Balfour Beatty, Terra & Turnberry Celebrate Topping Out of Grand Hyatt Miami Beach

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Terra and Turnberry topped off construction at Grand Hyatt Miami Beach, an 800-room, 17-story hotel adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center. Balfour Beatty is the project’s general contractor, Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica is the designer. Construction is slated for completion in late 2027. Grand Hyatt Miami Beach will provide seamless access to the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Center. The hotel will offer bold and vibrant architecture and design featuring 12 floors of elevated guest rooms, including 50 suites with sweeping views of Miami Beach and four floors of meeting and ballroom space designed to complement the Convention Center’s … Read more

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Pittsburgh’s Commercial Street Bridge Replaced in Under 24 Hours

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The Pittsburgh Commercial Street bridge was completed in 1951 and is now used by more than 100,000 vehicles every day. The concrete bridge went through three rehabilitations, during 1980, 2006 and 2012, but eventually needed to be replaced with a new structure that could carry permit loads. This major infrastructure project utilized Accelerated Bridge Construction techniques. The replacement span was built beside the old bridge over a period of months, and then laterally slid into position immediately after the old bridge was demolished. This methodology reduced the time of traffic impacts on the public, from nearly four years of intermittent … Read more

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Benchmark General Contractors to Break Ground on 14-unit Gulf Beach Condominium on Sanibel Island

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Benchmark General Contractors will break ground on Monday, Aug. 31 on Gulf Beach Condominium, a new 14-unit residential condominium building on Sanibel Island. The 28,542-square-foot development will rise two stories above parking on a single building footprint and will offer residential condominium living for full-time and seasonal residents. Amenities will include a pool and a dune crossover ramp, providing direct beach access for residents. Construction is expected to be completed by October 2027. The project, awarded by Gulf Beach Condominium Association in April 2026, reflects Benchmark’s continued commitment to the long-term recovery and rebuilding of Sanibel, where the company has been a leading construction partner since … Read more

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Willmeng Breaks Ground on Lake Havasu City Fire Station No. 7

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A new fire station, long in the works, is now underway in Lake Havasu City. City officials, first responders and community members joined Willmeng Construction to break ground on the new Fire Station No. 7 in Lake Havasu City. Fire Station No. 7 is a priority investment designed to boost emergency coverage for the community. The new station has been in the city’s long-term plan for nearly 20 years and is now becoming a reality. The station will serve Area 7, a response district encompassing the Havasu Foothills Estates, where residential subdivisions have rapidly expanded into the surrounding hillsides. By … Read more

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Design, Development Advances for Mass-Timber Office in Bellevue, Washington

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Skanska announced continued progress on Bevel, its planned 12-story mass-timber office tower in downtown Bellevue, Washington. The project remains in the architectural design and entitlement phase with the city of Bellevue as Skanska, Mithun + Waugh Thistleton and other project partners continue to advance plans for one of the most innovative and sustainable office developments in the Pacific Northwest. The office is being planned as an approximately 200,000 rentable square-foot workplace environment that combines mass-timber construction, biophilic design and an amenitized user experience focused on the customer. The project will be adjacent to The Eight — Skanska’s recently completed office … Read more

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