FORT WAYNE, IND. — The University of Saint Francis has purchased an 83,000-square-foot complex at 431 W. Berry St. in downtown Fort Wayne. The center will serve as the main location for several of the university's new and existing media arts programs. It will also be available for use by the public for events, meetings and concerts. Barry Sturges and Carolyn Spake-Leeper of CBRE/Sturges represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
SAVANNAH, GA. — The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has purchased the 39,650-square-foot Crites Hall, located at 217 Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd. in Savannah, from GE Capital for $2.6 million. SCAD originally signed a 10-year lease for the building in December 2000. The buyer has invested more than $2 million in renovations. The building contains classrooms, lecture halls, dance rehearsal studios, a 150-seat theater, a set design shop, offices and conference rooms. Rex Benton and Dickey Mopper of Savannah-based NAI Savannah represented the seller in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — SchenkelShultz Architecture has finished the $50 million, 380,570-square-foot replacement Maynard Evans High School, located in Orlando. The facility includes three, 3-story classroom buildings with 2,400 student stations, a media center, gymnasium, auditorium, a medical health and dental clinic, an interactive child development lab and an agriculture lab. Orlando-based The Williams Co. was the construction manager for the project.
BOCA RATON, FLA. — Broken Sound Club has planned the $13.2 million, Phase II expansion of its 100,000-square-foot country club, located at 2401 Willow Springs Dr. in Boca Raton. The $10.5 million first phase was completed last summer. Phase II will complete the Wellness Center and Spa Cafe, which includes the expansion of the current fitness center and spa and the addition of aerobics rooms, a spinning room with an interactive picture wall, a teen lounge and a cyber cafe. The Aquatic Center will double in size, and water features, bridges, a water park-style children's pool and environmentally-friendly geothermal pool heating will be added. Additionally, a new Bistro Grill will be added with indoor/outdoor seating for more than 150 people. Peacock + Lewis is designing the new facilities and the Weitz Co. is the general contractor. Work is slated to begin in May, with completion projected for November 2012.
NEW YORK CITY — Construction is complete on Vicinitas Hall, a new 68-unit supportive housing development in the Bronx for low-income young adults and those who have aged out of foster care. The 41,000-square-foot property was built on the site of a parking lot for $15.9 million, with $7 million in federal funds issued by the city in addition to stimulus money, state housing funds and tax credits. Vicinitas includes recreation rooms, a landscaped rear yard and offices for case management staff. The building was designed by OCV Architects and constructed by Bayview Real Estate Consultants. Vicinitas will be operated by the Lantern Group, a Manhattan-based nonprofit.
PLANO — The Plano Independent School District has selected Cadence McShane Construction Co. to construct a two-story, 22,000-square-foot addition for Clark High School, located at 523 Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. The addition will include eight classrooms on the first floor and four laboratories on the second floor. Corgan Associates is the architectural services firm for the project. Construction of the new addition is slated for an August 2012 completion.
MANHATTAN, KAN. —Colorado Springs-based Mortenson Construction has been awarded the Bill Snyder Family Stadium renovation project on the Kansas Sate University campus in Manhattan. The $75 million renovation will include a new student-athlete dining hall, improved concession facilities, luxury seating and a new team store. The renovation is expected to begin in the summer of 2012 and be completed in time for the football season in the fall of 2013.
KEENE, N.H. — ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, an architectural and interior design firm, has completed work on a new, 65,000-square-foot YMCA health and wellness facility at 200 Summit Rd. in Keene. The facility includes a six-room childcare center, climbing wall, an aquatics center and a multi-purpose gymnasium. The center opened to the public in December.
NEW YORK CITY — Pace University has signed a new 20-year lease for 50,000 square feet at Fulton Crossing, located at 140 William St. in New York. The private university will occupy the entire seven-story property and use it for classrooms, faculty offices and performance space for Pace's dance programs. Peter Braus, James Wacht, Gabe Isaacs, Peter Levitan and Garry Steinberg of the New York office of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Crikos LLC, in the transaciton. David Falk and Kyle Ciminelli of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Queens Borough Public Library has purchased seven street-level commercial spaces at Sunrise Terrace condominiums, located at 31-32 Union St. in Queens, for $3.5 million. The seven units will provide more than 10,000 square feet for the public library, which has 62 locations. Delshah LLC, purchased the senior mortgage for the building in 2009.