Senior-Living Facility Moves Toward Finish

MacKenzie House and Denver's Palace Construction celebrated in February the topping out of MorningStar Littleton, a 71,100-sq-ft, 85-unit, assisted-living community under construction at 5344 S. Kipling Parkway, just south of Belleview Avenue.

MorningStar Littleton, a $20 million development, will have 65 assisted-living units and 20 Alzheimer's units. The building will open to residents in August, with monthly rents ranging from $2,000 to $5,000.

The two-story building will offer standard features, including a central nursing station on the first floor, and a 1,500-sq-ft dining hall and activity room. Unique features include a 20-seat movie theater, after-hours bistro and a sun patio with gas grill and fireplace.

Englewood's Lantz-Boggio Architects PC designed the community.

GE Johnson and Riviera Complete Parker Adventist

Construction was completed on an outpatient rehabilitation and second-floor tenant finish project at Parker Adventist Hospital. Riviera Electric partnered with general contractor GE Johnson Construction Co. and Centura Health Systems to complete the fast-track project on schedule.

The project included construction of a physical therapy rehabilitation area, 24 patient rooms, six medical/surgery ICU rooms, two isolation rooms and one operation room.

Because the building remained operational during construction, numerous safety challenges were met. For example, a strict infectious control plan included installing negative workspace environments for Riviera employees and cleaning all tools, material and construction debris when entering and exiting the work zone.

Also, transferring power to the new addition involved additional off-hour work by Riviera employees and adherence to a strict safety policy. A plan-specific method of procedure was put in place for any hot-work completed during construction.

FCI Constructors Awarded Routt County Justice Center

FCI Constructors' Longmont office is the general contractor for the new $13.3 million justice center in Steamboat Springs, set to finish in September 2007.

Designed by HLM Design - Heery International in Denver, the 49,630-sq-ft building will be a three-story, steel and concrete structure featuring a brick, glass and metal panel exterior, extensive security measures and a sophisticated millwork package. The project will also include an addition and remodel to the existing detention center, with a connecting tunnel.

White Construction Renovating Middle School

Castle Rock-based White Construction Group is the general contractor for the $2 million renovation of Baker Middle School, Center for International Studies, designed by RB+B Architects Inc. in Fort Collins.

Exterior renovation work includes painting; replacement of steel windows with aluminum windows; replacement of sealant on all windows, door frames and masonry joints; repointing existing brick masonry; and the repair of precast concrete copings. Interior work includes painting; sealing all windows, door frames and open joints; installation of some new carpet; replacement of damaged or missing ceiling tile; and cleaning the air ducts.

Installation of insulation and replacement of some roofing material, as well as various asphalt paving work to include tennis courts, parking lots, drives and sidewalks will also take place as part of the project, expected to finish in September.

Work Begins on Fire Training Center

Construction is now under way on the first phase the city of Longmont's Municipal Training Center, one of three new fire training facilities that will be available soon to the 26 fire departments in Boulder County.

Denver's dcb Construction Co. Inc. began work in January on the masonry project, scheduled for completion in June. It includes 1,680 sq ft for a "burn building," 2,200 sq ft for a training tower and 800 sq ft for a pavilion.

The first phase is funded by the city a three-year sales tax approved by Boulder County taxpayers in November 2001. Longmont Foods, a division of ConAgra, donated more than six acres of the 13-acre site to the city.

Ware Malcomb and Delta Complete Five Rivers Ranch

Ware Malcomb finished the design and construction for Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding LLC's office tenant improvement project, located within McWhinney Enterprises' Flex R&D Building at at 3855 Precision Dr., Loveland.

Ware Malcomb provided interior architectural design services for 9,567 sq ft of first-generation tenant improvements, which included offices, conference rooms, toilet facilities, a break room and storage.

Delta Construction Inc. of Fort Collins was the general contractor.

Brinkmann Wins Contract for Westminster Crossings

Brinkmann Constructors of Colorado is the contractor for the Westminster Crossings shopping center planned for Armstrong Development's site on West 136th Avenue near Interstate 25 in Westminster.

The project includes extensive site work and construction of three retail buildings with four-sided finishes comprised of brick, cultured stone and stucco.

Designed by Carter+Burgess Architects, the center is expected to open this summer.

CTL/Thompson Tapped for Crested Butte Development

CTL/Thompson is providing geotechnical engineering, construction observation and materials testing services for the $200 million Mountaineer Square development. Problems addressed by CTL/T have included site dewatering, excavation shoring, variable subsurface conditions and cold weather construction difficulties.

The first phase of the project is currently under construction; Phase II will begin this spring.

Mountaineer Square, a retail and residential development at the base of Mt. Crested Butte, is part of the ski area's revitalization. Full completion is expected in 10 years.

The development team involved in the first phase of this project includes the contractor, Haselden Construction; architect, Bull Stockwell Allen Architects; structural engineer, DASSE Design; and civil engineer, Schmueser Gordon Meyer.

Shaw Builders Finishes Springbrook Apartments

Shaw Builders helped make a dent in the much-needed volume of affordable housing stock in Adams County with its December completion of the Springbrook Apartments for McDermott Properties.

The project, which features 120 one- and two-bedroom apartment units, represents the first new work-force housing in Adams County in recent years. Ranging in size from 700 to 900 sq ft, the apartments are available to households that earn 40 to 50 percent of the area's median income.

The complex, which consists of five apartment buildings, a clubhouse, playground and 180 parking spaces, sits on about 8.5 acres located on 78th Avenue between Washington and York streets.

Work Starts on Luxury Residences at Belmar Plaza

Ground was broken this winter on a luxury condominium project adjacent to Belmar Plaza in Lakewood.

The project features 62 one- to three-bedroom units that range in size from 950 to 2,888 sq ft, priced from the $200,000s to the $900,000 that will be ready for residents in spring 2007.

All of the condominiums in the five-story building will be single level and serviced by elevator. Underground parking and storage will be available in an access-controlled garage.

Plaza Residential Associates LLC, a Continuum Partners company, is developing the Residences at Belmar Plaza. Denver's J.E. Dunn Construction is the contractor.

Reunion Begins Commercial Phase

Sitework is under way at Reunion, a 2,500-home master-planned community in northeast Denver metro area.

Shea Properties has started sitework on two small retail buildings totaling 24,000 sq ft. Tenants expected to open at Reunion Village by the end of the year include a bank, liquor store, restaurant, design center and other shops. Plans also call for a Conoco gas station, a Sonic restaurant, automotive repair shop, car wash and a national drug store.

Reunion is located west of E-470 near Tower Road and 104th Avenue in Commerce City.

New Tower Complete at Rose Medical Center

The new patient care tower for state-of-the-art surgical and women's services is complete at the Rose Medical Center campus on East 9th Avenue in Denver.

Bovis Lend Lease was the contractor for the $4.4 million project, which included a parking garage with attached helipad. Riviera Electric provided the electrical, phone/data and security services.

Construction included 18 post-operation rooms with a nurses' station,12 labor and delivery rooms and four operating rooms. The seven-story, precast parking garage contains 650 parking spaces. The attached helipad offers pilots remote-access lighting controls to help ensure safe landings.

UPB Moving Forward on Axis Development

Urban Pacific Builders LLC expects to receive entitlements over the next several months on the first phase of Axis in Westminster.

Construction will begin later this year on the new urban, mixed-use master-planned development, which will include for-sale townhomes, lofts and flats, along with 24,000 sq ft of neighborhood-serving retail space.

The 15-acre site, which UPB has under contract, is located adjacent to the Westminster Promenade retail and entertainment complex, as well as a planned FasTracks high-speed light rail stop.

OZ Architecture in Boulder is designing the project.

UPB has secured construction financing for the first phase of the project, which will consist of 180 units, said Scott Choppin, managing partner. Total build-out of the entire project will take an estimated three to five years.

In addition to new housing, Axis will feature such amenities as a central village green, community room, pool and spa, fitness center and business center.

Construction Starts at Northlands

Alberta Development Partners LLC broke ground this winter on Northlands, a 130-acre retail development located at the intersection of Interstate 25 and Highway 7 in Broomfield.

The first part of construction will include the relocation of the Bull Canal, which is used for irrigation. Kelly Trucking is handling the overlot grading process. An official groundbreaking will take place this spring.

Phase I is set to open in summer 2007. Upon completion, it will house 1.1 million sq ft of retail space.

Plans Unveiled for Second Pinnacle Tower

Opus Northwest LLC announced in late February its plans for a 22-story second tower for The Pinnacle at City Park South, a $150 million high-rise community overlooking Denver's City Park.

The second tower, which will offer 19 units, will be the newest element of the $225 million development taking shape on the former Mercy Hospital site between 16th and 17th avenues and St. Paul and Fillmore streets.

Construction has already begun on Tower One, a 27-story building that will offer a two-story lobby and 160 units. The park homes will be 18 two-story brick townhomes that will line the first tower along 17th and Fillmore streets.

The architects for the Pinnacle - the first residential high-rise buildings constructed in Denver in the last two decades - are Opus Architects & Engineers of Minnetonka, Minn.; and Buchanan Yonushewski Group of Denver.

The project is expected to finish in 2008.

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