RICHARDSON, Texas — Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors has broken ground on a $175-million redevelopment project in downtown Dallas, Texas, according to the firm’s CEO Paul Driscoll. Both the historic Statler Hilton Hotel, built in 1956 and located at 1900 Commerce Street in Dallas, and the adjacent Old Dallas Central Library will be renovated to create a destination-entertainment hub. The two properties are considered to be the finest mid-century block of architecture in the State of Texas. The 702,615-square-foot project includes complete restoration of the buildings” exteriors and the conversion of the upper 11 stories into approximately 229 luxury residential … Read more

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Stevens Construction has won a Sand Dollar award for best commercial project by the Collier Building Industry Association. In a ceremony held on Sept. 26 at the Ritz Carlton Tiberon in Naples, Florida, Stevens Construction earned a Sand Dollar award in the commercial category for DeVoe Cadillac in Naples. Stevens Construction completed a complex, multi-phase renovation of the dealership which included complete demolition of the existing showroom and the construction of a two-story, 37,677-square-foot showroom and service center. The entire project took place while DeVoe remained in business. Stevens Construction built a temporary sales service and … Read more

MARIETTA, Ga. — Gilbane Building Company is serving as the construction manager for Cobb County School District, the second largest school district in Georgia, on both Brumby Elementary School and Walton High School. Combined, the two projects will bring more than 200 new instructional units to the district. The Brumby Elementary School will include construction of 71 new instructional units consisting of classroom and administrative areas, media center, physical education, personnel services, food services and utility areas. Two playscapes with associated asphalt play courts and playfields will also be added. Construction is slated to begin in February 2016. Additionally, Gilbane … Read more

WOBURN, Mass. — Tocci Building Companies recently kicked off the renovation of a 120,000-square-foot facility at 65 Grove Street in Watertown, Massachusetts. The $13-million project will transform an outdated manufacturing plant into a premier office space. 65 Grove Street, formerly the home of GE Ionics, currently features a three-story brick façade, ribbon windows and an attached parking structure. Tocci will work alongside Cresset Development on behalf of property owners Cresset Grove, LLC. The project team includes architects MDS/Miller Dyer Spears, structural engineers Souza True & Partners, MEP engineers AKF Group, civil engineers McKenzie Engineering Group and architects Kyle Zick Landscape … Read more