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The second floor of the STA Plaza will become a temporary home for the downtown library.

During the past election, downtown Spokane's public library became a flashpoint. Nadine Woodward, who won a tight race to become mayor, pointed to drug use in the library bathrooms and a fight between a homeless man and a library security guard to argue that the library was unsafe. She even indicated that the library should consider banning homeless people until the drug problems were addressed. Woodward recently told KXLY she regretted making those comments.

But come February, the debate over homelessness and the library is about to change: The downtown library will be closed for two years for renovation, and a much smaller temporary library will be reopening at the STA Plaza. So what happens to the homeless people who use the downtown library for shelter when that shelter goes away?

At least some of the patrons, of course, could simply relocate to the temporary library at the Plaza.

"We're continuing to do our normal operations, which means any person who's cold can be at the STA Plaza," STA spokesman Brandon Rapez-Betty says. "If someone needs to come inside and be warm, it's a public building."

The entire second floor of the STA Plaza will be converted into the temporary library. That's 9,800 square feet, larger than the Hillyard Library. Yet, Rapez-Betty also notes that about half of that space is office space. Much of the rest of that space will be dedicated to art exhibits, a conference meeting room, self-service checkout kiosks, and collections of high-circulating books, DVDs and CDs.

On the one hand, there will be about 8-10 computer terminals, often spots that homeless people use to check their email, conduct research and update their social media accounts. But that's one-third of the number of computer spaces currently available at the downtown location. But these computers will be time-limited capped at 30 minutes per person.

Council President-elect Breean Beggs brings up another issue: What about people who have been banned from the STA Plaza, but not the library? Right now, according to Rapez-Betty, 146 people currently aren't allowed to set foot in the Plaza because of a violation of the law or of Plaza policies.

Where will they go to get warm? Beggs asks.

"It's on our radar," says city spokeswoman Kirstin Davis. "Our [Community Housing and Human Services] staff have already met with library staff and are also coordinating with homeless services providers to come up with alternatives when libraries are closing."

Andrew Chanse, executive director of the Spokane Public Library, says he's been in frequent conversations with the city about how to prepare those who rely on the downtown library for shelter for the transition.

"That's something we have talked about in the months leading up," Chanse says. "Can we get some outreach in this facility to really connect with people to make them aware of what their alternatives are going to be when this facility closes?"

But right now, it's not entirely clear to the library what those alternatives will be.

"I know there's been some controversy over what those options are the last couple of weeks with the city funding," Chanse says. "I think the city is still trying to land on their strategy for what to do for this season."

In the long term, Beggs says, there needs to be a daytime homeless shelter for men.

"If we did, I believe that will ease some of the problems that people report on both sides of the activists on this issue," he says.

City Councilwoman Kate Burke, one of the most ardent voices on the council about homelessness, worries that history will repeat itself. She thinks back to last year, when the closure of the House of Charity's 24/7 shelter resulted in the streets being flooded with homeless people, sparking community backlash.

"What happens is the businesses call in and say, 'Where did all the homeless people come from?'" Burke says. "You can't just expect people to go away. They still need a place to go."

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Congress SquareBostonBest Project and Project of the Year Finalist

Owner: Related BealLead Design Firm: ArrowstreetGeneral Contractor & Construction Manager: Consigli Construction Co.Civil Engineer: Nitsch Engineering Inc.Structural Engineer: McNamera / Salvia Inc.Geotechnical Engineering: Haley AldrichBracing & Shoring: Thornton TomasettiMEP Code: CosentiniHistoric Preservation: Tremont Preservation Services

Working with limited info from original drawings and having limited access for field verification were ongoing challenges for this complex project that transformed five interconnected historic buildings into a modern urban campus.

The project had unique challenges in an existing building, one judge said.

The more than 343,000-sq-ft structure, delivered on time and within budget in 32 months, comprised major renovations and additions to three of the five buildingsrepurposing them into one new commercial office building with a seven-story vertical glass addition constructed on top of what is now 33 Congress. Crews built the new superstructure on 14 steel transfer columns, which connect to the concrete core and 2,000 tons of structural steel framing around the core.

In building the addition, the team says it juggled partially dismantling three separate yet interconnected buildings with different geometries and grid lines while deciding which structure to preserve. The team shored the original building facades and structure from roof down to three levels below the street where crews installed mini-pile foundations to support the new central elevator core and seven-story addition.

They saved a piece of history, at least a facade, and kept the vibe of that entire historic area and built a new building inside it visually its a very nice project, said another judge.

After demolition began, the team discovered the carbon content of the existing buildings riveted steel was too high for accepting welded steel connection. The team conducted detailed laser scanning of all the existing steel to allow fabricators to engineer the new steel to properly attach to the existing steel using mechanical fastening instead of welding. By using a 3D model of a new steel connection onto the scan data for review by the engineer of record, the team was able to streamline field modifications by the steel contractor.

After demolition was completed at the core, the steel fabricator laser scanned all existing beams. For each connection of new steel to old, a custom-engineered bolted connection was necessary, the team says. Assuring the steel was fabricated to a custom fit required close collaboration with the design team.

Many unexpected conditions were revealed during structural dismantling and demolition, requiring the team to work together to find solutions. When the team found the steel layout and framing differed from what was found on the historic drawings, they had to continuously verify all historic structures that would remain and make adjustments to the field conditions. This required verifying all steel locations within each building and at the existing roof parapet to ensure steel would be properly located and accomplish the design intent. The team incorporated this info into 3D building information models.

To support the vertical addition, the team constructed a modern concrete core to consolidate the existing buildings many elevators. As separate buildings were connected, they threaded the core through an existing light well at the center of the building.

The team constructed a 1,700-sq-ft, seven-elevator core mat foundation and 14 perimeter pile caps in the basement to prepare for the addition. It also threaded 14 supercolumns down through the existing buildings to support the vertical addition. Crews were often left with only 8 ft to 12 ft of headroom from the drill rig, which required significant adaptations by the pile-driving team, the team says.

Making room for the concrete mat slab and core wall was also challenging. The team says an 80-ft by 80-ft opening was cleared from the top of the building down to the basement, which required 800 truckloads of material to be hauled out.

To preserve historic features of the original building, the team restored existing brass grillwork in the lobby, repaired and restored existing patinated copper cornice at the top of the existing building and installed new copper flashing and a patina green thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) membrane to upgrade the parapet construction to todays weatherproofing standards while preserving the cornices historic character.

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Developer Sam Savarino heads into the holiday season optimistic that once the weather clears in the spring he will finally be able to begin construction on Ellicott Station -- the restaurant/brewery, apartment, and office complex on the former Della Penna and Santy properties on Ellicott Street in the City of Batavia.

Savarino said within days, once the application window is open, Savarino Companies will submit an application for funding assistance to the state's Home and Community Renewal agency and he expects a determination to be reached in January sometime.

It was good news last week, he said, when he learned that the Department of Environmental Conservation had opened public comment period for expedited remediation of environmental contamination at the sites.

Work will begin with cleanup of contamination followed by demolition of a portion of the main Della Penna building (the front part) and the rest of the buildings on the two sites. Then construction of the restaurant and brewery for Resurgence Brewing Companyin Buffalo will begin.

If all goes according to schedule, the total project -- including office space and 55 apartments -- will be completed in October 2021.

There's a significant change in the funding plan. Savarino initially intended to finance the $19 millionproject (now $1.4 million more than the earlier estimates) using a federal program known as the New Market Tax Credit, where investors could get a tax break for backing the project.

Savarino said the timing of the project no longer favors using the New Market Tax Credit program.

He said, "a lot more of my money" is going into the construction of the multi-use complex to ensure the project is fully financed.

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Ben Brewer says Deep Ellum is easily one of Dallas most energized neighborhoods. The Hines managing director is behind a new 16-story, mixed-use building behind famed music venue The Bomb Factory. Called The Stack, the project is a collaboration with Dallas Westdale Real Estate (the group developing a high-rise that will house thousands of Uber employees) and Canadas Ivanhoe Cambridge.

Deep Ellum has seen waves of redevelopment over the past several decades. A surge of new restaurant and retail, a thousand new apartments in three separate projects, and the three-building Epic development at its western edge anchor are transforming the once nearly vacant strip of Dallas into a thriving community.

We believed in the positive trajectory of Deep Ellum for some time as companies have been making influential improvements in the neighborhood, Brewer told D CEO.

Construction of The Stack, 2700 Commerce St., should begin immediately and is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2022. Itis expected to have 200,000 square feet of office space and 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.

Brewer said talks are already underway with a variety of users for the space, but declined to provide specifics on potential tenants.

The Stack will attract tenants with a progressive mindset that are seeking a vibrant and authentic location to recruit, attract, and retain the top talent for their businesses, Brewer said.

Deep Ellum is known for brick-layered industrial architecture, mural-clad streetscapes, and a walkable environment; developers worked with Dallas architect 5G Studio Collaborative to create a new office building that will blend with the fabric of the neighborhood with its brick facade and metal elements.

The team is targeting both LEED Core and WELL certificationand is one of the first new construction projects in Dallas to do so.

Tenant amenities will include electric car (and potentially scooter) charging stations, an expansive 10th-floor amenity terrace overlooking the Dallas skyline, a fitness center, bicycle storage, a coffee and cocktail lounge, concierge package delivery, and more. The building also will feature a 640-space parking garage that can be used for retail and restaurant visitors at night and on the weekends.

This development represents a continuation of Westdales intent to partner with best-in-class real estate developers and investors to create iconic office and retail space in this most unique urban neighborhood, said Joe Beard, the companys president and CEO.

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Friday, November 22, 2019

Changes are on the horizon as the Purdue University Collegeof Veterinary Medicine moves closer to the exciting start of construction ofthe new Veterinary Teaching Hospital! Inanticipation of the establishment of the construction zone in the parking areaseast of Lynn Hall, Purdue Parking and Transportation Services this weekannounced a new parking plan for the College.The permanent changes will begin on or after January 1, 2020.

The majority of the parking spaces east of Lynn Hall, the Animal Holding Facility, and the Utility Plant Office Facility will be unavailable. Only a limited amount of spaces will be available for client parking for the Small Animal Hospital.

To help offset the loss of these parking spaces, thefollowing changes have been made to nearby parking locations (see map):

Additional parking may be found in the following parkinglocations:

Faculty and staff members interested in upgrading theirparking permit (such as from B to A) may do so by sending an email request to parking@purdue.edu.

Initial signs of the pending construction will begin to be visible after Thanksgiving. Crews will begin installing posts for the eventual construction fencing that will encircle the parking areas east of Lynn Hall following the Thanksgiving holiday break. But access to those parking areas will remain open until the beginning of the Winter Recess period.

Writer(s): Kevin Doerr | pvmnews@purdue.edu

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The Longworth House Office Building (LHOB) is one of three office buildings used by the United States House of Representatives. The building is located south of the Capitol, bounded by Independence Avenue, New Jersey Avenue, C Street S.E., and South Capitol Street, in southeast Washington. It covers an area of 599,675 square feet (55,711.6m2) and has a total of 251 congressional offices and suites, five large committee rooms, seven small committee rooms, and a large assembly room now used by the Ways and Means Committee.

The building was named in 1962 in honor of the former Speaker of the House, Nicholas Longworth of Ohio. He served as Speaker from 1925 until Republicans lost their majority in 1931, the same year he died, and the same year the building was authorized.

Plans to provide the House of Representatives with a second office building were begun in 1925. Severe overcrowding in the Cannon House Office Building (completed in 1908) led to the renovation of the Cannon Building and the construction of the Longworth Building".[1] It is the smallest House office building, with a floor area of just under 600,000 square feet (56,000m2). Under the direction of Architect of the Capitol David Lynn, preliminary designs for the building were prepared by a local firm known as The Allied Architects of Washington Inc. The principal architects were Frank Upman, Gilbert LaCoste Rodier, Nathan C. Wyeth, and Louis Justemente. They produced "two schemes for a simple, dignified building in harmony with the rest of the Capitol Complex. In January 1929 Congress authorized $8.4 million for acquiring and clearing the site and for constructing the new building. The foundations were completed in December 1930, and the building was accepted for occupancy in April 1933".[1]

The large assembly room of the Longworth Building, which seats 450 people, was used by the House of Representatives as their primary meeting room in 1949 and 1950 while its chamber in the United States Capitol was being remodeled. It is currently the meeting room for the House Ways and Means Committee.

"Because of its position on a sloping site, the rusticated base of the Longworth Building varies in height from two to four stories. Above this granite base stand the three principal floors, which are faced with white marble. Ionic columns supporting a well-proportioned entablature are used for the building's five porticoes, the principal one of which is topped by a pediment. Two additional stories are partially hidden by a marble balustrade. It presents a somewhat more restrained appearance than the neighboring Cannon Building, which was designed in the more theatrical Beaux Arts style. The Longworth Building takes its place along with the National Gallery of Art (1941) and the Jefferson Memorial (1943) as one of Washington's best examples of the Neo-classical Revival style".[1]

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