PROJECT COST: $695 million Photo: Courtesy Clark Design-Build Dept. of Defense, BRAC 133 Project at Mark Center Related Links: Top Project Starts Key Facts: Location: Alexandria, Va. Owner: The Dept. of the Army, on behalf of the Dept. of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services Developer: Duke Realty Corp., Indianapolis General Contractor-Towers: Clark Design-Build, Bethesda, Md. General Contractor-Sitework and Garages: Shirley Contracting Co., Lorton, Va. Construction Management: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Architect: HKS Architects, Washington, D.C.; Wisnewski Blair & Associates, Alexandria, Va.; Studios Architecture, Washington, D.C. Start Date: January 2009 Completion Date: September 2011 Clark Design-Build of Bethesda,
PROJECT COST: $120 million TIE MedImmune Expansion Related Links: Top Project Starts Key Facts: Location: Gaithersburg, M. Owner: MedImmune, Gaithersburg Contractor: Tompkins Builders, Washington, D.C. Architect and MEP Engineer: KlingStubbins, Washington, D.C. Start Date: April 2009 Completion Date: December 2011 Pharmaceutical manufacturer MedImmune is expanding its presence in Gaithersburg, Md., adding a $120 million, 308,000-sq-ft laboratory and office building at the company headquarters. Tompkins Builders of Washington, D.C., broke ground on the project in April 2009 and expects to complete the work in December 2011. The nine-story facility will house up to 600 research and development scientists. Current plans call
PROJECT COST: $67 million Oakland Hall Dormitory Related Links: Top Project Starts Key Facts: Location: College Park, Md. Owner: University of Maryland, College Park, Md. Contractor: Clark Construction Group, Bethesda, Md. Architect: WDG Architecture, Washington, D.C. Start Date: August 2009 Completion Date: April 2011 The $67-million Oakland Hall Dormitory at the University of Maryland represents the school�s first investment in a new dormitory at the College Park campus in more than 30 years. Clark Design/Build of Bethesda, Md., a division of Clark Construction Group, began constructing the project in August. The 200,000-sq-ft, eight-story, 650-bed, cast-in-place concrete dormitory will help the
PROJECT COST: $120 million TIE PPL Park Related Links: Top Project Starts Key Facts: Location: Philadelphia Owner: Keystone Sports and Entertainment, Chester, Pa. Contractor: T.N. Ward, Ardmore, Pa. Architect: Rossetti Architects, Southfield. Mich. Start Date: February 2009 Completion Date: Summer 2010 The Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer Team will play this summer in the new $120-million PPL Park in Chester, Pa., 13 mi south of Center City, Philadelphia, on the Delaware River. T.N. Ward of Ardmore, Pa., began construction on the facility in 2009. It features 30 luxury suites; a 11,000-sq-ft, full-service club restaurant; 2,000-person supporters club section; built-in concert
PROJECT COST: $207 million Penn State Hershey Medical Center Children�s Hospital Related Links: Top Project Starts Key Facts: Location: Hershey, Pa. Owner: Penn State Hershey Children�s Hospital, Hershey, Pa. Architect: Payette, Boston Construction Manager: L.F. Driscoll Co., Bala Cynwyd, Pa. Start Date: December 2009 Completion Date: Fall 2012 After a brief delay due to the economic crisis, the new, freestanding, $207-million Penn State Hershey Children�s Hospital in Hershey, Pa., broke ground in December. The 252,000-sq-ft children�s hospital, on the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus, will feature six pediatric surgical suites, 72 private pediatric and adolescent patient rooms
PROJECT COST: $260 million 11th Street Bridges Related Links: Top Project Starts Key Facts: Location: Washington, D.C. Owner: District Dept. of Transportation, Washington, D.C. Design-Builder: Skanska USA Civil, Alexandria, Va.; Facchina Construction, La Plata, Md. Engineer: JMT, Sparks, Md. Start Date: December 2009 Completion Date: Summer 2013 In a city filled with monuments and memorials to national milestones, the 11th Street Bridges project is making some history for the District Dept. of Transportation. Along with being the agency�s largest-ever construction project, it�s also the first to use a design-build-to-budget procurement process. Two continuous steel, multi-girder bridges will be constructed between
Yates Construction – with offices in Fort Worth and San Antonio – was awarded a contract by the Corps of Engineers to build an Army Reserve Center in Sinton. The new $8.5-million, ARC consists of a 31,600-sq-ft training center with a combined 4,700-sq-ft organizational maintenance shop with an attached 1,300-sq-ft storage building. The scheduled completion date is May. This is one of three ARC contracts awarded to the company in the past six months including two in Arkansas. All are designed to achieve LEED-silver certification. Related Links: McCarthy Building Completes $240M Houston Hospital Expansion Armed Forces Reserve Center Under Construction
PHILADELPHIA � The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a $23.8-million contract to Grunley Construction Co. of Rockville, Md., to renovate the exterior of the U.S. Custom House in Philadelphia. The project includes masonry restoration, repair/replacement of the windows, a new �green� roof, replacement of the tower lighting with energy-efficient fixtures and a high-efficiency boiler The project is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. � The Eisenhower Memorial Commission unveiled its preferred design concept by architect Frank O. Gehry. The Eisenhower Memorial will be the first presidential memorial to be built during the 21st century, and only the seventh in U.S. history. s Image courtesy Eisenhower Memorial Commission The Eisenhower Memorial Commission unveiled its preferred design concept by architect Frank O. Gehry, pictured here. The Eisenhower Memorial will be the first presidential memorial to be built during the 21st century, and only the seventh in U.S. history. David Eisenhower, President Eisenhower�s grandson and a member of the commission said, �We were all
CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. � Mason-Dixon Resort & Casino announced it has selected a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming to develop and manage all resort and gaming operations in connection with the company�s resort license application filed with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Mason-Dixon Resort & Casino plans to develop a venue in southern Adams County, about 2 miles from the Maryland border. The planned $75-million Mason-Dixon Resort & Casino will feature a 300-room hotel with 20,000 sq ft of meeting and exposition space. Penn National Gaming has committed to provide the financing for the development, construction and opening of the