in Indianapolis has three years remaining on its lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was an East Coast-based investment firm.