Pleasant Grove, UT (PRWEB) April 19, 2017

St. John Properties has commenced construction on its newest office building. The 190,000 square foot Grove Tower is next to I-15 and Pleasant Grove Boulevard (Exit 275). Grove Tower follows on the companys recent completion of two other adjacent single story office buildings within their 60-acre master planned development known as Valley Grove.

"We are thrilled with the investment St. John Properties is making in the gateway of our city, states Mayor Mike Daniels of Pleasant Grove City. The Grove Tower represents the breadth, depth, and quality of their company as much as the development they are building. We are very excited about the economic development impact of St. John Properties investment in our city, adds PG City Councilwoman Dianna Andersen.

Interested persons may watch the buildings construction cam HERE. We are so pleased to be a part of Pleasant Groves rapid growth on Utahs Silicon Slopes, states Daniel Thomas, managing partner for St. John Properties Utah. In the heart of Utah County, Grove Tower offers businesses unmatched connectivity and access to the whole valley, giving employees more time for work and play and not in traffic.

The six-story Grove Tower class-A office space promises breathtaking 360-degree views of Mt. Timpanogos and Utah Lake. Grove Tower is LEED designed to address the air pollution that plagues our valleys, reduce water consumption and lower maintenance costs for tenants.

The Need The state added 42,100 jobs between November 2015 and November 2016, according to the Utah Department of Workforce Services. Utah Valleys tech heavy silicon slopes are pulling the epicenter of population growth south of the state's capitol city as new jobs and new homes dot the Utah County landscape according to the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. This is driving increased demand for office space in Utah Valley.

Grove Tower anchor tenant Instructure is expanding to Utah Valley. We are excited to expand our engineering and customer success teams in Utah County and look forward to drawing upon the incredible talent base the market provides," said Jeff Weber, SVP of People and Places for Instructure. St. John projects Grove Tower completion in December with tenant occupancy in January 2018.

About St. John Properties Established in 1971 by Edward St. John, St. John Properties has evolved from a developer of commercial buildings into a long-term real estate investment company. Now expanding in Utah, St. John Properties is attracted by the States economic strength, pro-business climate, quality of life, and projected growth. St. Johns new Valley Grove development in Pleasant Grove marks the companys commitment to Utahs quality of life with its 40th LEED certified commercial office building.

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Due to the continuing construction on the Center 101 mixed use development project, drivers in Downtown Arlington can expect more detours and road closures along Mesquite Street and Abram Street in coming weeks.

Both streets around City Hall and the City's Municipal Office Building will be closed beginning April 20. The closures will impact employees that work downtown, as well as citizens coming to the Municipal Office Building to serve on jury duty, appear in court and pay fines.

The City of Arlington will install Digital Message Signs in downtown to remind drivers about the upcoming closures.

Mesquite Street, from Border to Front streets, will be closed from 5 a.m. to 5 p..m. Thursday, April 20. The section that will be closed will run northbound to just north of the train tracks. Drivers can take West Street, Cooper Street or Collins Street as alternatie routes through downtown.

All lanes of Abram Street between Center and Mesquite streets will be closed from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the same days.

In addition, from April 24 through May 22, Abram from Oak Street to Elm Street, Center from Front Street to South Street, and Mesquite from UTA Boulevard/Border Street to Front Street will all be completely closed.

Drivers can take Division Street to the north or UTA Boulevard/East Border Street to the south to get around the Abram Street area construction.

To learn more about road construction projects in Arlington, please visit the Citys Street Tracker webpage.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Construction has officially begun on Fifth + Broadway, one of the largest single mixed-use developments in the history of Nashville and the state of Tennessee. The transformative downtown project, which will replace the 6.2-acre Nashville Convention Center (rendered obsolete with the opening of the Music City Center in 2013), will deliver 235,000 SF of strategically important retail and entertainment (including the National Museum for African American Music), 385,000 SF of Class-A office at 501 Commerce, over 350 residential units, and more than 2,000 parking spaces. The project is spearheaded by San Diego, Calif.-based developer OliverMcMillan and Nashville, Tenn.-based developer Spectrum | Emery.

Fifth + Broadway is the pivotal development for Nashvilles urban core, said Mayor Megan Barry. We believe this project elevates the Music City brand, delivering world class retail and entertainment, as well as the first of its kind National Museum of African American Music, all in the heart of downtown. As it sits at the heart of our City and at the center of our business and entertainment district, Fifth + Broadway will serve to increase the walkability, connectivity and comprehensive offerings of our city.

Of critical importance is the developments 235,000 SF of retail and entertainment, which at delivery will be the largest collection of shopping in downtown. Downtown Nashville retail space is currently experiencing overwhelming demand; the market only has 2.9% retail space vacancy per Tom Turner of the Downtown Nashville Partnership.

There is very little space remaining for downtown retail, leaving many interested retailers unable to fulfill their needs, added Turner. Fifth + Broadway will be the greatest concentration of retail downtown; delivering the flexible options that retailers require and consumers have been demanding.

Largely driving that demand is Nashvilles record hot streak of tourism and growth. 13.9 million visitors came to Nashville in 2016, up from the record-breaking 13.5 million in 2015, and annual visitor spending now exceeds $5.7 billion. Nashville has been listed as a Top Destination in the World by major travel publications for 5 years straight, including making Travel + Leisures 50 Best Places to Travel in 2017 as well as Thrillests #1 U.S. City to Spend a Weekend.

It is no secret that Nashvilles hospitality industry has been on a record-setting run, said Butch Spyridon, president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. The challenge for us now is to sustain this incredible momentum. Our facilities, hotels, venues, attractions and restaurants have all enhanced our attractiveness as a destination. With the development at Fifth + Broadway, retail can now be added to the outstanding offerings in the downtown area and help ensure future success.

With approximately 7,000 new hotel rooms under construction or in final planning and nearly 13,000 rooms currently proposed, there is increased hotel capacity in the immediate pipeline to meet Music Citys tourism boom which is showing no signs of slowing down.

In addition to tourism, the number of downtown Nashville residents is expected to surpass 14,000 by the end of the 2018, almost triple the approximately 5,000 that lived in the urban core in 2010. This fast rise in residents is mirrored by downtown corporate growth, highlighted by the new headquarters for Bridgestone Americas, Inc. which will bring more than 1,700 dedicated workers within walking distance of the Fifth + Broadway retail center.

Current retail and entertainment tenants already signed on for Fifth + Broadway include a restaurant concept from Nashville restaurateur Tom Morales (ACME, The Southern) and the National Museum of African American Music, the first museum of its kind celebrating the rich tradition of African American music and its influence on all music.

Nobody stands to benefit more from the comprehensive offerings of Fifth + Broadway than the tenants of 501 Commerce, the office building in the development. Companies occupying the premier building will benefit from convenient access, unmatched views, on-site amenities and a highly efficient design, with a target of LEED Silver sustainable infrastructure certification. As part of downtowns first mixed-use destination, office tenants will have direct access to the shopping and dining, connectivity to an elevated Nashville food market as well as a 20,000 SF rooftop amenity terrace that features dramatic views of downtown.

501 Commerce will offer corporate tenants the total package when it comes to a first-class, visible location with the added advantage of connectivity and immediate access to downtown Nashvilles greatest concentration of retail and entertainment, said Rob Lowe of Cushman & Wakefield, who is leading 501 Commerces leasing along with Stewart Lyman, also of Cushman & Wakefield. Walkability and access to urban amenities is what the modern workforce craves, making 501 Commerce a dream for HR personnel charged with maximizing recruitment and retention. OliverMcMillan and Spectrum | Emery have designed a truly unique office opportunity that will set the bar for urban development in Nashville going forward.

The groundbreaking marks the start of work on the project by construction manager Skanska. Fifth + Broadways retail and its office building, 501 Commerce, are expected to be complete by late 2019.

For more information on Fifth + Broadway retail opportunity, visit: http://fifthandb.com/retail.

For more information for corporations interested in 501 Commerce, visit: http://501Commerce.com.

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Recently, March 31, The Edgefield County Hospital invited the press to view the beginnings of the new medical building going up on their campus and to speak with representatives of two companies in charge of the planning and construction Spratlin & Son Construction and McMillanPazdan Smith Architecture.

Greeting the press also were Hospital CEO Milanes and Travis Haltiwanger, ECH Facilities & Maintenance Director.

A bright, blue morning, following a rainy evening, had left scattered puddles of water over the wide expanse of poured concrete, the foundation of the new building that the Edgefield County Hospital speaks of as the Medical Office Building (MOB), at this time. The water on the foundation did not spell gloom, for it was covered with plastic which protected it somewhat. However, before covering the cement, the contractors noted that they had poured water over the concrete as a way to help harden it. The weather had cooperated well with the foundation, and pretty much all the way, so far. Those in charge said they are close to schedule, and maybe a little ahead in some categories.

Optimism held sway for those telling of the plans and projections: Steve Drane, Technical Director; Jon Duncan, Project Manager; and Eric Trumbull, intern, who had worked in the designing of the building all from the architecture firm. Owner of the Spratlin firm, Johnny Spratlin of Lincolnton, Ga., noted that there were many subcontractors, closer to the area, handling different segments of the structure.

The area to encompass the full building campus is over an acre, and it is estimated that the building itself will cover a third of that close to 17,000 square feet in all (quadrupling the areas the clinics had before). Half of the new space will be the offices for Peachtree Medical, the hospital-owned clinic service; the other half will be for what was originally Edgefield Medical Clinic, now known as Self Medical Clinic. Each of the medical groups has two MDs with a number of second tier professionals to serve the communities of this area. Each clinic will be the same area, one half the square footage, but will have separate entrances and lobbies.

The contractors let it be known that on Monday, April 3, the foundation would be ready for the steel poles to be placed in it for the beginning of the walls and upper part of the building. (The photo accompanying this article shows those steel poles already up, in spite of the severe winds and rains in the County this last week, as photographed April 10.)

In an interesting contrast in before and after of one clinic size, a visit to Peachtree gave evidence of a large practice housed in 2300 sq. feet. It was reported, unofficially, that in one month the practice had seen 900 patients, 400 as walk-ins. These numbers speak an immeasurable added comfort for both patient and doctor upon the completion and opening of the new building. And when will that be? It is hard to say, as the two firms noted. Weather can interfere as well as other problems. However, October seems to be a possibility at this point.

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March 2017 Hoffmann Architects, an architecture and engineering firm specializing in the rehabilitation of building exteriors, announces that Lawrence E. Keenan, AIA, PE will assume management of the technical staff at the firms Hamden, Connecticut headquarters from Arthur L. Sanders, AIA, who managed the Connecticut technical staff for nearly 20 years.

Lawrence E. Keenan, AIA, PE, Vice President and Director of Engineering, has been selected to manage the architecture and engineering staff at Hoffmann Architects Connecticut office, where he will oversee project management, allocate technical resources, and see that work is done on time, within budget, and to exacting quality standards. A licensed structural engineer and registered architect, Keenan has more than 25 years experience in building envelope rehabilitation and design. In May, he will celebrate his 20th anniversary with Hoffmann Architects. An owner of the firm who is recognized in the industry for his innovations in concrete structural design, Keenan holds two U.S. patents for precast concrete connections. As President of the Connecticut chapter of the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI), he is a sought-after presenter not only for ICRI, but also for the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) and the Structural Engineers Coalition (SEC). With a degree in structural engineering from the University of Connecticut, Keenan is a mentor to staff and a trusted resource on industry standards, code compliance, and structural evaluation. His projects include engineering analysis and project management for Phoenix Life Insurance Company, The Travelers Companies, M&T Bank, BMW of North America, the University of Connecticut, and Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Arthur L. Sanders, AIA, Senior Vice President and Director of Architecture, has ceded staff management responsibilities to Lawrence E. Keenan, AIA, PE but will continue to oversee challenging envelope projects, serve as an expert witness, provide peer review for new construction, and act as a technical resource for staff. Since assuming leadership of the Connecticut technical staff in 1998, Sanders notable contributions include restoration of the Dome of the U.S. Capitol, design of a 70,000-square-foot copper roof replacement at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, peer review of the U.S. Judiciary Office building, consultation on the new Oklahoma state capitol dome, Lawrence E. Keenan, AIA, PE Arthur L. Sanders, AIA Hoffmann Architects Names Lawrence Keenan Manager of Connecticut Office Page 2 restoration of the landmarked iconic Fish Church in Stamford CT, and technical review for the Airforce Academy Chapel. A Yale University alumnus, Art has been an active member in the professional community throughout his 40+ year architecture career. Currently Vice President of the Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA CT), he has served three terms as President for the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Housatonic Chapter and has been a representative to the Industry Practice Committee for the Connecticut Building Congress (CBC) for over 15 years. He also continues his longstanding membership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Hoffmann Architects is fortunate to have benefited from Sanders leadership, and, even as he hands over his administrative and managerial responsibilities, the firm will continue to gain from his expertise, mentorship, and technical guidance.

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Check out Charlotte's biggest new office buildings and see when they open Charlotte Observer (blog) After a post-recession lull, Charlotte's office market is growing rapidly, and a string of new projects are set to open in the coming years. Vacancy rates remain tight. Citywide, the office vacancy rate stood at 8.5 percent at the end of 2016 ...

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Design and engineering of the building are almost completed. The company plans to unveil the new office building by the end of the year.

KP Engineering LP plans to build a new 25,000-square-foot office building in Tyler, Texas, adjacent to the companys headquarters, which opened in 2015. The new asset will include design workstationsand conference rooms incorporating the latest conferencing technology. With construction expected to begin this month, design and engineering of the building are almost completed.

Located on Old Jacksonville Highway, the new facility will relieve overcrowding and replace the temporary offices nearby. The company plans to complete construction of the new office building by the end of the year.

Our newest building will be a tangible representation of our growth and a direct reflection of the dedication of our employees and our engineering, design and execution prowess that leads to efficient, on-time projects, saidWilliam Preston, president & COO, in a prepared statement.

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'For the People' law firm to have name on new downtown office building Columbus Ledger-Enquirer He is a partner in the office building project with Columbus businessmen Todd Ammerman and Russ Carreker, with River City Construction undertaking the major rehabilitation of the 408 12th St. property that once was home to Strickland Motors, ...

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The Buccini/Pollin Group is charging ahead with a $175 million transformation of downtown Wilmington's DuPont Building in one of the city's most ambitious redevelopment projects in decades.

Over the next three to four years, the property comprised of the Hotel du Pont, Playhouse on Rodney Square and a 13-story office building will be converted into a mixed-use complex that includes apartmentsand 40,000 square feet of retail space combined with afood hall.

Most of the renovations will be made to the office portion of the building; the venerable hotel will undergo largelycosmetic changes, such as new carpets and room upgrades.

"To me, this is one of the most important projects in our city because that building has been one of our most powerful symbols," said Wilmington MayorMike Purzycki. "To see it come back like this gives us a sense of optimism that it will turn the tide of confidence in the city."

BPGestimates the project will create 300 temporary construction jobs along with30 full-time positions in the property's retail and residential spaces. Wage, payroll and other taxes are expected to generate nearly $23 million in revenue forthe city, state and county overthree years and about $38 million over five years, according to data from theWilmington-based developer.

"These jobs create a balance in the economy," said Mike Hare, senior vice president for developmentat BPG. "It's not just high-end financial center jobs, but very approachable jobs for people in the city."

BPG is funding the projectthrough a construction loan backed by M&T Bank, private equity andhistoric tax credits. Thecredits, governed by the Internal Revenue Service and the National Parks Service, encourage the preservation and reuse of historic properties by offering a dollar-for-dollar reduction on taxes.

Separately, BPG expects toreceive a $1.5 million Downtown Development District grant from the Delaware State Housing Authority.

The project's most dramatic revitalization will occur in the office building at 1007 N. Market St. BPG will completely gut the space, dividing it between offices and market-rate apartments. Chemical companyChemours will lease 256,000-square-feet of space onfloors four through 13. The company reportedly signeda 17-year lease for the space.

That leaves about 60,000 square feet of vacantspace that could support one to four tenants, accordingto Chris Buccini, co-president of BPG.

Chemours announced plans in January to sell the building to BPG and lease it back on a long-term agreement. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Chemours acquiredthe property as part of its spin-off from DuPont in 2015. DuPont had owned the building since construction was completed in 1908, but gave it up in 2014 when the company moved to asuburban campus in Chestnut Run.

About 700 Chemoursemployees work in the building.An additional 300 Chemoursworkers are scattered throughout Delaware.

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Chemours' decision to keep the building as its global headquarters ended more than a year of speculation on whether the company would seek new digs in the city. It had looked at other properties, including the Bank of America Building just across Rodney Square, before ultimatelyagreeing to stay in the building that has served as its onlyhome.

"Staying in this historic building is an entirely appropriate acknowledgment of our legacy," said Mark Vergnano, CEO of Chemours. "And just as we have been transforming Chemours into a world-class chemistry company now working closely with BPG we will transform our office space into a modern, world-class work environment."

Renovations are expected to take 18 months, Buccini said. Chemours will occupy about 80,000 square feet of space in the Nemours Building, another BPG property, on a 12- to 18-month temporary lease while construction is completed.

Chemours will cover some of the office construction, Hare said. Last year, Chemours was approved for $7.9 million in taxpayer grants in exchange for retaining 900 jobs in Delaware through 2020. Nearly $700,000 of that money was allocated to upgrading its headquarters.

"They are making a significant financial investment in this space," Hare said. "We are doing a large part of it, but Chemours is putting its own resources into it."

The project's second phase will modernize the building's first floor along 10th street, adding 40,000 square feet of retail space. Buccini said it was too early to list potential tenants, but about 10,000 square feet of that space at the corner 10th and Orange streetswill be occupied by a food hall, one of the hottest trends in urban dining.

A food hall is similar to a food court, but instead of traditional chain restaurants, it involves local chefs showcasing their dishes typically healthiereating options. Food halls have sprung up in major downtown markets such as Los Angeles, New York, Detroit and Pittsburgh over the past year. A study by real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield found 96 major food hall projects totaling over 2.4 million square feet of space were under construction by the end of last year's third quarter.

DuPont Building renovation plans.(Photo: Suchat Pederson, The News Journal)

Buccini said the DuPont Building's food hall will have about eight different stands offering breakfast, lunch and dinner.

"The food hall takes smaller, independent and maybe even start-up food providers and gives them a facility where they don't have to build a restaurant," Hare said. "It's meant to inspire a sense of entrepreneurship in the city."

An M&T Bank Branch at 10th and Market streets will remain and a restaurant separate from the food court is expected to be added as part of the ground floor.

Once the ground floor retail and office renovations are completed, BPG will transform the unused office space into 180 apartments. The project will essentially divide the building in half with Chemours occupying the side on Market Street facing Rodney Square. The apartments will overlook Orange Street.

"One of the things that really works here is that every single street has a different, but very elaborate lobby," said Buccini. "The ground floor retail would be the unifier among the space. It lays out incredibly well."

The residential component is still in the preliminary stages. It is not known if it will include one-, two-, or three-bedroom units. Hare said the units' rental rates will be on par with BPG's other downtown Wilmington apartment properties, about $2 per square foot. Hare said the residential portion will include amenities such as a health club.

Another component of theproject will include increasing the number of shows at The Playhouse at Rodney Square, a 1,200-seat Broadway-style theater attached to the office building.

Buccini said BPG is working with the theater manager, the Grand Opera House, to offer more events. The Grandacquired the theater business from DuPont in 2015, after the chemical giant was under pressure from activist investor Nelson Peltz to divest some of its non-core assets.

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Purzycki said his administration will do what is necessary to improve safety for workers, residents and visitors.

"I think we view it as a very important district to maintain statistical safety, but also the appearance and feel of safety as well," he said. "Our major effort is going to be to increase public safety and make people feel secure."

By the time the renovations are completed, the DuPont Building might even have a different name. BPG is studying the possibility of rebranding the property to reflect the changes. Any name change will not impact the Hotel du Pont, Buccini said.

Although the hotel will remain largely unchanged, Hare said he hopes the project will restore its glory days as the center of social activity in Delaware's largest city.

"We want more people going through for dinner on a Friday or Saturday night or more people having breakfast and lunch there," he said. "We want to make the hotel even more relevant to the way people get together in downtown Wilmington."

Contact Jeff Mordock at (302) 324-2786, on Twitter @JeffMordockTNJ orjmordock@delawareonline.com.

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A Charlotte-based financial institution has cleared another hurdle in its bid to establish a new hub in Gastonia.

Park Sterling Bank recently applied for a conditional use permit through the city of Gastonia to build a substantial new office building that will encompass 26,917 square feet. The 6.74-acre site near CaroMont Regional Medical Center is zoned to accommodate offices, but the city requires such a permit there for any proposed building that will be in excess of 25,000 square feet.

The Gastonia Planning Commission approved the request this month.

Park Sterling announced last summer it would begin searching for property for an expansion in Gastonia. Then in the fall, the company pulled the trigger, paying Gaston County $938,000 for a plot of publicly-owned land at the corner of Plastics Drive and Summit Crossing.

The bank initially stated its new one-story structure would only include 24,500 square feet, though its plan has only grown since then. Overall, the project will represent a total investment of roughly $3.7 million here.

Park Sterlings push is part of its broader plan to consolidate many of its back-office operations, which will involve bringing jobs from South Carolina to Gastonia. The lands position within the city limits means Gastonia will also see a boost to its tax base, just like the county.

Park Sterling CEO Jim Cherry said recently that Gastonia is a logical place to consolidate since they already have such a heavy presence here, and the banks leadership has been impressed with the local labor force.

The consolidation will move at least 15 new jobs into Gaston from other Park Sterling locations. The groups operating deposits, retail, bank cards, electronic banking, trusts and loans operations will move into one location in or near Gastonia.

The original plan last year was to finish constructing the new office building and move into it by late 2017, though that timetable may be pushed back.

The space will be mostly open space with cubicles, as well as some offices.

The companys headquarters will remain in Charlotte, where it was founded 11 years ago. Since then, mergers have helped the company grow to include some 60 offices and 529 employees.

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