Heavy hitters in Colorado construction
Rocky Mountain News
Published August 18, 2007 at midnight
Want to know what's hot in the Colorado contruction world? Our friends at Colorado Construction magazine and The McGraw-Hill Cos. surveyed the movers and shakers in real estate construction on the area's top projects.
They gave us the top projects, the top future projects and we have added top green, public, and hospitality and resort projects.
Some are familiar, others less-known, but all are impressive in size and impact. For instance, Pueblo's new cement plant is not terribly sexy, but is still significant in terms of cost and presence.
If you think any projects are missing, let us know at business@RockyMountainNews.com. And be sure to check out the entire list at -colorado.construction.com.
Top 10 projects with 2007 completion dates
1 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN AURORA
Owner: Children's Hospital
Cost: $400 million
General contractor: Gerald H. Phipps Inc. and McCarthy Construction Corp.
Architects: H + L Architecture, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP
Engineers: BR+A Consulting Engineers LLC, S.A. Miro Inc., Cator Ruma & Associates
Start: April 2004
Finish: October 2007
Details: A 10-story, 260-bed, 1.44 million-square-foot hospital
2 GCC RED ROCKS CEMENT PLANT IN PUEBLO
Owner: GCC of America
Cost: $225 million
General contractor: The Industrial Co.
Architect: FL Smith
Engineer: AMEC Earth & Environmental Inc.
Start: March 2006
Finish: June 2007
Details: Construction of a plant to mine limestone and process raw material into cement; includes crushers, kilns, stockpile silos, concrete pavement, railroad spur and 2.2 miles of roadway and bridge
3 THE ARRABELLE AT VAIL SQUARE IN VAIL
Owner: Vail Resorts Development
Cost: $165 million
General contractor: Shaw Construction
Architect: 4240 Architecture Inc.
Engineers: Cator Ruma & Associates, Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc.
Start: April 2005
Finish: December 2007
Details: Replacement of the old Lionshead gondola building and Sunbird Lodge with a 36-room Rock Resorts hotel, 71 condominiums, pent-houses and a town square
4 COSMIX - COLORADO SPRINGS METRO INTERSTATE EXPANSION
Owner: Colorado Department of Transportation
Cost: $150 million
General contractor: Rockrimmon Constructors - a joint venture of CH2M Hill and SEMA Construction Inc.
Engineers: CDOT, Rockrimmon Constructors
Start: June 2005
Finish: December 2007
Details: Widen I-25 from two to three lanes in each direction through Colorado Springs; includes improvements to key interchanges and bridges
5 ANSCHUTZ INPATIENT PAVILION PHASE II IN AURORA
Owner: University of Colorado Hospital
Cost: $143.5 million
General contractor: Haselden Construction LLC
Architect: HDR
Engineer: S.A. Miro Inc.
Start: June 2005
Finish: August 2007
Details: A 277,000-square-foot addition and 208,000-square-foot build-out of the hospital's Tower One, as well as 62,000 square feet of renovations; second phase of the hospital includes 400 patient beds
6 RUETER-HESS DAM AND RESERVOIR IN AURORA
Owner: Parker Water & Sanitation District
Cost: $105 million
General contractor: Ames Construction Inc., SEMA Construction Inc. and Weaver General Construction Co.
Engineers: GEI Consultants; RJH Consultants
Start: September 2004
Finish: April 2007
Details: Water supply reservoir with a water surface spanning 470 acres; includes diversion structure and pump stations
7 VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL IN HIGHLANDS RANCH
Owner: Valor Christian Schools
Cost: $93 million
General contractor: Saunders Construction Inc.
Architect: SlaterPaull Architects
Engineers: A.G. Wassenaar Inc., Anderson and Hastings, DHM Group, Lund Partnership Inc., The RMH Group
Start: August 2006
Finish: October 2007
Details: Campus with academic building, athletic complex, chapel, visual and performing arts complex, aquatics facility, 2,000-seat football stadium
8(tie) PRAIRIE GATEWAY INFRASTRUCTURE IN COMMERCE CITY
Owner: Commerce City, Kroenke Sports Enterprises, a public- private partnership
Cost: $80 million
General contractor: M.A. Mortenson
Architects: HOK Sport Venue Event, Norris Design, Daniel H. O'Brien Architecture, RNL
Engineer: Matrix Design Group
Start: May 2005
Finish: April 2007
Details: Roadways, utility services feeding a 20,000-seat professional soccer stadium and new civic center
8 (tie) LEPRINO OFFICE BUILDING IN AURORA
Owner: University of Colorado Hospital
Cost: $80 million
General contractor: Haselden Construction LLC
Architect: Davis & Associates Architects PC
Engineer: BCER Engineering Inc.
Start: April 2006
Finish: August 2007
Details: A 10-story building that includes administrative offices, retail and clinical lab spaces; includes two enclosed pedestrian bridges and will connect to a 1,450-space garage
10 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK IN COMMERCE CITY
Owner: Commerce City and Kroenke Sports Enterprises
Cost: $75 million
General contractor: Turner Construction Co.
Architects: HOK Sport Venue Event, Norris Design
Engineers: Not available
Start: 2005
Finish: April 2007
Details: A 20,000-seat professional soccer stadium and 24-field soccer complex -the largest soccer-specific complex in the world
Top 10 up-and-coming projects with 2007 starts
1 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AND PRIVATE RESIDENCES IN DENVER
Owner: 1111 Tower LLC
Cost: $155 million
General contractor: Swinerton Builders
Architect: Carney Architects, HKS Inc.
Start: July 2007
Finish: August 2009
Details: A 45-story hotel, including two levels of below-ground parking; a spa, restaurant, meeting rooms, 230 hotel rooms; the 102 top-floor for-sale condos will be called Four Seasons Private Residences.
2 SNOWMASS VICEROY HOTEL IN SNOWMASS
Owner: Related/Westpac
Cost: $130 million
General contractor: PCL Construction Services Inc.
Start: May 2007
Finish: 2009
Details: The eight-story hotel will include valet, round-the-clock dining, wireless Internet connectivity throughout, private arrival and departure services, property arrival, preparation and setup, and management services.
3 THE SPIRE IN DENVER
Owner: Spire Denver LLC
Cost: $120 million
General contractor: JE Dunn Construction Co.
Architect: RNL
Engineers: ABS Consultants Inc., Jirsa Hedrick & Associates Inc. and Vision Land Consultants Inc.
Start: June 2007
Finish: July 2009
Details: A 42-story, 950,000-square- foot building with eight levels of parking, retail space, 504 residential units
4 ONE STEAMBOAT PLACE IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Owner:Timbers Co
Cost: $115 million
General contractor: Haselden Construction LLC
Architects: RNL, Cottle Carr Yaw Architects
Engineers: RNL, The RMH Group
Start: Summer 2007
Finish: 2009
Details: A 440,000-square-foot project with a two-level parking garage, a public plaza and 80 residential units
5 CAPELLA TELLURIDE IN TELLURIDE
Owner: RAL Cos. & Affiliates LLC
Cost: $105 million
General contractor: Shaw Construction
Architect: Ivins Design Group
Engineers: Martin/Martin Inc., McGlamery Structural
Start: February 2007
Finish: January 2009
Details: 400,000-square-foot, 148-unit, ski-in/ski-out hotel and residential property with a spa, pool restaurants
6 COLORADO STATE PENITENTIARY II HIGH-CUSTODY EXPANSION IN CAÑON CITY
Owner: Colorado Department of Corrections
Cost: $102 million
General contractor: TBD
Architect: CSNA Architects
Engineers: Martin/Martin Inc., S.A. Miro Inc., The RMH Group
Start: June 2007
Finish: October 2009
Details: Expansion includes 960 high-custody beds and administrative space for a combined three-prison complex
7 KENT PLACE IN ENGLEWOOD
Owner: Continuum Partners
Cost: $100 million
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
Details: Mixed-use project at the longtime site of the Denver Seminary; consists of two residential towers, retail space and underground parking
8 DENVER JUSTICE CENTER COURTHOUSE IN DENVER
Owner: city and county of Denver
Cost: $99.1 million
General contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Architects: klipp, Ricci Greene Associates, Harold Massop Associates Architects PC
Engineers: Harris Kocher Smith, Nadji & Associates, S.A. Miro, Shen Milsom & Wilke, studioINSITE, Ambient Energy, Sorcar Engineering
Start: July 2007
Finish: December 2009
Details: New courthouse
9 CLASSIC RESIDENCE BY HYATT IN HIGHLANDS RANCH
Owner: Classic Residence by Hyatt
Cost: $97 million
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
Details: A 24-acre "life-care" community that includes a 464,000-square-foot independent-living facility, 42,000- square-foot, three-story care center, 38 private villas, walking trails, pool
10 1515 WYNKOOP IN DENVER
Owner: Hines
Cost: $90 million
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
Details: Approximately 134,000- square-foot, four-story, parking garage topped by an eight-story, 185,000-square-foot office building
Also making the lists
Green buildings
1. VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Location: Highlands Ranch
Cost: $93 million
Owner: Valor Christian Schools
General contractor: Saunders Construction Inc.
Architect: SlaterPaull Architects
Engineers: A.G. Wassenaar Inc., Anderson and Hastings, DHM Group, Lund Partnership Inc., The RMH Group
Start: August 2006
Finish: October 2007
Details: Campus with academic building, athletic complex, chapel, visual and performing arts complex, aquatics facility, 2,000-seat football stadium
2. THE SIGNATURE CENTRE AT DENVER WEST
Location: Golden
Cost: $50 million
Owner: Aardex LLC
General contractor: Aardex LLC
Architect: Aardex LLC
Start: March 2006
Finish: May 2007
Details: A 186,000-square-foot office building; 28 percent more energy-efficient than traditional buildings
3. COMMERCE CITY CIVIC CENTER
Location: Commerce City
Cost: $28 million
Owner: Commerce City
General contractor: M.A. Mortenson Co.
Architect: RNL
Engineers: RNL, S.A. Miro Inc., The Lund Partnership, Technology Plus Inc.
Start: 2006
Finish: April 2007
Details: An 88,000-square-foot civic and justice center
4. FORT COLLINS POLICE SERVICES FACILITY
Location: Fort Collins
Cost: $21.6 million
Owner: Fort Collins
General contractor: The Neenan Co.
Architects: Humphries Poli Architects PC, The Neenan Co.
Engineers: Interwest Consulting Group, Martin/Martin Inc., M-E Engineers Inc.
Start: April 2006
Finish: August 2007
Details: A 96,000-square-foot facility with 2 4/7 functions
5. 1155 CANYON
Location: Boulder
Cost: $15 million
General contractor: Wyatt Construction
Architect: OZ Architecture
Engineer: Architectural Energy Corp.
Start: March 2006
Finish: May 2007
Details: A four-story building of 20 residential condominiums and 55,000 square feet of commercial office space; includes below-grade parking
6. RIO TINTO MINERALS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Location: Greenwood Village
Cost: $9.5 million
Owner: Rio Tinto Minerals
General contractor: Fransen Pittman General Contractors
Architect: OZ Architecture
Engineer: Hadji and Associates Inc., S.A. Miro Inc., Swanson Rink Inc.
Start: January 2007
Finish: May 2007
Details: A 215-employee complex with 64,000 square feet of office space and 40,000 square feet of laboratories
Public projects
1. ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY
Location: Buckley Air Force Base
Cost: $32.6 million
Owner: Army Corps of Engineers
General contractor: PCL Construction Services Inc.
Architect: CH2M Hill
Start: May 2005
Finish: January 2007
Details: A 115,000-square-foot structure designed to house and maintain Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters
2. COMMERCE CITY CIVIC CENTER
Location: Commerce City
Cost: $28 million
Owner: Commerce City
General contractor: M.A. Mortenson Co.
Architect: RNL
Engineers: RNL, S.A. Miro Inc., The Lund Partnership, Technology Plus Inc.
Start: 2006
Finish: April 2007
Details: An 88,000-square-foot civic and justice center
3. FORT COLLINS POLICE SERVICES FACILITY
Location: Fort Collins
Cost: $21.6 million
Owner: Fort Collins
General contractor: The Neenan Co.
Architects: Humphries Poli Architects PC; The Neenan Co.
Engineers: Interwest Consulting Group, Martin/Martin Inc., M-E Engineers Inc.
Start: April 2006
Finish: August 2007
Details: A 96,000-square-foot facility with 2 4/7 functions
4. GREELEY POLICE STATION
Location: Greeley
Cost: $14.7 million
Owner: Greeley
General contractor: Roche Constructors Inc.
Architect: Anderson Mason Dale
Start: January 2006
Finish: Spring 2007
Details: A 10,000-square-foot headquarters building with a 28,000-square-foot evidence and storage facility; includes additional remodeling at old facility and firing range
5. LAFAYETTE POLICE FACILITY
Location: Lafayette
Cost: $14.6 million
Owner: Lafayette
General contractor: RC Heath Construction Co.
Architect: DLR Group
Engineers: Drexel Barrell & Co., ME Group, MGA Structural Engineers Inc.
Start: April 2006
Finish: April 2007
Details: A 20,000-square-foot facility on a 6-acre parcel next to the city fire station; includes space for a community room that will double as the municipal courtroom
6. ROUTT COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER
Location: Steamboat Springs
Cost: $13.8 million
Owner: Routt County
General contractor: FCI Constructors Inc.
Architect: HLM Design–Heery International
Engineers: Heery Civil Design Consultants; HLM Design
Start: February 2006
Finish: August 2007
Details: A 49,630-square-foot building with an underground tunnel connection to the existing detention facility
7. GOLDEN PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY
Location: Colorado 93 and Golden Gate Canyon Road
Cost: $13 million
Owner: Golden
General contractor: Pinkard Construction Co.
Architect: RNL
Engineers: Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc., RNL
Start: May 2006
Finish: May 2007
Details: A 70,000-square-foot facility of administration space for Public Works and other city departments
8. LEWIS RIDGE ROAD
Location: Evergreen
Cost: $3.7 million
Owner: Jefferson County
General contractor: MW Golden Constructors
Architect: C4I Design Group Inc.
Engineers: Baseline Engineering, Otegui, SRB Consulting
Start: May 2006
Finish: June 2007
Details: 21,000-square-foot maintenance building and 5,200-square-foot material- containment structure; includes demolition of existing facilities
Hospitality and resort projects
1. THE ARRABELLE AT VAIL SQUARE
Location: Vail
Cost: $165 million
General contractor: Shaw Construction
Architect: 4240 Architecture Inc.
Engineers: Cator Ruma & Associates; Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc.
Start: April 2005
Finish: December 2007
Details: Replacement of the old Lionshead gondola building and Sunbird Lodge with a 36-room Rock Resorts hotel, 71 condominiums and penthouses and a town square
2. VAIL'S FRONT DOOR
Location: Vail
Cost: $70.7 million
Owner: Vail Resorts Development Co.
General contractor: Hyder Construction Co.
Architect: 4240 Architecture Inc.
Engineers: ABS Consultants Inc., Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc.
Start: May 2006
Finish: November 2007
Details: A 23,000-square-foot lodge with 106,000 square feet of underground parking for 200 cars
3. VAIL PLAZA HOTEL
Location: Vail
Cost: $69 million
Owner: Daymer Corp.
General contractor: Shaw Construction
Architect: Zehren & Associates Inc.
Engineers: M-E Engineers Inc., Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc.
Start: September 2004
Finish: April 2007
Details: A 320,000-square-foot, 90-room hotel with 50 fractional fee units, one free-market condominium, 38 beds for employee housing and two restaurants
4. RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL & RESIDENCES
Location: Denver
Cost: $60 million
Owner: CJS Denver Place LLC
General contractor: M.A. Mortenson Co.
Architect: Pahl Architecture PC
Engineers: AE Associates Inc., Design Force Corp., Kenny Electric Service Inc., Martin & Martin Civil Engineers & Surveyors, R J Services
Start: September 2006
Finish: October 2007
Details: Interior demolition of 19 floors of existing hotel and new construction of 14 floors of hotel rooms and five floors of high-end residences; expansion of bottom three floors adds 12,000 square feet of ballroom, meeting and kitchen space
5. VILLAGE WALK
Location: Beaver Creek Village
Cost: $47.5 million
General contractor: R.A. Nelson & Associates Inc.
Architect: Gwathmey Pratt Schultz Lindall Architects PC
Start: May 2005
Finish: 2007
Details: 26 luxury ski-in/ski-out duplexes
6. FOUNDERS POINTE-FRASER CROSSING
Location: Winter Park
Cost: $43 million
Owner: Intrawest Placemaking
General contractor: Milender White Construction Co.
Architect: OZ Architecture
Engineer: Redwine Engineers Inc.
Start: May 2006
Finish: December 2007
Details: Two four-story, wood-frame condominium buildings, each with a common plaza deck and pool - above a two-level parking garage
7. THE GATES ON BEAVER CREEK
Location: Avon
Cost: $27 million
Owner: JMJ Development
General contractor: CFC Residential Constructors Inc.
Architect: Ivins Design Group
Engineers: Inter-Mountain Engineering Ltd., KL&A Inc., McGrath Inc., Michall J Hutchinson Associates Inc.
Start: February 2005
Finish: November 2007
Details: Construction of 52 condos in a six-story building, 132,500-square-foot building, with one level of below-grade parking
8. HILTON GARDEN INN OF DENVER
Location: Denver
Cost: $25 million
Owner: Stonebridge Cos.
General contractor: Alliance Construction Solutions LLC
Architect: Ivins Design Group
Engineers: Design Force, Geocal Inc., Greiner Electric, Jirsa Hedrick & Associates Inc., R & R Engineers Surveyors Inc., Trinity Mechanical
Start: January 2006
Finish: June 2007
Details: A 220,000-square-foot, 221-room hotel with parking, full-service kitchen, swimming pool, fitness center and conference facilities
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