UC Los Angeles Selects General Contractor for $27M Botany Building Renovations

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UC Los Angeles, California, has selected BNBuilders to provide extensive renovations to the campus’ Botany Building. The $27-million project, designed by CO Architects, comes on the heels of BNBuilders’ recent $6-million renovations to UC Los Angeles’ Agoura Road medical suites and the $23.8-million Geffen Academy renovation in the campus’ Kinross Building. The general contractor will complete a renovation to UC Los Angeles’ four-level, 37,351-square-foot Botany Building and adjacent Herbarium. The work will include removing all existing interior partitions; mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and hazardous materials; and installing new MEP and life safety systems, new roof, entrance, accessibility upgrades, seismic upgrades, … Read more

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New Natural Resources Headquarters Tops Out

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The New Natural Resources Headquarters project in Sacramento, California topped out with its last piece of structural steel at 344 feet. The 22-story office tower will be the new headquarters for the State of California Natural Resources Agency. The project team included Turner Construction Company and Design-Build partners, AC Martin; members from Turner Engineering Group and design consultants, trade partners and owners group. The project, which will be Sacramento’s tallest building since 2009, broke ground one year ago, and has been making an impression in the city ever since. Turner has been ensuring minimal impacts to the busy downtown community, … Read more

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University of North Texas Dedicates Biomedical Engineering Addition

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The dedication of the University of North Texas Biomedical Engineering addition recently took place on the UNT Discovery Park campus. Sundt Construction served as general contractor, with TreanorHL as the architect for the expansion. The $11.6-million project included a 26,250-square-foot addition onto the existing main building at Discovery Park. The project provides much-needed space for the growing biomedical engineering program; the program formerly occupied a small amount of office space within Discovery Park. The new facility adds two large research labs, three teaching labs and three classrooms, one of which will be a tiered auditorium that seats 175 students. The … Read more

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New Skilled Nursing & Rehab Project Connects Residents to Downtown White Plains

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Construction of the White Plains Institute for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, a $60-million rehabilitation and skilled nursing community in downtown White Plains, New York, has recently been completed. Congress Building Corp., collaborating in a joint venture with Consigli Construction completed the new premier, 110,000-square-foot, five-story community, which features modern amenities including two full gyms/rehabs—one dedicated to its short-term rehab residents—activity programs, 24/7 care and a specially designed dementia/memory care-living neighborhood. Other amenities include underground parking, community spaces on each floor, full-service barber/beauty salon and multiple dining facilities with outdoor urban dining, rooftop terraces and lounges designed to connect its residents to … Read more

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Grand Opening Celebrated for Supportive Housing Complex in Suburban Cook County

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Heart’s Place Apartments, a supportive housing complex in Arlington Heights, Illinois, was recently completed on behalf of the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation and UP Development. A ribbon cutting was held at the project site to celebrate the grand opening of the new facility. McShane Construction Company served as general contractor, and Cordogan Clark & Associates as architect of record. Heart’s Place Apartments will act as permanent housing for families, targeting people who live with a mental illness or other disability that requires access to support services. It is located in a well-established area that offers convenient access to stores, banks, … Read more

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