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Cover Story - June 2007
 

Top New Projects of 2007

1. Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Denver
Denver
$155 million
Owner: 1111 Tower LLC
General Contractor: Swinerton Builders
Architect: Carney Architects; HKS Inc
Start: July 2007 Finish: August 2009

A 44-story hotel, including two levels of below-grade parking, that will feature a spa, restaurant and meeting rooms and 102 for-sale residences on the upper floors.

2. Snowmass Viceroy Hotel
Snowmass
$130 million
Owner: Related/Westpac
General Contractor: PCL Construction Services Inc
Architect: OZ Architecture
Engineer: Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc
Start: May 2007 Finish: 2009

Snowmass Base Village Buildings 13A & 13B, an eight-story hotel.

3. The Spire
Denver
$120 million
Owner: Spire Denver LLC
General Contractor: JE Dunn Construction Co.
Architect: RNL Design
Engineers: ABS Consultants Inc; Jirsa Hedrick & Associates Inc; Vision Land Consultants Inc
Start: June 2007 Finish: July 2009

A 42-story, 950,000-sq-ft, mixed-use building that will include an eight-level parking structure, first-floor retail space and 504 residential units.

4. One Steamboat Place
Steamboat Springs
$115 million
Owner: Timbers Co
General Contractor: Haselden Construction LLC
Architects: RNL Design; Cottle Carr Yaw Architects
Engineers: RNL Design, The RMH Group
Start: Summer 2007 Finish: 2009

A 440,000-sq-ft, mixed use project that includes a two-level parking garage under a public plaza, retail at the plaza level and 80 high-end residential units.

5. Capella Telluride
Telluride
$105 million
Owner: RAL Companies & Affiliates LLC
General Contractor: Shaw Construction
Architect: Ivins Design Group
Engineers: Martin/Martin Inc; McGlamery Structural
Start: February 2007 Finish: January 2009

Approx. 400,000-sq-ft, 148-unit, ski-in/ski-out hotel and residential property with a spa, pool, fitness center, multiple restaurants, climate-controlled parking, kid's club and retail facilities.

6. Colorado State Penitentiary II High-Custody Expansion
Cañon City
$102 million
Owner: Colorado Department of Corrections
General Contractor: TBD
Architect: CSNA Architects
Engineers: Martin/Martin Civil Engineers & Surveyors; SA Miro Inc; The RMH Group Inc
Start: June 2007 Finish: October 2009

Expansion includes 960 high-custody beds, administrative space for a combined three-prison complex and support space for 1,284 inmates.

7. Kent Place
Englewood
$100 million
Owner: Continuum Partners
General Contractor: GE Johnson Construction Co
Architect: David Owen Tryba Architects
Engineers: ABS Consultants Inc; Jirsa Hedrick & Associates Inc
Start: May 2007 Finish: January 2009

Mixed-use project that consists of two residential towers, retail space and underground parking.

8. Denver Justice Center Courthouse
Denver
$99.1 million
Owner: City and County of Denver
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co
Architects: klipp; Ricci Green Associates; Harold Massop Associates Architects PC
Engineers: Harris-Kocher Smith; Nadji & Associates; SA Miro Inc; Shen Milsom & Wilke Inc; studioINSITE LLC; Ambient Energy; Sorcar Engineering Inc
Start: July 2007 Finish: December 2009

Courthouse for the Denver Justice Center.

9. Classic Residence by Hyatt in Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch
$97 million
Owner: Classic Residence by Hyatt
General Contractor: Saunders Construction Inc
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Engineers: CTC-Geotek; Martin/Martin Inc; M-E Engineers Inc; SFA Design
Start: January 2007 Finish: October 2008

A 24-acre “life-care” community that includes a 464,000-sq-ft independent living facility, 42,000-sq-ft, three-story care center, 38 private villas, walking trails, fitness center and indoor swimming pool.

10. 1515 Wynkoop
Denver
$90 million
Owner: Hines
General Contractor: Holder Construction
Architects: Hartman-Cox Architects, Gensler; Norris Design
Engineers: M-E Engineers Inc, Jirsa Hedrick & Associates
Start: March 2007 Finish: September 2008

An approximately 134,000-sq-ft, four-story, below-grade concrete parking garage topped by an eight-story,  185,000-sq-ft office building with glass, brick and precast concrete veneer. Pre-certified LEED silver.

11. Adams 14 High School and Community College Complex
Commerce City
$57.2 million
Owner: Adams 14 School District
General Contractor: Adolfson & Peterson Construction
Architect: H + L Architecture
Engineers: Lund & Associates; Structural Consultants Inc; DL Adams Associates Inc; ME Group; Structural Consultants Inc; Tetra Tech Inc
Start: June 2007 Finish: July 2009

A 300,000-sq-ft design-build high school. Highlights include swimming pool, science labs, gymnasiums and track and field.

12. Denver Health and Hospital Cafeteria, Kitchen and First Floor Remodel
Denver
$42 million
Owner: Denver Health and Hospital Authority
General Contractor: Gerald H Phipps Inc
Architects: Boulder Associates Inc; Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects
Engineers: Cator Ruma & Associates; Martin/Martin Inc; Szynskie Group
Start: January 2007 Finish: April 2010

Complete phased renovation of existing hospital's cafeteria, kitchen and main floor and two-story addition over hospital loading dock.

13. Douglas County High School No. 9
Parker
$41 million
Owner: Douglas County School District
General Contractor: JHL Constructors Inc
Architect: H + L Architecture; LKA Partners Inc
Engineers: Consulting Engineer; HCDA Engineering Inc; JVA Inc; Smith Seckman Reid Inc
Start: January 2007 Finish: October 2008

A 259,000-sq-ft building supported by drilled piers and grade beams and featuring a steel and structural block with a brick veneer. Highlights include a theater, gymnasiums, track and field facilities, sports fields and exposed mechanical and electrical systems in various areas.

14. University of Colorado Visual Arts Complex
Boulder
$40 million
Owner: University of Colorado at Boulder
General Contractor: MA Mortenson Co
Architects: Kallmann McKinnel & Wood Architects; OZ Architecture
Engineers: SA Miro Inc; Scott Cox & Associates Inc
Start: December 2007 Finish: 2008

A 148,000-gross-sq-ft complex featuring climate-controlled exhibition and storage spaces, galleries, a 200-seat auditorium, collection study and educational workshop.

15. Holly Creek Christian Living Communities–Phase 2
Centennial
$33.5 million
Owner: Christian Living Communities Management Services Inc
General Contractor: Pinkard Construction Co
Architects: RNL Design; The Brickman Group
Engineers: Gordon Gumeson and Associates Inc; Jirsa Hedrick & Associates Inc; Pallasen Engineering; Smith Seckman Reid Inc; Terracon Consultants Inc
Start: February 2007 Finish: October 2008

A 130-unit senior living facility with a 16,000-sq-ft, below-grade parking structure and vaulted, one-story common gallery.

16. Brigade & Battalion Headquarters
Fort Carson
$31.2 million
Owner: US Army Corps of Engineers
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co
Architect: RNL Design
Engineer: The RMH Group
Start: January 2007 Finish: March 2008

Design-build construction of a 144,000-sq-ft facility consisting of NOC, BOC, SCIF, offices and classrooms.

17. Exempla Lutheran Medical Center–Northeast Renovation
Wheat Ridge
$30 million
Owner: Exempla Healthcare
General Contractor: MA Mortenson Co
Architect: H + L Architecture
Engineer: Cator Ruma & Associates
Start: April 2007 Finish: August 2010

A multi-phased remodel/renovation and 250,000-sq-ft tower addition.

18. (tie) Crystal Peak Lodge
Breckenridge
$29 million
Owner: Vail Resorts Development Corp
General Contractor: Hyder Construction Inc
Architect: O'Bryan Partnership Inc
Engineers: FD Taylor Electric Construction Co; MKK Consulting Engineers Inc; Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc
Start: April 2007 Finish: August 2008

Construction of a 115,000-sq-ft, 46-unit lodge at the base of Peak 7 at Breckenridge Ski Resort.

18. (tie) Falcon School District High School No. 3
Colorado Springs
$29 million
Owner: Falcon School District No. 49
General Contractor: Nunn Construction Inc
Architect: LKA Partners Inc
Start: April 2007 Finish: August 2008

A 160,000-sq-ft high school.

20. Interstate 70 and SH 58 Interchange Project
Wheat Ridge
$25.7 million
Owner: Colorado Department of Transportation
General Contractor: Ames Construction Inc
Engineer: Colorado Department of Transportation
Start: February 2007 Finish: December 2008

Interchange improvement project at I-70 and S.H. 58 that includes construction of two new ramps and reconstructing/realigning three other ramps.

21. Powers Office Park
Colorado Springs
$23 million
Owner: Powers Office Park LLC
General Contractor: Bryan Construction Inc
Architect: James W Nakai & Associates PC
Engineer: Classic Engineering
Start: June 2007 Finish: November 2008

First phase of the 190,000-sq-ft project includes six three-story buildings with covered parking.

22. Adams 14 Schools
Commerce City
$22.5 million
Owner: Adams 14 School District
General Contractor: The Neenan Co
Architects: The Neenan Co; RB+B Architects Inc
Engineer: H. Gary Howell, PE
Start: April 2007 Finish: August 2008

Additions and HVAC renovations to nine schools.

23. Mountain West Business Park
Denver
$15 million
Owner: Mountain West Industrial Properties
General Contractor: dcb Construction Co Inc
Architect: Ware Malcomb
Engineers: Peak Engineering; R & R Engineering-Surveyors Inc
Start: April 2007 Finish: February 2008

A 300,000-sq-ft office/warehouse distribution center that includes 10 single-story, sitecast tilt-up buildings.

24. Douglas County Building Complex/Downtown Castle Rock Campus
Castle Rock
$15 million
Owner: Douglas County
General Contractor: Rocky Mountain Prestress
Architects: Pahl Architecture PC; Norris Design
Engineers: eng 3 group; LEED-BYG; Martin & Martin Civil Engineers & Surveyors; Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc; Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey Ltd
Start: 2007 Finish: September 2008

A 60,000-sq-ft addition connected by a four-story atrium to existing Miller Building. Other highlights include a 374-car, four-story parking garage. Project will be LEED silver or gold certified.

25. New Castle Middle School
New Castle
$14.85 million
Owner: Garfield School District RE-2
General Contractor: FCI Constructors Inc.
Architect: Van Tilburg Banvard & Soderbergh AIA
Engineers: Boundries Unlimited; DMCE Engineering; Fanning/Howey Associates
Start: July 2007 Finish: August 2008

A 76,000-sq-ft, steel-and-masonry structure with a two-story academic wing. Houses 750 students.

26. The Medical Office Pavilions at Briargate
Colorado Springs
$14.1 million
Owner: Prime West Development Inc
General Contractor: DSP Builders Inc
Architect: Intergroup Architects
Engineer: Classic Consulting Engineers
Start: March 2007 Finish: April 2008

Medical office complex that consists of 2 three-story, tilt-up concrete buildings totaling 169,050 sq ft. Also includes core/shell and lobby/restroom/corridor and leasing office tenant finish construction of two EA sitecast concrete, three-story, tilt-up buildings totaling 168,543 sq ft.

27. Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Grand Junction
$11.83 million
Owner: Colorado Bureau of Investigation
General Contractor: FCI Constructors Inc
Architect: Blythe Design Co.
Engineer: Bighorn Consulting Engineer; Lindauer-Dunn; Rolland Engineering
Start: January 2007 Finish: March 2008

Design-build of a 37,000-sq-ft forensics laboratory and investigative offices.

28. Northcare at St. Francis Medical Center
Colorado Springs
$11 million
Owner: Northcare
General Contractor: Colarelli Construction
Architect: RTA Architects
Engineer: Kiowa Engineering Corp; Plant Engineering Consultants; Sol Chavez
Start: July 2007 Finish: August 2008

Four-story, 84,000-sq-ft medical office building linked via sky bridge to St. Francis Medical Center.

29. Computer Science Building at Colorado State University
Fort Collins
$10.5 million
Owner: Colorado State University
General Contractor: NEED THIS INFO
Architect: Anderson Mason Dale Architects
Engineer: Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers Inc; SA Miro Inc
Start: July 2007 Finish: July 2008

Computer labs and offices, including dedicated space for the university’s new Information Systems Technology Center. Highlights include a lounge, plaza and tower.

30. The Sundial House at Back Country
Highlands Ranch
$10.4 million
Owner: Shea Homes
General Contractor: Fransen Pittman General Contractors
Architect: 4240 Architecture Inc
Engineer: M-Tech
Start: September 2007 Finish: June 2008

Club house for residential development. Highlights include open-air courtyard, cafÈ, meeting space, fitness area, hot tub and swimming, lap and recreational pools.

31. Carter Lake Dam No 1-Outlet Works Addition
Larimer County
$9.8 million
Owner: Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
General Contractor: SEMA Construction Inc
Architect:
Engineer: URS Corp
Start: March 2007 Finish: June 2008

A six-ft-diameter outlet conduit at the right abutment of the existing Carter Lake Dam No. 1. Primary features include a 123-ft intake tower and prefabricated steel truss access bridge, 780-ft-long tunnel with a welded steel liner encased in concrete, downstream conduit, new flow meter vault, a valve structure and access roads.

32. Infinity Park at the Village of Glendale
Glendale
$9.5 million
Owner: City of Glendale
General Contractor: Turner Construction Co
Architect: Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative
Engineer: NEED TO ADD THESE
Start: March 2007 Finish: June 2008

Rugby field, all-events stadium and sports center.

33 (tie). Springhill Suites Denver
Denver
$8 million
Owner: Summit Hotel Properties
General Contractor: Alliance Construction Solutions LLC
Architect: Mind's Eye Architects
Engineer: Optima Engineering Structures Inc
Start: January 2007 Finish: December 2007

Four-story hotel with 124 units. Highlights include business center conference room, fitness center, pool, restaurant and bar.

33 (tie). American Honda Data Facility
Longmont
$8 million
Owner: North American Honda Motor Company Inc
General Contractor: Saunders Construction Inc
Architect: The Crosby Group Inc PC
Engineer: Swanson Rink Inc
Start: January 2007 Finish: December 2007

A 67,000-sq-ft data storage building. Highlights include two 3,000-kva utility transformers, two 5,000-amp main switchboards, two megawatt emergency back-up generators in parallel, two UPS systems and a redundant PDV power supply for each computer within the building.

35. Target Store No. T-2343
Montrose
$7.4 million
Owner: Target Stores
General Contractor: Roche Constructors Inc
Architect: RSP Architects Ltd
Engineer: Erichsen Roed & Associates; Gausman & Moore
Start: January 2007 Finish: September 2007

Construction of a 127,630-sq-ft store.

36. Longmont Humane Society
Longmont
$7.2 million
Owner: Longmont Humane Society
General Contractor: Golden Triangle Construction
Architect: Animal Arts/Gates Hafen Cochrane
Engineer: JVA Inc
Start: April 2007 Finish: December 2007

A 43,280-sq-ft renovation and addition to existing facility, including associated site development.

37. Courtyards at Briargate
Colorado Springs
$6.5 million
Owner: RDB Development
General Contractor: White Construction Group
Architect: PWN Architects & Planners Inc
Engineer: Boulder Engineering Company; Classic Consulting and Engineering; Commercial Design Engineering
Start: January 2007 Finish: December 2007

Fourteen medical office buildings and site work on seven-acre site.

38. St Francis Medical Center
Colorado Springs
$5.3 million
Owner: St Francis Medical Center
General Contractor: GE Johnson Construction Co
Architect: RTA Architects
Engineer:
Start: January 2007 Finish: February 2008

A 350,000-sq-ft hospital that includes 158 patient beds. ISEC's work included divisions 6100-Rough Carpentry, 6410-Custom Casework, 10200-Toilet Compartments, 10215-Cubicle Track, 10260-Wall Protection, 10800-Toilet Accessories, 10520-Metal Lockers, 10440-Fire Protection Equipment and division 12360-Solid Surface.

39. Stapleton-RE/MAX Office Building
Denver
$4.2 million
Owner: Central Park Partners
General Contractor: Mark Young Construction Inc
Architect: Allred & Associates
Engineer: Ammex Masonry; EFT Electric; Horizon Glass Co; MK Roofing; Southern Trades; Total Plumbing Inc
Start: January 2007 Finish: June 2007

Core-and-shell construction of 40,000-sq-ft building with tenant finish work to follow, plus site work, paving and landscaping.

40. AC-22 Data Center Expansion
Longmont
$3.5 million
Owner: Amgen
General Contractor: Howell Construction
Architect: BurkettDesign Inc
Engineer:
Start:
An expansion of data center infrastructure capacity to 100 watts/sq-ft power and cooling. Includes a building addition for physical storage of UPS modules and correction of various existing deficiencies.

41. Pauline Memorial Catholic School
Colorado Springs
$3.1 million
Owner: Pauline Memorial Catholic School
General Contractor: Art C. Klein Construction
Architect: Cliff Taylor Architects
Engineer: ME&E Engineering Inc
Start: March 2007 Finish: October 2007

New classroom addition and gymnasium

42 (tie). Walgreens
Greeley
$2 million
Owner: Edgemark Development Services
General Contractor: Waner Construction Co Inc
Architect: Studio DH
Engineer: Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc; Perception Design Group
Start: February 2007 Finish: August 2007

Two-story, 15,000-sq-ft, structural masonry building with an exterior veneer of structural brick, Aristcraft stone and steel awnings with concrete tile roofs.

42 (tie). Bayshore Colorado on the Water Recreation Center
Weld County
$2 million
Owner: Carma Developmers LP
General Contractor: Waner Construction Co Inc
Architect: DTJ Design Inc
Engineer: Carroll & Lange Inc; JVA Inc; The Boulder Engineering Co
Start: July 2007 Finish: TBD

A 10,000-sq-ft private recreation center that includes a main building, meeting house, pool restroom and mechanical equipment buildings and a sailboat house.

44. St Michael's Town Square Retail #4
Greeley
$2.2 million
Owner: Meyer Farm Development Inc
General Contractor: Heath Construction
Architect: Thorp Associates PC Architects & Planners
Engineer: Mep Engineering; Site Design LLC; SRB Consulting Engineers LLC; Weeks & Associates
Start: May 2007 Finish: November 2007

Retail, restaurant and offices are being provided in this 23,300-sq-ft, two-story building designed to house retail, restaurant and office space.

45. Fairacres Manor Remodel/Addition
Greeley
$1.9 million
Owner: Suffolk Management
General Contractor: LBA Construction Services
Architect: Lantz-Boggio Architects PC
Engineer: AE Associates Inc; Tennison
Start: April 2007 Finish: November 2007

Resident room additions and remodel of existing resident office and common areas, including dining and living rooms and upgrades of existing finishes and some exterior site work.

46 (tie). Jamaica Elementary School HVAC Upgrades
Aurora
$1.6 million
Owner: Aurora Public Schools
General Contractor: MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS
Architect: SlaterPaull Architects
Engineer: Alber Engineering Inc; Anderson & Hastings; The Ballard Group
Start: February 2007 Finish: May 2007

Includes new plumbing and fixtures, ceilings throughout building, HVAC system; wall removal; installation of six new exterior doors and drywall soffits in all classrooms; masonry repairs to the structural glazed tile walls, exterior precast window sills and interior terrazzo window sills.

46 (tie). S.H. 50 & S.H. 109 Bridge Repairs
Otero and Prowers counties
$1.6 million
Owner: Colorado Department of Transportation
General Contractor: Flatiron Constructors Inc Inter Mountain Division
Architect:
Engineer: Colorado Department of Transportation
Start: March 2007 Finish: July 2007

Repair or replacement of damaged portions of structures, which includes providing temporary support, planning, HMA overlay, bridge expansion and bearing devices, concrete bridge rail, traffic control and striping.

48. Foothills Treatment Plant Chlorine Contact Basin and Chemical Improvements
Littleton
1.2 million
Owner: Denver Water
General Contractor: Garney Construction
Architect:
Engineer: Bates Engineering Inc
Start: January 2007 Finish: June 2008

Chemical improvements portion will include upgrading some of the plant’s chemical feed systems, including a new storage silo. Different bid packages include mobilization and relocation of an existing warehouse, excavation and underslab piping, and installation of concrete for the CCB.


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