Mortenson Selected to Transform Science Building into State-of-the-Art Performing Arts Center

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CHICAGO, Ill. – Mortenson Construction is launching a major building project on the Wheaton College campus in Wheaton, Illinois, to create a state-of-the art performing arts center. In the $18 million first phase of the project, Mortenson is rebuilding the three stories and basement of a gutted 50,000-square-foot former science building into the new home for the school’s Conservatory of Music. The new Armerding Center for Music and the Arts, set to open in the fall of 2017, will include recording studios; a two-story,110-seat Recital Hall with green room; digital keyboard lab; chamber rehearsal and performance spaces; classrooms; practice rooms … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie Breaks Ground on New Office Tower Along Atlanta Beltline

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Brasfield & Gorrie recently joined developer New City Properties, as well as Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, City Council Member Kwanza Hall, Atlanta BeltLine Inc. and others to mark the start of work on the new 725 Ponce development in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. A 12-story mixed-use tower, 725 Ponce will feature Class A loft office space above an urban prototype Kroger and a three-level, below-grade parking deck. Designed with industrial character, the project will face Atlanta’s Beltline and will feature roof-top terraces with views of the Historic Fourth Ward Park, Ponce City Market and the Atlanta skyline.

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Gilbane Celebrates Ribbon Cutting, Grand Opening for Ohlone College Soccer Field

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FREMONT, Calif. – Representatives from Ohlone College, Gilbane Building Company and other local officials were on hand for the recent dedication and ribbon cutting for the new Ohlone College Soccer Field in California, located on the Fremont campus on Mission Boulevard. Gilbane Building Company was the construction manager for the project. The soccer field project was part of an overall effort to update the athletic fields on the campus for safety, accessibility and playability. The soccer field, which was displaced by the installation of the photovoltaic system, was relocated to the north of the softball field. Work included installation of … Read more

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Skanska to Renovate Philadelphia Shopping Mall

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Skanska has, together with its joint venture partner Shoemaker Construction Company, signed a contract with Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust and Macerich to complete renovations of The Gallery shopping mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The total contract is worth $126 million. Skanska USA Building will include its share of the contract worth $61 million, in the order bookings for the fourth quarter 2016. The work at the 1-million-square-foot shopping mall includes selective structural demolition; new structural and architectural construction; modifications and additions to the MEP and fire protection systems; replacement of all common area floor finishes, ceilings and lighting, neutral columns … Read more

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Skanska to Build Life Sciences Building for University of Washington

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Skanska has signed a contract with the University of Washington to build the school’s new Life Sciences building and greenhouse. The contract is worth $71 million. The new seven-story building will include more than 52,000 square feet of laboratory space and classrooms. Additionally, Skanska will construct approximately 4,500 square feet of new greenhouse space. Construction is under way with completion scheduled for summer 2018. Rendering courtesy of Perkins + Will.  

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