Urban Housing Communities LLC reports that construction has begun at The Crossings at Big Bear Lake, a 42-unit affordable housing community developed in collaboration with the city of Big Bear Lake�s Improvement Agency and Bank of America. Upon completion next summer, the $17-million community will offer healthy, supportive and eco-friendly apartment homes to local working families earning between 30 percent and 60 percent of San Bernardino County median income. Architecture and planning firm KTGY Group, Inc. of Irvine is the architect on the project and Irvine-based SL Residential is the general contractor. The Crossings at Big Bear Lake will offer
The San Francisco Bay Area city of Fairfield reports that it has closed its bond financing for the Frank-Lin Distillers Products Ltd. construction project. The city worked through the California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) to issue a $22-million, tax-exempt Recovery Zone Facility Bond. Proceeds of this bond were used to finance the construction of a $34-million, 288,000-sq-ft building on 15 acres in the Tolenas Industrial Park. Frank-Lin was the first completed Recovery Zone Facility Bond project in California to go through the state reallocation process. San Jose Construction is the general contractor on the project. The engineering firm is Kier
The Nevada Department of Transportation has retained CH2M HILL to lead the development of a system master plan for the Interstate 15 corridor and its systemic connectors between Southern California and Northern Utah. Working with the I-15 Mobility Alliance comprised of Nevada, California, Arizona and Utah, in addition to project partners in Colorado representing other multimodal systemic connectors to I-15, CH2M HILL will assist in defining a long-range multimodal transportation system vision, governance, funding strategies and project prioritization needed to serve all modes of transportation along the corridor. The Englewood, Colo.-based engineering, consulting, construction and operations firm says this vision
McCarthy Building Cos. topped out structural steel on the new Terminal C at John Wayne/Orange County Airport when construction workers from W&W Steel Co. lifted and secured the final steel beam to the top of the structure. Over the last four months, construction workers used a 350-ton crawler crane to install 2,400 pieces of structural steel for the new terminal. Serving as the general contractor for the project, McCarthy is building a new 280,000-sq-ft, three-level terminal with six bridged aircraft gates at the airport. The new terminal is being built just south of the existing terminal complex. Once completed, John
Community Conservation Solutions has honored the South Los Angeles Wetland Park as the Green Solution Project of the Year. Green Solution Projects focus on solving critical water quality problems while restoring paved, urbanized areas to green open space. The wetland park project, currently under construction, is transforming a nine-acre former rail transit yard into a public green park space. The wetland will serve to capture and treat urban runoff from the 525-acre surrounding watershed. At the same time, precious green open space and a nature experience will be added to South Los Angeles. Psomas is the prime consultant for the
Terry O�Sullivan, general president of the Laborers� International Union of North America (LIUNA), reports the appointment of Northern California District Council of Laborers Business Manager Oscar De La Torre as LIUNA vice president at large. Under the leadership of O�Sullivan, De La Torre will serve on the LIUNA general executive board. The general executive board is charged with implementing policy and direction for LIUNA�s operations. �Oscar De La Torre has the experience, leadership and vision to assist the general executive board as we move forward to tackle the important issues facing working men and women throughout North America,� says O�Sullivan.
McGraw-Hill Construction and the Associated General Contractors of California last week signed an agreement to provide AGC members and partner businesses access to McGraw-Hill Construction�s industry-leading business solutions, including access to construction projects through the Dodge Project Center, online document management through Project Document Manager and access to market intelligence and brand building resources through MHC�s robust Research & Analytics and Media offerings. The Market Builders program provides AGC of California the tools to add value for its member firms through access to free project opportunities and exclusive programs. The offerings are designed to be simple to use and relevant
Turner Construction recently completed the B.F. Sisk Courthouse project in Fresno three months ahead of schedule and $4 million under budget. Turner provided construction management at risk services for the $54.9-million B.F. Sisk Courthouse renovation. The courthouse is an existing five-story, 191,886-sq-ft reinforced concrete building with a basement. The building has served since its construction in 1967 as the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. Turner Construction, together with SmithGroup architects, renovated the former federal courthouse into a state courthouse for the Administrative Offices of the Courts. Work included demo of the interior floors one through five and building out 15
Stantec says that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Anshen + Allen, one of North America�s leading health care architectural firms with more than 200 employees and offices in San Francisco, Columbus, Boston and London. �The combination of Anshen + Allen and Stantec will create a global architecture practice with particular expertise in the design of health care and education facilities,� says Bob Gomes, Stantec president and CEO. �One of our objectives is to expand and strengthen our building design practice across North America, and the addition of this internationally recognized and respected firm will help to
The California Department of General Services awarded Clark Design-Build of California Inc., along with Pasadena-based Jacobs Engineering, a $66-million design-build contract for the Veterans Home of California, Redding. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and dignitaries break ground on the Veterans Home of California, Redding. Associate architect SFCS Inc. of Roanoke, Va., will serve as the project architect and at least 10% of the subcontractors on the project are to be disabled veteran-owned businesses. Located on 26 acres of undeveloped land, the 164,000-sq-ft Veterans Home of California, Redding will include 150 beds and health support services for veterans in need of skilled, residential,