S.R. Clarke Construction / Real Estate Development / Architecture / Engineering Blog: Dec 11, 2006






Monday, December 11, 2006

Daytona Beach Targeted By Condo Developer

http://www.news-journalonline.com/
"WCI Communities, which has built nearly 300 condo units in Hammock Dunes over the past four years and nearly 80 condo buildings elsewhere, says Daytona Beach will be its next major development area in Florida.

"In a year or two, we'll be sold out in Hammock Dunes," said Timothy P. Byal, WCI's Northeast Florida division president. "That's why Daytona is so hot on our radar screen right now."

Byal said the company intends to develop other oceanfront condo projects in the Daytona area, but has not purchased any other parcels yet. For now, the company will concentrate on getting the One South Atlantic units pre-sold."

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Planning For Tampa Beltway

http://www.heraldtribune.com/

"The Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority is working with a consultant to estimate how many cars would use the beltway, and it is making presentations to government agencies across the Tampa Bay area.

Hoping to break ground by 2010, engineers are using data from the Florida Department of Transportation and Hillsborough County's planning department to map out an exact route. The authority wants to open the toll road by 2015.

"I think it's safe to say we have continued to work on it," said Martin Stone, the expressway authority's planning director. "Some aspects were put on the back burner, but we continued to do technical work."

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Large Biocontainment Contract Awarded

http://stlouis.dbusinessnews.com/

"The University of Missouri-Columbia and the National Institutes of Health have awarded a $12.6 million contract to K&S Associates, Inc. of St. Louis to construct a new Regional Biocontainment Laboratory.



The Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) will be located on the east campus within the Veterinary Medicine Complex of the University of Missouri-Columbia. The RBL is a new Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) building that will contain 9,768 (nsf) of research space and associated research support areas. The building will include a full basement and penthouse for mechanical and electrical systems and equipment necessary to satisfy requirements for a BSL-3 facility. The MU RBL was one of thirteen RBL’s in the nation to receive a construction grant from the National Institutes of Health.



The project is being managed by the university’s Campus Facilities department. Architects are Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc. of Westwood, Kansas assisted by Merrick & Company of Aurora, Colorado (MEPFP and biocontainment); SK Design Group, Inc. of Overland Park, Kansas (civil); Rogers-Schmidt Engineering Company, P.C. of St. Louis (utilities extension); and George Butler Associates, Inc. of St Louis, Missouri (commissioning consultants)."

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New Jersey Homebuilder Files Bankruptcy

http://www.delawareonline.com/

"Clark's company, which has installed fences at Kara housing projects, is among the so-called unsecured creditors, including subcontractors, employees and prospective homeowners, who are owed a total of about $50 million by Kara.

The fortunes of companies large and small were impacted when East Brunswick, N.J.-based Kara Homes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October.

The company owes banks, subcontractors and home buyers about $227 million, according to its filing. And nearly 300 homebuyers have signed contracts and made deposits for homes that haven't been built."

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Skanska Wins Large Florida School Project

http://home.businesswire.com/

"Skanska (STO:SKAB) has been awarded the contract to manage construction of a school project in Apopka, Florida, in the US. Skanska will include USD 59.8 M, SEK 440 M, in fourth quarter order bookings for its share of the project. The customer is Orange County Public Schools.

The project involves the Apopka High School campus that will be extended with nine buildings totaling 32,500 square meters. Ranging in height from one to three stories, the buildings will house classrooms, music rooms, an auditorium, gymnasium and offices. The school’s new cafeteria is being designed as a multi-purpose facility.

The project also includes renovation of several buildings as well as construction and design of outdoor facilities and parking lots. "

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Huge Las Vegas Parking Garage Break Ground

http://www.rtoonline.com/

" Robert Holgate, Director of Forward Planning for World Market Center, said the parking garage will be immediately north of the third building, which is currently under construction. The garage site plan allows for up to 15 levels.

“The parking garage will help us accommodate our growth as new phases and new buildings come on line,” Holgate said. "We are designing the structure to accommodate the additional growth and have received site development approvals and the current plan check review process is underway with the City of Las Vegas.”

PENTA Building Group is the general contractor for the parking garage as well as Building C, which World Market Center broke ground on in September 2006 and is also scheduled to open in 2008. Prior to the completion of the parking garage, World Market Center has a license agreement for 25 acres to be used for parking through December of 2008 along with an additional 16.9 acres nearby for staging. "

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