Butler County Commissioners Meeting 3 19 14
Butler County Commissioners Meeting 3 19 14 Sunnyview is sold for 20.5 Million. Commissioners seek bid on 14 Million office building construction.
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Building construction permits over $10,000 in value that were approved in Boulder between Mar. 10, 2014 to Mar. 16, 2014. Listed below are: the case number; address; total project valuation; owner name; contractor (if applicable); and description.
PMT2013-06853 1840 Commerce St.; $94,571.17; 1840 Commerce; Silver Contracting LLC; Units A & B - Interior, non-structural remodel (3,082 square feet) of exiting manufacturing tenant space. Scope of work includes minor demolition, mechanical, electrical, HVAC and construction to bring both spaces up to code.
PMT2013-07197 1235 Cedar Ave.; $608,123.92; Washington School; Horizon Custom Homes Inc.; New three-story duplex (1233 and 1235 Cedar), with each unit containing two bedrooms, a study/bedroom, four bathrooms, a finished basement and an attached two-car garage, deck and porch. Scope include all associated MEPs (including geothermal heat). Please refer to LUR2008-00083 and TEC2013-00044 for additional information pertaining to proposal.
PMT2014-00226 1148 Pearl St.; $300,000; Tebo/Pearl LLC; Pine Construction Co.; Interior tenant remodel of 2,767 square feet of Lindsay's Boulder Deli & Haagen Dazs for expansion into adjacent retail space. Includes associated MEP with new rooftop unit and new ADA restrooms.
PMT2014-00334 4875 Pearl East Circle; $415,398.40; LLC P3484950; Sun Construction & Design Service Inc.; Wright-Kingdom, Suite 100 - Remodel an existing real estate brokerage office and common elevator lobby areas. (Professional office as allowed by City of Boulder Use Review 93-9) Scope of work to include revised floor plan and new fixtures & finishes on public bathrooms on first and second floors. See partition wall shop drawings for minor structural modifications required for installation of partition wall.
PMT2014-00342 2905 Pearl St.; $75,000; Columbia Crossroads; Engineered Structures Inc.; Whole Foods/outdoor seating area (west side of building) Construction of a new permanent structural supports for seasonal awnings at the west outdoor seating area. Reference TEC2010-00008 and ADR2013-00148
PMT2014-00378 1109 Pine St.; $100,000; Grant Besser; Smiley Inc.; Permit to establish a new OAU (RE: AUR2013-00032; RE: HIS2013-00235; RE: BOZ2013-00011). Scope of work includes installation of new bath, reconfiguration of existing detached garage (including new kitchen), and associated MEPs. (NOTE: New water demand associated with new fixtures will require upsizing of existing water tap.)
PMT2014-00462 1750 30th St., No. 7; $27,072.90; Theresa Siverly; Hendricks Fine Homes LLC; Interior remodel of existing retail business to add new retail room and office and modify existing restroom for accessibility. Area of remodel to be 555 square feet. Includes associated electrical and plumbing. No mechanical.
PMT2014-00503 2477 55th St.; $83,364; Reef Flatiron; Alcorn Construction Inc.; Tenant interior remodel of existing R&D office space for new layout. Includes remodel of break room, relocation of partition walls, associated MEP work, and new finishes.
PMT2014-00537 1660 Wilson Court; $150,000; Chester and Susan Dautremont; Addition to existing single-family dwelling, including new lower level crawl space, studio, bath, and upper level bath, master bedroom, and walk-out deck. Total of 903-square-foot addition, 48-square-foot deck. Includes associated MEPs.
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Boulder building permits: March 24, 2014
ST. PAUL, Minn.Legislative Republicans pressed Monday for a speedy resolution to a controversy over a proposed Senate office building, making clear they oppose its construction.
Several GOP lawmakers said the state should make do with the space it has, and reconfigure Capitol renovation plans if necessary. The ongoing restoration project will displace senators for at least a year starting next year. Designs call for less Senate space in the redone Capitol in order to open up more of the building to the public and give other tenants, including the governor.
That's led to a push for a new office building near the Capitol with permanent Senate offices, which would cost $90 million when two nearby parking ramps are completed. Republicans called the structure wasteful, unnecessary and improperly authorized. It needs one more clearance from a Democratic-led House rules panel to go forward. Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered planners to come up with a cheaper design.
The proposed building has become a political wedge for Republicans, who argue that it represents government overreach on the part of majority party Democrats.
"People don't want it. It's just an extravagant waste of money for politicians," said Sen. Roger Chamberlain, R-Lino Lakes.
Rep. Matt Dean, R-Dellwood, said he wasn't offering a Plan B and doesn't know what it would cost to change course now. He introduced a bill to stop the building in early March, but didn't move it ahead before a key legislative deadline last week.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, said the latest criticism was disappointing because it didn't include a backup idea to find space for displaced senators during construction and after.
"If they have another plan they should have unveiled that today," Bakk said.
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Sanford, Maine (PRWEB) March 24, 2014
The Nigerian Military turned to McAfee Design in Atlanta, Georgia to develop a series of hangars and office facilities in Benin City, Nigeria. McAfee partnered with Genesis Environmental Construction in Dallas, Texas, to fulfill structural requirements for the office buildings. Genesis then contracted Rubb Building Systems in Sanford, Maine to provide the hangar portion of the project.
Nigeria is a hard place to get a building up, said President and CEO of Genesis, Matt Daniel, But Rubb made it, and the building looks great.
The BVE Range Rubb Hangar is 124 (37.8m) wide x 200 (61m) long with 26.2 (8m) sidewalls. It includes a 92 (28m) wide x 26.2 (8m) high 4-panel bi-parting Alamo Door System, as well as lighting and ventilation. Rubbs unique design allows for the building to be erected in a short time frame with a low maintenance membrane that reflects heat and allows for natural daylight to illuminate the interior. The hangar is fully integrated with the attached office building provided by Genesis.
I was very impressed by the character of the sales team, said Daniel, Well definitely use Rubb again.
The Rubb organization with production facilities in the United States, Great Britain, and Norway, is recognized as a world leader in the design, development, and manufacture of relocatable structures.
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Nigerian Military Hangar Complex
ST. PAUL Legislative Republicans pressed Monday for a speedy resolution to a controversy over a proposed Senate office building, making clear they oppose its construction.
Several GOP lawmakers said the state should make do with the space it has, and reconfigure Capitol renovation plans if necessary. The ongoing restoration project will displace senators for at least a year starting next year. Designs call for less Senate space in the redone Capitol in order to open up more of the building to the public and give other tenants more space, including the governor.
That's led to a push for a new office building near the Capitol with permanent Senate offices, which would cost $90 million when two nearby parking ramps are completed. Republicans called the structure wasteful, unnecessary and improperly authorized. It needs one more clearance from a Democratic-led House rules panel to go forward. Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered planners to come up with a cheaper design.
The proposed building has become a political wedge for Republicans, who argue that it represents government overreach on the part of majority party Democrats.
"People don't want it. It's just an extravagant waste of money for politicians," said Sen. Roger Chamberlain, R-Lino Lakes.
Rep. Matt Dean, R-Dellwood, said he wasn't offering a Plan B and doesn't know what it would cost to change course now. He introduced a bill to stop the building in early March, but didn't move it ahead before a key legislative deadline last week.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, said the latest criticism was disappointing because it didn't include a backup idea to find space for displaced senators during construction and after.
"If they have another plan they should have unveiled that today," Bakk said.
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GOP presses DFL on building controversy
To most longtime Danville people, its still the Old Post Office, but its really the Federal Building.
The handsome limestone structure has been a Vermilion Street landmark since 1911, but nobody seems to know what its future might hold.
Everything was fine until the late 1970s. Thats when the boundaries of the local U.S. court district were changed. At about the same time, the boundaries of the local congressional district were changed, too, and Champaign-Urbana was added to it.
Remapping the congressional district brought the election of a congressman with no Danville ties. That resulted in funding for a satellite U.S. district courthouse in Urbana, which eventually replaced the one in Danville.
After years of complaints about congestion at the post office loading dock and a lack of off-street parking, construction on a new Danville Post Office began in 1984 and ended in 1986. This spring, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court is moving to Urbana, too.
That doesnt leave a whole lot in the Federal Building Social Security offices, some law offices, and the Danville office of U.S. Rep. John Shimkus.
When the building opened in 1911, it was the pride of the city. For the first time, Danville had a true Federal Building, with all federal offices, federal courts and the U.S. Post Office under one roof.
Construction took two years and cost $500,000 big money 103 years ago. It was built for the ages: solid stone, solid oak, solid bronze, solid marble. It spoke to the power of U.S. Rep. Joseph G. Cannon or Uncle Joe who lived two blocks up Vermilion Street. He was House speaker from 1903 until 1911, and one of the most powerful House speakers ever.
In 1905, Cannon got a bill through the House that created the U.S. Eastern District of Illinois. The Danville section stretched from Kankakee to Cairo, and west to East St. Louis.
Danville was smaller than most cities with federal courthouses, but Danville was Uncle Joes town, and that was enough. In 1909 construction began on the site of the old Mike Kelly mansion. Kelly was an Irish immigrant who made a fortune in coal.
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Federal facility was built for the ages
The Bottom Line Other Business Features Local Stories from ThisWeek By Steve Wartenberg The Columbus Dispatch Sunday March 23, 2014 10:34 AM
The number of construction jobs has increased in 38 states, including Ohio. Several new projects are underway locally. Lower vacancy rates in central Ohio offices and warehouses could lead to even more groundbreaking ceremonies this year.
These are a few of the recent encouraging signs for the construction industry, say local experts, who quickly caution that the growth here will be slow and steady.
Were seeing a gradual improvement in the market, after quite a roller-coaster ride the past five or six years, said Tom Manahan, a Turner Construction Co. senior vice president who manages its four Ohio offices and its national industrial group.
The CBRE 2014 Market Outlook also predicts continued growth.
The takeaway for me is office and warehouse markets continue to get healthier and healthier, said Rob Click, senior managing director of CBREs Columbus office. Were seeing vacancy rates at near-record lows, lease rates have stabilized, and the next stage is to see some more speculative development, especially for industrial use.
He also predicts slow, steady growth.
Its still very difficult to borrow for speculative projects, unless you have a tenant in tow and can show the economic justification, Click said.
Another positive sign for the industry was the two-year capital budget recently proposed by Gov. John Kasich. It calls for $2.4 billion for construction and renovation projects.
Columbus-based Daimler Group began work on Wednesday on a $15 million building in Dublin that will be the home of Ohio Universitys Physician Assistance Practice program.
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/21 March) The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has allocated an initial P40 million for the development of its new regional office starting this year in nearby Koronadal City.
Arturo Valero, NEDA Region 12 director, said Friday such allocation will mainly fund the construction of a modern office building at the Region 12 government center in Barangay Carpenter Hill in Koronadal City that will house its various divisions and service units.
He said the NEDA central office included such funding in its budget for this year or under the 2014 General Appropriations Act.
Valero said the initial preparations are now underway for the projects implementation, which is being assisted by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Region 12.
The details of the buildings design are now being finalized by DPWH-12 architects and the construction will immediately begin as soon as it completes the bidding process, he said.
The official said they pushed last year for the inclusion of the budget for the construction of their new office building after securing a lot at the regional government center, which is around two kilometers away from the downtown area of Koronadal City.
He said they had forged a memorandum agreement (MOA) with the city government of Koronadal, which own and maintains the regional government center, for the lots donation.
NEDA Region 12 has been leasing a private building since moving to Koronadal City three years ago in compliance with Executive Order 304, which designated the area as the regions new government seat and center.
EO 304, which was issued in March 2004 by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, also sets the immediate transfer of all regional line agencies from Cotabato City, the previous regional center, to Koronadal City.
Region 12, which is also known as the Soccsksargen Region, comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Kidapawan and Cotabato.
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NEDA allots P40M for new office in Koronadal
Published: Friday, March 21, 2014, 3:42p.m. Updated 5 hours ago
ANH Refractories has signed a lease to occupy 42,000 square feet in the third office building now under construction in the Pittsburgh International Business Park near Pittsburgh International Airport.
The company, currently in the Cherrington Corporate Center in Moon, consists of A.P. Green Refractories Co., North American Refractories Co. and Harbison-Walker Refractories Co.
A.P. Green manufactures products for NARCO and Harbison-Walker, which service the steel, aluminum, glass, iron and non-steel-related industries.
We expect ANH to relocate this fall, said Jason Stewart of JLL, who was involved in the lease. We are in negotiation with a potential tenant for the remaining 11,000 square feet in the 53,000-square-foot, one-story building, he said.
Once the building is fully leased, the developers Continental Real Estate Companies and Chaska Property Advisors will start on a fourth building, Stewart said.
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ANH Refactories agrees to lease building near Pittsburgh International
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Work continues Thursday on the new medical office building adjacent to Waynesboro Hospital. The Franklin County Industrial Develpoment Authority approved a bond issue to finance the project. (Marcus Rauhut Public Opinion)
WAYNESBORO >> The Franklin County Industrial Development Authority approved a bond issue to finance Waynesboro Hospital's new medical office building.
The authority on Thursday authorized the sale of as much as $15 million in bonds to pay for the new building, which is currently under construction next to Waynesboro Hospital.
Summit Health CFO Kim Rzomp said interest rates are extraordinarily competitive and Summit is very happy with bids it has received for the bonds from regional banks.
The authority on Thursday also authorized issuing up to $28 million in bonds to refinance a previous bond issue.
The 2009 bond issue was used to either finance or refinance Chambersburg Hospital's emergency room expansion, construction and equipment at the Cancer Treatment Center, Mercersburg Health Center and Summit Health Center, as well as the architecture, engineering and preliminary construction costs related to the bed tower expansion at Chambersburg Hospital.
Waynesboro Hospital broke ground earlier this month for the $15 million medical office building, which is scheduled to be completed by summer 2015.
The three-story, 50,000-square-foot building includes office space for multiple Summit Health specialty practices, a family practice and a walk-in care center.
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Bond issue approved for Waynesboro medical office building