Cold, snow wont stop building projects

By THADDEUS MAST / thaddeusm@laramieboomerang.com Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Construction projects in Laramie could be finished by next spring, even if the weather doesnt cooperate.

The outer shell for future professional offices at the corner of Fourth and Harney streets should be finished by next month, said Mike Peck, partner in the project. The building was previously a laundromat, but should be four 1,400-square-foot offices after the renovation.

The location is fantastic, he said. Itll be one of the best locations in town for offices. There has already been interest in the building.

Attorneys, accountants and other professionals would likely move into the space, Peck said. The building should be open to tenants by April, he said. There is also space adjacent to the building for future expansion, but no plans are currently in place.

Construction at the University of Wyoming Plaza is also on schedule. The shell for the retail building on Grand Avenue should be finished within the week, said Randy Hall, representative for University Plaza, LLC. Contractors have been grading the area slated for a movie theater and have just obtained a building permit. The steel has already been ordered and should be on site in the near future.

There is a superintendent on site, Hall said. The foundation should get started pretty quick.

Work should continue throughout the winter, he said. Crews will probably take brief periods off when work is not possible. He said the project should be done around March 1. A theater group would then take over the building and finish the interior in about 90 days.

Whites University Motors on Grand Avenue is renovating their showroom and is on schedule to finish at the end of December.

We tore off the old showroom, General Manager Dave Meade said. This will be a completely new, state-of-the-art Ford Trustmark design.

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