S.R. Clarke Construction / Real Estate Development / Architecture / Engineering Blog

S.M. Wilson To Build Fontbonne Science Building

2009-11-05T14:01:00.000-08:00

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/

"Fontbonne University has hired St. Louis-based S.M. Wilson & Co. to renovate and expand the recently dedicated Anheuser-Busch Hall, a three-story science building on the university’s main campus in Clayton.

S.M. Wilson will provide pre-construction and construction management services for the $9.7 million project, which will include 32,448 square feet of renovation and a 6,123-square-foot addition."

Walton Construction Wins Air Force Project

2009-10-22T11:04:00.000-07:00

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/

"Walton Construction Co. said Monday it recently was awarded a $20.4 million contract to build a defense logistics warehouse and distribution center at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, owns the site.

The 165,000-square-foot distribution warehouse will incorporate a mechanized material handling system"

Skanska To Do Washington DC Spec Development

2009-10-22T11:00:00.000-07:00

http://www.globest.com/

"Skanska USA’s local Commercial Development business unit will begin the spec development of an eight-story, 165,000 square foot office building in the East End this year. The company has acquired the development rights for the parcel at 10th and G. PN Hoffman, which had begun development of the site but was forced to stop last year when it lost its funding, will partner with Skanska in the building's development, which will be located at 733 10th St.
Skanska is financing the project entirely from its own balance sheet, Rob Ward, EVP of Skanska USA tells GlobeSt.com. It is an entirely spec deal with no preleases signed or in negotiations, he says."

Medford Airport Project Almost Done

2009-10-14T11:39:00.000-07:00

http://kdrv.com

The Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport is one step closer to finalizing its terminal construction project.

Officials say the project is scheduled to be complete by Thanksgiving.

Crews are currently laying concrete on the tarmac, where the old terminal used to be. They say it will take them about three weeks to make sure the concrete is hard enough for aircrafts to park on. Workers are also finishing up the breeze way. When that is done, United and Delta passengers won't have to walk so far to get on and off airplanes. Crews are also finishing up the freight hand area, which sits directly in front of the old airport administration offices.

Rancho Peñasquitos Apartment Project Starts

2009-10-08T15:29:00.000-07:00

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/

"With construction virtually at a standstill in San Diego County, a Florida-based firm officially started construction yesterday on a 368-unit apartment project in Rancho Peñasquitos that will generate hundreds of jobs over the next two years and replace an outmoded experimental metal housing complex.

The project is called Cresta Bella Apartments and is a development of Atlantic & Pacific Management, a company that owns and manages about 18,000 apartments and condo complexes on the two coasts."

Turner Construction Wins Fort Benning Project

2009-10-01T13:02:00.000-07:00

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/

"Turner Construction Co. in Huntsville, AL won a $333.4 million firm-fixed-price contract to design and build a 745,000-square-foot hospital at Fort Benning, GA, almost 2 times the size of the current 393,000 square-foot facility.

With 70 in-patient beds, the new hospital will serve soldiers, military retirees, and families of the Fort Benning community. The design is split into 2 wings – a clinic and a hospital section, equipped with 2 parking decks for patients and staff members…

Design and construction is likely to begin shortly after the US Army Corps of Engineer Savannah District issues a notice-to-proceed in October and will span 1,200 calendar days. An estimated completion date is set for summer 2013. The project is the Savannah District’s largest contract award in fiscal year 2009."

Willow Oaks Corporate Center Sells

2009-09-25T10:37:00.001-07:00

http://www.realestatechannel.com/

"n one of the biggest office building sales this year, the 570,038-square-foot, three-building, 93.2-percent leased Willow Oaks Corporate Center in metro Washington, DC has been sold for $112,173,598, or $196.78 per square foot.

The property sold for $125 million or $173 per square foot in 2005.

The buyer was KBS REIT II a publicly offered, non-traded real estate investment trust, based in Newport Beach, CA. The seller was Prudential Real Estate Investors of Newark, NJ.

The property is located in the DC submarket of Merrifield in Fairfax County, VA, 10 miles west of the District of Columbia."

Bowie City Hall Project Commences

2009-09-25T10:27:00.001-07:00

http://www.globest.com

"The city of Bowie is moving forward with the development of a new city hall. It has tapped Manekin Construction to begin development on the $15.6-million project. The three-story, 80,000-square-foot facility will be located on a city-owned parcel at 15901 Excalibur Rd., near the Bowie Town Center. The new building will be designed to achieve a LEED Silver rating and will have a green roof.
The project includes the demolition of the current 39,500-square-foot city hall at nearby 2614 Kenhill Dr. The additional space in the new building is necessary to house the police station, which currently operates out of two modular units on the city hall site. Manekin did not return a call to GlobeSt.com in time for publication."

Suffolk Construction Wins Sub Base Contract

2009-09-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

http://www.boston.com/

"Suffolk Construction Co. Inc. of Boston said it has been awarded an $8 million contract for a new Waterfront Operations Small Craft Facility at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn.

In a press release, Suffolk said it is partnering with AECOM Technology Corp., a global firm that provides such services as architectural services, to construct the 13,498 square-foot facility; the facility will consolidate port operations activities into one central building. The facility will include administrative space, classrooms, two high bays for boat maintenance, and a painting booth."

Elkus Manfredi To Help Rebuild Chapel Hill Center

2009-09-18T11:17:00.000-07:00

http://www.chapelhillnews.com/

"A Boston architecture firm has been tapped to come up with a new design for University Square.
Elkus Manfredi Architects was selected from six finalists to design the mixed-use development on the 12-acre plot along Franklin Street currently home to the shopping plaza and Granville Towers.

The firm was chosen by the Chapel Hill Foundation Real Estate Holdings and its development partner, Cousins Properties, partly because it has worked on similar projects before, including the South Campus Gateway, a massive mixed-use project at Ohio State University. It has also done design work on the Central Campus plan at Duke.

The Chapel Hill foundation is a non-profit arm of UNC. It bought the land for about $46 million and plans to rework an area officials say is dated."

Preston County To Get New Prison

2009-09-18T10:56:00.001-07:00

http://www.wtrf.com/

" It was announced Friday that the Federal Bureau of Prisons had awarded a $163 million contract to a Virginia company to build a new medium security prison in Hazelton.
Hensel Phelps Construction Company of Chantilly, Va. will build a 1,280-bed prison and work camp.

New WalMart for Ocean City

2009-09-14T14:11:00.001-07:00

http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/

"The Wal-Mart Super Center slated for construction behind the existing Berlin Wal-Mart received site plan approval last week.

The Worcester County Planning Commission required several changes in the site plan before approving the project.

The new, 193,000-square-foot Super Wal-Mart, including a grocery store and drive-up pharmacy, will replace the roughly 100,000-square-foot existing store. The redevelopment will also add three out lots or pad sites.

The current store will remain open while the new one is built. When the Super Center is complete, the original store will be demolished."

Whiting-Turner Wins Walter Reed Project

2009-09-02T11:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/

"Whiting-Turner Contracting in Baltimore, MD won a $181 million firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of support facilities for a warrior transition unit (WTU) at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. The work includes the construction of a new bachelor enlisted barracks/dining/administrative facility, physical fitness center, parking garage, and restoration of National Naval Medical Center Building 17 façade."

Clark Construction Wins Defense Project

2009-08-19T11:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com

"Clark Construction Group in Bethesda, MD won a $230.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to construct a 526,255-gross-square-foot replacement facility for the US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) in the Edgewood area of Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland."

Tarrant Community College Building Under Construction

2009-08-14T16:56:00.001-07:00

http://www.fwbusinesspress.com

"Construction is under way for the new three-story, 120,000-square-foot Science and Academic Building at Tarrant County College District’s Southeast Campus located in Arlington. Plano-based SHW Group is serving as the project architect and Turner Construction Co.’s Dallas office is serving as the general contractor.

Once complete in late 2010, the building will boast a 150- to 200-student lecture hall, student gathering areas, general purpose classrooms, back-to-back teaching science laboratories, a common prep area that will be shared by all teaching groups, and a large, three-story atrium space that will offer flexible hard and soft seating for students to gather between classes."

S. M. Wilson To Build St. Louis School

2009-08-14T16:46:00.000-07:00

http://www.bizjournals.com

"S. M. Wilson has been hired to build a new $10 million elementary school for the Normandy School District in St. Louis County.

The two-story, 65,000-square-foot school will include a gymnasium, cafeteria, kitchen, media center, administrative office space, classrooms, science labs, a band platform/stage and a computer room.

S. M. Wilson will provide general contracting services on the project, which will include the demolition and removal of 25 structures from the building site and the addition of more than 30,000 cubic yards of dirt for site preparation."

Skanska Complete Boston Condos

2009-08-03T16:02:00.000-07:00

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/

"Skanska USA Building Inc., a leading U.S. provider of construction, general contracting, design and design-build services, recently announced the completion of a $74 million rehabilitation project at Harbor Towers, a 40-story luxury condominium complex comprising two towers located on Boston’s waterfront. Skanska served as Program Manager and oversaw the repair and replacement work that dramatically enhanced the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and energy efficiency of the buildings’ MEP systems. The project involved replacing more than 19,000 linear feet of corroded HVAC riser pipe and 1,872 fan coil units throughout the two buildings."

Clark Construction Wins South Los Angeles High School Contract

2009-08-03T15:55:00.001-07:00

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/

"The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) awarded Clark Construction Group – California, LP an $87 million contract to build South Los Angeles Area New High School No. 3. This is the fourth project LAUSD has awarded Clark is the past five years.

South Los Angeles Area New High School No. 3 will accommodate 2,025 students and help relieve overcrowding at the nearby Manual Arts Senior High School. Located on a 15-acre campus in south Los Angeles, the project site is adjacent to residential and commercial structures; however, the school’s five buildings will all face an interior courtyard. The school will include 75 classrooms and provide students with four Small Learning Communities, a national program adopted by LAUSD. Additional school facilities include a library/media center, gymnasium, multipurpose/performing arts building, and food services."

Candace Macshane Wins Plano School Project

2009-07-27T15:38:00.001-07:00

http://www.bizjournals.com

"The Plano Independent School District has awarded Cadence McShane Construction Co. a 75,715-square-foot addition and renovation project at Vines High School.

The project will involve 50,000 square feet of updates to the school, including renovation of the existing administrative and counselor offices and improvements to the music and band areas. The job also includes a 25,715-square-foot, two-story addition, with elevator service, for the school’s new science wing."

Tishman Begins Building UMass Data Center

2009-07-27T15:37:00.001-07:00

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/

"Tishman Construction Corp., of Massachusetts, is serving as construction manager for the building of a new data center and supporting infrastructure for the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

The new data center will provide scalable, secure, and redundant storage capabilities for the medical school's current and future critical data requirements.

Jacobs Engineering & Skanska Win Fort Sam Houston Contract

2009-07-23T15:12:00.001-07:00

http://www.bizjournals.com/

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and Skanska USA Building Inc. a contract to design and build the Tri-Service Research Laboratory at Fort Sam Houston located near San Antonio, Texas.

The Tri-Service Research Laboratory will be a 181,620-square-foot facility that will house research activities for the Army, Air Force and Navy. Jacobs will provide the design services for the facility. Skanska will build the research lab. The building should be designed and completed by the Spring of 2011. ThE facility will include energy-efficient features, such as, natural lighting, high-efficiency chilled water systems and energy-recovery systems."

Rudolph and Sletten Awarded Construction Contract for San Diego City College's Future Science Building

2009-07-23T15:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.foxbusiness.com/

"Rudolph and Sletten announced today that the company has been awarded the construction contract for the San Diego City College's new Science Building. The building will consist of approximately 73,000 square feet of new construction, providing needed classrooms, laboratories, and state-of-the-art technology for life sciences, physical sciences, common areas, and associated support space for the College's growing student population."

Tishman Construction Complete Copley Square Hotel Renovation

2009-07-17T13:38:00.000-07:00

http://nerej.com/33473

"Tishman Construction Corp. of Massachusetts has completed the $17 million, fast-track renovation of the Copley Sq. Hotel, built in 1891, for its owner, CapStar Copley, LLC."

Baker Concrete Construction Wins Contract

2009-07-17T13:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.cleveland.com

"An Ohio company has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to build a facility to process plutonium waste at a former nuclear bomb plant in South Carolina.

The National Nuclear Security Administration announced Thursday it had awarded a contract for $91.5 million to Baker Concrete Construction Inc., based in Monroe, Ohio."

Suffolk Construction Breaks Ground On Charter School

2009-07-15T15:48:00.001-07:00

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6670936.html

"Suffolk Education has broken ground and began renovations and construction of a new $39.6 million facility to house the Boston Renaissance Charter Public School. The Suffolk team is renovating an existing, three-story mill building and warehouse in the Hyde Park section of Boston, Massachusetts, and constructing a 20,000 square-foot addition."