Affirmed Housing Group with Mayor Jerry Sanders and Councilmember Kevin Faulconer recently celebrated the grand opening of Ten Fifty B Street Apartments, the tallest 100% affordable tower on the west coast. Ten Fifty B Street Apartments open in San Diego div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Also lauded for its environmentally-friendly features, Ten Fifty B is expected to receive LEED gold certification. Turner Construction was the general contractor on the $90-million project. Ten Fifty B features 229 affordable apartments in studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom designs. Designed by San Diego-based Martinez + Cutri, the 23-story development in the heart of
The recession that everyone hoped would end quickly has now lasted for two years, transforming the initial fear and concern in the construction industry to grit and determination to hold on until better times. While no one sees the current market as ready to take off, major firms are beginning to think that the market may soon hit bottom and begin slowly to pull itself back from the brink in 2011. The ENR Construction Industry Confidence Index (CICI) for the second quarter of 2010 shows that 555 executives from major construction and design firms believe that, while the market continues
San Carlos-based Gonsalves & Stronck has finished construction on the Marine Mammal Center, a $20-million veterinary hospital. The marine mammal center contains 39 outdoor pens and pools for animals. The center was developed from a four-acre former missile silo bunker site located in the Marin headlands. Architects Noll & Tam and Scott Dennis Architect designed the project to incorporate sustainable elements, including radiant floor heating, natural daylighting and ventilation and native vegetation. The underground missile silo bunkers were transformed into spaces to operate the mechanical infrastructure and pumping and filtration systems for the center. The center contains 39 outdoor pens
The Mineta San Jose International Airport celebrated a grand opening this week for the renovation/expansion of its Terminal A, a new Terminal B and a 3,000-space consolidated rental car facility, designed by Fentress Architects and constructed by Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Photo: Jason A. Knowles @ Fentress Architects The airport hosted its first flight out of Terminal B on June 30 as the most technologically advanced airport in the U.S. in the heart of the Silicon Valley�a world hub for cutting-edge technologies and innovations. SJC now operates 28 gates for its 13 airlines, with an annual capacity of 14.4 million.
Paragon at Old Town recently celebrated the completion of the mixed-use apartment community with a ribbon cutting ceremony in the historic Old Town district in Monrovia. The mixed-use project is located in Monrovia div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Developed by Urban Housing Group, Paragon at Old Town provides amenity-rich living within walking-distance to services, transportation, boutique shops, cafes, restaurants and entertainment. Designed by KTGY Group Inc., Architecture and Planning, the project�s general contractor was Western National Contractors of Irvine. The new development consists of 163 luxurious one- and two-bedroom apartment homes built over 6,000 sq ft of commercial space
Santa Ana-based Sukut Construction, Inc., in a joint venture with Flatiron West Inc. of San Marcos, was awarded a $57 million contract by Caltrans to construct the final segment of California Route 905 in San Diego County. Work is scheduled to begin in mid-June and be completed in early 2011. The finished 905 Freeway will be a 12-mile route to facilitate primarily truck traffic between California and Mexico from the Otay Mesa border crossing northwest to Interstate 5. The contract calls for construction of five bridges and the final 2.5 mis of a four-lane freeway. Sukut�s portion of the contract
Crews are readying their wet suits as the first segment of the $890 million Warm Springs Bay Area Rapid Transit extension project prepares to cut through an aquifer at Fremont Central Park in the city of Fremont, on the southeast side of the San Francisco Bay. Slide Show Photo: put photo credit here photo caption here Related Links: Link here Donec at augue a enim venenatis fringilla. Sed sollicitudin velit nec sapien. Duis libero nulla, sagittis placerat, hendrerit sit amet, mollis non, metus. Praesent mauris ipsum, placerat ut, commodo a, mollis sed, nisl. Aliquam fermentum sem. Ut venenatis purus vitae
The Anaheim City Council has approved the team of Parsons Brinckerhoff/HOK as the design architects and engineers for phase one of the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center complex. ARTIC is expected to serve as a connectivity gateway and mixeduse destination on a 16-acre site owned by the Orange County Transit Authority and the city of Anaheim. The design submitted by PB/HOK is a 66,000-sq-ft transportation facility that can add additional space. The building is expected to seek a LEED Platinum rating. ARTIC is expected to provide easy connections between various locations in Anaheim and throughout Orange County and is expected
Temecula-based EDGE Development was awarded the contract for the California State University, San Bernardino Health Center renovation/expansion, a $4 million project designed by RSK Associates. Phase I includes the new concrete tilt-up construction to expand the existing Health Center. This approximately 11,000 sq ft new construction also includes some site work and connection to existing utilities. Phase II work will include the renovation of the existing approximate 11,000 sq ft of existing infrastructure.
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