The Burlington Free Press/February 7, 2014

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) Demolition on the state office buildings in Waterbury that were flooded by Tropical Storm Irene is picking up speed, and construction of a new, somewhat smaller office complex is expected to begin in April.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to cover about $120 million of the $225 million cost of rebuilding in Waterbury, replacing the Vermont State Hospital with a new facility in Berlin, and moving the Agency of Natural Resources to Montpelier, the Burlington Free Press reported (www.burlingtonfreepress.com).

Work in Waterbury so far has included demolition of about 150,000 square feet of flooded office space.

The construction to begin in April is on a new and more flood-resilient 86,000-square-foot office building to house the Agency of Human Services.

I think we will see the beginnings of foundations going in in April, said Michael Stevens, the project manager. It will be a little weather dependent.

Fauna Hurley, executive director of the community development group Revitalizing Waterbury, said the 200 construction workers expected on the site in the spring will be welcome. Businesses in the village were hurt when flooding forced about 1,000 state workers to move out of their offices.

Local business leaders are ready to urge the new arrivals to eat at local restaurants and shop at local stores, she said.

We will ramp up this kind of effort in the spring when 200 plus workers will be on the site every day, she said.

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by MBJ Staff

Published: February 6,2014

Tags: attorney, Baker Donelson, City of Jackson, Commercial Real Estate, Duckworth Realty Inc., Holder Properties, John Holder, law, lawyer, legal, office building, Ted Duckworth, The District at Eastover, The District Land Development Company LLC, William S. Painter

Firm will occupy 75,000 sq ft of the 115,000 sg ft office building.

JACKSON The law firm Baker Donelson has signed a lease to relocate to a new, state-of-the-art office building at The District at Eastover, a 21-acre mixed-use development that will feature approximately 585,000 square feet of retail, residential and office space.

When it makes the move in the fall of 2015, the firm will be the lead tenant in Holder Properties new office building, anchoring the northern end of the mixed-use development.

The office development is planned as a five-story, 120,000-square-foot multi-tenant, Class A building with an adjacent 350 space parking deck and additional surface parking for 50 spaces.

Holder Properties, a full-service commercial and residential real estate developer based in Atlanta, will manage the development of the office project at Eastover.

Having a tenant the caliber of Baker Donelson adds value not only to this new office development, but to the entire mixed-use development, stated John Holder, CEO of Holder Properties.

Baker Donelson will occupy the third, fourth and fifth floors of the building occupying approximately 57 percent of the office space. The first and second floors will be available for lease to the market.

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. -

What do you do if you have a very overcrowded elementary school in a built-up suburb? Well, in the case of Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in Fairfax County, Va., officials have bought a $10 million office building. They plan on turning it into a school by this fall.

Bailey's Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences is an unusual public school. The Arts and Sciences magnet program offers classes like drama and "creative movement."

Bailey's is also one of the county's language immersion schools. Students in that program learn all their math, science and health in Spanish. Language and social studies classes are taught in English. Both programs are quite popular.

And on top of those magnet programs, the neighborhood near the school is exploding with immigrant families, few of whom can afford private school.

Bailey's has about 1,360 students -- that's 130 percent of its physical capacity. The library was cut in half to generate more classroom space.

We asked principal Marie Lemmon, "Why don't you just bring in portable classrooms?

"We have done that," Lemmon replied. "We have over 19 portable classrooms, plus a ten-room modular [wing]."

That's a total of 29 classrooms that are outside of the main building at Bailey's. It's a logistical nightmare for teachers.

"We don't have running water," sighed fourth grade teacher Elise LaPointe. "So we have to come inside whenever we have to do science, or drink water, or go to the bathroom -- anything."

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Story Created: Feb 3, 2014 at 12:45 PM ECT

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THE construction of Tobagos new Meteorological (MET) Office will start in mid February, according to the Minister of Tobago Development, Dr. Delmon Baker. The $64 million office will be built adjacent to the fire service building at the A.N.R. Robinson International Airport. Dr. Baker told the media that Cabinet made the decision to build a new Met Office building in September 2007. On July 14, 2011, the Government after just one year in office took the decision to appoint NIPDEC to act as project managers for the design, construction and outfitting of the building. The construction is expected to be mobilised early in February, I am pushing to ensure that this occurs within the first two weeks, weather and all other matters permitting, stated Dr. Baker, who says he has sought the assurances of NIPDEC that local contractors, where possible, will carry out the building work. With the construction of this building, the Government is undertaking a training needs assessment for the facility and for the island of Tobago as indeed, we are doing for Trinidad and Tobago as a whole, to ensure that adequate staffing is available to meet with the needs of this new facility, he added. According to Dr. Baker, this will be the most modern facility on the island of Tobago and I am hoping that I can say at the end of fifteen months, that it came to the people of Tobago within budget and in the time lines that were ascribed when the original contract was put out; holding NIPDEC to that as you the people of Tobago can hold me to that in the first instance. I am putting my reputation on the line NIPDEC, he exclaimed. Meanwhile, the Chairman of NIPDEC, Hamlyn Jailal stated that NIPDEC will deliver the project on time and within budget. Eleven companies bought the package, while eight responded and Adams Project Management and Construction Limited was selected. This company has a rich legacy both in Trinidad and Tobago. This company has done work before in Tobago and we feel very confident that this contractor will deliver on time and on budget, as this is the experience we have had to date with this particular contractor for projects at NIPDEC, Jailal explained.

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Published: Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, 6:36p.m. Updated 3 hours ago

The Internet search giant Google Inc. said Monday it will become an anchor tenant in a six-story office building planned in the East End's Bakery Square 2.0 development.

Google has signed a lease for an additional 66,000 square feet at Bakery Square 2.0 to accommodate for natural growth in our Pittsburgh office, the company said in a statement.

It said local hiring will continue, but declined to offer specifics.

Bakery Square developer Walnut Capital Partners, based in Shadyside, hopes to begin construction on the office building in March. Google will occupy about a third of the building. Work is expected to take 18 to 24 months and cost at least $40 million.

It is part of more than $100 million in planned development in Bakery Square 2.0. Walnut Capital hasn't identified other tenants for the office building.

This really helps kick off Bakery Square 2.0, said Gregg Perelman, a principal with Walnut Capital.

Google's expansion on the site of the former Reizenstein Middle School had long been anticipated based on the company's explosive local growth.

Google, based in Mountain View, Calif., has steadily expanded operations since moving into the original Bakery Square development across Penn Avenue in 2010. Google occupies about 140,000 square feet in Bakery Square while employing more than 300 workers.

The new office building will be connected to the existing one by a three-level pedestrian bridge starting four stories above Penn Avenue.

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BUILDING PERMITS

Building construction permits over $10,000 in value that were approved in Boulder between Jan. 20, 2014 to Jan. 26, 2014. Listed below are: the case number; address; total project valuation; owner name; contractor (if applicable); and description.

PMT2013-02761 1765 Sunset Blvd.; $2,020,000; Robert and Kerry Patterson; Hammerwell Inc.; Construction of new single-family dwelling. Residence will include 4,860 square feet of finished space (including 962-square-foot finished basement, 2,037 square feet of first floor dining/kitchen area, and 1,861-square-foot second floor with two bedrooms plus master bedroom and bath, with family room and laundry), three attached garages totaling 1,391 square feet,and three porches, totaling 672 square feet, and new swimming pool. Scope of work includes all associated MEPs. Pool by separate permit.

PMT2013-05225 546 Geneva Ave.; $266,288.76; Michael Stengel and Nooshin Katebini; Addition and remodel of existing single-family dwelling. Lowest level to include new 698-square-foot below grade garage, 384-square-foot addition for laundry and bath, remodel of 564-square-foot existing basement for rec. room. Main level to include 724 square feet for new kitchen, family room, and deck, remodel of 1,042 square feet of existing living, dining, and bathroom. Upper level to include 453-square-foot new master suite, remodel of 672 square feet for two bedrooms and two baths. Includes associated MEP. Owner/contractor.

PMT2013-05765 2584 Baseline Road; $18,796.67; Skunk Creek ; Saunders Construction Inc.; Whole Foods - Exterior work including a new 223-square- foot vestibule onto the front of the building, as well as associated sidewalk improvements. Also includes upgrades to the exterior facade. Please refer to PMT2013-04245 for all fees, and all proposed interior work.

PMT2013-06819 5735 Arapahoe Ave.; $137,120.32; 5735 Arapahoe ; Weins Construction Inc.; Interior remodel of existing manufacturing facility, including addition of new dividing walls, ADA upgrades to bathrooms, and associated MEPs.

PMT2013-06884 2950 Vassar Drive; $50,000; Felix Magowan; Jamey Valentine Construction; Addition of unconditioned mudroom in location of current front porch, remodel portion of main level and basement.

PMT2013-06968 3030 Sterling Circle; $477,399.74; Westland Development; Westland Development Services; Tenant interior remodel of existing one-story commercial building for R&D company. Scope to include removal and replacement of bathrooms, creation of office, optics laboratory, break room, and common area spaces. Ceiling grid to remain intact. Includes all associated MEPs.

PMT2013-07042 2211 Sixth St.; $85,000; Alexander Mason; Interior remodel of 932 square feet of existing three-story, single-family dwelling. Remodel to include new kitchen and den on main level; new laundry and bath on second level; and new bath rough in on third level. Includes new forced air furnace and ducting, new electrical, and minor exterior changes as noted on the LAC - HIS2013-00268. Owner/contractor.

PMT2013-07155 944 Pearl St.; $23,500; 954 Pearl ; Duggan Construction LLC; Exterior renovation of commercial building including replacement of windows and doors in existing openings -- addition of two new rooftop mechanical units with associated framing modifications and associated electrical work.

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the government will provide land and contribute some money for construction of an office for Basavanagudi Cooperative Society Limited, which observed its centenary celebrations on Sunday. He made the promise while inaugurating the celebrations at National College grounds. The society was established in 1908. It sells household articles at Basava Super Bazar. At present, it has over 8,000 members and recorded a turnover of Rs. 15 crore in 2012-13. Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi visited the society in 1936 and Bharat Ratna Sir M Visvesvaraya presided over the golden jubilee celebrations in 1958. Noted lexicographer G Venkatasubbaiah, who turned 100 last year, participated in Sundays function and said he was the director of the society in 1958.

Bangalore South MP H N Anantha Kumar offered Rs. 25 lakh to the society from his Lok Sabha constituency fund towards construction of its office building while MLA Ravi Subramanaya promised to contribute Rs. 10 lakh.

Society president M Bore Gowda felicitated former Union Minister M V Rajasekharan and Prof Venkatasubbaiah. Minister for Cooperation H S Mahadeva Prasad was present at the event.

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Instantly recognizable by the Alfa Romeo sign hanging off the corner of the red brick garage on St. Joseph Street, the Motor Service Building is a Rapid City landmark.

Yet it has remained vacant for years as no one has been able to figure out what do with the place until now.

Three local businesses McCarthy Properties, MAC Construction and The Numad Group will invest nearly $500,000 over the next few months to transform the interior of the Motor Industrial Building into a shared office facility called The Garage Rapid City.

Modeled after similar places that have thrived in Chicago, New York and Seattle, a shared office is a place for those who only want to rent a work space rather than leasing or buying office space, according to Peter Anderson, president of MAC Construction.

"People work from anywhere today coffee shops, airports, parks and more," Anderson said last week. "Time and again, we hear about their desire to have a true hub to drop in and work from in a similar fashion but on a more regular basis."

Jason Alley, the head of creative developmentat a marketing and communications company called Message, said in today's economy it doesn't matter where a person gets work done. What matters, he said, is that the work gets done.

Alley has a home office and often works out of coffee shops around town, but he has expressed interest in moving into a shared office space environment.

"I think this will make a great satellite base," he said. "It's a place I can pop in when I need to get a few things done then pop back out to meet with clients."

Shared offices have become more popular during the past decade as the number of freelance workers has increased throughout America, said Matt Ehlman, principal of the Numad Group.

The Garage is designed as a place where consultants, architects, small business owners, graphic designers, nonprofit workers and others can share space and work together, he said.

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Mangalore, Feb 2: For the benefit of the people of my ward, I have opened up another office in the MCC building in Lalbagh, said Mohiuddin Bava, MLA Mangalore North, addressing media persons in the MCC Conference Hall on Saturday February 1.

Under my jurisdiction, there are nearly 23 wards and 10 panchayats like Neermarga, Kandavara, Ullaibettu, Ganjimutt, and other regions. Nearly 11 wards are under Suratkal and others fall under MCC limits. The North MLA office is situated in Suratkal and the people of the constituency have to suffer a lot as they have to come all the way to Suratkal to meet the MLA. So, for the convenience of the people of the city regions, another MLA office has been opened up in the MCC building in Lalbagh. The office was inaugurated on Friday January 31 and the exact time of my availability there will be made known very soon, he added.

Various developmental projects have been planned in my constituency. Fisheries port in Kulai is one of the prime projects that is to be constructed. The total cost of the project is Rs 152 crore and nearly 120 fishing boats can be anchored in the jetty that is proposed to be constructed here. This project is to fulfill the long term dreams of the fisheries-oriented people of the region. The project has been carried out under priority basis and to be finished at the earliest. The MLA fund is to be spent more on Gurpur parish as the development in the corporation limits can be carried out under the SFC funds and other funds. An amount of Rs 15 lac has been sanctioned to all the 23 wards and basic development has been carried out in these wards. Road and drainage facilities have been undertaken on a priority basis everywhere. Electricity supply to wet wells is planned to be given soon, added Bava.

As promised to the people of Suratkal and surroundings with regard to the implementation of new RTO in Suratkal, a building has already been taken on rent and the basic facilities have already been installed. As soon as the officials and inspectors are appointed, the RTO will be operational, most probably by this month end.

"A meeting with the officers of MRPL has been held as under the CSR Fund, the companies have to set aside two percent of their annual profit for the welfare of the people. A majority of the companies are under my jurisdiction like MRPL, MCF, BSF, HPCL, and hence we have planned to utilize the entire amount for the welfare of the surrounding region and not for any other projects, he further added.

There are three acres of land in Suratkal that belong to the health department. A proposal has been set forth before the state government for the construction of a 60-bed government hospital at the venue, which is likely to be taken up at the earliest. Tourism is another prime sector we are focusing on. A proposal for a cricket stadium is awaiting approval. Special police protection and tightening of law and order has been ordered as communal clashes have been seen increasing in some places. Ive spoken to both the parties and urged them to maintain peace and harmony," he said.

"With regard to the upcoming MP elections, I am ready to work for and support any candidate which the high command selects. With relation to the transformation of Mangalore City Corporation to Greater Mangalore City Corporation, I have clearly opposed the proposal and have sent an objection letter to the chief minister also, he said.

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