Post Office & Parking Garage Work Moving on Schedule

The new Denver Justice Center Parking Garage and Post Office/Retail Center, the first stage of the City and County of Denver's new Justice Center Campus, hit the one-quarter complete mark in November.

Denver's Haselden Construction started work on the $17.5 million project - designed by AR7 HooverDesmond Architects - in July. Completion is scheduled for July 2007.

The 241,000-sq-ft structure will feature a concrete cast-in-place, post-tension structure with precast architectural concrete skin.

Once the project is finished, work is scheduled to begin on the $127 million Justice Center courthouse. Originally scheduled for completion in December 2009, that project was thrown into the national spotlight earlier this fall when New York-based Steven Holl Architects left the job, creating a a flurry of charges and countercharges between Holl's office and Denver city officials. Denver's klipp is continuing to work on the courthouse design. A peer review panel was also formed to help guide the project design.

The site for the justice center jail was vacated earlier this fall by the Denver Newspaper Agency, and demolition of the old newspaper building is set for January.
Greeley's Hensel Phelps Construction will build the new jail and courthouse, which should be finished in December 2009.

Expansion Project Will Bridge Old and New

Construction is under way on a 10,000-sq-ft addition to Calvary Episcopal Church in Golden that will connect the historic church, built in 1867, with the campus' Great Hall, built in 2000. The historic structure is the oldest Episcopal Church building in Colorado still in continuous use.

Himmelman Construction Inc. and Architectural Workshop have been working closely to create a building that will enhance downtown Golden while blending the architecture of different eras to balance the site.

Nunn Completes $16 Million Fort Carson Middle School

Nunn Construction Inc. completed the $16 million renovation and expansion of Fort Carson Middle School in Colorado Springs.

Christiansen, Reece and Partners PC was the architect for the 130,900-sq-ft project at the Fort Carson Army Base, which began in March 2005. The expansion was designed to accommodate the 600-plus students expected to relocate to Fort Carson from other military installations nationwide.

Prime subcontractors included Frontier Mechanical, West Electric, Central States Roofing, El Paso Glass, Sidney Millwork, Pioneer Sand, RM Steel, KCM Masonry and Colorado Fire Protection.

JE Dunn Tops Out Belmar Residences

JE Dunn Construction recently topped out of the 185,023-sq-ft, five-story Residences at Belmar Plaza in Lakewood in late November. The $25 million project will include a level of underground parking, one floor of ground-level retail and four upper levels consisting of 62 residential units. The project is scheduled for completion in July.

ONE Riverfront Condos Tops Out

ONE Riverfront Condominiums at Riverfront Park in Denver topped out in November. The $21.5 million, 127,000-sq-ft development by East West Partners-Denver, consists of a 43-unit, seven-story, cast-in-place structure with post-tensioned slabs and seven street-front, two-story townhomes over a one-story, below-grade parking garage.

Pinkard Construction is the general contractor for the project, designed by 4240 Architecture.

Fire Station No. 76 Now Open in Parker

MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS completed construction of the $2 million Station No. 76 for Parker Fire Protection District. The 10,132-sq-ft facility - designed by Hans Kahn & Associates Architects - includes three vehicle bays, living quarters, bunker gear room, exercise room, training room and day room.

The facility is the latest in a line of projects MW GOLDEN has completed for Parker Fire Protection District since 1991, including the remodel of Station No. 71 in 2005.

Work Begins on Stapleton's First Office/Retail Condos

Mark Young Construction Inc. will build the first office/retail condominium project at the Stapleton redevelopment in Denver: the three-story-tall Central Park Professional Condos, designed by Allred & Associates.

Construction began in November on the 44,000-sq-ft building for RE/MAX City Horizons Group, which will occupy the second floor. The first floor will feature retail and restaurant space, and 13,530 sq ft will be available on the third floor for other uses.

White Construction Under Way on Pioneer Park Phase 2A

Castle Rock-based White Construction Group is working on Pioneer Park Phase 2A in Commerce City, scheduled for completion in March.

The $2.2 million project involves the construction of a skate park, baseball field, scoring booth, concrete flatwork and site drainage within the 17-acre park. DHM Architecture of Denver is the architect; the owner is the city of Commerce City.

Thissen Construction Building New Station No. 3 in Greeley

Thissen Construction Corp. is the general contractor for the Union Colony Fire/Rescue District's Fire Station No. 3 in Greeley.

The fire station was patterned after and will look similar to the Frank Lloyd Wright architecture of historic fire stations in Chicago from the 1920s. Completion is expected in 2007. It is the third fire station Thissen currently has under construction.

T. Rowe Price Building Going Up in Colorado Springs

JE Dunn Construction is the construction manager/general contractor for a $35 million, 143,000-sq-ft, Class-A office building for T. Rowe Price, scheduled for completion next December.

Designed by OZ Architecture, the four-story office building in Colorado Springs will be located south of the existing T. Rowe Price facility on a 10-acre site at Briargate Parkway and Chapel Hills Drive.

The building will include a raised floor for HVAC and wire distribution and a 600-seat theater-style meeting room. It will also support the company's existing facility with a campus-wide kitchen and cafeteria, fitness center and a three-story, 580-space parking structure.

Jordy Lands Contract for Aurora Senior Center

Jordy Construction has begun work on a $1.4 million contract to renovate the Aurora Senior Center.

The project includes the ground-up addition of a new fitness center and expansion of the existing facility to include offices for new staff members, remodeling restrooms, upgrading classrooms, the addition of storage space, and construction of a new entry and reception counter.

The senior center will remain open during the project, scheduled to finish in April.

Taylor Kohrs Completes Country Club Village

Taylor Kohrs finished tenant improvement work for three new tenants at Country Club Village in Westminster.

The work included build-outs of 5,764 sq ft of office, reception, conference and break-room space for Townsend & Associates; 2,253 sq ft of restaurant, bar and kitchen space for Village Bistro; and 3,286 sq ft of office, exam room, procedure and reception space for Nino Pollaccia, DDS.

Country Club Village is a 20-acre property under development at the northeast corner of 120th and Federal Parkway.

Hyder Begins Work on The Den Restaurant

Hyder Construction began construction this fall on The Den Restaurant in central Denver.

Designed by Kenney Architects, the eatery will feature traditional Japanese fare created by Toshi Kizaki, who also owns the adjacent Sushi Den restaurant.

Nestled in the Old South Pearl Street Business District, the project is scheduled for completion in late April.

New Anchor Center Now Under Construction

Fransen Pittman General Contractors started construction on the new 15,620-sq-ft teaching facility for the Anchor Center for Blind Children. The new multi-sensory teaching facility is located on a 2.2-acre site in the Stapleton development area in Denver.

Davis Partnership of Denver, the project architect, designed special building features that include angled, acoustic walls to deflect noise, textured wall and walking surfaces and specially lighted floors.

When completed next fall, the facility will be triple the size of the Anchor Center for Blind Children's existing facility on Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Colarelli Begins Construction for the Aerospace Corp.

Colarelli Construction is building a new two-story, 85,000-sq-ft facility, force-protected SCIF project that will serve as the local office for The Aerospace Corp, a federally funded research and development company that supports national security, civil and commercial space programs.

The architect for the southern Colorado Springs project is Janitell Childs Design Group. Completion is scheduled for December.

Haselden Expanding Fitzgerald's Casino

Haselden Construction began work on a two-phase expansion of Fitzgerald's Casino in Black Hawk.

Located in the middle of downtown Black Hawk, the project involves two historic structures from the early 1860s that are among the oldest documented structures built along the Front Range. Both phases will restore existing front façades along Gregory Street.

Upon completion of the construction, slated for January 2008, Fitzgerald's Casino will be seamlessly connected to the existing Rohling Inn.
ICI Design Group of Minneapolis is the architect.

High Country Courthouses Undergoing Renovation

Andrews & Anderson Architects PC in Golden was awarded projects in Grand and Routt counties to remodel existing courthouses designed by the notable Colorado architectural firm of Fuller & Fuller Architects.

The Grand County project in Hot Sulphur Springs, a joint venture with Alan B. Carter Architect LLC in Granby, will include the design of a 24,000-sq-ft justice facility and remodel of the existing courthouse. The Routt County project in Steamboat Springs encompasses a design for the remodel, renovation and restoration of the courthouse and annex.

Work has begun on both projects, with completions anticipated in fall 2008.

Work Begins on New Ronald McDonald House

A groundbreaking was held this fall for the new 60,000-sq-ft Ronald McDonald House on the Fitzsimons Medical Campus in Aurora.

Englewood-based Fransen Pittman General Contractors provided preconstruction services and construction management for the project, scheduled for completion in late 2007.

BurkettDesign in Denver is the architect.

Pinkard to Build Holly Creek Phase 2

Construction is under Pon Phase 2 of Holly Creek, a 130-unit senior living community in Centennial. Pinkard Construction Co. is the general contractor for the $33.8 million project.

Phase I is adjacent to the recently completed Phase 1, also built by Pinkard Construction. The architect for both projects is RNL Design of Denver.

The development, owned by Christian Living Communities, will include 66 independent living, 24 assisted-living, 12 skilled-nursing, 12 memory-care and 18 concierge units. The project will also feature a 16,000-sq-ft, below-grade parking structure and a vaulted, one-story common "gallery" area.


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