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COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL
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TerraFirma Earth Technologies
completed dewatering of 100
Saint Paul LLC’s site in Cherry
Creek.
TerraFirma was selected by
general contractor GE Johnson to
install a groundwater control sys-
tem and groundwater collection
and treatment system designed
by Terracon (the project’s geo-
technical consultant) for 100 Saint
Paul, a 310,000-square-foot retail
and office development sched-
uled for tenant occupancy in
summer 2015. As of Nov. 18, the
steel structure rose to eight levels
above grade over three below-
grade parking levels.
The firm worked with the
owner, general contractor and
design consultants to come up
with a supplemental dewatering
system that averted delays and
minimized costs.
Of TerraFirma’s installation
of the dewatering and ground
water treatment system at 100
Saint Paul, David Cross of 100
Saint Paul LLC commented, “Ter-
raFirma brought a high level of
expertise and extensive knowl-
edgebase to the tablewhenwehit
the bottomof the hole. Theywere
instrumental in bringing about
a speedy resolution to unknown
subsurface conditions to the ben-
efit of the general contractor and
the project owner.”
Brian Lawrenson, general con-
tractor GE Johnson’s superinten-
dent, added, “The project is situ-
ated in the heart of Cherry Creek,
with very little or no laydown.
TerraFirma worked with us dur-
ing the logistical challenges we
faced daily. TerraFirma reacted
quickly to these unforeseen con-
ditions and was able to minimize
the impact to the construction
schedule.”
Additional project partners
include architect HKS Architects
Inc. and engineer Kimley-Horn&
Associates.
TerraFirma Earth Technologies
also opened a permanent satellite
office intheDenverTechCenter.
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The design-build team of
SlaterPaull|Hord
Coplan
Macht and Nunn Construction
were selected for the Occhiato
University Center addition and
renovation project on the cam-
pus of Colorado State Univer-
sity Pueblo.
The anticipated $25 million,
166,000-square-foot student cen-
ter renovation and addition will
be designed by Denver-based
SlaterPaull | Hord Coplan
Macht and built by Nunn Con-
struction of Colorado Springs.
The student center, which
includes a complete renovation
of the existing 86,000-sf space
with a 60,000-sf addition, is
expected to be complete in 2017.
“We look forward to partner-
ing with CSU-Pueblo on anoth-
er campus project and design-
ing a forward-thinking facility
that will meet the needs of the
students, faculty and commu-
nity,” said Jennifer Cordes, prin-
cipal, SlaterPaull |HordCoplan
Macht.
The new student center is
slated to include new residential
diningvenues forup to2,000on-
campus students, a full-service
banquet kitchen facility to sup-
port community and campus
events, retail dining space, stu-
dent lounges, an 11,000-sf ball-
room, a 200-seat theater space
and a variety of office and stu-
dent office facilities.
“Our goal is to transform
the Occhiato University Cen-
ter into the primary gathering
place on campus that draws
students and community mem-
bers to CSU-Pueblo. With our
proven team, I know we will
make this goal a reality,” added
Tyson Nunn, president, Nunn
Construction.
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Pahl Architecture led the
design team for the new parking
garage on the Auraria Campus
at the corner of Fifth and Walnut
streets in downtown Denver.
The project is one of the cam-
pus’ first projects planned and
completed for the Fifth Street cor-
ridor.
The four-story parking garage
serves the campus, home to the
Community College of Denver,
Metropolitan State University
of Denver and the University of
Colorado Denver. The garage
totals 307,500 square feet and
includes one level along Fifth
and Larimer streets comprising
12,323 sf of mixed-variety retail
space designed for LEED-NC
Gold Certification.
The financial construction cost
was approximately $17.7 million
for the garage, serving the needs
of the campus, which lost a num-
ber of surface lots due to new
construction on campus.
In addition to Pahl Architec-
ture, the project team included
Auraria Higher Education Cen-
ter, owner; GH Phipps Construc-
tion Cos., contractor; Carl Walker
Inc., parking/structural engineer;
Bowman|Vision Land, civil engi-
neer; The RMHGroup Inc., MEP;
Group14 Engineering Inc., sus-
tainability/LEED; Stantec Vibe,
retail consultant; Felsburg Holt
& Ullevig, traffic study; studioIn-
site LLC, urban planning/land-
scape; Rider Levett Bucknall, cost
consultant; and Rimrock Tech-
nology, a BCER Group, data/
communications.
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Pahl Architecture led the design team for the new parking garage on the
Auraria Campus at the corner of Fifth and Walnut streets.
TerraFirma Earth Technologies completed dewatering of 100 Saint Paul
LLC’s site in Cherry Creek, where construction of a 310,000-square-foot
retail and office development is underway.
