Tucson Development News

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Recent Developments



MLK Apartments at Depot Plaza


http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...4mrhEWYnlQOacQ

Lloyd Construction partnered with the City of Tucson and the architect in a Construction Manager at Risk relationship to build a two-story underground garage topped by a new five-story apartment complex, adjacent to a remodel of the existing MLK Apartments, the Ronstadt Transit Center, and the 4th Avenue Underpass projects in downtown Tucson.

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apartment building, downtown Tucson by Dan_DC, on Flickr

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Meinel Optical sciences Center at UA


http://magicoftucson.com/2009/07/10/...ty-of-arizona/

A major expansion of the Meinel Optical Sciences Center on the UA mall

The expansion features a below grade entry-level plaza, state-of-the-art optical research labs, cleanrooms, teaching labs and classrooms, a new two-story lobby with exhibit space, an expanded reading room, faculty offices, informal discussion areas and conference space. 6,000 SF of the existing building features renovated classrooms and teaching laboratories.

The expansion is a total of seven stories, with five above grade. A two-story lobby is below grade. Each of the five floors above grade is organized with optics labs along the south wall, vertical circulation, discussion and conference spaces in the internal service core, and faculty offices on the north wall.

The design departs from the traditional red brick used on most UA buildings. The architect selected a 32-ounce copper cladding treated to a reddened bronze color meant to recall the color of the red brick.

The new 47,000 SF 7-story project is cast in place concrete and was built from the inside out. The building is built on 98 drilled bell caissons designed to limit building vibration, which can interfere with the delicate scientific work taking place in the optics labs. The piers range in diameter up to 30” and in depth from 13’ to 40’.

http://www.geolocation.ws/v/W/File:U...acade.JPG/-/en

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Herbert Adams Public Health Center


http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/auth...rnman/page/57/


http://prod.gilbanebuilding.com/mark...e=1&RegionID=8

Lloyd Construction completed construction on the new Herbert K. Abrams Public Health Center near University Physicians Healthcare Hospital at Kino (formerly Kino Community Hospital) in Tucson. The new facility is a 180,000 SF, four-story building which houses departments to administer, coordinate, and direct all Pima County health services. The project also included renovation of an existing warehouse, related parking lots, roadways, drainage and utility improvements.

http://www.lloydconstruction.com/por...care-labs.php#

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Sarver Heart Center


http://www.smithgroup.com/?id=542

A new three-story, 45,000 SF heart center. The new facility was built as a vertical addition to the existing three-story College of Medicine and adjacent to the Basic Sciences wing of the Arizona Health Sciences Center.

It was built while the College of Medicine was in session and while the adjacent hospital was in full operation. Scheduling and coordination was critical. For example, all steel columns and beams, some weighing 20,000 pounds, were brought in on trucks and unloaded into the air to make room for the next truck.

http://www.lloydconstruction.com/por...care-labs.php#

http://www.smithgroup.com/?id=542

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Tucson Medical Center Mother/Baby & Pediatrics Department Expansion


http://tmcaznews.com/category/tmc-for-children/

A recently completed a major expansion and renovations of the Mother/Baby and Pediatrics Departments.

The Mother/Baby renovation included conversion of 14 patient rooms from doubles to singles; renovation of 33 single patient rooms; and addition of two isolation rooms. The Mother/Baby expansion includes addition of 12 new patient rooms; a new nurses station, and courtyards with a relaxing landscape design.

http://www.lloydconstruction.com/por...care-labs.php#

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College of Architecture & Landscape Architecture Expansion


http://www.fdc.arizona.edu/

A major addition to the College of Architecture & Landscape Architecture. The three-story, 33,500 SF addition to the east side of the existing Architecture building provides a centralized location for collaborative architecture and landscape architecture studios, along with expanded studio space. A materials lab was developed on the first floor of the addition to meet the changing demands of the educational program. It was designed using structural steel framing, masonry wainscoting and insulated metal panels as the exterior skin.

http://www.lloydconstruction.com/por...education.php#



http://www.sourcesanddesign.com/arch...hitecture.html

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UA Learning services building



http://www.monradengineeringinc.com/...-education.htm

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Plaza Colonial


http://www.tucsonpictures.com/Tucson...ecture-001.php

Lloyd Construction partnered with a developer and an architect in a Construction Manager at Risk relationship to build Plaza Colonial, a new 85,000 SF high end office/retail complex in the Tucson foothills. The project’s developer occupies one of the four buildings. The other buildings house offices, restaurants, and retail including boutiques, galleries, and a day spa.

http://www.lloydconstruction.com/por...velopment.php#

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Sun Tran Northwest Bus Facility

Tucson, AZ-based Sun Tran opened its new 25-acre, $56 million Northwest Bus Facility on Thursday. The new building will store and maintain Sun Tran’s expanding fleet of buses, while also allowing continued expansion of transit service in the area.

Sun Tran’s new facility now has the capacity to operate and maintain 250 buses for the entire Tucson region. Although the facility is complete, Sun Tran will continue to operate approximately one-third of the service from its current location.

http://busride.com/2012/01/sun-tran-...-bus-facility/

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Plaza Centro


http://azremagazine.com/new-market/e...n/plaza-centro

from: http://azremagazine.com/new-market/e...n/plaza-centro

PLAZA CENTRO

Developer: OasisTucson (Capstone Communities, operator)
General contractor: TBD
Architect: Aleks Instanbullu/SmithGroup
Location: 4th Ave. and Congress St. / 2 S. 4th Ave., Tucson
Size: 380,000 SF residential/25,000 SF retail

The University of Arizona student-housing project includes two 11-story towers and another site with 3 stories residential. The $50M project is expected to break ground in 1Q 2012 with completion expected in 3Q 2013.

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Ride Mission District sign

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20120619 Ride Mission District Sign by lasertrimman, on Flickr

West Congress is Primed for an Urban Apartment Scene


http://www.downtowntucson.org/2012/0...artment-scene/


http://www.downtowntucson.org/2012/0...artment-scene/

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Cadence in relation to Downtown:


http://www.downtowntucson.org/2012/0...ialto-theatre/

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Foundation Work begins On Tucson Courthouse


http://www.insidetucsonbusiness.com/...=image&photo=0

Beginning at midnight on Friday, June 8, Sundt Construction executed the first of two massive concrete pours that will form the foundation of the new 290,000 SF courthouse shared by Pima County and the City of Tucson.



Construction at the site, located at Toole and Stone avenues in Downtown Tucson, began Feb. 1 and is scheduled for completion in August 2013. The first seven to nine months of the job are being spent on the foundation, just getting to grade level.

http://www.sundt.com/city-projects/p...2499/tucson/az

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The loft conversion of the old Federal Courthouse annex at 44 E.Broadway nears completion:

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condominiums under construction, downtown Tucson by Dan_DC, on Flickr

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Ground Broken For New 14 Story UA Student Housing Complex

Campus Acquisitions has broken ground on a 14-story student apartment complex adjacent to the University of Arizona, Tucson. The new development was designed by Shepley Bulfinch. UEB Builders is the GC. The building is the first in the newly formed Main Gate Overlay District. The 300K SF project started in May and will open to students in August 2013. There will be 176 units, 562 bedrooms, and amenities.

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Tucson Northwest Medical Center Set For $50 Million Operating Room Expansion

A $50M operating room expansion is planned for Tucson’s Northwest Medical Center, 6200 N. La Cholla Blvd. at W. Orange Grove Rd., The new surgical wing accommodates growing demand for procedures. The project will be completed in a series of phases breaking ground this winter and looking at completion within 18-20 months.

A design team and GC have been selected, but are not being disclosed until contract negotiations are completed in the coming weeks.

The new surgical wing extends from the current building into the existing surgery parking area. The expansion allows for future vertical growth when the need arises.

Four additional operating rooms bring the hospital’s total count to 16 suites. All are outfitted for minimally invasive procedures. An increasing number of surgeries fall into this category and the new ORs will better accommodate the technology. New operating rooms average 550 square feet—the existing suites average 400 square feet—allowing greater access for the da Vinci Robotic Surgical Assistant for minimally invasive surgical procedures.

The expansion creates a new integrated hybrid suite, designed specifically for advanced cardiac and vascular surgical procedures. It combines a traditional OR with the advanced imaging systems of a cardiac catheterization lab, affording patients with dual areas of expertise. Patients with blocked arteries can undergo stent procedures performed by a cardiologist and single by-pass grafts performed by a cardiac surgeon in a single procedure.

Along with OR expansion, NMC will renovate one of its Cardiac Catheterization (Cath) Labs for patients not requiring the level of care the hybrid suite offers.

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Thank you for the updates! I lived in Tucson a few years ago - its great to see the city developing further, particularly downtown. Hope you continue posting about new projects.

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Steetcar track construction west of I-10

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20130208 Streetcar Track Construction on the west side of Interstate 10 by lasertrimman, on Flickr

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20130208 Streetcar Track Construction on the west side of Interstate 10 by lasertrimman, on Flickr

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20130208 Streetcar Track Construction on the west side of Interstate 10 by lasertrimman, on Flickr

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The Level High Rise Dorms Loom Large On The Tucson Skyline

The Level, at 14 stories high, will become the sixth-tallest building in Tucson. Campus Acquisitions, plans a 13 story tower to the east. A third tower is planned just west of the site by another development group.

The first building alone is too big and way out of proportion, said architect Bob Vint, who said Tucson is missing opportunities to build at a more reasonable scale along the modern streetcar line.

Campus Acquisitions boasts on its website that its high-rise dorm is “already redefining the Tucson skyline.”

Architect Bob Lanning drew some criticism from friends and colleagues for defending the city’s decision to create the Main Gate Overlay District. He said he, too, is a little shocked by the building’s mass.

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But if they actually want a decent amount of people on those streetcars then huge student housing developments like these would be a good thing, no?