S.R. Clarke Construction / Real Estate Development / Architecture / Engineering Blog: Jul 19, 2007






Thursday, July 19, 2007

Tanger Outlet Pittsburgh Breaks Ground

http://www.prnewswire.com/

" Tanger Factory
Outlet Centers, Inc., headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, broke
ground today on the new Tanger Outlet Center of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Situated along interstate 79 in South Strabane Township in Washington
County (approximately 30 miles south of Pittsburgh) the 308,000 square foot
Tanger Outlet Center will feature 75 brand name and designer outlet stores
and restaurants and will be a focal point of South Strabane Township's
Victory Centre Development. Stanley K. Tanger - Founder, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
and Steven B. Tanger - President and Chief Operating Officer were joined
for the official ground breaking ceremony by several state and local
officials."

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Opus West To Develop Massive Stockton Industrial Park

http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com

"Opus West Corp. has acquired 474 acres of land in Stockton to develop the Opus Logistics Center – Stockton.

The developer says that at 8.2 million square feet it will be the largest new industrial park in Northern California.

The industrial campus is designed as a global logistics supply center and distribution hub for importing and exporting a variety of products, according to Opus West."

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Billion Dollar Las Vegas Strip Land Parcel To Be Sold

http://www.globest.com/

"A 38-acre site across Las Vegas Boulevard from Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino is coming to market. Landowner Howard Bulloch, a local real estate executive, has retained the global gaming groups of CB Richard Ellis and Goldman Sachs to market the property. Given recent comparables, the purchase price could hit $1 billion."

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Turner Construction To Build Detroit Medical Building

http://www.freep.com/

"The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has abandoned plans to buy Detroit Riverview Hospital and will construct a new building on the Midtown campus it shares with the Detroit Medical Center.

Karmanos signed an agreement with Detroit-based Turner Construction. Co. Tuesday to build a structure with six operating rooms. Karmanos faced a deadline today from Michigan's Certificate of Need Commission to sign a construction contract to build six operating rooms on the DMC's campus. The state action requires construction to begin by Jan. 1.

Initially, the cancer institute planned a $95-million hospital on the DMC campus. But Michigan's failing economy slowed fund-raising efforts and forced Karmanos to scale back to a $47-million plan."

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Shopping Center Planned For Swatara Township

http://www.pennlive.com/

" Florida-based Regency Centers plans a new shopping center along Route 322 East in Swatara Twp.

The development firm, which owns and manages about 400 retail properties nationwide, is planning Swatara Marketplace on 112 wooded acres.

Regency also developed the Silver Spring Square shopping center. That 500,000-square-foot center in Silver Spring Twp. will include a Target store and Wegmans supermarket. A Bed Bath & Beyond store opened yesterday. "

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Chesterfield County Virginia Considering 4,998 Home Development

http://www.inrich.com/

"Developers tonight will ask Chesterfield County planners to recommend approval of a rezoning request for what officials say is the largest residential development ever proposed for the eastern part of the county.

The planned Branner Station development would include a maximum of 4,998 residential units and commercial and recreational uses on about 1,614 acres in the county's Bermuda District.

In addition to the residential uses, the plan also calls for construction of two shopping centers and office uses."

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Duke Sells Gwinnett County Land For Hotel Development

http://www.costar.com/

"Duke Realty Corp. sold 4.6 acres at Sugarloaf Parkway and Satellite Boulevard in Gwinnett County to Tifton, GA-based GS Development for the development of a $30 million Embassy Suites hotel at Sugarloaf, which will also feature a high-end steakhouse.

Duke Realty owned the property, sold it to GS Development and then simultaneously entered into a construction agreement to build the $30 million building. Duke Construction will build the 10-story, 234-room hotel, and GS Development will own and operate it. Construction is slated to begin in October, with delivery scheduled for December 2008. The hotel and restaurant is expected to bring 100 new jobs to the area. "

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More Details About Spokane County Indian Casino Project

http://www.spokesmanreview.com/

"Mark D'Agostino, owner of Meridian Construction Management of Spokane, the company managing the construction of the project, said that Kansas City, Mo.-based JE Dunn Construction Co. is the contractor. The architect, the Hnedak Bobo Group Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., has extensive expertise in designing casinos, he said.

"This is a really exciting project. We've been working with the tribe for the past seven years," said D'Agostino, who also declined to provide additional details.

Although tribes aren't required to contact local government for plan reviews or building permits when a project is slated for reservation or trust land, the Kalispels contracted with Spokane County to ensure that two of its planned buildings meet code and to review conceptual drawings."

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Austin Apartment Complex Will Open In December

http://www.bizjournals.com/

" The first group of apartments at the Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave are slated for delivery in December, following the fall opening of the 1.3 million-square-foot lifestyle center.

Leasing will begin in November on the 309-unit Alexan Galleria, which is being developed jointly by Trammell Crow Residential and Opus West Corp. All of the luxury apartments should be complete by June. The developers have selected a management company but the deal is not yet complete. "

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Springfield Interchange "Mixing Bowl" Project Complete

http://www.wdbj7.com/

"The Springfield Interchange construction project has been completed. The 8-year, $676 million project was designed to untangle where Interstate-95 merges with the Capital Beltway in northern Virginia.

Each day, more than 430,000 vehicles pass through the interchange where interstates 95, 395 and 495 come together. The new interchange includes more than 50 ramps and bridges connecting the highways and 80 lane-miles of pavement."

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