BOONTON, N.J. – Phelps Construction Group participated in a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 6, for the new 26,000-square-foot Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, a project of The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. working in partnership with the National Park Service. Phelps Construction Group was selected by the Foundation as the construction manager during the early stages of the project and has played a vital role in the design development, working alongside the architect, FXFOWLE, in determining how to construct the museum most efficiently on the Island. This sustainable building will be constructed … Read more
Ground to be Broken for Joint Justice Center
Seneca County and the city of Tiffin, Ohio, will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Joint Justice Center at Courthouse Square in downtown Tiffin today, July 22. The long-anticipated project is the first joint county-city court system housed under the same roof in the state of Ohio. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. with the presentation of the colors by the United Veterans Council. City and county officials will be on hand to speak and assist in the groundbreaking. The brand new 36,000-square-foot facility is projected to cost about $14 million and include the city of Tiffin’s Municipal Court … Read more
The Salvation Army Breaks Ground on New Center of Hope Campus in North Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Salvation Army of Greater Birmingham recently broke ground on The Salvation Army Center of Hope in Birmingham, Alabama. Salvation Army Leadership were joined by elected officials, donors and local community partners at the construction site for formal groundbreaking ceremony, and spoke about the dramatic difference the new Center of Hope will have on the lives of thousands of individuals, as well as the community and the city. The Center of Hope will be funded by the Building Hope Capital Campaign initiative, which is a $15.1-million capital campaign. The 4.1-acre campus will have a 119,000-square-foot building complex … Read more
Ground is Broken on City of Hoover Sports and Events Center
HOOVER, Ala. – The city of Hoover recently broke ground on the Hoover Sports and Events Center. The facility will be built adjacent to the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium on 120 acres and is estimated to cost $76 million. Features of the facility include an indoor events center, outdoor sports fields, tennis complex and RV park expansion. The indoor events center will be 155,000 square feet in size and includes walking track, performance center, food court, convenience store, locker rooms, flexible meeting space and clip ‘n climb attraction. The events center will be multi-use in nature and capable of hosting a … Read more
Rice University Breaks Ground on New Project
Rice University recently broke ground on the highly anticipated new parking garage and office annex project on the Houston, Texas campus. The six-story, 66,710-square-foot office building will house up to 295 work spaces, depending on office layouts. The east side of the building will be connected to a new seven-level parking garage with 450+ parking spaces. The building will feature terracotta fins that control the amount of natural light into the offices, while the parking garage will be disguised with leaf images displayed on large plastic scrims attached to the sides of the garage. The building will be located parallel … Read more