HAVERFORD TWP. ---Commissioners Monday approved revisions to final land development/lot consolidation plans for the Quarry Center, 116 Township Line Road, to permit an additional 3,500 square foot, single story office building.

The building is proposed at the northeast corner of the site behind Lowes, on property which was not involved in original development plans for the shopping center, approved in Oct. 2011.

Quarry Center, L.P. anticipates a medical office use, but a tenant has not yet been secured, a spokesperson said.

There were no objections from residents in attendance.

The Planning Commission recommended approval of the revisions at a meeting Jan. 9, subject to compliance with conditions outlined in a letter from the township engineer.

Based on use as a medical office building, projections call for a maximum increase of eight vehicular trips in the a.m. peak period, 12 in the the a.m. peak period, 12 in the p.m. peak period and 13 in the Saturday peak period.

Commissioners also approved in November additional modifications permitting construction of retail shops on a portion of the property originally designed as a pad for a free-standing restaurant with drive-thru window.

Due to the combined changes, the developer was asked to confirm during post-development traffic studies that trip projections for the site are still representative.

Commissioners on Monday also approved major subdivision plans for a 2.95-acre parcel on Harvard Road.

Submitted by Jeffrey Steigerwalt, the plan calls for subdividing the property, former home to McCandless Fuels, into seven lots for seven single-family homes. Continued...

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Building construction permits over $10,000 in value that were approved in Boulder between Jan. 6 and Jan. 12, 2014. Listed below are: the case number; address; total project valuation; owner name; contractor (if applicable); and description.

PMT2013-02734 4118 Clifton Court; $432,711.28; Lyons Valley ; Markel Homes Construction Co; New detached single-family residence on Lot 76, Northfield Village. Three-story residence with unfinished basement, attached three-car garage, three bedrooms on second floor, lofts on second and third floor, main level study, three and three-quarter baths with basement rough-ins for future bath.

PMT2013-03563 1621 Norwood Ave.; $370,000; Peterson Living ; Steven Dewitt Architecture; Construction of new single-family dwelling on empty lot. Two-story with partial basement, three and a half baths, three bedrooms, kitchen, dining, living room, office and entry porch and deck. Detached garage under separate permit (PMT2013-03564).

PMT2013-03564 1621 Norwood Ave.; $28,836.92; Peterson Living ; Steven Dewitt Architecture; New detached garage with carport associated with new single-family dwelling (PMT2013-03563). Includes associated electrical.

PMT2013-04570 1107 12th St.; $1,447,530; 1107 12th ; AGR Building Inc.; 1,990 square feet addition to and remodel of 20,679 square feet for the conversion of a 66-resident boarding house to a 15-unit, multifamily dwelling unit with a common gym/workout room and study area. Each unit to have two full bathrooms. See LUR2013-00006 for supplemental information.

PMT2013-05442 903 16th St.; $170,560.28; Chris Maurer; Strong Backs and Artistic Hands; Three units plus one rooming unit, multifamily house (non-conforming) Remove interior wall finishes, replace existing wiring, plumbing, boiler. Insulate exterior walls and ceiling. No change to occupancy or use.

PMT2013-05707 2657 Fourth St.; $850,000; Moonbeam Boulder ; Treeline Homes Inc.; New single-family dwelling with finished basement. Please refer to separate permit for detached garage - PMT2013-05708.

PMT2013-05708 2657 Fourth St.; $14,338.80; Boulder Moonbeam; Treeline Homes Inc; Construction of new detached garage associated with new single family dwelling permitted under PMT2013-05707.

PMT2013-05922 5259 Pierre St.; $425,000; Donald Lieberman and Anne Trust; CDC Development/Porchfront Homes; New single-family, two-story residence with attached garage. First and second floor combine for 2,724 square feet, finished basement of 916 square feet, unfinished basement of 170 square feet, attached garage of 578 square feet, covered porch and patio of 585SF, and second floor deck of 127SF.

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HAVERFORD TWP. ---Commissioners Monday approved revisions to final land development/lot consolidation plans for the Quarry Center, 116 Township Line Road, to permit an additional 3,500 square foot, single story office building.

The building is proposed at the northeast corner of the site behind Lowes, on property which was not involved in original development plans for the shopping center, approved in Oct. 2011.

Quarry Center, L.P. anticipates a medical office use, but a tenant has not yet been secured, a spokesperson said.

There were no objections from residents in attendance.

The Planning Commission recommended approval of the revisions at a meeting Jan. 9, subject to compliance with conditions outlined in a letter from the township engineer.

Based on use as a medical office building, projections call for a maximum increase of eight vehicular trips in the a.m. peak period, 12 in the the a.m. peak period, 12 in the p.m. peak period and 13 in the Saturday peak period.

Commissioners also approved in November additional modifications permitting construction of retail shops on a portion of the property originally designed as a pad for a free-standing restaurant with drive-thru window.

Due to the combined changes, the developer was asked to confirm during post-development traffic studies that trip projections for the site are still representative.

Commissioners on Monday also approved major subdivision plans for a 2.95-acre parcel on Harvard Road.

Submitted by Jeffrey Steigerwalt, the plan calls for subdividing the property, former home to McCandless Fuels, into seven lots for seven single-family homes. Continued...

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Orange Regional Medical Center wants to add a new office building on its site, located at 707 E. Main St. in the Town of Wallkill.JOHN DeSANTO/Times Herald-Record

Published: 2:00 AM - 01/19/14

TOWN OF WALLKILL Orange Regional Medical Center is hoping to build a new, $40 million office building next to its hospital on East Main Street.

According to an application ORMC filed seeking an Empire State Development grant, the building would be 120,000 square feet. It would house doctors' offices, medical treatment space and "retail health care services." Eateries, flower and book shops, pharmacies and day spas are all mentioned as possibilities in the application.

The building would include a fitness center that would be used for patient and rehabilitative therapy, but would also be open to the public and offer memberships, like a regular gym. This center, the application says, would feature health-education classes and access to personal trainers, as well as standard exercise equipment.

"We are exploring numerous opportunities, including cancer services, outpatient services, a medical fitness center and on-campus housing for medical students," Scott Batulis, ORMC's president and CEO, said in an emailed statement. "Developing the site is complex and requires detailed engineering, traffic, soil and architectural studies that will take six months, or more, to complete."

ORMC was seeking $8 million from the state; the application says the hospital had intended to chip in $4 million and get $28 million in private financing. In December, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that it would receive $750,000 in this round of Regional Economic Development Council funding.

Hospital spokesman Rob Lee said ORMC isn't currently planning to apply for any additional grants, but "that could change if other opportunities arise."

The application says the project could create almost 500 construction jobs and more than 450 permanent health care and office jobs when the building is done.

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Eurozone construction output shrunk for the third consecutive month in November, data released by the statistical office Eurostat showed on Friday.

Total construction declined 0.6 percent month-on-month, following a 1.1 percent fall in October, which was revised from a 1.2 percent fall reported initially.

Building construction decreased 1.1 percent, while civil engineering output rose 1 percent.

In EU 28, construction output fell 1.1 percent monthly, after a 0.3 percent decline in the previous month. Output decreased for the third successive month.

The biggest monthly declines were noted in the Czech Republic, Romania and the U.K. The largest increases were witnessed in Slovenia, Poland and Hungary.

Year-on-year, euro area construction output shrunk 1.7 percent in November, after a 2.3 percent slump in October, revised from a 2.4 percent fall.

In EU 28, output dropped 1.6 percent, following a 1 percent decrease in October, which was revised from a 0.8 percent decline.

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10:21 p.m. EST, January 16, 2014

Forks supervisors approved a plan Thursday night to bring a new medical office building, fast-food restaurant and bank to the township next year.

Developer Dennis Benner said he does not yet have tenants lined up for the two-story, 20,000-square-foot medical office building, the fast-food restaurant with drive-thru, or the bank.

"There is always a hesitancy [to seek tenants] before plan approval," Benner said. "Now, that effort will start in earnest."

Benner said he hopes to break ground on the site at Sullivan Trail and Rensselaer Avenue this spring or summer and complete construction by the same time next year.

The board gave unanimous preliminary approval. Final approval is still expected in the coming months.

"The crux of the layout is complete, it's just the nitty-gritty details now," township engineer Scott Muller said. "This plan is not going to change land layout-wise between preliminary approval and the final approval."

The complex will be accessible to vehicles from both Sullivan Trail and Rensselaer Avenue.

Supervisor John O'Neil raised concerns over traffic backing into the intersection as northbound vehicles line up on Sullivan Trail to turn right into the complex. But Muller said he doesn't foresee that issue.

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Road construction at the intersection is Saluda Street and Black Street in Rock Hill. DANO'MARA

Ongoing construction in and around downtown Rock Hill means more detours and road closures over the next few months.

Next week, city officials expect extensive utility work around the site where a new park, office building and parking garage are under construction near the corner of East Main Street and Elizabeth Lane.

Workers will begin pipe installation and patching road cuts along Elizabeth Lane between East Black and East Main streets. Lane closures will be in effect along parts of several downtown streets, including East Main, East Black and Saluda streets and Elizabeth Lane.

Access to the Comporium Communications drive-thru window and the rear employee parking lot will remain open for the next two weeks. Currently, customers and employees can access those areas from Elizabeth Lane. By the end of the month, that access will switch to East Black Street.

The parking garage, office building and new Fountain Park are part of the city and Comporiums Old Town East redevelopment project to revitalize the east end of downtown Rock Hill.

Various road closures and detours are also expected next week in the Knowledge Park redevelopment area along West White and Laurel streets, just west of the downtown area.

Waterline construction along Laurel Street, from Peachtree to West White streets, is expected to continue. The intersection of Laurel and West White streets is expected to be closed during the day and reopened overnight.

For the next two weeks, West White Street, from Laurel Street to Stewart Avenue, is expected to be closed.

Property owners and residents will still have access to their properties in this area, city officials say.

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A developer says neighbouring residents and office workers shouldn't fear the steady "thump, thump" noise emitting from the worksite of a new seven-storey residential/commercial building at the intersection of Sydney and Second streets.

JC Godard, president of Tri-Star Living, said Thursday that ongoing pile driving won't be powerful enough to damage nearby buildings.

Tri-Star began construction of the seven-storey Knox City Centre on Monday.

In addition to some neighbouring residences/offices on Sydney Street, there is the Service Ontario-Chamber of Commerce building on the north side of Second and the First Cornwall Place multi-office building to the east.

"We had a monitoring device placed on a building," Godard said.

Godard explained the force of the pile driving has only reached about 25% of the allowable limit.

He added that inspections were made on surrounding buildings to give a clear picture of their condition before pile driving began.

Pile driving was required because the soil "was too soft" to support a large building, unlike his nearly completed Kings Landing apartment building on Montreal Road East.

The pile driving is expected to finish in about three weeks.

Godard said there is an added construction cost when piles are needed, and he is grateful to the city's Heart of the City funding program for providing about $1.3 million in property tax relief.

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TEANECK - An attorney representing the Glenpointe development, Wendy Berger, made a presentation at the Jan. 7 Teaneck Council meeting asking for the councils support for a proposal to build a new office building on the site.

The Glenpointe had received the planning boards approval several years ago for the project, but before construction moved forward, the applicant decided a larger building would better suit their needs.

The commercial component of the development contains about 525,000 square feet of office space. At the present time more than 97 percent of the office space is leased, explained Berger, indicating a large need in the area.

"Because of its location, with direct access from the highway, and having amenities such as the hotel, gym and spa, theres great demand for office space within the complex," she said.

In 2006, the planning board approved an eight-story 200,000 square foot building to be constructed on what is now an open parking lot on the site. An overhead walkway, connecting the building to the parking garage and Marriot Hotel, was also approved. Now, Glenpointe Associates hopes to build an approximately $342,000 square foot office building on the vacant parcel, in lieu of the previously approved building.

"Doing so will allow us to have the capability to bring a large tenant into the property and also give the capability of existing tenants in the complex additional space to grow and stay in the Teaneck community," said Berger.

There would be no change in the set back of the building or any other bulk variances required as a result of the larger building, she said.

The area where the building would be constructed currently generates about $18,000 annually in property taxes. If the larger building was constructed, it would contribute an estimated $1.7 million in taxes, based on current tax rates, said Berger.

The Glenpointe development, which includes office space, the hotel, residential properties and a senior living complex, currently pays about $7.5 million in taxes each year.

"We believe that the additional taxes paid to the community would not result in any additional burdens to the community, in that there are no school children being generated by the additional office complex, and very little services are needed," she said. "It will also have spill over benefit effect to the community, housing over 1,000 additional employees, who will use the services of the Teaneck community, business districts, stores, gas stations, banks, and restaurants. In our estimation, doing a larger building would only have a positive impact."

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