O’FALLON, ILL. — Swansea, Ill.-based Holland Construction Services is constructing a new building for the first phase of an expansion project for New Life in Christ Interdenominational Church in O’Fallon. The $3 million, 8,500-square-foot pre-engineered building will be located at 689 Scott Troy Road. The building will have a standing seam roof, stained concrete floors, an exposed steel ceiling with several skylights and an exterior reflecting pool with two fountains. The second phase of the planned expansion includes a 17,645-square-foot auditorium and sanctuary that will accommodate approximately 1,000 seats.
DALLAS — The Perot Museum of Nature & Science, which broke ground last spring and is expected to open in early 2013 in Dallas' Victory Park as an expansion of The Museum of Nature & Science, has gained support from Houston-based PM Realty Group and Lyda Hill, philanthropist and owner of several commercial real estate buildings in Dallas. Hill's 2811 McKinney building, managed by PM Realty Group, in uptown Dallas has unveiled a mural measuring 80 feet wide by 22 feet tall celebrating the museum's expansion. The Perot Museum of Nature & Science at Victory Park was designed by the California architecture firm Morphosis.
MISSOURI CITY — Hampton Pointe Manor, a 78-bed assisted living facility in Missouri City, has secured a private equity investment from The Kalikow Group of Westbury, N.Y., on behalf of KEP Hampton ALF. Located at Hampton Drive and Murphy Road near downtown Houston, Hampton Pointe Manor is the initial phase of the Hampton Pointe master-planned community. It is being developed and operated in partnership by Wallace Bajjali Development Partners and Outer Marker Properties.
RIDGECREST, CALIF. — Barnhart Balfour Beatty has broken ground for the construction of a $5 million career and technical education building on the campus of Sherman E. Burroughs High School located at 500 E. French Ave. in Ridgecrest. The first new construction in the Sierra Sands Unified School District in nearly 20 years, the 18,845-square-foot building will include laboratory, classroom and office space. Designed by Westberg + White and funded by Proposition 1D Career Technical Education grant funds and a state loan, the project is scheduled to be completed in November 2011.
ST. LOUIS — Harris-Stowe State University has selected Kwame Building Group as program manager for its $15 million on-campus residence hall. The 70,000-square-foot residence hall will offer housing for 200 students as well as the campus’ new dining hall. The environmentally friendly facility is being funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Historically Black College University Capital Financing Program. Grice Group Architects and Trivers Associates are providing architectural services for the project.
BRYAN — Turner Construction Co. has completed a 140,000-square-foot expansion to the Brazos Country Jail. The $45 million project added three detention clusters and capacity for 684 more beds to the Bryan jail. The firm also updated the security system.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Choate Construction Co. will begin work this month on a 106,456-square-foot property to serve as a replacement for Mattie Lively Elementary School. The Savannah property will include 53 classrooms, a kitchen and cafeteria, a media center, and art and science labs. Martin Rule & Associates designed the project.
ORLANDO, FLA. — SchenkelShultz Architecture will design an 80,000-square-foot classroom and laboratory building on Valencia Community College's new 23-acre satellite campus in Orlando. The $16 million project will be constructed to LEED Silver standards. The property will include a café, a bookstore, a library, offices and science labs.
FRISCO — Balfour Beatty Construction is nearing completion on a renovation of the Frisco Discovery Center, turning a 150,000-square-foot warehouse into a performance arts complex. The property, which is located at 8004 N. Dallas Parkway in Frisco, houses a 100-seat theater, an art gallery and a science discovery center. BOKA Powell designed the project, and the Frisco Community Development Corp. provided funding. The Frisco Association for the Arts will manage the space.
ATLANTA — Passion City Church has leased a 134,000-square-foot property from Ram Realty Services and has begun converting the former big-box store into a worship area. The property had housed a Home Depot EXPO, a PGA Superstore and a Sam's Club, and is located at 515 Garson Drive in Atlanta's Lindbergh City Center area. The renovations will be complete by the end of this year.