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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Kimball Art Museum To Get Neighboring Building

http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/

"After a year and half of discussion and planning, Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum on Nov. 18 unveiled preliminary plans for a new $70 million neighboring building designed by Italian architectural giant Renzo Piano and funded by the Kimbell Art Foundation.

The new building, which the museum’s acting director Malcolm Warner described as “an architectural masterpiece of the future,” will be a stand-alone two-level facility designed by Piano as a complement to the Kimbell’s landmark Louis I. Kahn structure of 1972."

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Baltimore Developer To Build Alzheimer's Center Instead Of Homes

http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/

"Developer Frank Harvey has scrapped plans to build townhouses on the old Marianists property in Roland Park and now plans to open a 63-bed Alzheimer’s disease care facility.

The site, at 4301 Roland Ave., used to be a dormitory-style residence for priests and brothers in the Marianists, a Catholic religious order.

Harvey, who owns F.M. Harvey Construction in Hunt Valley, said he decided to drop his original plans to build 19 town houses about eight months ago.

“It’s not a great time to sit on a large number of homes,” Harvey said.

Harvey said that he would sell the land to Capital Funding Group, of Baltimore, and that his construction company would build the two-story Alzheimer’s care facility."

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Target Opens In Wal-Mart Country

http://nwanews.com/

"Target Corp. 's red bull's-eye is hardly a household trademark in Benton County. For years, the nearest Target store has been in Fayetteville, in neighboring Washington County. But the bull'seye has been shining brightly along Interstate 540, in the shadows of the Pinnacle Hills Promenade, for the past couple of weeks.

Crossland Construction crews continue to erect Benton County's first Target store, situated across the street from the Pinnacle Hills Promenade, along the east side of I-540. The exterior of the 127, 000-squarefoot Target store is nearing completion, the signage has been erected, and the parking lot has been paved. But for those who are planning to get some holiday shopping done at the Minneapolis-based retailer, it's still going to require a drive to Fayetteville this winter."

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Monday, November 17, 2008

Mint Hill Mall Project Still On

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/

"Chris Thomas had a consistent message last week: Bridges of Mint Hill will go forward.

That's what the Childress Klein partner told the Mint Hill Lion's Club Tuesday night about the long-delayed retail mall planned for Mint Hill and Interstate 485.

It was a good time for Thomas to speak up. That same day, Childress Klein's co-developer in the project, General Growth Properties Inc., announced it would seek bankruptcy protection if the company couldn't refinance $900 million in debt."

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Cousins Properties To Joint Venture In Oklahoma City

http://www.marketwatch.com/

"Cousins Properties Incorporated announced today it will form a joint venture with Horizon Group Properties Inc., to pursue the planned development of The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, a 341,400-square-foot outlet center in Oklahoma City.
The center is planned for the intersection of Interstate 40 and Council Road and -- based on the results of the holiday selling season and the continued interest of retailers -- construction on the project would begin in spring of 2009 with a July 2010 opening. Horizon Group is overseeing development, management and leasing of the project."

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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Coming To Midtown Atlanta

http://www.bizjournals.com/

"Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is expected to announce Thursday it has struck a deal to build a mixed-use luxury hotel and condo tower in Midtown Atlanta.

Several highly placed sources within the Atlanta hotel industry have confirmed Atlanta-based Tivoli Properties Inc. plans to build a $200 million to $250 million ultra-luxury high-rise hotel and residences under the Mandarin Oriental flag.

Tivoli has scheduled a press conference at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. An invitation to the press conference said the announcement would detail a major 53-story hotel development."

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Building Construction In Hunt Valley

http://www.gazette.net/

"MacKenzie Development LLC of Lutherville and Kinsley Construction of York, Pa., announced that they have begun construction of the sixth office building in Schilling Place, a 500,000-square-foot corporate campus in Hunt Valley.

The latest project is a 55,000-square-foot, two-story, class A office building, which is scheduled for completion next fall.

"We feel the building will fill a niche for small business owners living in northern Baltimore County who would prefer to work close to home, but have been unable to find class A office space in the 2,000- to 5,000-square-foot range," said Dan Hudak of MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services who is leasing the project with Julio Purcell."

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Gotham Center Construction Begins

http://nyrej.com/

"Queens, NY According to mayor Michael Bloomberg, deputy mayor for economic development Robert Lieber, and deputy mayor for operations Edward Skyler, Tishman Speyer has begun construction of the first phase of "Gotham Center," a major mixed-use development in Long Island City. Two Gotham Center is to be a 662,000 s/f, 21-story tower on the corner of Queens Plaza and 28th St. The class A office tower will be occupied by the city's Health Dept. and will include about 9,400 s/f of ground-floor retail space and 180 parking spaces. The $316 million project will replace the Queens Plaza Municipal Parking Garage. The Health Dept. will relocate a portion of its staff to the new building from many of its 15 locations in Midtown and Lower Manhattan. The project, which will create 1,400 construction jobs, is the first phase of the proposed 3.5 million s/f Gotham Center development."

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J.E. Dunn Wins Fort Leavenworth Contract

http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a design-build contract to JE Dunn Construction for the Fort Leavenworth Battalion Headquarters and Combined Operations Facility.

Kansas City-based Dunn said in a release Monday that the project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2010. The project’s construction budget is $38 million."

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Monday, November 10, 2008

Tompkins Wins Large National Guard Contract

http://www.bizjournals.com/

"Tompkins Builders Inc. won a $98 million contract from the National Guard Bureau to expand the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington.

The D.C.-based subsidiary of Turner Construction Co. will erect a new 250,000 square-foot addition to the current Army National Guard Center, which is designed to meet all force protection requirements and corresponding site work improvement.

Upon completion in 2010, the project will seek a Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council."

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Friday, November 7, 2008

Pepsi Bottling Facility Breaks Ground In Hattiesburg

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/

"The Area Development Partnership, Brown Bottling Group and Wis-Pak today announced plans for Pepsi South, a new $49 million bottling facility in Hattiesburg.

The 235,804 square foot facility is currently under construction in Forrest County Industrial Park at the corner of JM Tatum and W.L. Runnels Industrial Drive. Hanco is the contractor for the project. Pepsi South is expected to begin production towards the end of 2009.

Approximately two years ago Brown Bottling Group approached the Area Development Partnership seeking assistance in bringing a bottling company to the region. Wis-Pak, a consortium of bottlers based out of Watertown, Wis., decided that Hattiesburg was an ideal location to build a bottling facility. The facility will bottle and provide Pepsi products to the Southern Region of the United States."

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Kraus-Anderson Building Large Bemidji Project

http://www.finance-commerce.com/

"The city of Bemidji plans to break ground this spring on a $54.5 million event center project that’s expected to generate millions for the local economy and keep construction workers busy for two years.

It’s also the latest in a string of Bemidji-area projects for Minneapolis-based Kraus-Anderson, tapped by the Bemidji City Council last month to oversee construction of the 185,000-square-foot multipurpose arena.

The Bemidji Regional Event Center – which will host college hockey games, concerts, trade shows, festivals and other events – is Kraus-Anderson’s biggest-ever project of that type and the future home of the Bemidji State University hockey team.

Omaha-based Leo A. Daly and Bemidji-based Widseth Smith Nolting are leading the design effort for the arena, which will hold 4,000 spectators for hockey and 6,000 for concerts. The arena will also have an outdoor plaza, 10,000 square feet of dividable ballroom space, and 4,000 square feet of meeting rooms."

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