Building construction permits over $10,000 in value that were approved in Boulder between May. 12, 2014 to May. 18, 2014. Listed below are: the case number; address; total project valuation; owner name; contractor (if applicable); and description.

PMT2014-00126 3733 Paonia St.; $550,000; Kalmia Estates; Coast To Coast Residential Development; Lot 8 Kalmia Estates - New two--story duplex to include 4,222 square feet of finished area with 960 square feet of attached garage, 2,860 square feet of unfinished basement, 441-square-foot front porch, and 264 square feet of patio area. Units A and B to have three beds, two and a half baths each with rough-ins in basement. Includes MEP.

PMT2014-00130 3070 Ouray St.; $566,782.45; Kalmia Estates; Coast To Coast Residential Development; Lot 36 Kalmia Estates - New two-story duplex to include 4,476 square feet of finished area with 995 square feet of attached garage, 2,935 square feet of unfinished basement, 167-square-foot front porch, and 284 square feet of patio area. Units A and B to have three beds, two and a half baths each with rough-ins in basement. Includes MEP.

PMT2014-00134 3620 Paonia St.; $570,000.27; Kalmia Estates; Coast To Coast Residential Development; Lot 27 Kalmia Estates - New two-story duplex to include 4,514 square feet of finished area with 951 square feet of attached garage, 2,998 square feet of unfinished basement, 167-square-foot front porch, and 284 square feet of patio area. Units A and B to have three beds, two and a half baths each with rough-ins in basement. Includes MEP.

PMT2014-00137 3657 Paonia St.; $510,000; Kalmia Holdings; Markel Homes Construction Co.; Lot 15 Kalmia Estates - New two-story single-family dwelling to include 3,216 square feet of finished area with 595 square feet of attached garage, 1,420 square feet of unfinished basement, 174-square-foot front porch, and 196-square-foot second level deck. House to have four beds, three and a half baths, with rough-ins in basement. Includes MEP. Mid-roof inspection required.

PMT2014-00191 2923 13th St.; $385,000; Washington School; Horizon Custom Homes Inc.; New single-family residence, Building No. 4 Washington Village single-family, two-story, two bedrooms, three bathrooms set with additional basement rough-in, unfinished basement, with two-car attached garage

PMT2014-00337 1840 22nd St.; $320,000; 22nd Street; Burke Builders LLC; New three-story residence, 1,387 finished square feet. Plans include kitchen, one half bath, two full baths, three bedrooms and one office. (Unit A) Note: Sister permit to PMT2014-00433, 00340, 00341 & TEC2014-00071.

PMT2014-00340 1838 22nd St.; $320,000; 22nd Street; Burke Builders LLC; New three-story residence, 1,387 finished square feet. Plans include kitchen, one half bath, two full baths, three bedrooms and one office. (Unit B) Note: Sister permit to PMT2014-00433, 00337, 00341 & TEC2014-00071.

PMT2014-00341 1836 22nd St.; $320,000; 22nd Street; Burke Builders LLC; New three-story residence, 1,387 finished square feet. Plans include kitchen, one half bath, two full baths, three bedrooms and one office. (Unit C) Note: Sister permit to PMT2014-00433, 00337, 00340 & TEC2014-00071.

PMT2014-00354 5610 Flatiron Park; $3,500,000; Boulder County Coroner-Construction of a new 9,275-square-foot one-story building to house the office and morgue functions of the Boulder County Coroner. Approximately half of the building will be dedicated to office and meeting space for coroner staff, and half will be dedicated to the autopsy functions, including autopsy room, cooler/freezer area, vehicle sally port, storage and associated spaces. Reference TEC2013-00046/PMT2014-000356.

Read more here:
Boulder building permits: May 26, 2014

Published: Saturday, May 24, 2014, 3:28p.m.

Commission Chairman Bill McCarrier has proposed using proceeds from the sale of the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to pay for construction of a county office building, costing about $12.1 million, and a district judge office in Cranberry, which should cost about $1 million.

It's the first time that McCarrier has said how he would like to use the proceeds. Earlier, McCarrier said commissioners hadn't decided how to pay for the building projects.

The proposal is tentative because commissioners don't know exactly how much they'll clear from the Sunnyview sale, which closed May 15. The buyer, Investment 360 of Lakewood, N.J., took control of the facility May 18.

County Controller Ben Holland praised the idea of not taking on additional debt.

I've said this all along, I believe that the county will have enough from the sale of Sunnyview to do those two projects, Holland said.

He added, People were very critical of the sale of Sunnyview, but with the office building, they'll have a tangible, physical sign of government spending. At the end of the day, they sold an asset, but built something.

I think it will resonate well with the taxpayers.

Some costs associated with the sale of Sunnyview have yet to be determined, commissioners said, including how much unemployment insurance the county may have to pay furloughed employees, along with a final accounting of accumulated sick and vacation time due employees.

Investment 360 laid off about two dozen people, commissioners said, including several nurses, housekeepers and others.

View post:
Sale of Sunnyview nursing facility could pay for district judge, county offices

Freeway Properties has broken ground on the six-story, 151,000-square-foot Katy Ranch Offices Phase I, the first mid-rise office building to be built west of the Grand Parkway in Katy. Located immediately off the eastbound exit ramp in the 130-acre mixed-use Katy Ranch complex, Katy Ranch Offices Phase I will be completed in the first quarter of 2015. Including a parking garage with a parking ratio of four per 1,000 square feet, the office building is located on three acres adjacent to the southwest corner of the Interstate 10/Katy Freeway and Highway 99/Grand Parkway. The Class A building will feature 24,800-square-foot floor plates with 45-foot bay depths for flexible space planning. Katy Ranch Offices Phase I will have optical fiber transmission cable with a back-up ring and back-up generator for high-speed data transmission and optimum security and redundancy. The project is applying for LEED Gold certification by the

U. S. Green Building Council.

Griff Jaggard and Kurt Kistler of Moody Rambin are leasing the property. The architect is Powers Brown Architects. The general contractor is LSI. TAS Engineering Construction is the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer.

The completion of the Katy Freeway/Grand Parkway interchange is attracting businesses and residents to Katy and Cinco Ranch. The population is increasing by five percent annually, says Mike Baker, owner, Freeway Properties. Katy Ranch Offices Phase I is designed for companies seeking 5,000 to 50,000 square feet in this high-growth market.

The timing is right for a Class A, multi-tenant office building to serve professionals and small businesses in Katy, says Griff Jaggard, vice president, Moody Rambin. Just as retail follows rooftops, so does office follow retail in the Katy sub-market. Katy Ranch Offices Phase I marks the beginning of a new era in the history of this area.

Katy Ranch Offices is part of the 2,000,000-square-foot, mixed-use Katy Ranch Crossing scheduled for completion in 2017 with 700,000 square feet of multi-tenant residential, 1,000,000 square feet of retail, entertainment and medical, and 300,000 square feet of office space.

Katy Ranch Offices Phase I will be the first mid-rise office property as the Energy Corridor extends west past the Grand Parkway. With immediate on/off access to Interstate 10 and Highway 99, the property is adjacent to the residential neighborhoods of Cinco Ranch and Katy. It is next to the fully leased 210,000-square-foot Katy Ranch Crossing retail center with restaurants, shops and other services. Construction begins in mid-June on the 153,000-square-foot Katy Ranch Crossing Phase II retail center. Katy Mills Mall, Costco and Walmart are minutes away.

Freeway Properties is a Houston-based commercial real estate firm that has developed, owns and manages more than 3,000,000 square feet of office, retail and industrial property in the Gulf Coast area.

Moody Rambin is Houstons largest locally owned, full-service commercial real estate brokerage and management firm. Established in 1969, Moody Rambin specializes in providing project leasing, tenant representation, disposition, development, consulting and management services to owners and tenants throughout the United States. The firms portfolio includes retail, office and industrial properties.

See the article here:
Freeway Properties breaks ground on 6-story Katy Ranch Offices Phase I

FINDLAY TWP. A new 60,250-square-foot commercial office building is under construction in Findlay Township near Pittsburgh International Airport.

Called The Concorde by Burns & Scalo Real Estate Services Inc., the Pittsburgh-based company behind the project, the development is being constructed on speculation that the area around the airport is ripe for growth.

We feel this is the next market hot spot and recognize this is the regions largest suburban office sub-market, said Jim Scalo, president and chief executive officer of the company in a news release.

Very little new office space has been developed there in the last decade, according to Scalo.

The company broke ground on the building on Thursday. Located at 400 Industry Drive, the new single-story structure will offer expansive glass openings (to) create wonderful day lighting into office spaces, according to a Burns & Scalo news release.

The company didnt release how much cash it is putting into the project or if any prospective tenants are in mind for the site, but called it a premiere location that offers branding opportunities to reach about 60,000 vehicles traveling daily on the Interstate 376 corridor.

Developers like Jim Scalo are absolutely critical to maintaining the momentum of development in this area, Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald said in the news release.

Airport officials also were supportive of the project.

Pittsburgh International Airports role as an economic generator is two-fold: to provide high quality, competitive air service in and out of southwestern PA and to develop key properties to attract new industry and jobs. With Burns & Scalo, The Concorde building will provide office and business facilities in the fast growing Industry Drive region, David Minnotte, chairman of the Allegheny County Airport Authority, said in a statement about the project.

Construction is set to be completed by October, the company said.

Follow this link:
Developer breaks ground for offices near PIT

A conceptual rendering of the three-story, modern-looking office building proposed by R.D. Scinto for Commerce Drive, with a parking area on the first floor and offices on the two upper floors.

Developer Robert Scinto is proposing the construction of a new 58,550-square-foot office building on Commerce Drive.

Plans call for a modern-looking three-story structure on an almost five-acre parcel at 20 Commerce Drive. The first floor would be used for parking.

There would be 240 parking spaces, or one space for every 1.5 employees in the building. The property is between Progress and Research drives, and the driveway would be on Commerce Drive.

The applicant is R.D. Scinto Inc. of Shelton, acting through an entity called Second Treetops Inc. of Norwalk.

Robert Scinto

The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) briefly discussed the Scinto application on May 13, and scheduled a May 28 public hearing to get input on the proposal.

Scinto is seeking site plan and special exception approval. The land now is zoned for Light Industrial Park (LIP), which is consistent with Scintos intended use.

A special exception application involves a permitted use within a zone that would be subject to some specific conditions.

View original post here:
Scinto proposes new office building in Shelton

BUTTE, Mont. -

NorthWestern Energy's new office building is being built on the corner of Park and Main, and will replace the company's current offices made up of five different structures at 40 East Broadway.

NorthWestern Energy officials and city leaders broke ground on a 100,000-sq. ft. office building in Uptown Butte Thursday morning.

"This has been a hard project, a complicated project, a challenging project, but a really, really fun project," NorthWestern Energy CEO and President Bob Rowe said to the audience.

Rowe said construction of the $25 million building proves his business's long term commitment to customers.

"Building something that is efficient, not extravagant, but does fit this neighborhood that we think will help meet our needs for the next 100 years," said Rowe.

According to NorthWestern Energy, the new five-story building will provide a modern working space for 220 workers, many of whom now work out the company's oldest building.

"We've gone from the boardrooms to the planning tables, to reality. This thing is happening and we couldn't be more pleased," said Butte-Silver Bow Chief Executive Matt Vincent.

He said he has already seen more development interest in the Uptown area, and he has NorthWestern Energy to thank for it.

"Hopefully they'll like it enough to call it their home, and we can start that upward trend again," said Vincent.

View post:
NW Energy breaks ground on new state headquarters

After more than a year of cruising Dallas North Tollway looking for an office location, Internet retailer Amazon has finally landed at the Galleria complex.

Amazon has rented 88,615 square feet of office space in the Two Galleria Tower at 13455 Noel Road, according to a copy of the lease filed in Dallas County records.

The company is taking about five floors in the office high-rise, which is located just north of LBJ Freeway and next door to the Galleria Dallas shopping mall. Amazon also has an option to rent additional office space in all three of the Galleria office towers, according to the lease documents.

Representatives with Amazon did not respond to requests for details about what operations would be housed in the building.

The retailers office lease is one of the largest such recent transactions in the LBJ Freeway corridor, which lost businesses during the last few years reconstruction period.

Amazon originally looked at an office building in West Plano but backed out of that deal at the last minute.

Earlier this year the company refocused its attention on buildings in Far North Dallas and Addison, leasing agents say.

Commercial real estate firm JLL represented Amazon in its hunt for office space and negotiated the Galleria lease with Colliers International.

The timing for Amazons lease at the Galleria couldnt be better. FedEx Office another major tenant in the buildings recently announced it would leave for a new headquarters next door to Toyota Motors campus location in West Plano.

Amazon has been expanding its presence in North Texas with two new distribution centers.

See the rest here:
Amazon takes big office block at Dallas Galleria complex

A look at multibillion-dollar developments aiming to transform New York's west side:

HUDSON YARDS

This $20 billion, 28-acre complex to be completed by 2024 features 16 buildings 14 of them high-rises occupying an area between 30th and 34th streets, and Tenth Avenue and the West Side Highway.

The first, 52-story tower rising over platform-covered rail yards is expected to open in 2015, anchored by the Coach luxury retailer with tenants including L'Oreal USA and the German software giant SAP.

Work has begun on a second, 80-story skyscraper that will be home to Time Warner, the parent company of CNN and HBO.

Hudson Yards will offer 5,000 residential units, about 100 shops and restaurants, 14 acres of public open space, a public school and a luxury hotel.

MANHATTAN WEST

This $4.5 billion, 5-acre complex to be completed by 2018 features five buildings three of them high-rises covering an entire square block between Ninth and Tenth avenues, and 31st to 33rd streets.

Also rising over rail yards, its two office towers and one residential skyscraper will look over a green outdoor plaza, a hotel and a 16-story office building constructed in 1969 that houses the world headquarters of The Associated Press and other media outlets. The older building is undergoing a $200 million renovation.

Originally posted here:
A look at major construction on NYC's west side

By Rick Smith, The Gazette

CEDAR RAPIDS Yet more progress is taking shape in the New Bohemia arts and entertainment district.

The City Councils Development Committee this week backed a plan to seek proposals from developers who will buy and develop the vacant, city-owned site of the former Iowa Iron Works plant on the west side of the 400 block of 12th Avenue SE.

Caleb Mason, the citys redevelopment analyst, told the three-member council committee that several developers have expressed interest in the property.

Those include local developer Joe Ahmann, who is the developer on the new three-story brick office building now under construction across 12th Avenue SE from the Iowa Iron Works site. The new building, which be the new home of Geonetric Inc., a growing local health care software and services company, once was the site of the Iowa Steel plant.

The city acquired both the Iowa Steel and Iowa Iron Works properties more than a decade ago, and with the help of federal and state brownfield money, demolished both plants, cleaned up the sites and readied them for redevelopment.

The council committee, which is chaired by council member Monica Vernon, agreed with Mason that the city should seek proposals for a master plan to develop the entire 4.83-acre Iowa Iron Works parcel that sits between 10th and 12th avenues SE behind the New Bo City Market.

Mason said development proposals in New Bohemia must abide by the special design standards in place in the district, which call for buildings to be built close to the street with parking in the rear. The city also will be looking for a mixed-used plan that includes market-rate housing, Mason said.

Vernon said she wouldnt mind seeing another multistory brick building as part of any development that would mirror the new brick Geonetric office building going up across the street.

Dream big, she said the city needed to tell developers.

More here:
New Bo plans on move for Iowa Irons Works site

April 2014 courtesy image of a legislative office building proposed to be built just north of the Capitol. It will house members of the Minnesota Senate. (Image courtesy of the State of Minnesota)

Jim Knoblach

Minnesota Court of Appeals judges ruled Tuesday that a former lawmaker suing to stop a new Senate office building must come up with an $11 million bond if he wants to press his case forward.

A three-judge panel ruled that the surety bond is appropriate to protect the state from losses resulting from potential delays due to the litigation by former Republican Rep. Jim Knoblach of St. Cloud. The state had asked for a higher bond, while Knoblach's attorney has said any guarantee could deter him from continuing the case.

The bond must be posted by next Tuesday. If it is, arguments in the case would be held June 10.

Knoblach said he plans to appeal the decision to the Minnesota Supreme Court.

"I am not a member of the so-called 1 percent, and I don't have $11 million to post as bond," Knoblach said in a statement.

While the appeals court did allow for the expedited hearing next month, Knoblach said it makes no sense to require him to post an $11 million bond by May 27 to have the hearing "since I can't post such a bond."

The building to be erected across from the Capitol is projected to cost $90 million. Taxpayers would cover all but $13 million. The lawsuit is the last barrier to construction.

In the lawsuit, Knoblach has contended that the way the project was authorized was illegal because it was included in the 2013 tax bill rather than the typical public works package that requires a higher vote threshold to pass. A lower court ruled against him.

Link:
Court: Foe of Senate office building must post surety bond