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.
HAMDEN, CONN. — The Alphabet Academy, a children's daycare, has leased 12,000 square feet at 2389 Dixwell Ave. in Hamden, the former Colonial Tymes Restaurant. The site will undergo a complete renovation and open in March 2012. Steve Miller of Levey Miller Maretz represented the landlord, 2100 Whitney Avenue LLC. Stephen Press of Press / Cuozzo Realtors represented the tenant.
PARIS — Paris Junior College, located at 2400 Clarksville St. in Paris, has selected Plano-based SHW Group to design its $11 million, 41,800-square-foot Science and Technology Center. The new facility will provide classrooms, laboratory space and departmental offices. Construction began in October of this year and is slated for a December 2012 completion.
MURPHY — Cadence McShane has finished the $37 million construction of the 282,000-square-foot C.A. McMillen High School, located at 750 N. Murphy Rd. in Murphy, on behalf of the Plano Independent School District. The construction included building 67 instructional spaces, 10 science laboratories, music spaces, a library, a cafeteria/kitchen and a new surface parking lot. Plano-based SHW Group provided architectural services for the project.
SAN ANTONIO — Plano-based SHW Group has been awarded a $21 million contract to renovate Brackenridge High School, located at 400 Eagleland Dr. in San Antonio, on behalf of the San Antonio Independent School District. The renovation project includes the addition of 10 science laboratories, broadcast media studios, art classrooms, animation laboratories, classrooms, a career tech center and parking improvements. Construction will begin in summer of 2012 and is slated for a 2014 completion.
FORT FAIRFIELD, MAINE —Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $10 million sale of the Fort Fairfield border patrol station, a 25,603-square-foot built-to-suit facility in northern Maine. Geoffrey Ficke of Marcus & Millichap's Dallas office represented the seller, a developer of buildings leased by the government. Ficke also procured the buyer, a fund focused on U.S. General Services Administration property acquisitions. Adrian Harris of Harris Real Estate, Appraisal & Auction Services in Farmington, Maine, also provided representation.