Swinerton Tops out Genesis North Tower in South San Francisco

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Swinerton and Phase3 Real Estate Partners recently celebrated the topping out of the Genesis North Tower in South San Francisco, California. Genesis North Tower is a 21-story, 390,000-square-foot building with a steel-framed structure and aluminum and glass exterior. Genesis North Tower project includes offices, conference rooms, Biotech laboratories and a fitness center. The project is located just north of San Francisco International Airport off Highway 101—the hub of biotechnology in South San Francisco. Core and shell of the project is designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, and interiors by McFarlane Architects Inc. Since beginning … Read more

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Construction of New Hospital at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Reaches Milestone

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CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Time-lapse video captured nearly 500 cement trucks as they filed onto California’s Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center campus overnight on Saturday, July 29, to pour the base of Sharp HealthCare’s newest hospital, set to open in fall of 2019. Beginning Friday night, 4,700 yards of concrete covering 25,000 square feet had been poured by the end of the 12-hour project that finished on Saturday afternoon. More than 125 construction workers, in addition to the hundreds of ready mix concrete truck drivers, were onsite throughout the night; more than 90 percent of labor for the project is … Read more

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Design-Build Team to Deliver Integrated Living, Learning Neighborhood on College Campus

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – University of California, San Diego has selected Clark Construction Group and a design team led by HKS and Safdie Rabines to bring to life a collegiate neighborhood unlike any other on campus, and distinct within the University of California system. Clark will construct the Living and Learning Neighborhood at North Torrey Pines, fulfilling UC San Diego’s vision of a fully integrated university community. This Design-Build project will integrate student housing, academic buildings and research spaces, general assignment classrooms and community service programs to provide students, faculty and staff with an immersive learning experience. The project also … Read more

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Ground Breaks for Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino Entertainment Addition

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Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino, construction/design teams and guests celebrated the official groundbreaking of the new bowling and entertainment center addition in in Murphy, North Carolina. The 38,000-square-foot Ultrastar Mutli-tainment Center at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino will bring a bowling center with 16 lanes and a 2,200-square-foot arcade to the Murphy area for family friendly activities. On the opposite side, the addition will also house the casino’s first full-service restaurant, with a nearly 260-seat capacity. Two bars will be included in the new construction, one to service the bowling center, the other near the restaurant to service both waiting … Read more

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Construction to Begin on Norfolk IKEA this Fall

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NORFOLK, Va. — Swedish home furnishings store IKEA hopes to break ground on its new Hampton Roads location this fall. The company announced its plans to open the 331,000-square-foot Norfolk, Virginia store last year. The company had initially planned to begin construction as early as this spring, but ran into unexpected development issues. Because the land backs up to a reservoir, IKEA will build a parking facility and elevate the site for underground stormwater retention. IKEA has said the store is expected to support about 500 construction jobs, with 250 jobs in the store once it opens, which is scheduled … Read more

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