Rampart Library District Projects Making Progress

As the CM/GC for Rampart Library District, Nunn Construction Inc. completed the Woodland Park Main Library in September and also broke ground on the 6,700-sq-ft Florissant Branch Library on Aug. 1.

The 29,000-sq-ft main library in Woodland Park will provide state-of-the-art library services and technology and community-use space. The three-story facility, composed of stone and exposed wood timber, includes a clock tower that serves as a fourth story. In addition to library functions, the building will house a local history room, a children's craft and storytelling room, meeting rooms for public use, tutoring and group study spaces and a large public meeting room. Floor-to-ceiling stone fireplaces are located in the main meeting room and in the quiet reading area.

The Florissant Library houses a large meeting room, special children's and young-adult's areas, a stone fireplace, quiet reading room and community room, similar to the interior of the Woodland Park Library. Designed to resemble an old train station, the branch library is located in Florissant Park, set against the wooded mountains.

The architect for both projects is Pinnacle DesignWorks Inc. of Woodland Park and library consultant Frye Gillian Molinaro Architects of Chicago.

Construction Begins on Mixed-Use Belmar

J.E. Dunn Construction of Denver has begun construction on Belmar, a mixed-use development project in Lakewood. Belmar is being built on the site of the now-demolished Villa Italia shopping mall and could become the new downtown of the Lakewood community.

The first phase of the project consists of three retail/residential buildings and a parking structure. J.E. Dunn is one of the general contractors for Belmar, and Continuum Lakewood Development Co. LLC is the developer.

The three buildings will be three stories tall, with the ground levels comprised of 1,500 and 2,000 sq ft of retail space. The upper two floors will feature 700- to 1,500-sq-ft, loft-style apartments. In addition, J.E. Dunn will construct a 300,000-sq-ft, four-story parking garage. Construction for the $23 million project is scheduled for completion in early 2004.

Two Washington Mutual Banks Completed

Pinkard Construction has announced the completion of two Washington Mutual Bank branches in Greeley and Fort Collins. The construction involved renovation and build-out with extensive preparation and coordination of the bank's electronic and computer needs, including special oversight and coordination of Washington Mutual Bank's computer and banking subcontractors. The architect is Design Forum Architects of Dayton, Ohio.

Douglas County to Expand Courthouse

The Denver division of Swinerton Builders has been awarded a $20 million contract by Douglas County to expand the Robert A. Christensen Justice Center in Castle Rock.
The new 180,000-sq-ft facility will house courtrooms, detention and administration areas. Construction begins at the end of August and is scheduled for completion in early 2005.

Roche Awarded Contracts for Two New Schools

Roche Constructors Inc. has started construction on two new middle schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District. Middle Schools 6 and 7 have a combined value of $21.7 million. Construction is scheduled for completion in October 2004. Christiansen, Reece and Partners PC of Colorado Springs designed the 120,369-sq-ft schools.

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