Skanska Renovates East End of Las Olas Boulevard in Florida

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Skanska has signed a contract with the city of Fort Lauderdale for the Las Olas Boulevard improvements project in Florida. The contract is worth $49 million. The contract consists of the construction of an approximately 258,000-square-foot, 670-space parking facility, an amenity deck, a beachfront park with green spaces, architectural shade canopy, interactive water feature and streetscape improvements to the entire beach corridor. Construction services began in June 2017, and the project is expected to be complete in August 2019. Photo source: skanska.com.

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Clark Completes ‘LAX Terminal Shuffle’ Milestone

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Clark, in a joint venture with McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., has completed a monumental task on the Delta Enabling project. The Clark/McCarthy team performed the orchestrated relocation of more than 30 airlines and tenants to terminals throughout Los Angeles International Airport. The “LAX Terminal Shuffle,” as it was coined by local media, migrated Delta Air Lines’ operations from Terminals 5 and 6 to Terminals 2 and 3. The relocation is part of a long-term plan to connect Terminals 2 and 3 with the Tom Bradley International Terminal, which will increase Delta’s flight capacity and international operations at LAX. Clark began […]

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University of Chicago to Reinvent Historic Residence Hall

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CHICAGO, Ill. – Mortenson Construction has been chosen to transform a 1962 landmark building by architect Edward Durrell Stone into the new home for the University of Chicago, Illinois’ Harris School of Public Policy. Working from designs by architect of record Farr Associates and interior consultant Woodhouse Tinucci, Mortenson began construction in April on the renovation and expansion of the renamed Keller Center, which is scheduled to welcome students in January 2019. While retaining and preserving the key features of its original construction, the Keller Center renovation incorporates new ideas and technology in sustainable development. The University and Mortenson set […]

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Knutson Awarded Hoover Elementary School Addition, IAQ Updates

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Knutson Construction has been selected as construction manager for the $10-million indoor air quality upgrade and preschool addition for Hoover Elementary School, located in Rochester, Minnesota. The addition, which will begin construction in September 2017, will include a gymnasium/cafeteria, two conference rooms, three offices, lockers, restrooms and roughly 19 additional classrooms. The IAQ upgrades are slated to begin in June 2018 and both phases will be completed by the start of the school year in September 2018. Hoover Elementary School was built in 1968 and sits on nearly ten acres of property on Elton Hills Drive NW. […]

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Burrard Development Selects Builder for 40-Story Residential Tower NEXUS

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SEATTLE, Wash. – Skanska has signed a contract with Burrard Development to build NEXUS, a 40-story, 382-unit high-rise residential condominium tower in Seattle, Washington. Skanska USA Building will include the full $151.6-million value of the contract its Q1 2017 order bookings. The architect of record, Weber Thompson, has created a landmark design that will be an instantly recognizable feature of the Seattle skyline: a series of cubes offset by eight degrees, creating dynamic transition floors with unique amenities and residential terraces. Located at the corner of Minor Ave. and Howell St., NEXUS will be more than 400-feet tall with 590,349 […]

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