Substantial completion at 320 South Canal, Chicago, Illinois’ newest 52-story office tower in the heart of the West Loop, has been achieved. The milestone is a major step forward in the redevelopment of the area around Chicago Union Station, including the addition of the largest public park in the West Loop. Riverside Investment & Development Company developed the project, Clark Construction Group is the general contractor and Goettsch Partners is the architect. BMO Harris Bank is the anchor tenant. Located directly south of the 1925 Union Station headhouse building, 320 South Canal features 1.5 million square feet of Class A … Read more
Construction Complete on Hilton Garden Inn Longmont
Construction is complete on the Hilton Garden Inn Longmont located in Longmont, Colorado. Hall-Irwin Corporation served as general contractor and Ware Malcomb provided architecture and interior design services. Hilton Garden Inn Longmont is a four-story 74,800-square-foot ground-up hotel with 105 rooms. The hotel features a 24/7 fitness center, conference rooms, an indoor pool, two meeting rooms and 1,529 square feet of total event space. The new family friendly, pet-friendly hotel caters to group and corporate travelers and offers cooked-to-order breakfast, full-dining services, a bar and is minutes from many outdoor activities, retailers and restaurants. The hotel is designed to take … 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
Construction to Begin on OSU Academic Facility at Center for Health Sciences
The North Academic Building at Oklahoma State University’s Center for Health Sciences campus, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is now under construction and is expected to open in fall 2022. Dewberry completed initial programming and conceptual design for the new North Academic Building and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in 2018. By relocating and upgrading services from multiple buildings in the center of campus, this new building is the first phase of a master plan focused on health and advancement in research and education. Once complete, the ME office will be one of just a few nationally that … Read more
Dodge Momentum Index Increases in July
Dodge Momentum Index moved 3.4% higher in July to 124.7 (2000=1000) from the revised June reading of 120.5. The momentum index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. During the month, the commercial component increased 5.3% while the institutional component was unchanged. This month’s increase in the Dodge Momentum Index was the first in all of 2020. Since December 2019, the momentum index has lost 18% with most of the … Read more