Last year was good for school builders in the Midwest and even better for builders of hospitals. Extending a streak begun in 2011, 2012 also proved profitable for residential builders in cities like Chicago, where the housing market's pain has been the apartment developer's gain.
Few major transportation projects were launched in the region last year and even fewer office and retail projects, though 2013 may tell a different story in some markets, Chicago included, if recent news is any indicator.
Meantime, ENR Midwest will publish a list of last year's Top Construction Starts on April 1. To compile the list, we've not only referenced data from McGraw-Hill Construction's Dodge, but our ongoing coverage of projects in the region.
To ensure the list is as complete as possible, we invite you to submit notable regional projects that broke ground in 2012 to john_gregerson@mcgraw-hill.com
We're particularly interested in projects in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. In addition to the project's name, please indicate its location, construction cost, construction start date (month/year), owner and builder, as well as the project's projected finish date. Please submit the information no later than March 1.
The list thus far includes:
111 W. Wacker Apartments, Chicago
Owner: Related Midwest
Contractor: Lend Lease
BP Whiting Flour GOHT Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Whiting, Ind.
Owner: BP
Contractor: MC Industrial Inc.
Cape Girardeau Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Owner: City of Cape Girardeau
Contractor: KCI Construction Co. and Jacobs Engineering Group
Chicago Mass Transit Red Line Improvements, Chicago
Owner: Chicago Transit Authority
Contractors: F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen and Associates
Christ Hospital Expansion, Mt. Auburn, Ohio
Owner: Christ Hospital
Contractor: Messer Construction
Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Owner: Children's Medical Center
Contractor: Messer Construction Co.
Columbia Energy Center Upgrade, Portage, Wis.
Owner: Wisconsin Power and Light
Contractor: Black & Veatch
Detroit Public Safety Headquarters, Detroit, Mich.
Owner: City of Detroit
Contractor: White Turner JV
Ford Motor Stamping and Paint Shop Renovation, Kansas City, Mo.
Owner: Ford Motor Co.
Contractor: Walbridge
Good Samaritan Hospital Expansion, Vincennes, Ind.
Owner: Good Samaritan Hospital
Contractor: Hunt Construction Group
Habitat Tower Apartments, Chicago
Owner: The Habitat Co.
Contractor: James McHugh Construction Co.
I-69 Expansion, Monroe and Greene Counties, Ind.
Owner: Indiana Department of Transportation
Contractor: Gohmann Asphalt & Construction
Ironton-Russell Bridge Replacement, Ironton, Ohio
Owner: Ohio Department of Transportation
Contractor: Brayman Construction Corp.
I-70 Bridge Renovations, Earth City, Mo.
Owner: Missouri Department of Transportation
Contractor: The Walsh Group
Johnsonville Sausage Plant Expansion, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Owner: Johnsonville Sausage
Contractor: Miron Construction Co.
Joplin High School, Joplin, Mo.
Owner: City of Joplin
Contractor: Universal Construction Co.
Lake Central High School Addition and Renovation, St. John, Ind.
Owner: Lake Central School Corp.
Contractor: Turner Construction Co. and Powers & Sons
Langham Hotel Chicago, Chicago
Owner: Oxford Capital Partners
Contractor: Lend Lease
Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo.
Owner: Mercy Hospital
Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos.
Minonk Wind Farm, Livingston County, Ill.
Owner: Algonquin Power Inc.
Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos.
Monroe Power Plant Upgrade, Monroe, Mich.
Owner: DTE Energy
Contractor: URS Corp.
Ninety 7 Fifty on the Park Apartments, Orland Park, Ill.
Owner: Flaherty & Collins Inc.
Contractor: James McHugh Construction Co.
Northwest Plaza Shopping Center Redevelopment, St. Annes, Mo.
Developer and Contractor: Raven Development
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Outpatient Care Pavilion, Chicago
Owner: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Contractor: Lend Lease, Pepper Construction Group
Northwestern University Music and Communication Building, Evanston, Ill.
Owner: Northwestern University
Contractor: Power Construction Co.
The Ohio River Bridges Project of Kentucky and Indiana, Jeffersonville, Ind.
Owner: InDot
Contractor: Various
Ohio State University Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Building, Columbus, Ohio
Owner: Ohio State University
Contractor: Gilbane Building Co.
Pepsi Coliseum Restoration, Indianapolis, Ind.
Owner: Indiana State Fair Commission
Contractor: Hunt Construction Group Inc.
Potawatomi Bingo Casino Hotel, Milwaukee, Wis.
Owner: Forest County Potawatomi Community
Contractor: Gilbane Building Co.
R.M. Schahfer Generating Station Upgrade, Wheatfield, Ind.
Owner: NIPSCO
Contractor: Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co.
Rte. 47/I-90 Interchange, Huntley, Ill.
Owner: Illinois Tollway
Contractor: Plote Construction Inc.
St. Mary's Hospital, Jefferson, Mo.
Owner: St. Mary's Health Center
Contractor: Alberici Constructors
Summit on the Lake Residences, Chicago
Owner: M&R Development
Contractor: James McHugh Construction Co.
University of Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Renovation, Madison Wis.
Owner: University of Wisconsin
Contractor: J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc.
VAM Steel Finishing Mill Renovation, Youngstown Ohio
Owner and Contractor: VAM USA
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo.
Owner: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos.
Washington University Knight and Bauer Halls Expansion, St. Louis, Mo.
Owner: Washington University
Contractor: Tarlton Corp.
Wayne State University Biomedical Research Building, Detroit, Mich.
Owner: Wayne State University
Contractor: Barton Malow
Wishard Hospital Faculty Building, Indianapolis
Owner and Contractor: Duke Realty
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center Renovation, Greene County, Ohio
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Contractor: The Walsh Group and Butt Construction
