GLHN selected for UA Residence Life Renovations

The University of Arizona has selected GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc. of Tucson to provide design and construction services for the $25 million Residence Life Building Renewal project.

The multi-phase, multi-year project will extend the useful life of 10 University residence halls that have begun to exhibit signs of degenerative system failures. Areas to be addressed include replacement of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, and renovation of bathrooms. Space conversions in some dorms will also allow for an increase in resident capacity. The project will use the construction manager at-risk delivery method and follow an accelerated, 170-day construction schedule during summer breaks.

GLHN has successfully completed over 200 projects for the University of Arizona over the last 40 years.

DL Withers Starts Field Operations Center

DL Withers Construction recently began construction on the City of Glendale's new Field Operations Center, located at 6210 West Myrtle. The firm teamed with Arrington Watkins for the construction managert at-risk project and is targeted for completion in June 2004.

The new, $12.8 million complex replaces the existing facility the city has outgrown. The state-of-the-art design is set on 50 acres and includes six buildings. The main building will be approximately 70,000 sq. ft., which will be the equipment and maintenance facility for all of Glendale's cars, trucks, and heavy equipment including fire trucks, garbage trucks, semi-trailers and passenger cars. Additional buildings include a new truck wash, tire maintenance and repair facility, a structure for the service writers and a guard booth.

Firms Win ASU Student Housing Project

Kitchell Contractors was recently awarded the new Sunset Housing project in Tempe for Texas-based Century Development and Arizona State University.

Kitchell will provide construction management/general contracting services for the 65,000-sq.-ft., 265-bed student housing development. The project will feature six, three-story housing units and a two-story student community center. Each housing unit is equipped with 22 suites, a full residential kitchen and a designated chapter room and study room. The student housing project is located on Sunset Drive near the intersection of Apache Boulevard and Rural Road on ASU's southern portion of campus. Construction is scheduled to be complete in July 2004.

Ground Breaks on Downtown Tempe Project

Lincoln Property Company has broken ground for the $43.5 million signature project that will serve as headquarters for the ASU Foundation and as a gateway to the ASU campus.

Located on the ASU campus at the corner of College Avenue and University Drive, the project includes a six-story, 140,000-sq.-ft. office building, a 1,200-space parking structure and a two-story, 15,000-sq.-ft. retail project. The development is a public/private partnership joining private sector businesses with the university's foundation needs.

The organization will occupy 50,000 sq. ft. of the office building. The relocation of the foundation enables the organization to consolidate its business operations and staff, which are currently located in five separate buildings. An additional 90,000 sq. ft. of the new building will be leased to ASU, providing much-needed office space on campus, reducing the university's need to lease off-campus facilities.

The six-level parking structure will be leased to ASU to help satisfy growing parking demands for the campus as ASU expands its research and teaching facilities.

Architekton and Gould Evans were selected as the shell architectural team, with McCarthy Nordburg designing the interiors and McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. acting as the general contractor.

Weitz Begins Construction on Office Building in North Phoenix

The Southwest Business Unit of The Weitz Company recently announced that it would begin construction on the 2222 Pinnacle office building located on Pinnacle Peak Road in Phoenix.

Shell construction is expected to run from November through June. This $2.7 million project is a 42,108-sq.-ft., Class A steel frame office building with bold-colored EIFS skin, masonry piers, reflective glazing and ornamental steel canopy accents. Initial construction includes the full core development - restrooms and first floor lobby.

The building will be available for tenant improvement work starting in April 2004. Butler Design Group is the architect on this project. Orsett/23 L.L.C. is the owner/developer.