When construction slowed during the recession, Dallas-based Huffman Builders found a niche in medical office buildings and office condos. LEFT TO RIGHT: Huffman Builders COO Stephanie Rippe and sister to Vice President Tim Huffman, CEO Jerry Huffman (their brother) and JoAnne Huffman (their mother). div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" And now Huffman is franchising its process. The family business is run by CEO Jerry Huffman. He launched the firm in 1978, building an office condo with an eight-plex in Plano. “That was really the first concept of office- condo ownership with offices that professionals would own,” COO Stephanie Rippe
McShane Development Co. marked the 15-year anniversary of its Austin office opening and its relocation to 816 Congress Ave. The McShane Co. has established a presence within the local Austin real estate community since entering the market in 1995 and has completed several high-profile industrial, office and multifamily development assignments in Austin and the surrounding area. The firm has several notable projects currently under way, including Estancia Apartments, a 276-unit apartment development in Austin; City North at Sunrise Ranch, a 384-unit apartment complex in Round Rock; Tuscany Center at Walnut Creek, a multi-building business park offering for-lease and build-to-suit opportunities;
Two North Texas highways under development by Austin-based Cintra US, the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System and Spanish-based Meridiam Infrastructure were named “2010 Projects of the Year” by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The LBJ Express is a project of the Dallas-based LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, and the North Tarrant Express is a project of NTE Mobility Partners, with an office in North Richland Hills. The projects feature redevelopment and expansion of major traffic corridors designed to help reduce travel delays, enhance safety, offer mobility choices and help reduce the carbon
Houston-based PinPoint Commercial recently completed its 30,000-sq-ft surgical hospital in Humble. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The firm will also be developing a 45,000-sq-ft medical professional building next door to the Humble Surgical Hospital. The development has already received almost all commitments, and construction is scheduled to begin in the fall. No construction contract information was released. Portneuf is a joint venture between Portneuf Health Care Foundation Inc. in Pocatello and Plano-based LHP Hospital Group.
One of the largest mixed-use projects in Uptown Dallas, the $200-million 17Seventeen McKinney and Park 17 mixed-use project, recently opened. Photo: TBG Partners. The recently opened Park 17 is part of a major mixed-use project in Uptown Dallas. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The two buildings, a 19-story office tower (17Seventeen McKinney) and a 25-story residential tower (Park 17), are connected by a six-level parking garage podium topped with a one-acre amenity pool deck and roof garden. The project also includes 15,000 sq ft of new retail and restaurant space wrapping three sides of the block. Designed by landscape
The North Texas Tollway Authority’s board of directors chose an alignment for the phase 4B/5A extension of the Dallas North Tollway that straddles the Collin-Denton county line and extends 11.9 mi from FM 423 in Collin County to FM 121 in Grayson County. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" NTTA has continued to extend the original Dallas North Tollway for several decades as communities to the north have grown and requested expansions. When complete, the 4B/5A extension will be a limited-access toll road with six main lanes and four frontage road lanes. It’s expected to cost $864 million. “The alignment
The renovation and expansion of Arthouse at the Jones Center at 700 Congress Ave. in Austin will add more than 13,000 sq ft of functional space over four levels. The project is headed by Austin-based Structura Inc. and New York-based architectural design firm LTL Architects. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras"
Houston-based Orion Marine Group’s subsidiary, F. Miller Construction LLC, was awarded an $18-million contract by the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District for phase one of the Restoration of Bayou Lafourche. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" F. Miller Construction will restore the watershed and increase the capacity of Bayou Lafourche through mechanical dredging and construction services. Bayou Lafourche is the freshwater lifeline of a large wetland area and vital to coastal restoration in Louisiana. It provides drinking water for more than 300,000 residents. The project is expected to began second quarter 2011 and last about 16 months.
The new BNSF Railway’s Chihuahuita Connection benefits the railroad, the Chihuahuita area, the city of El Paso and rail customers using the El Paso/Juarez border gateway. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The Chihuahuita Connection began operating in June. In conjunction with a rail-highway grade separation project in Juarez, programmed by Mexico’s Transport and Communications Ministry, the connection is expected to reduce freight congestion at the U.S.-Mexico border. The BNSF Chihuahuita Connection was a joint effort of the Texas Dept. of Transportation, the city of El Paso and BNSF. The project used ARRA funds and private contributions.
Cadence McShane Construction Co. – with offices in Houston and Dallas – was awarded a 108,800-sq-ft construction project at Santa Fe Junior High School for Santa Fe (Texas) ISD. The assignment includes 99,000 sq ft of reconstruction to the existing single-story brick facility and 9,800 sq ft of new construction. Santa Fe Junior High School in the Santa Fe (Texas) ISD awarded Cadence McShane a 108,800-sq-ft construction assignment. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Houston-based SBWV Architects Inc. is providing the architectural services for the project, which is scheduled for completion in May. Cadance McShane was also chosen to complete
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