Skender Completes Prezi’s 3-story, 20,000-SF Office in San Francisco’s SoMa District

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Skender, serving as general contractor, has completed the renovation of Prezi’s three-floor, 20,000-square-foot office suite in San Francisco, California’s growing SoMa (South of Market) District. Skender completed the renovations for this innovative presentation software technology company in partnership with architect Gensler. Similar to many tech firms, Prezi searched for a new home within the competitive San Francisco leasing market, leading it to the older buildings in the warehouse-heavy SoMa District. With complex permitting processes to get mechanical systems and building structures up to code coupled with an expiring lease, Prezi brought in Skender to quickly strategize … Read more

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JE Dunn to Renovate Atlanta Middle School Building

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ATLANTA, Ga. – Atlanta Public Schools has selected JE Dunn Construction to convert an existing middle school to a new elementary school—Harper-Archer Elementary— for the school system’s Douglass Cluster of geographically close elementary, middle and high schools. The $7.8-million renovation will cover approximately 140,000 square feet. Improvements will include reconfigurations of select classrooms to support elementary instructional programs, select upgrades to interior finishes and modifications to HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems. Portions of the building will remain occupied during of the second phase of construction during 2018-2019. The project is scheduled to be completed for the start of the 2019-2020 … Read more

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Ground Broken for Long Beach City College Renovations

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – Representatives from Long Beach City College announced the groundbreaking ceremony for a $25-million renovation and addition to Auditorium J at Long Beach City College located in Santa Ana, California. The two-year college educates more than 33,000 students per year and is one of the largest community colleges in California. The Long Beach City College project includes both new construction and modernization for an existing performing arts auditorium originally built in 1956. The 37,878-square-foot renovation includes a complete redesign of the entry, lobby and restrooms, as well as substantial work within the auditorium including rehab of all … Read more

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Hammers and Drills Give Way to Violins, Voices as Phase I of Wheaton College’s New Performing Arts Center Completes

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CHICAGO, Ill. – The sounds of violins and voices replaced hammers and drills on Oct. 19 as classes began at Wheaton College’s new Armerding Center for Music and the Arts, located in Chicago, Illinois. Mortenson Construction completed the year-long, $18-million transformation of the former science building in early October, with the college moving in over fall break to the new home for the school’s Conservatory of Music. In renovating the four floors of the gutted 52,000-square-foot structure, Mortenson has concluded the first phase of Wheaton’s College’s investment in centralizing its music and performing arts program in state-of-the-art educational, research and … Read more

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Expansion, Renovation Team Selected for Chapel Haven Project

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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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