White Finishes Third Project of 2006 for Douglas County

White Construction Group completed work late last year on the $4.4 million Douglas County Human Services Building in Castle Rock. The project involved the construction of a two-story, 31,650-sq-ft building with a concrete masonry unit and rhyolite-and-stone exterior, standing-seam roofing, aluminum storefront entrances and storefront windows.

Project team members included Pahl Architecture of Denver and Douglas County Leasing Trust 2005.

The building was the third municipal project White completed for Douglas County in 2006. The others were the Evidence Technology and Heated Storage buildings, also in Castle Rock. The contractor is working now on the Douglas County Southeast Road and Bridge facility in Larkspur.

Dcb Begins Construction on Marty Farms Freight Facility

Construction began in December on a 170,000-sq-ft, two-story office, cross dock and distribution/maintenance facility at the Marty Farms Industrial Park in Commerce City.

Owned by Setzer Properties Commerce City LLC, the project is scheduled to finish in November. When completed, the 72-acre site will feature 246 doors for expanded freight operations, making it one of the largest freight terminal projects in Colorado.

Denver's dcb Construction Co. Inc. is the general contractor for the facility, which will be leased by FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. It will be FedEx Freight's second largest distribution center in the United States.

Construction Under Way at Lauth's Newest Business Park

Construction is under way at Aurora Commerce Center, the latest master-planned business park by Lauth Property Group.

The first building under construction at ACC is Building C, a 406,959-sq-ft speculative industrial building that can accommodate a variety of business operations, including warehouse, manufacturing or distribution. Building C includes a 32-ft clear height, 34 trailer parking spaces, cross-dock configurations, 71 dock doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. It is divisible into 50,000 sq ft units.

Construction on Building C is set to be completed this spring.

Adjacent to E-470 and Interstate 70, the 162-acre business park offers customized sites for build-to-suits and land sales for facilities ranging in size from 30,000 to 500,000 sq ft.

Lakewood to Get $23.5 Million Assisted-Living Community

Construction will begin in March on MorningStar Applewood, a $23.5 million, 109-unit assisted-living community in Lakewood by Denver-based developer MacKenzie House.

The 87,110-sq-ft facility, set to open in June 2008, will consist of 85 one- and two-bedroom apartments, including a special high-acuity neighborhood. Adjacent to the main building, the project will provide a 24-apartment, "memory care" residential cottage designed to meet the needs of people with Alzheimer's in an intimate and family-oriented setting.

Restoration of Manzanola Train Depot Under Way

A $1 million restoration and renovation is under way for the Manzanola Train Depot, a 1913 facility in Otero County that was once the gateway for passengers traveling to and from the Arkansas Valley.

The building was built to replace an older, first-generation depot and is an intact example of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Co.'s combination passenger and freight depots. It features solid brick construction, functional convenience and Mission Revival-inspired styling.

The building will house the Manzanola police station, town hall, senior center and a new museum.

White Construction Group is the general contractor for the project, expected to finish by April. The architect is Marc Diament Architecture in Denver.

CU-Boulder Names Business School in Honor of Koelbels

The University of Colorado at Boulder's newly expanded and renovated building for CU-Boulder's school of business will be named for the Koelbel family, leaders in Colorado real estate development, construction and sales.

The building will be known as Koelbel Hall in honor of Walter and Gene Koelbel and their family, including their son, Walter "Buz" Koelbel Jr. and his wife, Sherri. The senior Koelbel is founder of Koelbel and Co.; Buz Koelbel has served as its president for the last 20 years.

Koelbel Hall, which will house the Leeds School of Business classrooms, research facilities and faculty and staff office, is in the midst of a $38 million expansion and renovation. The Koelbel family has committed $4 million.

Pinkard Construction Co. is the general contractor for the project. The architects are Davis Partnership in Denver and ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge Inc. of Cambridge, Mass. Engineers include Martin/Martin., Shaffer-Baucom Engineering & Consulting, Hefferan Partnership Inc., Sparling Inc. and Thomas Ricca Associates.

Fletcher Garden Apartments Renovated, Rededicated

After a one-year, $2.3 million renovation, Aurora's 93-unit Fletcher Garden senior apartments in was rededicated in early December.

Originally opened in December 1978, the Aurora Housing Authority property was refreshed through interior, exterior and system renovations.

Parikh Stevens Architects provided design expertise for the renovation.

Ground Broken on Aspen Lodge Recreation Center in Broomfield

W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. has begun work on Del Webb Development/Pulte Homes' $12 million Aspen Lodge Recreation Center at the Anthem Active Adult Community in Broomfield.

Designed by DTJ Design of Boulder, the 32,965-sq-ft facility will include indoor/outdoor pools; a whirlpool; bocce ball and shuffleboard courts; an indoor running track; aerobics, fitness and weight multi-use areas; locker rooms; a learning center; and a pottery/kiln room.

The center - expected to open by the end of next summer - is being built at the south end of a 60-acre open space park overlooking a pond to the west. It will feature a three-level, steel-column structure with steel studs finished with wood, glass and stone accents, as well as a two-story vestibule/entry with a porte cochere.

Cherry Creek Opens New Special Learning Center

The Cherry Creek School District's Joliet Learning Center - designed by Denver's Hutton Ford Architects and built by JHL Constructors - opened in December in Aurora.
JHL Constructors was the general contractor.

The center, which provides transitional educational opportunities for students with behavioral and emotional problems, was designed to create a sense of calm. It features classrooms grouped in three separate, one-story wings to cut congestion and simplify wayfinding. Each space is also 100 percent daylighted, minimizing the use of electric light and connecting the students with the outdoors.

Pinkard Construction Begins Renovation of Johnson Center

Pinkard Construction Co. has started on an interior renovation for Christian Living Communities' adult day care program at The Johnson Center in Centennial.

The 4,000-sq-ft renovation project - designed by William Brummett Architects - will transform office space into a senior day care facility for 18 guests. The work will create a new serving kitchen and a great room that features living, dining and activity space.
Finishes and amenities will include French doors, a fireplace and custom casework.

Pinkard is also constructing a 375-sq-ft, east-side deck addition, new residential-style patio swing doors leading to the deck and new restroom facilities.

B&V Completes Projects in Aurora and Littleton

Brighton-based Bleeker & Vigesaa LLC completed construction last year on Apex Dermatology Clinic and Lowry Foot and Ankle Specialists in Aurora and Tres Jolie Tea Lounge in Littleton.

Construction began in July on the Apex project and was finished within five weeks.
Valued at $140,000, the facility features a spa-like environment designed by Bothwell Davis George Architects Inc.

The new 900-sq-ft Lowry Foot and Ankle Specialists includes a waiting room and receptionist area, two offices and two exam rooms with open ceilings and green walls.
The project was designed by Friday Design Architects.

The Tres Jolie Tea Lounge, a 1,700-sq-ft boutique in Littleton's old downtown, took the place of a general store that had served the area for more than 100 years. The historic renovation, which called for some custom-designed features that required special care in fabrication and installation, was designed by Michael Eltrich of In Vision Architects.

New Offices Under Way at Meadows Professional Plaza

Construction began in November on two new office buildings at The Meadows in Castle Rock.

Meadows Professional Plaza will contain approximately 30,650 sq ft of professional and medical office space on 2.44 acres in the Meadows subdivision. The office/condo project consists of two 11,500-sq-ft, single-story buildings flanking an outdoor plaza surrounded by surface parking. Each building will have an additional 3,000-sq-ft second story on its outward end.

Project partners include Ivins Design Group, J.B. Olsen Construction and Catlin Properties Inc.

ATLAS Center Earns LEED-Gold Certification

The ATLAS building, the University of Colorado at Boulder's new, $31 million technology learning center, has become the first facility in the CU system to attain a gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.

The recognition follows the renovation of CU-Boulder's University Memorial Center, which received a silver certification earlier in 2006. The university has another project awaiting gold certification, the $46 million Wolf Law Building. Like the ATLAS Center, its construction was completed last August.

The 66,000-sq-ft ATLAS Center was designed by DTJ Design and Communications Arts. The general contractor was PCL Construction Services. Engineers were Architectural Energy Corp., The RMH Group and Shen Milsom & Wilke Inc. Major subcontractors and suppliers included Performance Design, Sparling Inc., Walters/Storyk Design Group, Braconier Plumbing & Heating, Ludvik Electric, Zimmerman Metals and CEAVCO.

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