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Page 26 — COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL — July 1-July 14, 2015
Construction, Design & Engineering News
by Jennifer Hayes
The burgeoning River North
district continues to grow as
work is underway to transform
a former industrial site into a
mixed-use project.
Drahota – A Bryan Construc-
tion Co. was awarded a $9.5
million contract to replace the
existing industrial space at
35th and Larimer streets with
a three-story, mixed-use facility
that will include 46 residential
units as well as retail, office and
restaurant spaces.
The 75,000-square-foot proj-
ect, being developed by Little-
ton Capital Partners, is intend-
ed to enhance the RiNo district,
known for its arts community,
by providing much-needed
residential space, according to
Drahota.
“The flourishing arts com-
munity in the RiNo district
has been conscientious about
acknowledging the area’s
industrial roots, even as it’s
been transitioning to a cultur-
al center,” said Terry Drahota,
president. “This project respects
that notion and we will be offer-
ing living and working space to
a growing population.”
The first floor of the build-
ing will provide five new retail,
restaurant or office spaces
while the second and third
floors will comprise one- and
two-bedroom units along with
microunits.
Humphries Poli Architects PC
designed the building.
Demolition of five buildings
on the site has commenced with
the project slated for comple-
tion in June 2016. s
Drahota – A Bryan Construction Co. will replace the existing industrial
space at 35th and Larimer streets with a three-story, mixed-use building
designed to provide much-needed residential space in the River North
district.
Senger Design Group
received a 2015 Design Is…
Market Award, presented by
Shaw Contract Group. Of the
477 entries submitted world-
wide, 48 Market Award win-
ners were selected in a range
of categories from retail,
hospitality and government,
among others.
Senger Design Group was
selected in the Government
category for its work on the
new Colorado Army Nation-
al Guard Readiness Center,
located in north Colorado
Springs. Market Award win-
ners are automatically eli-
gible for the Global Awards
and People’s Choice Award
voting to be announced in
September.
“We are thrilled to be rec-
ognized for our work on the
new National Guard Readi-
ness Center in north Colo-
rado Springs,” said Cindy
Senger, principal of Senger
Design Group. “Our objec-
tive was to create a vibrant
space built to fit the National
Guard mission and the inter-
national style of design.”
Senger Design Group
partnered closely with the
architects at HB&A on the
66,000-square-foot proj-
ect. The project represents a
unique collaboration between
U.S. Air Force Academy and
Colorado Army Readiness
National Guard on USAFA
property. The 23-acre site
supports one Infantry Head-
quarters company and one
Infantry company with a
combined manning strength
of 344. The architectural
guidelines of the USAFA
required a design acceptable
to both groups without sacri-
ficing the singular identity of
the COARNG.
The project is certified as
LEED Platinum and features
a design aesthetic including
open interior spaces and visu-
al weightlessness with can-
tilever construction utilizing
glass, steel and concrete.s
Senger Design was recognized for its work on the new Colorado
Army National Guard Readiness Center.
Haselden Construction recently
broke ground on a $30 million,
114,000-square-foot middle school
in FortMorgan, whichwill replace
the existing, 88-year-old middle
school.
Funded in part by a Building
Excellent Schools Today program
grant, the Fort Morgan Middle
School is being designed by Wold
Architects and Engineers and Lar-
son Incitti Architects.
“We’re looking forward to
working in the city of Fort Mor-
gan and with the school district,”
stated Greg Wegner, Haselden
project manager.
“This groundbreaking marks a
huge milestone for a long pro-
cess to build a new middle school
in Fort Morgan for the Morgan
County RE3 School District,” stat-
ed Dan Spykstra from Wember
Inc. “ Wember, as the owner's rep-
resentative, is excited to be a part
of such a significant event and
project. In the fall of 2016, the sixth,
seventh and eight grade kids will
be attending a state-of-the-art facil-
ity for learning.”s
Foothills Commercial Builders
was awarded tenant finish for
the new 5,497-square-foot Touch-
stone Imaging project in Aurora.
Touchstone Imaging is a pro-
vider of diagnostic imaging ser-
vices in the United States.
The Foothills teamwill perform
tenant finish and install themedi-
cal equipment including a Mag-
netom Espree 1.5T MRI, Multix
Select DR X-Ray, Somatom Emo-
tion 16 CT Scan, C-Arm, X-Ray
and ultrasound equipment
requiring specific expertise in
medical equipment installation
and safety protocols. The $1.1
million project also involves ten-
ant finish of staff offices and an
expansion area for future equip-
ment needs.s
Work started on the $30 million Fort Morgan Middle School.
Denver Public School’s newest
high school campus, Northfield
High School, continues to be on
budget andon time to open for the
2015 fall semester.
The school is on a 20-acre site
that ispart of a larger regional park
andwill share parking andathletic
facilities with Denver Parks and
Recreation.
The architect of record for the
project is LOA Architecture in
association with H+L Architec-
ture. GE Johnson is the contractor.
The exterior walls of both the
Small Learning Community, a
two-story classroom building
and the Gymnasium Building are
complete. The SLC interior parti-
tion framing is 95 percent com-
plete, including painting. The ceil-
ing grid is well underway and
carpet and cabinet instillations are
nearly complete. Installation of the
gym floor and the tile work in
the locker room is currently being
completed in the Gymnasium
Building. The curb and gutter for
both the north and south parking
lots have been poured and the first
lift of asphalt has been installed at
both locations. s
The superstructure of the two-story atrium at the Small Learning
Community building at Northfield High School.
‘The flourishing
arts community
in the RiNo
district has been
conscientious about
acknowledging the
area’s industrial
roots, even as it’s
been transitioning
to a cultural center.’
– Terry Drahota, Drahota -
A Bryan Construction Co.