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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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Chicago Bears Unveils Halas Hall Expansion

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The Chicago Bears recently unveiled the Halas Hall expansion, which included a 162,500-square-foot football operations addition to the already existing 143,000-square-foot facility and a 30,600-square-foot remodeling project on the northeast side of the building. The project broke ground in Lake Forest, Illinois, in March 2018. HOK was the design firm, Mortenson Construction was the general contractor and Corporate Concepts provided the furniture. As part of the project, a new player entry was designed with a hallway featuring all 14 of the Bears’ retired numbers, wall/ceiling lights that illuminate as players enter and music capabilities leading up to a 46-inch video […]

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Progressive Design-Build Water Treatment Plant Project Underway in Texas

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In order to meet the needs of a growing population and to shift from reliance on groundwater to surface water as the source for its drinking water, the city of Houston and four regional water authority partners are undertaking a 320 million gallons per day $1.765-billion Design-Build expansion of the Northeast Water Purification Plant. It is the largest progressive Design-Build water treatment plant project underway in Texas and in the United States. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., through the Houston Waterworks Team, was awarded three separate contracts on the project—the early works central plant foundations package, which broke ground in June […]

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