What's the status on SouthPark new construction, redevelopment projects? Charlotte Business Journal Many of the projects are repositioning dated office buildings and aging apartment properties into denser, more urbanized mixed-use developments. The new investment and redevelopment in SouthPark has even spurred a collective group of landowners, ...

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March 22, 2017 08:42 ET | Source: Nordecon

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Nordecon Betoon O, a Nordecon Group company, entered into a contract with the lemiste City developers Mainor lemiste subsidiary piku Majad O for the construction of a parking house with a space for 428 cars. The facility will be located adjacent to the countrys largest office building, pik Building and in the first phase of the construction a historical Dvigatel production facility will be enlarged to a five storey 14,000 sqm parking house.

The value of the contract is 3.995 million euros plus value added tax. The construction works will be completed in summer 2018.

Nordecon (www.nordecon.com) is a group of construction companies whose core business is construction project management and general contracting in the buildings and infrastructures segment. Geographically the Group operates in Estonia, Ukraine, Finland and Sweden. The parent of the Group is Nordecon AS, a company registered and located in Tallinn, Estonia. In addition to the parent company, there are more than 10 subsidiaries in the Group. The consolidated unaudited revenue of the Group in 2016 was 183 million euros. Currently Nordecon Group employs close to 700 people. Since 18 May 2006 the company's shares have been quoted in the main list of the NASDAQ Tallinn Stock Exchange.

Andri Hbemgi Nordecon AS Head of Investor Relations Tel: +372 6272 022 E-mail: andri.hobemagi@nordecon.com http://www.nordecon.com

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MIDDLETOWN Town Council unanimously agreed Tuesday night to hire Danny Taylor, owner of Middletown-based DSM Construction, to serve as the general contractor for the renovation of its old Town Office Building at 7875 Church St.

The council moved into its current building at 7735 Main St. after mold was found growing in the town office and police station on Church Street.

Remediation company Madison Taylor discovered that the cause of the mold was groundwater seeping under the town office and a leak in the buildings roof. In order to keep mold from becoming a recurring issue, there will need to be some repairs and renovations to its foundation and roof.

The council wants to eventually move back into its original building, but to do so the mold will need to be removed.

As general contractor, Taylor will coordinate and oversee the entire renovation project though it has yet to be determined whether his company will be in charge of the roof and structural repairs. He would also select a remediation company to get rid of the mold and clear the HVAC system.

Councilor George Smith will work with Taylor to determine the entire scope of the project and the extent of repairs to be done to make the old town office usable again. It is unclear how much the renovations will cost. Based on estimates, it will cost $20,000 to $27,000 just to remove the mold.

In February the council amended its current budget to allow up to $250,000 to be used to pay for the repairs and renovation of the town office at 7875 Church St. In the next fiscal year, the council could spend another $250,000 on the renovations to the Church Street building.

Mayor Charles Harbaugh IV said the towns budget is looking overwhelmingly good for the upcoming fiscal year, and that there is expected to be a $300,000 surplus.

Also at the meeting, Frederick County Sheriff Lenny Millholland gave an update on the search for a new police chief, following the departure of former interim chief, Warren M. Houde.

According to Harbaugh, Houde resigned on March 6 after the Frederick County Sheriffs Office made the council aware of a major issue. Harbaugh did not elaborate on what the issue was.

Following Houdes departure, Millholland was named Middletowns interim police chief. He said at Tuesdays meeting there have so far been seven applications for the police chief position, and that the application deadline is March 27.

Millholland told the council that after all applications are received, an investigative committee will review the applicants and narrow them down. The process will involve interviews, polygraph tests and background checks. How long the process will take to select a candidate is not certain, but Millholland said he hopes it will be before July.

In my perfect little world, Im looking to 30 to 45 days, Millholland said. But well just see. Im hoping that the [applicants] that we have are quality people and you will have a chief of police that will be someone that you can bank on.

In regards to the towns security, Carolyn Aliff said that due to the assistance of the Frederick County Sheriffs Office she has seen more police in Middletown during the past month than she has the entire time since she had moved there. Council member Scott Fink thanked Millholland for stepping in as police chief and doing this town a great justice.

Council member Jeff Pennington, on behalf of the towns Planning Commission, said he strongly suggests the council begin to look at and refer to its Comprehensive Plan that is supposed to guide the future growth of the town.

Theres some value in it in how we go about making long-range decisions, Pennington said.

The plan, last updated in 2013, currently plans to 2033. The Planning Commission wants to update the Comprehensive Plan this year, but wants feedback from Town Council. Pennington said he is trying to re-establish the communication between the Planning Commission and the council.

Fink also expressed interest in rebuilding the relationship between the commission and council.

Pennington will schedule a joint meeting between the two entities. If updated this year, the Comprehensive Plan will provide a guideline of the towns future until the year 2037.

Attending the work session at the Middletown Town Office at 7735 Main St. were Mayor Charles Harbaugh IV, Vice Mayor Tom Simon and council members Carolyn Aliff, Jeffrey Pennington, Carole Snyder Jones, George Smith and Scott Fink.

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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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Frank Gehry, the legendary starchitect who designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall and myriad other Los Angeles landmarks, is leaving his mark on El Segundos growing creative office landscape.

Construction is underway on an 80,000-square-foot standalone building designed by Gehry at Utah Avenue and Douglas Street, part of a campus that was formerly home to Xerox Corp.

Set to open by the years end, Ascend at Utah Avenue Campus will feature 24-foot clear-height ceilings, towering glass panel walls and a 16,000-square-foot balcony.

Unlike other creative offices taking shape in repurposed warehouses once used by aerospace and defense manufacturers, Gehry is starting from scratch, demolishing existing structures and raising the building onto a podium that will house ground-level parking.

Renderings show a vast open space filled with natural light, skeletal support beams, lights hanging from exposed high ceilings and a mix of hip work stations and lounge areas. The space also can be divided for two 40,000-square-foot tenants.

The $50 million project is being developed by NSB Associates, a Beverly Hills-based commercial real estate firm founded by Gehrys longtime friend, Larry Field.

In a video highlighting the project, Gehry said tenants like creative office space because it offers the freedom of not being locked into a cubicle.

Its not architectural in the sense that youre making an architectural statement, it is really creating an environment that energizes and promotes interactivity in a less formal way, said Gehry, who also designed Facebooks 430,000-square-foot campus in Menlo Park.

Seven years ago, Gehry came close to moving his own offices to El Segundo. He also designed a 43,500-square-foot research and development facility on the Utah Avenue Campus for Kite Pharma.

In the video, his son, Sam Gehry, called the city an up and coming area with a nice, sort of small-town feel in L.A., but theres always been sort of these quirky little warehouse spaces leftover from the aerospace industry kind of moving out.

Utah Avenue Campus promotes its location near Los Angeles International Airport, the 105 and 405 freeways, and the Metro Green Line as selling points, as well as the citys business-friendly reputation.

Several years ago, El Segundo embarked on an ambitious rebranding and marketing effort to draw in tech companies getting priced out of Silicon Beach, highlighting incentives, such as lower business tax rates, a streamlined permitting process and accelerated plan checks.

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More than 100 companies have opened up shop since in the small city of 16,500 residents, where the population swells to more than 70,000 mostly professionals in the daytime.

Sending parking underneath the building breaks the mold of a standard warehouse, Sam Gehry said in the video.

Because we had the freedom to break from a traditional warehouse in the sense that theyre pretty much boxes with no windows, we were able to incorporate all of the windows into the facade at this point in the design of the building as well as a lot of skylights and natural light, he said.

A website marketing the property gives visitors a 360-degree virtual tour of the building and patio.

Anthony OCarroll, vice president of NSB Associates, said the firm originally planned to refurbish a couple existing buildings it acquired on the site.

But when we had the opportunity to work with Frank, he suggested to us building across those two lots, taking them down and solving the parking problem by going up, he said. He thought it would really work here and I think its the first time Im aware of that this sort of ground-up construction is being done in El Segundo.

NSB Associates began acquiring property in El Segundo 12 years ago, OCarroll said, and in that time, the city has transformed from an aerospace hub to a magnet for creative offices. He called the Ascend project a vote of confidence in the city.

Its a kind of pioneering building and it speaks to the way that El Segundo is going to continue to grow and to develop, OCarroll said. Theres a lot of interest from real estate investors and builders down there.

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Huge building fire in Overland Park ignites blazes at many homes blocks away Kansas City Star A massive fire Monday at an apartment building under construction at a multimillion-dollar development in Overland Park sparked blazes at numerous homes blocks away. The eight-alarm fire broke out about 3:30 p.m. in a four-story unoccupied apartment ... Flames destroy apartment complex and several homes in Overland Parkfox4kc.com all 91 news articles »

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The "for sale" sign outside the 14-acre parcel where White Oak Construction had its office and kept its huge fleet of highway and bridge equipment has gotten the town's attention.

"It's a key piece of downtown property, a cornerstone parcel," Mark DeVoe, the local economic development director and town planner, said Monday of the 1 West Main St. site.

The company, founded by the Toffolon family, ceased operations a decade ago and sold off the heavy equipment that used to fill the complex's 10-bay garage. The parcel is listed for $1.4 million with a commercial real estate agent.

Town Manager Robert Lee said the White Oak property, next to the municipal complex, "is the key parcel in the town center."

Potential buyers have concerns about possible contamination of the soil from years of construction equipment storage, and the town is seeking state grant money to test the soil. The council has given permission for staff to pursue an "access agreement" from the property owner so the land can be accessed and tested.

"We want to take away the unknown about the site," without using town funds, Lee said.

Testing the site is crucial before any decision is made to pursue the property, DeVoe said.

For years, White Oak was one of the biggest bridge and highway construction and repair contractors in the region. The company once had its own tugboat to work on marine bridge projects.

The lobby of the closed main office building is lined with enlarged photographs of highway and bridge projects done by White Oak.

The real estate property listing says the site has 60,000 square feet of space in three buildings on the site, including 12,000 square feet in a two-story office wing built in 1991.

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A rendering of one of the eight-story office buildings within the Menlo Gateway development.

MENLO PARK, CALIF. Square Mile Capital Management LLC has provided a $145 million construction loan for the development of the first phase of Menlo Gateway, a 16-acre, master-planned project in the Menlo Park area of Silicon Valley.

Located on Independence Drive near the Marsh Road exit of U.S. Route 101, the development will consist of approximately 705,000 square feet of office space across three eight-story buildings. The 16-acre parcel, located roughly two miles from Facebooks headquarters, was previously zoned for industrial use.

The Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel, a 250-room hotel currently under construction, will also reside on the land. The 11-story hotel offers a pool with cabanas and poolside bar, a spa, a lobby restaurant and coffee market, as well as 20,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space. Delivery is slated for late 2017.

The Bohannon Development Co., which is based in northern California, is serving as the project developer. San Francisco-based Heller Manus Architects designed the project.

Phase I of Menlo Gateway will include an eight-story, approximately 210,000-square-foot building located at 100 Independence Drive, as well as a 1,040-space parking deck. Phase I also includes delivery of The Bay Club, a 41,000-square foot fitness center with a sauna and cafe. Completion of all buildings is scheduled for late summer/early fall 2017.

Phase II will deliver two eight-story buildings totaling 500,000 square feet of office space, to be located at 101 and 150 Constitution Drive. Both buildings will feature large collaborative workspaces and offer green initiatives that promote efficient use of air, water and lighting. The developer plans to pursue Gold LEED certification. AS timetable for delivery of Phase II has not yet been established.

John Kerslake and Briana Smith of Northmarq Capital, a Minneapolis-based mortgage banking firm, arranged the financing for this transaction.

The Bohannon Cos. have been at the forefront of real estate development in Silicon Valley for over 80 years, says Michael Mestel, principal of Square Mile Capital Management. We are excited to provide financing for the creation of an iconic building in an irreplaceable location.

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From the ashes of an imploded 10-story building will rise two new State Farm Class A office towers over the next five years as part of the companys Park Center development adjacent to the Dunwoody MARTA station.

A rendering of the completed State Farm development adjacent to the Dunwoody MARTA station. (Special)

State Farm imploded the 1111 Hammond Exchange building early March 4 using 500 pounds of dynamite. The building, about 250,000 square feet, crashed to the ground in 30 seconds. Two more office towers will be built on the Hammond Exchange property.

The entire State Farm development will be approximately 2.2 million square feet.

Dallas-based KDC is the developer for the project and is working with general contractor Holder Construction. The 21-story office tower up now in Perimeter Center opened in November.

The State Farm building in Dunwoody was imploded on March 4. (Phil Mosier)

KDC received $34 million in tax abatements last year from the citys Development Authority for its second phase so it could start construction of the new office buildings in 2017, rather than the originally proposed 2019.

Construction of the second 22-story office tower is expected to begin this year and be completed by 2019. The third office tower, at 19 stories, is expected to be finished by 2020.

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Exclusive: Swiss giant pays record-smashing price for Nashville office building Nashville Business Journal Hamilton said this marks the first sale of a multi-tenant office building that was built following the recession, under what he termed "the latest set of post-crash construction costs." Those costs continue skyrocketing as Nashville's blitz of ...

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