The project team for the future Hyatt Place Panama City Beach-Beachfront, located in Florida, has marked a significant construction milestone. A topping out ceremony was recently held to celebrate the completion of structural framing on the 11-story waterfront hotel tower. Hyatt Place Panama City Beach-Beachfront — slated to open in Summer 2022 — is being developed by OTO Development, which is part of The Johnson Group. Project partners include Bullock Tice Associates, architect; P3 Design Collective, interior designer and Robins & Morton, general contractor. The 224-suite beachfront hotel will feature a custom-designed lobby decorated with local art and thoughtfully designed … Read more
Construction Complete on New Eye Institute in Fort Myers
Construction has been completed on SWFL Children’s Charities Eye Institute of Golisano Children’s Hospital, located in Fort Myers, Florida. The 5,700-square-foot SWFL Children’s Charities Eye Institute is the largest pediatric ophthalmology office serving Lee County and includes a lobby, 14 exam rooms, offices and nurse stations appointed with colorful finishes. Stevens Construction provided an interior demolition and a complete renovation of the existing building into the new pediatric practice, which is now open.
University of Georgia Celebrates Topping Out Ceremonies
Topping out ceremonies were recently celebrated for two projects at the University of Georgia – The Interdisciplinary Science Technology Engineering and Math Research Laboratory, which is a 100,000-square-foot interdisciplinary graduate research facility, and a 120,000-square-foot student residence hall. Turner Construction Company served as general contractor on the project. The i-STEM Research Building will include laboratories, support spaces, offices and study areas. The residence hall will provide housing for 525 people. Both projects are scheduled to be complete in the fall of 2022.
Gateway Project at University of California, Berkeley ‘Lights the Way’
Turner Construction Company was recently awarded the Gateway Project at University of California, Berkeley. This project is part of UC Berkeley’s Light the Way Campaign, an effort to raise $6 billion for faculty and graduate students, undergraduate opportunities and experience, research and first-rate facilities. The 380,000-square-foot building will serve as home to the university’s Division of Computing, Data Science and Society, a new entity that reimagines academic collaboration and co-creation to tackle the technical, scientific, social and human dimensions of the most urgent challenges. Bringing together 1,600 students and faculty, the space will feature research laboratories, offices, meeting rooms, classrooms, … Read more
New Children’s Justice Center Assists Law Enforcement, Provides Survivors Place to Recover
Construction is complete of the new Cache County Children’s Justice Center, located in Logan, Utah. The new facility is nearly five times larger than the previous building and will help child and adult survivors recover and find security in a safe environment. It will also allow law enforcement to work more efficiently. The facility offers interview rooms, a medical wing and observation space. Big-D served as general contractor on the project. The Malouf Foundation had started making plans for the new facility on its Logan campus. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project was shifted to a previously owned … Read more