General Contractor Selected to Deliver $168 Million in Student Housing Projects in Florida

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Three major student housing projects in Southern and Central Florida, with a combined contract value of approximately $168 million, will be led by general contractor Balfour Beatty. The projects include the Rollins College East End Neighborhood in Winter Park, Florida Atlantic University’s 2026 Campus Student Housing project in Boca Raton and Nova Southeastern University’s dining renovation in Fort Lauderdale. The $54-million Rollins College project replaces the 80-bed Holt Hall, Bert W. Martin Tennis Complex and Copeland Stadium. Aimed at increasing student housing capacity, the project supports the college’s new three-year on-campus living requirement. Site work is underway and completion is … Read more

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McShane Completes Construction of Northbend in Tempe, Arizona

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Construction is completed at Northbend, a 310-unit community featuring three garden-style apartment buildings in Tempe, Arizona. McShane Construction Company built the development on behalf of repeat clients Banyan Residential and Milhaus. Designed by Todd & Associates, the property offers generous amenity space, including a 4,300-square-foot clubhouse. Residents can enjoy a resort-style pool and sun deck, a fully equipped fitness center and yoga studio, a trading post with outdoor equipment loans, and outdoor spaces including a courtyard with fire pits, an entertainment lawn and a dog park overlooking downtown Tempe. Each unit boasts an open-concept floor plan complemented by nine-foot ceilings … Read more

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Groundbreaking Held for Bowers Stadium Press Box at Sam Houston State University

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A five-story press box for Bowers Stadium at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas has broken ground. Hoar is serving as the general contractor on the project, which will also include general stadium improvements and is expected to be completed for the 2026 football season. Project partners include Page as the architect and DLR group as the advisory design partner. The project will replace the existing press box with a 47,060-square-foot, five-story building and a 13,300-square-foot covered exterior section, for a total of 60,360 square feet of construction. The press box will include updated concessions and restrooms, premium seating, … Read more

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Arizona State University-Owned University Gateway Building Completes

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Construction has been completed on the $78-million, five-level University Gateway Building at Arizona State University, which wraps around a parking structure in Tempe, Arizona. The 128,000-square-foot building contains classroom, administrative, mixed-use and retail space. Owned by ASU, the facility meets educational needs while also introducing retail space on the ground level to maximize land use for multiple stakeholder groups. The classrooms will serve the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, which hosts ASU’s music, music therapy, photography, esports, architecture and animation programs. The third floor of the new building was crafted with an extensive sound isolation system to control … Read more

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Library, Fire Station Construction Contract Awarded to Swinerton

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Swinerton Builders’ award of the $33-million Design-Build Hearn Community Hub – Phase 1 project marks a transformative milestone for Santa Rosa, California, creating a permanent home for the library and establishing a critical new fire station. This civic complex, located on a six-acre site, will provide much-needed amenities and has been met with great anticipation by the community, which has long awaited expanded resources and services in southwest Santa Rosa. The first phase includes a library designed by Jayson Architecture, a fire station designed by Shah Kawasaki Architects and a surrounding landscape designed by RHAA to enhance local infrastructure and … Read more

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