Pulse: Project News for the Week of February 21, 2022
Planning
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Union Station Redevelopment Corp. and the Federal Railroad Administration are planning to create Burnham Place, a new neighborhood to be built above Union Station’s rail yard. The three million-sq-ft development will include residential, office, retail and hotel space, as well as parks and plazas. It will contain 1,300 residential units, 2.5 million sq ft of office space, 500 hotel rooms and parking. The FRA is planning to arrange adjacent air rights. Shalom Baranes Associates and Grimshaw Architects are both engaged on the project, as well as developer The John Akridge Co. Union Station Development Corp., 10 G St. NE, Washington, D.C., 20002. DR#06-00714737.
MICHIGAN
The Roxbury Group and Ethos Development Partners are planning to redevelop Lee Plaza, at 2240 W. Grand Blvd. in Detroit. Constructed in 1927 as an upscale apartment hotel, the 16-story building was converted to senior public housing in 1969 after experiencing a big drop in occupancy in the wake of the 1967 Detroit riot. It has been abandoned since 1997 and vandalized. The project’s $59-million first phase is expected to start in October 2022 and finish in 2024 with the creation of 117 new affordable residences for income-qualified seniors on floors two through 10. A $20-million second phase would create 60 to 70 market-rate apartments on floors 11 through 16, with an expected completion in 2025. Fusco Shaffer & Pappas Inc. is the project designer, and The Christman Co. has been chosen as the construction manager. The Roxbury Group, 1117 Griswold, Detroit, 48226. DR#19-00557161.
MONTANA
HomeBase Partners is planning to build The Ives North Central Block 4 mixed-use building at the intersection of North Wilson Avenue and West Villard Street in Bozeman. The six-story, 171,654-sq-ft building will contain 99 residential units, retail space and parking. It is being designed by SMA Architects and Solomon Cordwell Buenz. HomeBase Partners, 20 N. Tracy Ave., Bozeman, 59715. DR#21-00605438.
OREGON
Millegan Brothers LLC is planning to develop the Pegasus Equestrian International Resort and Venue in Oakland. Plans call for five indoor arenas, outdoor grass and sand arenas, a dedicated combined driving course, an equestrian cross-country course and four full-size grass polo fields for equestrian competitions. It also includes a 150-room hotel and spa facility with restaurants, meeting rooms and convention facilities. Construction is expected to start in November 2022 and be complete by July 2024. The project is valued at $120 million. Millegan Brothers LLC, 624 NE Second St., McMinnville, 97128. DR#21-00607497.
PENNSYLVANIA
Upward Farms is planning to construct the world’s largest indoor vertical farm in a 271,200-sq-ft building in Nanticoke. It will produce leafy greens and hybrid striped bass, with waste from the fish being used as organic fertilizer for the leafy greens. It is being designed by Studio North Architecture, and Kaldean Construction Inc. has been selected as the general contractor. Construction is expected to start in March 2022 and be complete by March 2023. Upward Farms, 181 Lombardy St., Brooklyn, N.Y., 11222. DR#21-00750634.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
ARKANSAS
Drax BioMass Group has begun constructing two wood pellet plants, in Leola and Russellville. Both plants are situated near sawmills in order to supply them with ready feedstock of sawdust and other residues left over when timber is processed. Site selection for a third plant is underway. The project is valued at $40 million. Drax BioMass Group, 1 Burlington Woods, Burlington, Mass., 01803. DR#22-00482341.
CONNECTICUT
Montagno Construction Inc. has started building the Valley Street Townhouses in New Haven. The project entails constructing 10 three-story buildings, totaling 54,000 sq ft and containing 40 units. Paul B. Bailey Architect LLC is the designer, and the project owner is the New Haven Housing Authority. The project is valued at $16.1 million. Montagno Construction Inc., 75 Progress Lane, Waterbury, 06705. DR#12-00552584.
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Bid, Proposal Dates
MISSOURI
3/8 The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is seeking bidders to carry out Phase II of its Lower Meramec Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion. The project entails improvements to the existing influent pump station, fine screen facilities, primary piping, solids processing and disinfection system. It also includes construction of a new main treatment train, including primary clarifiers, aeration basins, blower building, final clarifiers and demolition of the existing secondary treatment system. The project designer is David Mason & Associates Inc. and KAI Design/Build is the construction manager. The project is valued at $100 million. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Attn: Lisa Treat, Purchasing Dept., 2350 Market St., St. Louis, 63103. DR#16-00420132.
CALIFORNIA
3/29 The California High-Speed Rail Authority is seeking statements of qualifications for design services for a 23-mile-long segment of the high-speed rail line between Shafter and Bakersfield. The segment includes a station option located at F Street and Golden State Avenue. The project is valued between $25 million and $50 million. California High-Speed Rail Authority, Attn: Aida Selmic, 770 L St., Sacramento, 95814. DR#22-00459017.
