Civic

CADENCE MCSHANE DELIVERS EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY

by admin February 16, 2012

HOUSTON — Cadence McShane Construction Co. has completed the construction of the 110,161-square-foot Edgewood Elementary School, located at Hollister Road and Kempwood Drive in Houston. The school belongs to the Spring Branch Independent School District. The new school features 38 classrooms, a science laboratory, a library, a full-service cafeteria, administrative areas, a music and choir room, instructional space and performing arts areas. The school also has a clock tower placed above the entryway. PBK Architects designed the new school.

February 16, 2012

ARC RENOVATES OFFICES AT BOSTON COLLEGE

by admin February 15, 2012

CAMBRIDGE — ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge has completed a renovation and expansion project for Boston College at 2121 Commonwealth Ave. on the college's Brighton campus. The project called for the conversion of a vacant property into an administrative office and added 70,000 square feet of space. The new building is called the Boston College Alumni Center.

February 15, 2012

Civic Midwest

REED COMPLETES BUILD-OUT FOR WESTWOOD COLLEGE

by admin February 14, 2012

CHICAGO — Reed Construction has completed a 45,000-square-foot build-out for Westwood College, located at 1 N. State St. in Chicago. The project included the addition of classrooms, computer labs, design labs and staff offices. The new facility also features a career services center, server rooms and student common area. Scott Pickands, Christine Roche and Robert Marks of Reed led the construction team. Atul Karkhanis Architects provided architectural services.

February 14, 2012

Civic Southeast

GROUND BREAKS ON $25M ACOM

by admin February 13, 2012

DOTHAN, ALA. — Batson-Cook has broken ground on the $25 million, 110,000-square-foot Alabama College of Osteopahtic Medicine (ACOM), a school affiliated with Southeast Alabama Medical Center located at the intersection of Cowarts and Dean roads in Dothan. The three-story structure will contain two auditoriums, laboratory space, study rooms, administrative offices, a student lounge and a teaching clinic that will include exam room mock-ups. Completion is slated for April 2014.

February 13, 2012

Civic Texas

CADENCE MCSHANE DELIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

by admin February 13, 2012

HASLET — Cadence McShane has completed the construction of the 83,099-square-foot J.C. Thompson Elementary School, located on an 11-acre campus at 440 Wishbone Ln. in Haslet. The new school is in the Northwest Independent School District and features 32 classrooms, a cafeteria with a full-service kitchen, a modern library and a gymnasium. Plano-based SHW Group provided architectural services.

February 13, 2012

Civic Midwest

LAMBERT AIRPORT PREPARES TO REOPEN CONCOURSE DAMAGED BY TORNADO

by admin February 9, 2012

ST. LOUIS — Lambert-St. Louis International Airport will reopen its C Concourse in April, a year after a tornado blew out the arched windows in the Terminal I, damaged the concourse roof and caused extensive damage to airline gate areas. Kwame Building Group is the construction manager for the restoration, which includes roof and window replacement and repair on the concession areas. Kwame is also leading a $70 million renovation project at Lambert that began in 2008 and was underway when the tornado struck. The project will upgrade the A and C concourses. Additional work to the C concourse will include new lighting and renovated restrooms. The project is scheduled to be complete by the end of this year.

February 9, 2012

Civic Midwest

ROYCEMORE OPENS NEW SCHOOL IN EVANSTON

by admin February 9, 2012

EVANSTON, ILL. — The nearly 6-year relocation and expansion project at Roycemore School in Evanston, Ill. is complete. Last month, the private school opened its new 68,000-square-foot facility at 1200 Davis St. The school serves 265 students from grades pre-kindergarten through high school, with room to expand enrollment to about 350 students. The building also includes a media center and full-sized gym. The school's previous campus was located at 640 Lincoln St. in Evanston, which the school leased from Northwestern University. Podolsky Northstar CORFAC International assisted Roycemore with the site selection and evaluation process.

February 9, 2012

Civic Midwest

NEW BRIDGE, ART PLAZA OPENS IN MINNEAPOLIS

by admin February 9, 2012

MINNEAPOLIS — The Ackerberg Group has completed construction of a new 436-stall parking ramp, public art plaza and pedestrian bridge linking the Midtown Greenway trail to the heart of Uptown in Minneapolis. The art plaza is part of Ackerberg's MoZaic project, a mixed-use development between Fremont and Hennepin avenues. It includes public art installations, patio space for MoZaic's restaurant tenants and a public gathering space. The art plaza will link Lagoon Avenue with the Midtown Greenway through the new bridge, which was funded in part by a Hennepin County Transit Oriented Development grant.

February 9, 2012

Civic Midwest

UNIVERSITY BUYS HISTORICAL SCOTTISH RITE COMPLEX IN INDIANA

by admin January 31, 2012

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.

January 31, 2012

Civic Southeast

SCAD BUYS CRITES HALL FOR $2.6M

by admin January 30, 2012

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.

January 30, 2012

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