www.floridaconstructionnews.com OCT. 2019 Off-site and modular building The construction industry is at a tipping point SPECIAL FEATURE Laser-focused on the future 80% of contractors report difficulty finding qualified craft workers to hire as firms give low marks to quality of new worker pipeline 30 projects in pipeline: Developer starts work on 255-room Embassy Suites hotel in Panama City Beach New construction report reveals the “Data Ownership Battle” between project owners and contractors © CAN STOCK PHOTO / ZLIKOVEC
www.newyorkconstructionnews.com www.ncconstructionnews.com SUMMER 2018 FALL 2018, Volume 13 No.5 NEW TECHNOLOGIES: How will they redefine the architectural, engineering and construction community? HURRICANE FLORENCE At least 35 killed in devastating floods SPECIAL PROFILES TOP 10 NEW YORK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LEADERS PAGE 7 DeMatteis Organization 100 th Anniversary Top 10 Concrete contractors PAGE 15 PAGE 18 PHOTO: © Can Stock Photo Discover more construction, more cities, more opportunites www.floridaconstructionnews.com www.ncconstructionnews.com www.chicagoconstructionnews.com www.newyorkconstructionreport.com www.newjerseyconstructionnews.com www.californiaconstructionnews.com www.indianaconstructionnews.com www.cadcr.com Florida Construction News combines a bi-monthly magazine with a weekly newsletter and a website (updated daily), delivering news, analysis and networking opportunities to Florida’s architecture, engineering and construction community. The magazine is distributed primarily online to 9,000 general contrac- tors, specialty contractors, developers, professional services and building owners throughout Florida. For more information on promoting your business to our audience and to request rates, see the advertising rates page on the Floridaconstructionnews.com website. You can also contact Chase at chase@floridaconstructionnews.com or phone him at 888-627-8717 ext 212. You can send editorial news releases and announcements to Mark Buckshon at buckshon@floridaconstructionnews.com. Florida Construction News is published by Construction News and Report Publishing Inc. 332 S Michigan Ave, Ste 1032 - C319, Chicago IL 60604-4434. Publisher: Interim editor: Production and design: Administration: Chase Mark Buckshon Raymond Leveille Katherine Jeffrey, Kathy Lepage Printed subscriptions You can request a printed single copy for $18.95 (postage included) or a four issue printed subscription for $60.00 at the floridaconstructionnews.com website. Alternatively, you can read the digital version free of charge online at Floridaconstructionnews.com. © Editor’s Viewpoint Copyright 2019 Construction News and Report Publishing Inc. 2 – OCTOBER 2019 — Florida Construction News By Mark Buckshon Publisher, Florida Construction News Joseph D’Albora’s observations that the construction industry is at the “tipping point” for modular construction touches on what I believe is one of the most important changes about to affect the industry. It is a matter so important that I decided to pur- chase a plane ticket to attend the upcom- ing Dodge Data and Analytics Construction Outlook Conference in Chicago in the next few weeks. Key topics include modular construction, as well as global BIM, lean construction and new project delivery mod- els. A couple of weeks later, I’ll head to Boulder, Colorado to attend a Google Prod- uct Experts meet-up. In this case, the flight is free, because the technology company has determined that I am expert about its AdSense ad serving program. My interest in this event is greater than understanding a niche product. It relates to the profound impact of technological change and artifi- cial intelligence on our businesses and lives. Some people embrace change, others resist and most go with the flow. I can see good reasons for each perspective. How- ever, I think if your business is to succeed in the decades ahead you need to pay at- tention, and at the right time, take the plunge and implement new technologies and construction business practices. I hope to learn even more about these trends in the next few weeks and report on them in the next issue, giving you the heads up you need to make informed deci- sions. Mark Buckshon is president of the Construction News and Report Group, which publishes Florida Construction News. He can be reached by email at buckshon@floridaconstructionnews.com.
Off-site and modular building © CAN STOCK PHOTO / ND3000 The construction industry is at a tipping point By Jacob D’Albora Special to Florida Construction News “The tipping points that magical moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips and spreads like a wild fire.” (Malcolm Gladwell) The construction industry is notoriously known as one of the slowest industries to accept change and evolve with recent technology. Even looking outside of a monitor screen, the industry is still resistant to assis- tance from technology in progressing manual labor which has always been the foundation of building build- ings. This is about to change. The construction industry is at a tipping point. What is this tipping point? What is the revolution that is about to spread across the built world? Off-site construction. The process of planning, design- ing and fabricating building elements at a site other than the final location, creating a more rapid and efficient construction of a permanent structure. The key is this tipping point is not happening be- cause the industry has finally accepted progressive ideas and found a willingness to try the new method- ologies. This tipping point, or what Gladwell refers to as that magical moment, will be forced out of an act of urgency and survival by three main factors: • Labor force • Rising construction costs • Global warming Labor force The current labor pools have almost dried up and the cause is directly correlated to the push for all high school students to go to college and earn a degree. As noble as that sounds, the act has been a detriment not just to the construction and other industries but to the young adults that were pushed that direction. Numer- ous studies show the debt that student loans accrue and the burden these individuals live with. Sometimes for the rest of their life. “As many as 40 per cent of borrowers could default on their student loans by 2023.” (H. Hoffower from the Business Insider.) ——————— Continued on page 4 Shumaker’s construction lawyers represent clients across the construction industry: general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, owners, develop- ers, architects, engineers, construction managers, and sureties. www.shumaker.com Florida Construction News — OCTOBER 2019 – 3
Construction costs In June of 2019, McKinsey & Company released a re- port on modular construction, one of the key pieces of off-site construction methodologies. Within this report McKinsey compares the current growth of construction costs, 2.5% growth in 2018 which is twice the rate of other industries, and the savings that modular construc- tion provides. Advantages to modular construction, McKinsey wrote, are that it can deliver projects 20% to 50% faster than traditional methods; a potential for costs savings of up to 20%... “and as ripe market around the world ready for this kind of disruption.” In the last two years, material and labor costs have grown faster than contractors’ bid for work causing contractors to have thinner profit margin, according to this publihed report. The two goliaths, owners and contractors, of the construction industry are quickly coming to an impasse. One that can be mitigated with the implementation of off-site construction. Global warming The summer of 2019 has been considered record setting temperatures across the United States. The Na- tional Weather Service has even declared the June of 2019 the hottest June ever including 90-degree weather in Anchorage, AL. These factors bring major risk not to just costs of construction but also the safety of employ- ees. See this published report. Contractors, like Choate Construction, are during concrete pours at 2 a.m. to avoid the risks involved with the heat at their Nashville jobsite. Off-site construction The current economy is forcing the construction in- dustry to keep up and due to the recent recession, no one is volunteering to take their foot off the gas. These three factors combined are forcing the key decision makers to become opportunistic. Off-site construction can be compared to how IKEA manufactures their own furniture. Create a series of components and provide instructions on how to put them together. Now apply that concept to a building. Through construction technology known as BIM (Build- ing Information Modeling) contractors are virtually build- ing a construction ready model virtually, then dissecting 4 – OCTOBER 2019 — Florida Construction News © CAN STOCK PHOTO / ND3000 Some studies have cross referenced this data with the labor shortage in the construction industry, showing that trade schools graduates earn more on average than their new graduates with a four-year B.A. degree. Contractors and owners will be forced to get more cre- ative with projects and procurement methods with the construction occupation market projected to grow 11 percent from 2016 to 2026, a gain of 747,600 new jobs, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statis- tics. it into a series of components that make up the overall building. The term off-site refers to the process of being able to manufacture the series of components inside a warehouse where weather, construction quality and processes are controlled and streamlined. Two of the larger pushes within off-site construction are prefabrica- tion and modular. Prefabrication refers to the IKEA process. A full run of piping within the building is virtually built and then manufactured off-site. The components are labeled sent to the site with instructions (Component A con- nects to Component B) and installed. Modular refers to producing full sections of a build- ing. Repetitive items found within a building a repeated built in an assembly line with all trades involved. AC Marriott is a leader in this process producing the full hotel room (all the down to installed bedframes and box springs) inside a warehouse. After being shipped to site and the units are stacked on top of another creating the form of the building as well as the units inside. Both of those examples reduce field labor and con- struction costs while providing the ability to control weather and risk. Back to the tipping point. The industry cannot afford to be slow to adopt. It can no longer have an unwilling- ness to change or evolve. If anything, McKinsey & Company has produced the ice breaker for the construction industry. The discussion has become real and reinforced behind the McKinsey & Company name. Does anybody else see a tipping point? Jacob D’Albora is director of BIM-FM Services and associate vice-president at McVeigh & Mangum En- gineering, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. He can be reached by email at jdalbora@mcveighmangum.com or by phone at (704) 547-9035. Story copyrighted by the writer, and republished here with permission.
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SPECIAL FEATURE Laser-focused on the future If there is an unofficial company motto at ZELUS USA, it’s this: don’t fear change. It’s a philosophy the company ex- ecutives embrace, and it’s an atti- tude that ZELUS tries to convey to its customers. Based on grit, ZELUS is a com- pany that literally started from a park bench because they didn’t have enough money to lease an of- fice. Today, the company has grown to nearly 100 employees and is the largest digital as-built profes- sional services company in the world. It lists international giants like Amazon and major American companies like Target as its clients. Headquartered in Phoenix, Zelus has offices in New York, Idaho, and Colorado and works on projects around the world, including in Eu- rope and the Far East, all while ex- periencing 55 to 65 percent annual revenue year over year growth. ZELUS offers clients a very sim- ple service: laser scanning their ex- isting buildings (both inside and out) and creating digital twins of fa- cilities. The 2D and 3D digital ver- sions can then be used to guide future alterations and renovations. The highly precise nature of the dig- ital models means that future proj- ects can be planned to an exacting degree, ensuring things like pre-fab additions or structures can be built to fit perfectly, that conveyor sys- tems are designed to make the best use of every nook and cranny, that store shelving or distribution centre racking is laid out for maximum ac- cess, or that hospitals can move pa- tients through triage most efficiently. It also means the best practices in computational fluid dy- namics can be used to analyze how to best heat or cool a facility. Since the laser scanning is eye- safe and because it can be per- formed in a live, active facility, the decision to employ a company to 6 – OCTOBER 2019 — Florida Construction News perform the service should be an easy one, but ZELUS CEO Ken Smerz says that first-time cus- tomers can be reluctant. “People to say ‘no’ to us because they’re afraid of change. That’s the single biggest objection we hear.” To get over this fear and to un- derstand the benefits of a scanning service, Smerz says businesses need to ask themselves one thing: “What if? What if we could manage this building?” To answer that question Zelus typically tells clients to set a metric. “How much do you want to save? Is your goal 13 percent in op- erational costs or facilities? Is it seven percent? Stick a number to it and then proceed from that metric,” he says. Having precise data allows archi- tects and engineers to quickly cre- ate designs or make changes to plans, leading to greater efficien- cies and cost savings. “We’re helping people change. We’re helping them mitigate costs and expenses as it relates to the construction process, as it relates to the renovation process. So that’s the early value proposition,” says Smerz. ZELUS, which will likely add an additional 40 to 60 people over the next year, recently hired Ron Nauta to serve as the company’s head di- rector of virtual design and con- struction (VDC), an approach that Smerz says pairs nicely with laser scanning and, more importantly, is the future of construction. “I believe what is driving VDC is the trade labor shortage, nationally and internationally. If you’re an owner or general contractor or and an architect or an engineer, you have to start using VDC techniques and methods. Kids don’t want to pound nails anymore, so you’re going to have to design that pipe and that routing more efficiently— so do a lot more, build the same with less people.” Embrace change.
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80% of contractors report difficulty finding qualified craft workers to hire as firms give low marks to quality of new worker pipeline Florida Construction News staff writer Eighty percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the con- struction workforce, according to the results of an industry-wide sur- vey released recently by the Associ- ated General Contractors of America (AGC). and Autodesk. Association officials said the in- dustry was taking a range of steps to address the situation but called on federal officials to takes steps to assist those industry efforts. Survey results for the Southern States “Workforce shortages remain one of the single most significant threats to the construction indus- try,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, AGC’s chief executive officer. “How- ever, construction labor shortages are a challenge that can be fixed, and this association will continue to do everything in its power to make sure that happens.” Of the nearly 2,000 survey re- spondents, 80 percent said they are having difficulty filling hourly craft positions, Sandherr said. All four re- gions of the country are experienc- ing similarly severe craft worker shortages, with 83 percent of con- tractors in the West and South re- porting a hard time filling hourly craft positions, almost identical to the 81 percent rate in the Midwest and 75 percent rate in the North- east. Seventy-three percent of firms report it will continue to be hard, or get even harder, to find hourly craft workers over the next 12 months. One reason for their worries is that contractors are skeptical of the quality of the pipeline for recruiting 8 – OCTOBER 2019 — Florida Construction News cent report they are providing in- centives and bonuses to attract craft workers. Firms are also taking a greater role in developing their own workforce. Forty-six percent re- port that have launched or ex- panded in-house training programs and half report getting involved in career building programs. “Construction workforce short- ages are prompting many firms to innovate their way to greater pro- and preparing new craft personnel. Forty-five percent say the local pipeline for preparing well-trained and skilled workers is poor. And 26 percent say the pipeline for finding workers who can pass a drug test is poor. Labor shortages are prompting many firms to boost pay and com- pensation. Two-thirds of firms re- port they have increased base pay rates for craft workers. And 29 per- 2019 Workforce Survey Results South Results Total responses: 577, but number varies by question. Percentages are based on responses other than “Don’t know” for each question. 1. In the next 12 months, do you expect your firm will hire additional or replacement: Yes, for expansion 100% 90% 80% Yes, for replacement only No 9% 24% 16% 37% 48% 70% 20% 60% 22% 50% 40% 19% 75% 30% 56% 20% 0% 42% 33% 10% Hourly craft personnel Hourly office personnel Salaried field personnel Salaried office personnel 2. How would you describe your current situation in filling salaried and hourly craft positions? 83% We are having a hard time filling some or all positions 56% 9% 11% We are having no difficulty filling any positions 8% We have no openings for positions 33% 0% 10% 20% Craft 30% Salaried 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
ductivity,” said Allison Scott, head of construction in- tegrated marketing at Autodesk. “As the cost of labor continues to increase and firms look to be- come even more efficient, technology can enable better collaboration and ultimately lead to more pre- dictable outcomes. There is also opportunity in un- tapped pools of talent such as tradeswomen, veterans, and young people looking for an alterna- tive to the traditional four-year university.” Scott noted that 29 percent of firms report they are investing in technology to supplement worker duties. One-fourth of firms report they are using cut- ting-edge solutions, including drones, robots and 3- D printers. Meanwhile, 23 percent of firms report they are taking steps to improve jobsite perform- ance by relying on lean construction techniques, using tools like Building Information Modeling and doing more off-site prefabrication. Even as the industry works to address labor shortages, 44 percent of firms report they are in- creasing construction prices and 29 percent are put- ting longer completion times into their bids for new work because of the lack of workers, putting future development and infrastructure projects at risk. As- sociation officials called on the federal government to boost funding for career and technical education. They also called on federal leaders to allow more im- migrants to enter the country to work in construc- tion, let construction students at community and career colleges qualify for federal Pell Grants, and make it easier for firms to establish apprenticeship and other training programs. C on tr ac a t ors ... A Ch ange Order r Y ou Can’t You C Ignore e. Are y you ou r ready y? © CAN STOCK PHOTO / WELCOMIA New financial st tatement reporting stand ards starting year year-e end e 2019 won won’t t wait. If you need GAAP fin nancial statements and ar ren’t ready for the FASB-mandated F change, your y ability to get t bonding and bank k l lo oans and be pre-qu ualified with FL DOT may y be impacted – an nd not in a good way. hS a v leve l & C Co o m p a ny, ny y, s sp i sislaicep t ts s i n t h e oc n str oitcu n i n d u st ry ,y,ry c a n h e l plp g ui ed y o .u O ur r M is s ion: H elp p c on tr ac t ors mak e m mor e mone y and d k ee ep mor e of it . Y our Guide Through T the New GAAP AAP 7900 Gl ades Road, Suite 360 Boc a Raton, FL 33434 inf o@shave ell.net info ell net 561-997-724 561 997 724 42 w www.shavell.net Florida Construction News — OCTOBER 2019 – 9
30 projects in pipeline: Developer starts work on 255-room Embassy Suites hotel in Panama City Beach Florida Construction News staff writer The St. Joe Company says it has started building a new 255-room Embassy Suites hotel in Panama City Beach, one of 30 projects the developer has in the pipeline for 2019. The developer is working with Key International, Inc., on the proj- ect in the Pier Park area, adjacent to the area’s lifestyle center at Front Beach Road. Key International is a Miami- based real estate investment and development company. The land is currently owned by St. Joe. Once complete, St. Joe will man- age the day-to-day operations of the hotel. Plans call for the hotel to feature 255 guest suites, a pool, meeting space, a fitness center, an on-site restaurant and an upper- level, gulf-view social, catering and event space. “This development comes at a 10 – OCTOBER 2019 — Florida Construction News time when demand for hotel space in the Pier Park area is high. Visita- tion to Panama City Beach has been rising for the past several years with Northwest Florida Beaches Interna- tional Airport surpassing the one million passenger mark for the first time last year,” said Jorge Gonzalez, president and CEO of St. Joe. “With this location’s proximity to the Pier Park lifestyle shopping cen- ter, which offers approximately 900,000 square feet of shopping, dining and entertainment, the Rus- sell-Fields Pier and the Gulf of Mex- ico we are thrilled to work with Key International and to see construc- tion begin,” Gonzalez said in a statement. “We are excited to be working with St. Joe on the development of this new Embassy Suites in Panama City Beach,” said Key International co-president Diego Ardid. “We be- lieve this property will complement the area’s thriving tourism sector and family-friendly nature in an un- paralleled location.”. This hotel joins the TownePlace Suites adjoining Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach as hotel proj- ects that St. Joe currently has under construction. St. Joe also intends to construct, own and operate a new branded hotel immediately adjacent to Northwest Florida Beaches Inter- national Airport. The parties anticipate the hotel to be completed in 2021. St. Joe says in the statement that the new hotel is one of at least 30 new residential, commercial or hospitality projects that it has or in- tends to initiate in 2019. For more information on the company’s current project pipeline, see the company’s Business Strat- egy section of the 2018 Annual Re- port on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other fil- ings with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).
New construction report reveals the “Data Ownership Battle” between project owners and contractors Florida Construction News special feature A new study by Dodge Data & An- alytics in collaboration with con- struction technology provider e-Builder, a Trimble Company, re- veals the unintended consequences of increased adoption of project management software by project owners and the impact it has when contractors use their own, discon- nected software workflows. The study, entitled “Connecting Owners and Contractors: How Tech- nology Drives Connected Construc- tion,” highlights the challenges that arise when owners and contractors manage construction projects using disparate software applications with- out automated data exchange. For standard processes such as RFIs, submittals and progress payments, this situation can drive increased cost, higher risks and schedule de- lays. Conflict over data ownership and transparency often results in du- plicate data entry and negative im- pacts to productivity. Key findings from the study re- veal the growing challenge: • 42% of contractors report using both the owner’s project manage- ment application, as well as a specialized project management application designed for contrac- tors. This results in increased risk to the contractor due to dupli- cated effort. • Only 45% of respondents are sat- isfied with the current state of data connectedness. 65% of owners and 51% of contractors see high or very high value in a single data platform that all par- ties can use for collaboration and sharing. • 73% of contractors report medium or high impact on the productivity of workers due to double-entry of construction data. “The need for contractors and owners to use their own project management applications has al- ways been there,” said Steve Jones, senior director of industry insights from Dodge Data & Analytics. “The problem is, they (the two ap- plications) have not worked together well. The data in this research quan- tifies the impact of the data silos be- tween contractor and owner.” The problem will only increase as more project owners adopt their own proj- ect management system. Trimble’s strategy of connecting construction data, as part of its Con- structible Process, seeks to provide efficiencies in building construction. “The instant the first construction management software was in- vented, the clash over data owner- ship and transparency on construction projects was born,” said Chris Bell, vice-president of Marketing at e-Builder. “Unlike some vendors that attempt to serve multi- ple stakeholders with the same ap- plication, the latest technology trend is purpose-built software with con- nected data. We are proud to be the first to offer this for construction project management.” A complementary version of the Connecting Owners & Contractors SmartMarket Brief is avail- able at www.connectedaec.com. Florida Construction News — OCTOBER 2019 – 11
ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNITY NEWS Florida Construction News wel- comes annoucements and news from associations and businesses with community services initatives. Please send your images and news releases to editor@floridaconstruc- tionnews.com. AGC Florida East Coast chapter appoints director of government affairs and membership development AGC Florida East Coast Chapter says it has hired Bryce Sartory as its director of government affairs and membership development. The chapter based in West Palm Beach says Sartory will with CEO Michelle DePotter coordinating and managing the association’s govern- ment affairs operations, political fundraising, and membership devel- opment efforts in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. Before joining the AGC, Sartory was Government Affairs Director for the Realtors of the Palm Beaches & Greater Fort Lauderdale, the third largest Realtor association in the country with more than 33,000 members. Bryce Sartory 12 – OCTOBER 2019 — Florida Construction News “Bryce’s experience has already enabled him to hit the ground run- ning and will serve our members well. He will work collaboratively with our colleagues and effectively with elected officials and candi- dates in Palm Beach County and be- yond,” Draper said in a statement. “We believe he has a bright and lasting future with the AGC.” Sartory, a Jupiter resident, gradu- ated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in Interna- tional Affairs and a minor in Recre- ation, Tourism and Event Management. He is on the Board of Directors for local youth empower- ment nonprofit, Suits for Seniors, and is an Ambassador for the United Way Emerging Leaders Soci- ety. Moss Foundation distributes $47,670 in school supplies for students at 18 South Florida schools The 2019-20 school year is off to a great start for students at 18 South Florida schools thanks to the Moss Foundation. The nonprofit, with support and contributions from employees, sub- contractors, and vendors of Moss Construction, collected $47,670 worth of school supplies for their 14th annual “Back to School Drive.” The supplies were delivered to 18 Title I schools and organizations in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. The donations included back packs, uniforms, aftercare pantry items, standard school supplies, ear phones, hand sanitizer, cleaning wipes, socks, and underwear. “We are continually inspired by the dedication and generosity of our business partners who answer the call every year to give to this great cause,” said Chad Moss, president of the Moss Foundation. In addition, across the country Moss Construction offices joined in the foundation’s efforts which re- sulted in Title I schools and organi- zations in Hawaii, California, Texas, Tampa and Orlando also receiving “Back to School” donations. “At our core, the Moss Founda- tion is about giving back to the communities that have welcomed us and that we call home,” said Moss. “We are honored to be able to help these students start off their school year on a positive note.”
ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNITY NEWS Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast raises $12,000 for the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Associated Builders and Contrac- tors (ABC) Florida East Coast Chap- ter has presented a $12,000 check to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hos- pital. The funds were raised at the second annual “Taste of ABC” Golf Tournament sponsored by ANF Group. Dylan, who received treatment at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, was in attendance alongside repre- sentatives from ABC’s Florida East Coast Chapter including Peter Dyga, president and CEO, Jill Siegel, direc- tor of event management and spe- cial projects and Alexandra Gattuso, events coordinator. Joining them were ANF Group president Al Fernandez and Al Gil, vice-president of construction, Don- ald Eachus, director of development for the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hos- pital and Jeff Emerson, the chapter’s event committee chairman. The spring event attracted teams of golfers from South Florida’s con- struction community. Proceeds also benefitted The ABC Cares Founda- tion, the nonprofit which has pro- vided financial assistance to construction professionals and their families during times of need. “The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital has helped thousands of families over the years,” said Dyga. “We’re glad we could help play a role in continuing hospital services, all while enjoying an afternoon of golf and networking for a great cause.” The Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood opened its doors in 1992. The hospital uses the latest technology to offer treat- ment for a wide scope of medical conditions and sees more than 65,000 emergency visits and 8,000 surgeries in a given year. Since 2010, the ABC Cares Foun- dation has donated to construction professionals and their families in times of need. Since then, the goal has been to provide financial assis- tance and support before disability or insurance payouts are available. Previous initiatives have included grants and scholarships, events to benefit local charities, partnerships with the American Red Cross and providing funding for medical ex- penses and unexpected costs due to the loss of a loved one. Florida Construction News — OCTOBER 2019 – 13
PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES Here is a sampling of projects and opportunities starting through- out Florida as reported by Florida Construction News in the past two months. Miami Dolphins breaks ground on $135 million training complex coast. The new structure replacing the CapTrust building on the Southwest corner of Ashley Drive and Whiting Street will be 53 stories tall, with the title, Riverwalk Place. It has an estimated $350 million construction cost. The Miami Dolphins has teamed up with Baptist Health to construct a state-of-the-art training complex and sports performance clinic in Miami Gardens. The $135-million project called Baptist Health Training Complex is set to complete in spring 2021. The 217,200 sq. ft. complex will feature an innovation hub for new technology, spatial computing and a walkthrough space, a hydrotherapy area, fuel bar, recovery area includ- ing cryotherapy and isolation tanks, an athletic training room with ex- pansive rehabilitation space, meet- ing rooms, a two-story weight room, locker rooms, equipment space, dining hall, auditorium, an outdoor practice area with two full natural grass fields, full indoor prac- tice facility, a lobby with a grand staircase, office area, press area, fan amenities and a broadcast area. The complex will consist of 125,000 sq. ft. training facility and 92,200 sq. ft. indoor field. CapTrust Building demolition makes way for $350 million Riverwalk Place: Tallest structure on Florida’s west coast The demolition of a six-story building in Tampa marks the start of work on a mixed-use condominium project that developers say will be the tallest building on Florida’s west 14 – OCTOBER 2019 — Florida Construction News Feldman Equities, Inc. and Two Roads Development are the owner/developer. Gensler designed the structure, while Adache Group is referenced as the Architect of Record. “We are thrilled to show these designs to the Tampa community and are excited for Riverwalk Place to become an icon that Tampa will present to the world,” Gensler archi- tect Shamim Ahmadzadegan said in a statement last year. “From the outset, our goal was to do more than just design another tall build- ing. We wanted the project to acti- vate the Riverwalk and contribute to the urban landscape of downtown Tampa.” The building’s ground floor will be merged with the neighboring MacDill Park, complete with a 137- m (450-ft) promenade, featuring restaurants and shops, designed to encourage pedestrian connectivity and engagement. Tutor Perini to win $260 million-plus Miami-Dade County courthouse project Tutor Perini says that its team has been selected as the preferred proponent for the Miami-Dade County New Civil and Probate Courthouse in Miami. The construction value is in ex- cess of $260 million and the project will be executed under a public-pri- vate partnership delivery model, which will provide for the design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance of the courthouse under a single contractual agree- ment. Tutor Perini is the design-build contractor and is teamed on this project with Plenary Group, the de- veloper and financial sponsor; HOK, the architect/designer; and Johnson Controls, the operations and main- tenance partner. The new courthouse facility will provide more than 600,000 sq.-ft. of space and services related to Civil and Probate Divisions of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, the Clerk of Courts and other re- lated court partners and agencies. The project will include construc- tion of 46 jury courtrooms and shell space for an additional four jury courtrooms; a parking area with se- cure parking for 59 vehicles; site development, including necessary utilities and utility improvements to support the facility; hardscape/land- scape; and road and traffic control improvements. Work is expected to begin in Jan- uary of 2020 with completion antici- pated in early 2024. Jacksonville issues $35.55 million permit for Presidium at Town Center apartments Jacksonville has issued a $35.55 million building permit to Land- South Construction LLC to con- struct the 370-unit Presidium at Town Center apartments.
PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES The Texas-based developer an- nounced in September that it in- tended to start development immediately on the $60 million community after it bought 17.51 acres from the Jacksonville Trans- portation Authority on Aug. 28 for $6.73 million, the Jacksonville Daily Record (JDR) reports. The overall project value is estimated at $60 million. Mark Farrell, Presidium president of development, told JDR he ex- pects completion in mid-2021 and the clubhouse and first building to be ready in 13 to 14 months. The 470,000-sq. ft. development will include five four-story apart- ment buildings and five two-story carriage-house buildings along with a leasing and amenities building. Mana Group breaks ground on massive Mana Common project in downtown Miami Moishe Mana’s Mana Group has broken ground on its Mana Com- mon project in downtown Miami. “This is a crucial first step as we work to reinvigorate the historic downtown and transform it into an economically vibrant commercial neighborhood, blending the best in art, entertainment, fashion, technol- ogy and more,” Mana said in a news release. Over the years, Mana has spent in excess of $350 million to buy up more 50 properties, making him the single largest landholder in the downtown core, the Miami Herald has reported. The first stage of the project will be at the Flagler Station building at 44 E. Flagler St. the interior will be torn out to create about 20,000 sq. ft. of retail and office space. There will be an incubator for high tech- companies in the building. The Miami International Univer- sity of Art and Design and Studio Enterprise will relocate to a 13-story office building at 155 South Miami Ave. This structure will also house a five-floor startup hub. As well, Mana plans to build five commercial galleries, two restau- rants and provide a space for talks and screenings on Southeast First Street. Neptune Beach Kmart to be turned into retail, entertainment and hotel development Developers plan to convert a for- mer Kmart site in Neptune Beach into a retail, entertainment and hotel development. TriBridge Residential and TLM Realty Corp. announced their inten- tions in a Sept. 23 news release, giving the project the name Saltwa- ter Row. “Our goal is to transform a slug- gish plaza into a dynamic shopping and entertainment destination with curated retail, restaurants and ho- tels, attracting locals and visitors alike,” said TriBridge Residential Principal of Development Katherine Mosley. Plans for the first phase call for a two-story building with 30,000 sq. ft. of retail on the ground floor with a 44-room boutique hotel above. The developers hope to begin construction in early 2020. The sec- ond phase would include a 150- room upscale hotel. Saltwater Row’s retail offerings are being “carefully curated and will complement the vibrant lifestyle ex- perience available in the nearby Beaches Town Center including local chef-driven concepts, fitness activities, boutique stores and en- tertainment,” the news release said. CIM Group begins construction of mixed-use development in Miami CIM Group has started construc- tion of a mixed-use development in the Wynwood district of Miami. The project, sitting on a 1.78- acre site at 2201 N. Miami Ave., in- cludes approximately 27,000 sq. ft. of street-level retail and studio space, approximately 60,000 sq. ft. of office space, 257 apartment units and approximately 480 parking stalls. Spanning a full city block bounded by NE 22nd and NE 23rd streets, the site has approximately 250 linear feet of frontage on N. Miami Ave. to the west, and fronts the Brightline Rail to the east. Three office floors will be located above the street-level retail and stu- dio space and extend across the full block. Residents will be able to enjoy numerous onsite amenities and large communal gathering spots throughout. The retail, office, and apartments feature floor-to-ceil- ing windows, which provide an abundance of natural light. The ground floor retail space will accommodate a variety of shops, cafes and restaurants, galleries or other businesses that desire a prominent location in Wynwood. The project is expected to be complete in mid-2021. Florida Construction News — OCTOBER 2019 – 15
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