Historic Evans School to be Redeveloped
NAI Shames Makovsky announced this week the two-part sale of the long-dormant Evans School located at 1115 Acoma Street, Denver, consisting of a three-story, 46,467-square-foot historic school building and a 30,000-square-foot parking lot. Lennar Multifamily Communities, LLC purchased the school and the parking lot for $18 million. Following that sale, …
Construction Moving at a Rapid Pace at the DPS Paul Sandoval Campus
Construction for the $65.7 million project, which includes a two story 46-classroom building; a music/drama addition, two new auxiliary gyms; four new tennis courts; and a new soccer field, is on schedule to be completed August 2020. The buildings are on Denver Public Schools property, while the fields are on Denver Parks and …
Construction Careers Now Program Answers Gov. Polis’ Proclamation
Construction Careers Now (CCN), a construction pre-apprenticeship program, demonstrates solidarity with Governor Jared Polis’ latest proclamation for October as Careers in Construction Month with their four-week, industry sponsored program that trains participants in construction industry basics and includes a hiring fair with each program. This is the third year in …
Student Housing Adjacent to CSU Tops Out
Landmark Properties, the nation’s most active student housing company, and its general contractor Katerra, recently announced the topping out of construction at The Standard at Fort Collins, a new mixed-use development marketed to students and professionals in the Fort Collins community. The Standard at Fort Collins is located on S. …
Cañon City Middle School Tops Out
Earlier this week, GE Johnson held a topping out ceremony for Cañon City Middle School with students, teachers and administrators in attendance. The new middle school is part of a multi-facility repair, renovation, and upgrade project made possible by a successful bond and a Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant. The design-build …
Grand Opening: McKinley Thatcher Elementary School Addition
The parents and students of McKinley Thatcher elementary school in Denver recently joined employees of GH Phipps for a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the opening of a new addition to their school. The school, which is part of Denver Public Schools, is located at 1230 South Grant Street and …
GE Johnson Completes University of Wyoming’s Engineering Education and Research Building
Last week, GE Johnson, a Colorado Springs-based construction company, and The University of Wyoming, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the new $105 million Engineering Education and Research Building (EERB). The 109,000-square-foot building is considered one of the most advanced engineering learning facilities in the nation …
CSU Building Awarded Best Project Award from ENR Mountain States
Pinkard Construction and 4240 Architecture have won a 2019 Best Project award for their work on Colorado State University’s Michael Smith Natural Resources Building. The awards, sponsored by Engineering News-Record Mountain States, are given to projects that excel in safety, innovation and teamwork. Located on CSU’s main campus in Fort Collins, the …
Addressing the Need for More Trained Surveyors
By Chris Yonushewski, Business Development & Marketing Manager, R&R Engineers – Surveyors, Inc. Within many areas of commercial development, a large number of vacant jobs go unfilled due to a small qualified labor pool. In 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported that of the approximately 65,000 land surveyors in the country, …
Northstar Announces Sale of Colorado Springs Office Building
Northstar Commercial Partners has sold its 76,138-square-foot office building located at 7899 Lexington Drive, in Colorado Springs, for $10.4 million. Northstar originally purchased the office building, on 4.34 acres, in 2015, for $3.9 million. The sale price reflected the vacant status of the asset at acquisition, at a price significantly lower than its …