“Staying within the headlights” is how Vann Cleveland, vice president at specialty contractor Cleveland Electric Co., describes the family-owned company’s vigilance against overextending its capabilities in the vigorous Georgia construction market.
In its history, the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team—which famously went from worst to first in the National League during the 1991 season—has experienced its share of impressive finishes.
Despite being hemmed in on all sides by a tight downtown Atlanta site, contractors leading construction of the 94,000-sq-ft, three-story College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-Fil-A Fan Experience executed their plan to finish 24 days ahead of schedule—with zero OSHA recordable incidents.
For the second year of the Legacy Award program, ENR Southeast recognizes one of the Atlanta area’s most well-known and respected builders, Bill Pinto.
At the new headquarters of Porsche Cars North America Inc., the roar of jets from nearby Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport competes with the purr of engines, as drivers try out some of the German-based auto manufacturer’s latest models on a 1.6-mile test track.
Opened in April 2015, Zoo Atlanta’s Scaly Slimy Spectacular! includes a main amphibian and reptile exhibit, event space, Georgia river pond and playground.
In 15 months, a Choate Construction Co.-led project team completely transformed an occupied, six-story office building in Atlanta’s Buckhead area into Atlanta Tech Village, a high-energy commercial space designed to foster collaboration for creative startup companies.
On the $4.3-million Northside Hospital Ground Floor Surgery Renovation and Addition project, Batson-Cook Construction overhauled 16,000 sq ft of existing surgery space while also expanding the waiting room by 585 sq ft.
In building its latest SkyHouse project in Atlanta’s Buckhead area, Batson-Cook Co. once again utilized lean construction methods to erect the 26-story luxury apartment building.