A big milestone has been reached on the $32-million expansion project at the historic Phoenix Theatre Company. Subcontractor, Rouser Concrete, completed the final concrete pour for the structural walls for the new Dr. Stacie J. and Richard J Stephenson Theatre, under construction in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Crews battled the physical and structural challenges of building in extreme summer heat, working early morning hours to avoid recorded temperatures up to 130 F in the basement area. To recognize workers for their dedication, Chanen Construction, a Dick Anderson Construction Company, hosted a celebratory lunch this fall and paid special recognition to the … Read more
Gloria Drummond Patient Tower at Boca Raton Regional Hospital Reaches Construction Milestone
The Gloria Drummond Patient Tower at Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Florida has topped out. Robins & Morton is the general contractor for the project and HKS is the architect. Once complete in 2025, the new nine-story patient tower will include all-private patient rooms, surgical suites and critical care units, leveraging the latest in healthcare technologies and design principles that foster healing environments. It will also house the Michelle and Michael Hagerty Center for Graduate Medical Education, more than doubling the hospital’s existing education space and helping recruit and retain top medical school graduates. The tower will encompass more than … Read more
Graduate Auburn Hotel Reaches Construction Milestone
Graduate Auburn Hotel in Auburn, Alabama recently celebrated structural completion of the project with a topping out ceremony. The five-story, 177-room, nearly 140,000-square-foot hotel has direct views of Auburn’s campus and Toomer’s Corner. It will feature an indoor-outdoor rooftop bar, ground-floor café and meeting and banquet space. The property will be the newest in the Graduate Hotels collection, which includes more than 30 locations in iconic cities and college towns across the United States and United Kingdom. Designs are inspired by local culture, history and collegiate nostalgia. During the topping out ceremony, the project team hosted the Auburn University Raptor … Read more
Clemson University Alumni & Visitors Center Tops Out
The Clemson University Alumni & Visitors Center located in Clemson, South Carolina has reached its full height, marking a major construction milestone. During a recent topping out ceremony, the university and Brasfield & Gorrie, the project’s construction manager, celebrated the craft workers building the facility. To date, the project has included: moving 8,000 tons of dirt pouring 2,800 yards of concrete setting 2,500 pieces of steel placing 300,000 pounds of cross laminated timber This five-story, 98,000-square-foot structure will gather Tigers of multiple generations under one roof. The center will house numerous programs, including the Clemson Alumni Association, Class of 1944 … Read more
Major Construction Milestone Achieved at Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital
The Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital expansion project in Wildomar, California has topped out. The project team includes general contractor DPR Construction and design architect HOK. The new seven-story, 290,000-square-foot patient tower will accommodate 102 beds to support Riverside County’s growing population. The campus will be equipped with leading-edge clinical technologies for minimally invasive procedures and advanced therapies, and sustainable infrastructure including energy-efficient LED fixtures and solar panels. As the only designated Trauma Center in Southwest Riverside County, the existing healthcare campus has remained fully operational throughout construction. The project team relocated every major utility that sat in the footprint … Read more