MYCON General Contractors Begins Renovation, Modernization of 1970s Office Building

MC KINNEY, Texas — MYCON General Contractors has begun work on the exterior and interior renovation of its future company headquarters, a three-story, 46,071 square-foot office building located at 17311 Dallas Parkway, in Dallas, Texas. MYCON bought the building in in the fourth quarter of 2015 and will relocate to the new building in the spring of 2017. Originally constructed in 1979 and situated on a 1.9-acre tract, the building will be completely gutted and reskinned. Construction is targeted for completion in January 2017. O’Brien Architects is the architect.

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Balfour Beatty Construction to Build Marquee Park District Project in Dallas

DALLAS, Texas — The evolution of Uptown Dallas, Texas, continues with Park District, a one-of-a-kind project that will further connect the Arts District, downtown and Uptown, providing tenants, residents and the public a unique way to experience Klyde Warren Park and the city. Balfour Beatty Construction was chosen by joint venture partners Trammell Crow Company and Met Life, Inc., to provide preconstruction and construction services. Designed by HKS Architects, the 916,000-square-foot, mixed-used development will sit on the 3-acre parcel between Pearl Street, Olive Street and Klyde Warren Park. The landscape architecture firm responsible for Klyde Warren Park’s award-winning design, the … Read more

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Turner/STV Construction Oversee Landmark Police Training Complex Project

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The ribbon has officially been cut on the $745-million New York City Police Academy, a state-of-the-art 720,000-square-foot training complex in College Point, New York, that was successfully built thanks to the construction management expertise of the Turner/STV joint venture team. Turner/STV was contracted by the New York City Department of Design and Construction to provide construction and program management services for this landmark initiative. Together, with architects Perkins + Will, this integrated project team delivered a campus that provides the New York City Police Department with the most advanced police training facility in the United States. … Read more

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Sundt Delivering Texas Project More than a Month Ahead of Schedule

Sundt Construction reached substantial completion last month on U.S. Highway 84 and bridge reconstruction project near Abilene, the latest of several heavy civil jobs finished in Texas. Work included demolition and reconstruction of a 530-foot bridge over Union Pacific Railroad tracks, reconstruction of U.S. 84 and new lighting and roadway barrier improvements. The U.S. 84 project included around half a mile of roadway that was fully reconstructed and installation of 40,000 cubic yards of embankment used to bring the grade up to match the finish slab elevation of the new bridge, which was built by Sundt’s Concrete Division. Despite weather … Read more

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