LA’s Largest Development for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Tops Out First Tower

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In a significant step toward addressing homelessness among Skid Row residents, a 19-story tower for the Weingart Center Association tops out construction. The structure, built by Emmerson Construction with Swinerton as the prime subcontractor, is one of two towers planned for the development by the Los Angeles, California-based nonprofit agency, which provides supportive services to individuals experiencing homelessness, and Chelsea Investment Corporation, one of the nation’s leading affordable housing developers. The occasion was commemorated with a visit from the city of Los Angeles’ Chief of Housing and Homelessness Solutions Mercedes Marquez, other dignitaries and teams from Swinerton, Emmerson Construction, Axis/GFA … Read more

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12-Story Office Building in West Palm Beach Tops Out

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Gilbane Building Company, Brand Atlantic Real Estate Partners, Wheelock Street Capital and teams of skilled builders and tradespeople celebrate the topping out of 300 Banyan in West Palm Beach, Florida. This marks the completion of vertical construction on the 12-story building, which is 115,000 square feet of Class A office space, a private outdoor terrace with breathtaking water views, an indoor/outdoor gym and a full-service restaurant and café on the ground floor. With an integrated parking garage offering 300 spaces, this structure is set to welcome its first tenants in 2024. Rising up to 12 stories, this tower has a … Read more

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PCL Construction Completes Greenhouse to Feed Students

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PCL Construction celebrated the construction completion of Denver Public School’s Glenbrook Greenhouse – a $4.5-million, 28,000-square-foot greenhouse spanning four acres on the southwestern tip of the city and county of Denver, Colorado. The greenhouse can hold up to 3,500 plants with a warehouse area to accommodate shipping of vegetables to DPS’ over 200 schools serving more than 90,000 students. With PCL and DPS having a long-standing relationship of over 35 years, PCL was honored to help support this “farm to cafeteria” project. The firm was initially awarded this project in 2018, and after bond approval, managed it through design and … Read more

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Siena College, Gilbane Building Company Celebrate Construction Kickoff with Groundblessing Ceremony

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Siena College and Gilbane Building Company jointly hosted a groundblessing ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on an expanded science complex at Nobel Hall in Loudonville, New York. Father Mark Reamer, vice president of mission at Siena College, blessed water distributed over the site by the Shaker Road Fire Department. The new science complex at Nobel Hall, designed by WCGS Architects, will feature 40,000 square feet of all-new specialized laboratories and active learning spaces across three floors when completed. For Siena, the transformative project is step toward its goal of becoming the region’s premier college for the hard sciences. The … Read more

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C.W. Driver Companies Breaks Ground on New Pasadena Campus  

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Driver SPG, an affiliate of C.W. Driver Companies, has broken ground on a new campus addition to Villa Esperanza Services, a nonprofit which has served intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since 1961. The project will be built across two phases, replacing existing structures. The first phase consists of an 8,600 square-foot occupational therapy clinic, a 21,000 square-foot physical education and therapeutic center and three additional school classrooms. Construction of the final phase will consist of a two-story structure containing the main reception area, administration, speech & language center, community room and subterranean parking lot. … Read more

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