AUSTIN — The Beck Group has begun construction of the 40,000-square-foot Austin Children's Museum, which will be the anchor tenant of Mueller Town Center in Austin. The two-story museum will include eight different indoor exhibits as well as a courtyard for outdoor exhibits. The facility is designed to achieve LEED certification and is set to open in late 2013.
DALLAS — Cadence McShane Construction Co. has completed the construction of the 98,228-square-foot Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School, located at 7817 Military Parkway in Dallas. The school will serve 810 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. HKS Architects designed the school in compliance with the Dallas Independent School District sustainable design board policy and the City of Dallas Green Building Ordinance. The sustainable features include a geothermal heating/cooling system, reflective roof, water-efficient plumbing and use of natural daylight. The new school will feature 36 classrooms, a visual arts area, two computer labs, a gymnasium, cafeteria and administrative office space.
AURORA, ILL. — St. Paul Lutheran Church and School has acquired a 64,064-square-foot building at 85 Constitution Drive in Aurora. The single-story facility is situated on 9.3 acres. Michael Meksto and Jim Tsevis of NAI Hiffman represented C-III in the transaction. Mary Bargielski of Prime 1 Realty represented the buyer.
FORT HOOD — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a design-build contract to a joint venture of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction and San Antonio-based AMG Contractors to build Operations Readiness Training Complex facilites at Fort Hood. The $38.5 million project includes a 11,237-square-foot battalion headquarters building, a 22,579-square-foot officers quarters building and two 61,116-square-foot barracks. STV will provide architectural and engineering services, and the Fort Worth District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will administer the contract. The project is slated for a summer 2014 completion.
HOUSTON — Satterfield & Pontikes Construction has finished building the 88,000-square-foot Neff-White Relief Elementary School, located in southwest Houston. The $12.2 million school will serve 750 students in grades 2-5. PDG Architects designed the school to achieve LEED certification through the increased use of natural light, low-consumption plumbing fixtures and energy-efficient systems and controls. Rice & Gardner provided mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering services for the project.
COTULLA — The Sperry Van Ness National GSA Team has arranged the $4.3 million sale of a three-building, 23,485-square-foot U.S. Border Patrol property, located at 1550 Double C Drive on the Interstate 35 access road in Cotulla. THe property includes a high-security administration/detention building, vehicle maintenance and kennel facilities. Mark Phillips and Tim Strange of Sperry Van Ness represented the seller, DLI Cotulla, in the transaction. Bruce Marshall of Sperry Van Ness' Dallas office represented the buyer, UIRC-GSA Cotulla TX.
NEW YORK CITY — Massey Knakal has negotiated the sale of an institutional building located at 199-12 112th Ave. in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens for $6.8 million. The most recent tenant was the New Charter Academy school, although the seller was the Police Athletic League, which once occupied space there. The 52,300-square-foot property was vacant at the time of sale. Bob Knakal and Brian Sarath of Massey Knakal represented the buyer, New York City's School Construction Authority. The company plans to use the building for a school. Knakal and Sarath also represented the seller.
DALLAS — Satterfield & Pontikes Construction has delivered the 184,000-square-foot Ann Richards Middle School, part of the Dallas Independent School District. PBK Architects designed the school according to Texas Collaborative for High Performance School standards, and implemented intelligent lighting controls, sunshades, a reflective roof and a geothermal heating and cooling system, which is expected to save 35 percent on utility bills. The school includes high-tech classrooms, computer labs, a football/softball field, tennis courts and an outdoor basketball court. The school serves approximately 1,250 students.
BELLAIRE — Satterfield & Pontikes Construction has recently finished the 78,000-square-foot Jack T. Trotter Academics & Sciences Building, a $14 million high-tech facility on Episcopal High School's campus in Bellaire. The facility offers wireless white boards, touch-screen computers, a two-story lobby, classrooms, science and language labs, performing arts and administrative areas. Jackson & Ryan Architects designed the facility.
SEAGOVILLE — Cadence McShane Construction Co. has completed the development of the 106,462-square-foot Seagoville North Elementary School, located at 1900 Seagoville Road in Seagoville. The school is within the Dallas Independent School District and will serve approximately 810 pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade students. The school will feature 39 classrooms, science labs, computer labs, a media center, multipurpose room, kitchen, cafeteria, library and gymnasium space. PageSoutherlandPage designed the school to meet the Collaborative for High Performance School Design Guidelines. The school is part of the 2008 Dallas ISD Bond Program, a $1.35 billion capital improvement plan.