Lendlease Turner JV Awarded Convention Center Expansion Project

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – A Design-Build team led by Lendlease Construction LMB Inc. and Turner Construction — with tvsdesign — was selected by Empire State Development Corporation to oversee the $1.5-billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center located in New York, New York. The expansion adds state-of-the-art exhibit and meeting room spaces to attract large-scale trade shows and conventions, while enhancing the quality of life for the West Side community. The expansion will result in increased economic activity to the city and state while at the same time enhance the quality of life for the community as traffic … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie Completes 1201 Demonbreun, Relocates Nashville Office to New Tower

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Brasfield & Gorrie recently opened the company’s relocated Nashville office in 1201 Demonbreun, a new office tower the firm recently constructed for Eakin Partners on the corner of 12th Avenue S. and Demonbreun Street in Nashville, Tennessee’s bustling Gulch neighborhood. With custom features and touches that create an industrial feel, Brasfield & Gorrie’s new 20,000-square-foot office features a partial-open concept with minimal private offices, shipping containers converted into meeting spaces, a breakroom and floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the Gulch and downtown Nashville. The move to 1201 Demonbreun follows the firm’s recent completion of the 15-story, 285,000-square-foot … Read more

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BNBuilders Awarded $23.8M UCLA Geffen Academy Project

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – BNBuilders was recently awarded the $23.8-million Geffen Academy project on the campus of UCLA in California. Geffen Academy is a new college preparatory school for students in grades 6-12 from across the greater Los Angeles area, including children of UCLA faculty and staff. The new school, which is also the first K-12 facility awarded to BNBuilders Southern California office, will offer a world-class education to more than 600 students when it opens in late 2018. The Geffen Academy will be located in the existing 75,000-square-foot, three-level Kinross Building. The Kinross Building was built in 2002 as … Read more

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Gilbane Student Housing Project Earns Innovator Award, LEED Silver Certification

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Gilbane Development Company’s 257 Thayer Street student housing community, located in Providence, Rhode Island, earned multiple accolades for its sustainable features and innovative approach to student housing development—including LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, as well as winning the Student Housing Business Innovator Award for “Best New Development under 300 beds,” recently presented at the InterFace Student Housing Awards. 257 Thayer achieved LEED certification for implementing practical and measurable strategies and solutions aimed at achieving high performance in sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. 257 Thayer features … Read more

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Rudolph and Sletten Tops Out New San Diego Central Courthouse

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. recently celebrated the topping out of the new San Diego Central Courthouse in San Diego, California. The topping out recognized the work of the construction crews and project partners as the 25-story, $555-million project was assembled to its full height. When occupied in early 2017, the new courthouse will combine several of the Superior Court of San Diego County’s spaces and offer a full-service facility for criminal, civil, probate, family and small claims matters, with space for court administration, security operations and holding areas. The topping-out event included a ceremony as the … Read more

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