MidAtlantic Pulse: Construction bids for August 2019
Planning
Delaware
The Dover Police Dept. is building a $3-million evidence warehouse facility on Queen Street in Dover. Schematic drawings are underway, but there is no bidding schedule or contract method determined. The department expects to publish more information on the project within six months. Dover Police Dept., 400 S. Queen St., 19904. DR#201800652703v4.
District of Columbia
The Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. is planning the Hechinger Mall Redevelopment – Starburst Plaza on H Street NE. The $100-million design-bid-build project could include several buildings up to 11 stories tall with as many as 3,000 multifamily units, ground floor retail and potential hotel and office components. Project advancement is pending funding and approvals. The Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., 150 E. 58th St., Fl. 39, New York, 10155-0002. DR#201700754164v9.
Valor Development has proposed the LadyBird Residential Development at 4330 48th St. NW. The up to $50-million project includes two structural steel buildings four stories above ground and three stories below grade totaling 310,000 sq ft., including 176,000 sq ft of residential units, 118,000 sq ft of parking and 16,000 sq ft of retail. A voluntary design review application was filed with the city in May. A zoning hearing is scheduled for Sept. 19. Valor Development, 4619 41st St. NW, Washington, D.C., 20016-1817. DR#201500645570v16.
WinnCompanies is building the Southern Hills Community Center on 4th Street SE and 204 Livingston Terrace SE. The $6-million project is advancing in four phases and is expected to be completed in 2022. The 25,000-sq-ft project includes one two-story above grade wood-framed building. The Architectural Team is the architect, and Bohler Engineering is the civil engineer. WinnCompanies, 1101 30th St. NW, Ste. 302, Washington, D.C., 20007. DR#201800702395v5.
Maryland
JBK Management Co. has proposed a 137-room addition to the Park Place Hotel in Annapolis. The up to $25-million project remains under review by the owner, with advancement pending entitlement. The project would include one structural steel building four stories above grade totaling 180,000 sq ft. JBJ is serving as its own architect; Bay Engineering Inc. is the civil engineer on the project. JBJ Management Co., 1919 West St., Annapolis, 21401-3954. DR#201800803423v3.
Pennsylvania
O’Neill Properties Group is planning the Discovery Labs at the former GlaxoSmithKline facility in King of Prussia. The $500-million design-build project will include 1.6 million sq ft of co-working space, include testing, research and development labs for the health care, life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. The campus would also include a 100-sq-ft incubator operated by the Pennsylvania Biotech Center with onsite coffee shops and restaurants, a $10-million conference center with a 275-seat auditorium and a fitness center. Walking trails and an outdoor amphitheater are also included in plans drawn by Gensler, the project’s architect. The project is under review by the owner, and advancement is pending the owner’s decision to proceed. O’Neill Properties Group, 201 King of Prussia Road, Ste. 501, Radnor, 19087. DR#201900704919.
The DuBois Area School District is planning to renovate the Wasson Elementary School. The project includes building a new roof, floor reconfiguration, accessibility and code upgrades and an eight-classroom addition. KCBA Architects is currently designing the $17.2-million project, which is expected to bid in January. DuBois Area School District, 500 Liberty Blvd., DuBois, 15801. DR#201800567091v3.
On the Web
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