Expansion, Renovation Team Selected for Chapel Haven Project

The S/L/A/M Collaborative and S/L/A/M Construction Services were selected to design and construct a major multi-phased, multi-year expansion and renovation of Chapel Haven’s campus located in New Haven, Connecticut. Chapel Haven is a residential school and independent living facility that empowers adults with cognitive and social disabilities to live independent and happy lives. Construction Project Executive Gene Torone gives a construction update on the progress of the REACH building in the team’s first construction update video. Phase one of the project consists of three buildings. The first to be built will be a 32,500-square-foot building that will provide housing and … Read more

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Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Resort Expansion Celebrates Topping Out

AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY – Sundt | Yates Construction and Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino celebrated the topping out of a new 12-story, 230-room hotel tower last month. Members of the project team signed the final steel beam before workers placed it on the structure. When complete, the casino resort expansion will enhance this entertainment venue for the Ak-Chin Indian Community and the surrounding communities of Pinal County, including Maricopa, Arizona. The Design-Build project expands the casino and hotel and adds an 18,000-square-foot banquet and meeting space and 730-car parking garage. There will also be a pedestrian bridge spanning Ak-Chin Parkway to unite … Read more

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Lynn Community Health Center Expansion Complete

BOSTON, Mass. – BOND has recently completed 20,000 square feet of the newly renovated expansion space at Lynn Community Health Center located at 269 Union Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Lynn Community Health Center is the medical care home to more than 40,000 patients and for over 40 percent of the population who live in the city. This project is part of the LCHC’s Stephen D. Hayes Building that BOND completed construction of in 2012. The construction of the newly renovated space will better provide patients with healthcare by increasing access to primary care, urgent care, health promotion and prevention services … Read more

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Construction Underway of $110-Million Modernization of Big Ten Basketball Arena

CHICAGO, Ill. – Mortenson Construction has been selected to transform Welsh-Ryan Arena into a world-class playing and practice facility for Northwestern University’s basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams. The $110-million renovation and expansion project began in mid-March in Evanston, Illinois, just as Northwestern’s men’s basketball team made its first run in the NCAA basketball tournament. The architect for the project is HOK. The Welsh-Ryan Arena is scheduled to complete in the fall of 2018 so each sports team misses just one season playing in the arena. In addition to the aggressive 18-month construction schedule, the worksite poses some logistical challenges. The … Read more

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Campus for All Animals Expansion Tops Out

HOUSTON, Texas – The Houston SPCA will celebrate the construction midpoint of its premier, state-of-the-art Campus for All Animals at 11:30 a.m. on May 4 in Houston, Texas. The topping out ceremony will feature remarks by representatives from the Houston SPCA and from Linbeck Group, the construction team for the multi-million dollar project. Other event highlights include an installation of the highest point of the new adoption center – the cupola – above the new center’s lobby. Immediately following the ceremony, the Houston SPCA and Linbeck Group will conduct tours of the new facility for team members and the media. … Read more

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