ATLANTA, Ga. – Brasfield & Gorrie recently celebrated a significant milestone in the construction of the new Omni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta in the mixed-used development adjacent to SunTrust Park in Cobb County, Georgia. A ceremony marked the topping out of the new hotel, signifying the completion of the structure’s top floor and the peak point of the project. Scheduled to open in early 2018, the Omni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta will be a full-service hotel with 16 floors and 264 guest rooms, including 28 suites. The hotel will also feature more than 4,000 square feet of meeting … Read more
1350 Boylston Topping Out
Skanska USA has recently topped out 1350 Boylston in The Fenway, a 17-story, 183,000-square-foot residential tower with 212 apartments and approximately 7,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Nearly 130 construction workers have dedicated approximately 90,000 work hours to achieve this milestone, which marks the completion of structural steel erection on the neighborhood’s next premier, luxury building targeting LEED Gold certification. 1350 Boylston is walking distance to some of Boston’s most iconic entertainment and sporting venues, cultural destinations and healthcare and educational institutions. At the intersection of Boylston and Kilmarnock Streets, the residences are proximate to the MBTA’s Green Line and … Read more
Abernethy Laurels Celebrates Topping Out of New Health and Rehabilitation Center
Rodgers Builders recently reached a milestone in the construction phase of Abernethy Laurels’ new health and rehabilitation center. During a topping out celebration in Newton, North Carolina, guests watched as the final piece of steel structure was raised, bearing an American flag and evergreen tree to mark completion of the steel infrastructure and to honor the craftworkers’ hard work and dedication to safety. The new health and rehabilitation center has been designed using the Household Model, an approach to providing care that is person-centered with an environment aimed to evoke a feeling of home. The center will consist of 96 … Read more
Sundt Celebrates Topping Out of $73M University Events Center
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Sundt Construction, Inc. and California Baptist University celebrated the topping out of the university’s new events center and arena located on the southeast quadrant of the school’s main campus in Riverside, California. The event, which commemorated the placement of the structure’s last steel beam, was held on Wednesday, June 22, and brought together city and university officials, the construction and design teams and members of the community for a beam-signing ceremony in honor of the project’s success. CBU selected Sundt as the general contractor for the $73-million project, which will create the 66-year-old university’s largest gathering space … Read more
Hilton Grand Islander Project Tops Out
Hensel Phelps’ Hilton Grand Islander project recently commemorated the topping out of the 38-story concrete structure in Waikiki, Hawaii. Representatives from Hilton Worldwide, Blackstone Investment Group and the project design team joined with more than 500 members of the construction team to celebrate the occasion with a barbecue. Sitting only a block off the beach, the 375-foot structure is a defining part of the iconic Waikiki skyline. After completing the podium in the fall, the Hensel Phelps team worked diligently to place a structural floor every week. At 626,000 square feet and with a total of 30,000 yards of concrete … Read more