Benjamin Cruz, right, uses a trowel to load a brick with cement March 7 as construction crews continue work at Arapahoe Plaza in Centennial. The development, at the corner of Quebec Street and Arapahoe Road, will feature a Boyer's Coffee and MAD Greens. (Seth McConnell, YourHub)

The owner of a new shopping center in Centennial is hoping it has the potential to revitalize the area and spur more development.

The Arapahoe Plaza retail center, at the southeast corner of Quebec Street and Arapahoe Road, is under construction and slated to open in mid- to late April. The center will feature five stores, including a MAD Greens, Boyer's Coffee and Supercuts.

The property, which will entail about 8,400 square feet of retail, is owned by Peter Niederman and his family. Niederman is CEO of locally owned Kentwood Real Estate, and his family has owned the property since 1981. It had previously been an office space from 1981 to about 1998. A few years ago when he was doing estate planning, he decided rather than keep it office space he would turn it into retail. He has hired Drake Asset Management, and Waner Construction Company is building the center.

"It's not my primary role to play developer, but it's something that we knew we wanted to own and build, and it's gotten a lot of attention," Niederman said.

The redevelopment is part of the Arapahoe Urban Center subplan, initiated by Centennial City Council in 2009. It was a way to designate and prepare the area for development opportunities.

"Along Arapahoe Road we wanted to increase the opportunities for retail ... so we created this plan that if someone wants to come forward and introduce a redevelopment that would be consistent with the goals of the plan, that the city should support that plan," said Wayne Reed, Centennial deputy city manager.

Niederman said the project has received a lot of attention, in part, because about 62,000 cars pass through the intersection of Quebec Street and Arapahoe Road every day.

"It's an amenity for the neighborhood. When you look at the rooftops to the south, directly west and northwest, there's a lot of rooftops that touch this corner," he said.

He held a few neighborhood meetings last year and didn't hear one voice of dissent. People said they were excited for the new shops, especially a new coffee shop.

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At the Tues., March 4, release of the University Open Space Priorities Committee report, working group members, from left, Professor Lawrence White of the Stern School of Business; Allyson Green, associate dean of the Institute for Performing Arts; Ted Magder, associate professor at the Steinhardt School; and Laurence Maslon, arts professor at the Tisch School of the Arts. Photo by Lincoln Anderson

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Aworking group of mostly N.Y.U. faculty members last week issued its recommendations on what should be included in a new building at the current Coles gym site. They suggested a mix of classrooms, performing-arts space, equal space for student and faculty housing, and student study areas, but no retail space.

They also said the universitys development plan is fiscally responsible, but urged the school not to increase tuition or other expenses to help meet construction costs.

In addition, the group recommended the creation of a Superblock Stewardship Advisory Committee, which would provide improved stewardship by the university of the superblocks land and buildings to enhance the neighborhoods quality of life.

The group stated that the university should continue to concentrate its academic activities within the [campus] Core to the greatest extent possible and that increasing the density of activities within the Core improves the academic quality of the institution.

Several days later, President John Sexton announced that he, deans and members of his senior leadership team enthusiastically supported all the working groups recommendations and were prepared to pass on the report to the universitys board of trustees with their glowing seal of approval.

Focus on the ZipperAfter Judge Donna Millss Feb. 7 ruling, in which she found that three out of four disputed open-space strips on the universitys two South Village superblocks are indeed public parkland, New York University is now focusing its development plans on the Coles site.

Mills ruled that the open-space strip in front of Coles is not public parkland, so N.Y.U. says it maintains the legal right to proceed with its building plans there. The new Zipper Building slated for the spot would partly sit on the open-space strip currently used by the Mercer-Houston Dog Run. The dog run would be relocated to the west of the new Zipper.

In addition, the working group noted it is focusing on the Coles site since, under the agreement with the city when the N.Y.U. 2031 plan was approved in July 2012, construction could not start on the north superblock until 2022 anyway. Over all, the group said, regarding any potential construction on the north superblock, as well as on the Morton Williams supermarket site, the university should again consult with a similar advisory group on how to proceed.

The 26-member University Space Priorities Working Group was convened by Sexton in October 2012. Last Tuesday, they issued their report.

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LIVERMORE -- Preparations are underway for the expansion of the Livermore Premium Outlets, a project that will add as many as 80 more stores to the upscale outdoor mall.

The Livermore City Council on March 10 approved a $2.3 million contract to DeSilva Gates Construction to move the existing Paragon Outlets Drive. The work was to begin further east on Tuesday. According to city officials, the realignment represents the first steps toward private construction of the mall's second phase of development, planned for 15 acres directly east of the mall.

Livermore's community development director Stephan Kiefer said the 200,000 square-foot expansion will bring in an additional 50 to 80 retail stores and potentially others in the surrounding zones.

"We expect not only will it be a success for the mall, but will result in additional development around the mall," Kiefer said. "As the the mall expands, that will just generate interest in the immediate area and bring more visitors. We're excited about it."

Kiefer said there are designs for 120,000 more square feet of retail space located south and east of the mall, including pads for several new restaurants.

The soon-to-be renamed Premium Outlets Drive has a June 10 completion date, with construction of the expansion starting immediately thereafter. The mall's second phase is scheduled for a July 2015 opening.

"We are looking forward to begin work on the long-anticipated expansion of Livermore Premium Outlets, which is sure to please our local shoppers as well as the many visitors the center receives," mall management said in a statement.

Formerly known as Paragon Outlets, the Livermore Premium Outlets has 544,000 square feet of retail space housing 130 stores, including Prada, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Coach, Kate Spade, and Michael Kors. Since opening in November 2012, according to the city, the mall has created 2,000 jobs and generates roughly $2 million in annual sales tax.

The Livermore Planning Commission approved the Phase II expansion in 2012. City officials have said the project could generate as many as 500 jobs.

The El Charro Specific Plan Infrastructure project will also widen Jack London Boulevard at points and lengthen the turn lane into the mall's main entrance. The cost of the project is $3.3 million.

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NAIOP Report Says Warehouse, Manufacturing Absorption Will Flirt With Record Levels in 2014 as E-Commerce, Housing Construction Expand

The NAIOP study, authored by Drs. Hany Guirguis of Manhattan College and Joshua Harris of the University of Central Florida, projects that quarterly readings will fall between 60 and 65 million square feet of positive absorption through 2014.

Assuming GDP holds close to forecasts of above 3 percent growth in 2014, they expect industrial space to post approximately 250 million square feet of net absorption in 2015. More specifically, they forecast quarterly net absorption figures will range between 58 and 65 million square feet, with a mean forecast of 68.8 million square feet, for all of 2015. Also 2014 may actually produce a larger net absorption figure than 2015 due to pent-up demand for space left over from the recession which should normalize by 2015.

"Demand for all types of industrial space -- warehouse, fulfillment-distribution centers, manufacturing and flex -- is robust," noted Thomas J. Bisacquino, president/CEO of NAIOP. "An intense increase in e-commerce has steepened the demand for distribution and fulfillment centers, and companies are gobbling up space as a result."

Heightened demand big box space is already resulting in a burst of new speculative warehouse projects, with nearly 100 million square feet of new construction tracked by CoStar in the opening weeks of 2014.

Within the last week, KTR Capital Partners and Sponsor Properties acquire the 30-acre Pinole Point business park in Richmond, CA, from Sares-Regis. Pinole Point, a master-planned industrial park with a development site allowing for over 515,000 square feet of warehouse/distribution and manufacturing space, is fully entitled and ground-breaking is scheduled for this summer on three freestanding buildings ranging from about 40,000 square feet to 250,000 square feet.

"With the scarcity of Class A industrial product in this corridor, we plan to begin construction on a speculative basis," said Brian Gagne, senior vice president of Investments for KTR Capital Partners.

In the Greenville, SC, market, TDI-Southchase, a partnership led by principals from Atlanta-based TPA Group, plans to begin construction this spring on a new 250,000-square-foot spec building on 40 acres in Southchase Business Park in Fountain Inn.

As of early last month, CoStars PPR forecasting and analytics company was tracking 160 new leases of more than 100,000 square feet for a total of 35 million square feet across the U.S.

New housing starts were up 18% in 2013, and construction growth will likely continue as household formation rises and existing inventory is absorbed.

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Architect and developer Jake Schneider is beginning a $10 million project with a pair of historic buildings on Niagara Street, a few blocks northwest of City Hall, that he plans to renovate and restore into as many as 40 apartments and retail space.

Schneider, who has spent 10 years rehabilitating vacant historic buildings, acquired the 60,000-square-foot structure at 285-295 Niagara St., a half-mile from Niagara Square.

Plans call for converting the former storage facility into apartments and ground-floor retail, with a rooftop deck with views of Lake Erie, downtown Buffalo and the citys West Side.

Construction is expected to start in late summer, with completion expected by the summer of 2015.

This will be Schneiders eighth historic reuse project in downtown Buffalo since 2003. He is finishing the conversion of 149 Swan St. into the 80,000-square-foot Apartments @ The HUB, with 50 units and a ground-floor bicycle retailer, a bike gym and a pub. That project will wrap up this summer.

Historic renovation projects have become commonplace in Buffalo with its plethora of older, architecturally significant buildings and a desire by tenants for a home with character and unique features.

This is the type of downtown historic redevelopment we have been delivering over the past decade, said Schneider, president and CEO of Schneider Development LLC. We continue to see opportunity in the downtown housing market and are bullish on Niagara Street.

The project is adjacent to the West Village Historic Preservation District. Schneider said he plans to use state and federal historic tax credits to help finance the project, and will also approach the Erie County Industrial Development Agency, National Grid USA, National Fuel Gas Co. and the New York State Energy Research and Development Agency.

Schneider is hoping the reuse project will benefit from its location just a stones throw from key markets. The building is a few blocks from the headquarters of New Era Cap Co. and HealthNow New York and near the planned 12-story office and hotel tower that will be headquarters of Delaware North Cos. It is a half-mile from the burgeoning Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, so its a great location.

And it is within the first part of the citys Niagara Street Gateway Streetscape Project between Virginia Street and Niagara Square. Work is expected to start in the summer on creation or installation of new dedicated bicycle lanes, curbed bump-outs with green infrastructure, exposed aggregate and colored sidewalks, street lighting, and landscaping. Ultimately, the street transformation is intended to stretch up to Rich Products Corp.s headquarters.

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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) March 12, 2014

Construct-A-Lead, the Construction Industrys most efficient construction lead service, reported today that the following New York construction projects will have the necessary approvals and will go forward. Businesses will have ample opportunities to provide construction bids and other services relative to these projects. Those interested parties are encouraged to visit construct-a-lead.com and reference the Project ID listed below to obtain direct contact information for each construction lead:

Queens, NY Flushing Commons - Plans call for the new construction of a 1.8 million SF redevelopment to include 600 condominiums, retail, commercial space, medical office space, 62,000 square-foot YMCA, and a parking garage for 1,600 vehicles. Construction start: Spring, 2014, estimated. $850,000,000 Project ID: 1324401

New York, NY 610 Lexington Ave - Plans call for the new construction of a 711-foot-tall, 91-unit luxury condominium tower to include commercial and office space. Construction start: Q4, 2014, Q1, 2015, $500,000,000. Project ID: 1323903

Clifton Park, NY - Clifton Park Hotel Plans call for the new construction of a 90 to 100 room hotel. Construction start: Q3, 2014. $10,000,000 Project ID: 1322436

Schenectady, NY Steinmetz High School Plans call for the renovation of high school classrooms, enhancing science laboratories, roof upgrades, as well as plumbing and other infrastructure work. Construction start: Q1, Q2, 2017. $17,500,000 Project ID: 1323016

New York, NY Barneys New York Plans call for the new construction of a 57,000 SF store on the site of a former Barneys flagship store. Preliminary plans also include a Freds restaurant. Construction start: Q3, Q4, 2014, estimated. $15,000,000 Project ID: 1320711

Amsterdam, NY St. Mary's Healthcare - Plans call for the new construction of an outpatient building to house its cancer medicine program, as well as imaging, labs and an urgent care. Construction start: Spring, 2014. $18,000,000 Project ID: 1318991

Syracuse, NY Skyler Commons - Plans call for the new construction of a five-story, 100-unit apartment building, with one-bedroom units. Project will have 55 parking spaces, including 30 in a basement garage. Construction start: July, 2014, $20,000,000. Project ID: 1323008

Albany, NY Broadway Arcade Plans call for the renovation and conversion of the five-story, vacant building into 68 apartments, and 12,600-square-feet of retail space. Construction start: Q2, Q3, 2014, estimated. $10,000,000 Project ID: 1322847

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After he and his friends cleared snow from the ground on Feb. 27, Wilber Medina, 18, did tricks in the skateboard park that is part of Woodside Park in Silver Spring.

Silver Spring wants more green space, but county officials say challenges traffic, location, cost and design could stand in the way.

We dont have enough green space, said John Marcolin, urban designer at the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. You cant just throw grass and trees and call it green space.

According to the Green Space Guideline for the Silver Spring Central Business District, 57 open spaces cover 32.61 acres in Silver Spring. The average open area is 0.57 acres.

The guideline says urban parks can bring economic benefits to surrounding neighborhoods and increase property values.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission acquired the largest consolidated area of public space Jesup Blair Park, which has 24 acres in 1943, according to the guide. Jesup Blair Park has a playground, a softball field, a baseball field, and two lighted tennis courts. There also is a picnic area, and the Hillandale Recreation Building is available for rent.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission has recognized three possible areas for a park. The commission considered how often the community will use the spaces and possible access points.

Among them are Parking Lot 3 between Thayer and Silver Spring avenues; the Giant parking lot on East-West Highway; and land surrounding Progress Place, a facility owned by Montgomery County that houses Shepherds Table.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission analyzed each space for potential users, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges.

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Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) March 12, 2014

Clean-Slate Janitorial Services (http://www.clean-slate.ca), a Greater Toronto Area-based professional cleaning company that specializes in commercial office cleaning, retail maintenance, floor restoration, carpet cleaning, and construction site cleanup, is pleased to announce it has added the NaceCare TTQ3035 floor scrubber to its list of advanced janitorial products to better serve its clients in the GTA.

Because businesses use different types of carpet, flooring, and tiles, its important to be as up-to-date as possible with the most advanced cleaning products and techniques, says Sam Panousis, owner and operator of Clean-Slate Janitorial Services. When it comes to having office floors cleaned, regardless of their size, nothing is as quick and efficient as the NaceCare TTQ3035 scrubber.

With spring just around the corner, Panousis notes that many businesses in the GTA will be looking for convenient, affordable ways to get their offices professionally cleaned. Thats why Clean-Slate has incorporated the NaceCare TTQ3035 scrubber, which is designed to be compact, easy to operate, and exceptionally manoeuvrable. Its deep scrubbing action ensures optimal deep cleaning performance and is ideal for all types of floors, including grouted tile, which is often found on office floors and walkways in stores, shops, and restaurants.

Panousis explains that advanced industrial, commercial, and retail floor cleaning equipment such as the NaceCare TTQ3035 is designed to maximize productivity and minimize total operating costs.

At Clean-Slate Janitorial Services, we know the importance of maintaining a clean office or retail space; its the first thing a customer sees when they enter a place of business, Panousis concludes. Our addition of the NaceCare TTQ3035 was done to better serve the needs of our clients, something weve been doing successfully in Vaughan, the GTA, and the surrounding areas for almost 10 years.

Clean-Slate Janitorial Services has been serving commercial customers in the Greater Toronto Area, including downtown Toronto, Vaughan, Mississauga, Brampton, and Markham, for eight years. Services provided by Clean-Slate Janitorial Services include commercial office cleaning, retail management and janitorial services, floor restoration and buffing, carpet cleaning, window and blind cleaning, and construction site cleanup. To learn more about Clean-Slate Janitorial Services and to get a free quote, visit the companys web site at http://www.clean-slate.ca or call 416-509-7454.

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NIAGARA FALLS With shovels already in the ground, construction is continuing on the $10.2 million, 110-room Wingate by Wyndham at Fourth Street and Rainbow Boulevard.

The project being developed by Plati Niagara Inc., a company formed by Antonio, Frank and Anthony Strangio is expected to be completed in the late spring of 2015, Picone Construction Corp. of Clarence recently announced.

The construction company also gave the public the first glimpse renderings for the four-story project.

Picone is building the 100,000-square-foot facility on the site of a former empty lot.

The project includes 4,000 square feet of retail space along Rainbow Boulevard, which Frank Strangio previously said the company hoped would be a chain restaurant. No announcement of a tenant for the retail space has been made to date.

In early February, the project was awarded a $980,000 grant from the state. The grant is to be used to reimburse Plati Niagara for construction costs.

The city approved plans for the project last June.

The project architect is Silvestri Architects of Amherst.

Plati Niagara bought the 1.82-acre parcel in December 2012 for $1.1 million from Frank Deni and JFD Holdings, according to records in the Niagara County Clerks Office.

The Niagara County Industrial Development agency granted a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement, with an estimated savings of about $1.5 million, last May.

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