Skanska USA Announces 99M Office Development in Washington, D.C.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skanska USA Commercial Development has plans to start speculative development of 99M, an 11-story, 234,000-square-foot Class A office building with ground-floor retail/restaurant space in Washington's Capitol Riverfront submarket. Skanska is self-financing 100 percent of the development costs. Skanska will also serve as the construction manager of 99M with construction scheduled to begin later this summer and will deliver in the fourth quarter of 2017.Located at the corner of   First and M Streets Southeast, 99M will include approximately 220,000 square feet of office space, with approximately 11,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space on the ground floor. 99M … Read more

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Hensel Phelps Awarded Phase I of National Mall Rehab Project

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Hensel Phelps’ Mid-Atlantic district office was recently awarded Phase 1 of the Constitution Gardens rehabilitation project on behalf of the Trust for the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Trust for the National Mall operates as a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service and will wholly fund and manage the project. The Constitution Gardens project is a 38-acre site located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., bordered by Constitution Avenue, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The Phase 1 portion of the project will be focused on the northeast corner and edge of the … Read more

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Construction Management Consultant Named for $1B Candlestick Point Development

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa., and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Hill International has received a contract from affiliates of Lennar Urban and Macerich Development to provide construction management consultant services in connection with the development at Candlestick Point in San Francisco, California. The $1-billion project will be developed on a 24-acre parcel that is the location of the now-demolished Candlestick Park, former home of the San Francisco 49ers and San Francisco Giants. The new development, which will be a model of integrated planning and sustainable design, will include an urban open-air retail complex comprised of approximately 500,000 square feet of gross leasable area … Read more

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June Construction Starts Retreat 15%

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — New construction starts in June dropped 15 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $620.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline followed an especially strong May, which benefitted from a $9-billion liquefied natural gas export terminal in Texas being entered as a May start. By major sector, non-building construction in June fell sharply as the result of a steep pullback by its electric utility and gas plant category, while nonresidential building witnessed a less severe loss of momentum. Residential building in June was able to post a slight … Read more

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Paul Haining, Clark Peterson Promoted in Skanska Environmental, Health and Safety Roles

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Paul Haining was recently named Skanska’s chief environmental, health and safety officer, filling the role held by Hendrik van Brenk, who is retiring after more than eight years with the company and 30 years in the industry. Additionally, Clark Peterson is being promoted into Haining's former role as Skanska USA Civil vice president for EHS. As chief EHS officer, Haining will be responsible for leading the company's national safety and environmental programs including strategic planning and upholding Skanska's Injury-Free Environment. He will serve on the leadership teams for Skanska USA Inc., Skanska USA Building and Skanska … Read more

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