2005 News
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Clark Construction Begins Consolidation of White Oak, Md. Campus for GSA
— General Services Administration (GSA) awarded Clark Construction Group, LLC a $54 million contract to build a 330,000-square-foot, six-story office building in Silver Spring, Md. Known as CDER 2 (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research), the project is part of a master plan to consolidate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s laboratory and office facilities on the White Oak campus, formerly the U.S. Navy facility at the Federal Research Center - Naval Ordinance Laboratory. The concrete structure...
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Clark Construction Begins Final Phases of Liberty Center in No. Va.
— Clark Construction Group, LLC has begun work on the final phases of Liberty Center for Ballston Investor Group, LLC. These components include the Residences at Liberty Center, a 500,000-square-foot condominium / apartment building on Quincy Street and Two Liberty Center, a 180,000-square-foot office building on Wilson Boulevard, in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington. When completed in 2008, the 1 million square foot Liberty Center project will be one of the largest mixed-use developments in Ballston featuring office,...
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Clark Construction Begins Second Phase of C-5 Conversion Project
— West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing is set to begin the second phase of the C-5 Conversion project, which will convert the entire facility from a base designed for the C-130 Hercules aircraft to a base equipped for C-5 Galaxy aircraft. Clark Construction Group, LLC was recently awarded a $64 million contract to perform this second phase. New construction at the base will consist of a fully enclosed 80,700-square-foot hangar bay that permits aircraft jacking,...
Sunday, December 4, 2005
Clark Construction Begins Collection Storage Area at the Museum Support Center for the Smithsonian Institution
— The Smithsonian Institution recently awarded Clark Construction Group, LLC a $33 million contract to build a collection storage area and laboratory space project for the National Museum of Natural History. Located at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, Md., the project, known as pod-5, consists of a three-level alcohol storage facility, which will be used to store flammable artifacts and other collections, and 25,000 square feet of supporting laboratory space. This building will consolidate collections from pod...
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Clark Construction Earns Three Design-Build Institute of America Awards
— Clark Construction recently earned three awards from the Design-Build Institute of America in its national competition. Caltrans District 7 in Los Angeles received the highest honor - the National Design-Build Award for Public Sector Building over $15 million. The Blue Line Extension into Prince George’s County, Md. earned the Design-Build Excellence Award in the Transportation Over $50 million category. In addition, the Solano County Government Center in Fairfield, Calif. received a merit award in the...
Friday, November 4, 2005
Clark Construction Completes New Campus Village Housing Project
— San José State University’s new Campus Village housing project is now complete, adding 1,600 beds to the campus. Clark Construction Group – California, LP of Oakland, Calif. served as the general contractor on the $146 million project. This ambitious housing redevelopment effort shifts the urban school away from its current profile as a largely commuter-oriented institution toward a more traditional college environment with over 20% of the students living on campus. Designed by Niles Bolton Associates,...
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Clark Construction Earns Two AGC of San Diego Awards
— Clark Construction recently earned two awards from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of San Diego. PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres baseball team, was honored with a special top prize recognizing the project’s importance to the community. The tunnel and station at San Diego State University (SDSU) also won an award in the heavy construction category. “In just a few years, Clark’s work has made a significant contribution the quality of life in the...
Sunday, October 9, 2005
Clark Interiors Selected for Law Firm Tenant Fit Out at 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue
— In 2003, the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (WCPHD) signed a lease for 280,000 square feet at 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., a building owned and developed by The Mark Winkler Company, in partnership with EastBanc, Inc. This lease, when combined with the firm’s two adjacent properties and future potential leases, is considered the largest private sector lease in the District’s history. Clark Interiors, a division of Clark Construction Group (www.clarkconstruction.com), is...
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Clark Interiors Completes American Red Cross National Headquarters in D.C.
— Construction is complete on the restoration and modernization of the American Red Cross National Headquarters at 430 17th Street in northwest Washington. Directly adjacent to the Ellipse of the White House, this 60,000-square-foot national historic landmark was constructed in 1915 and served as the original operational center for all American Red Cross activities. Clark Interiors served as general contractor on this renovation project. The demolition package featured asbestos and lead abatement activities, space for a new stair...
Monday, September 26, 2005
Super-Fast Design/Build Project Adds 505 Buildings to Fort Bliss in Eight Months
— United States Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, recently awarded a $161 million contract to Clark Design/Build, LLC to clear 300 acres at the Fort Bliss Army installation and construct 505 buildings for turnkey occupancy in just eight months. The design/build entity consists of Clark Construction Group, LLC of Tampa and LS3P ASSOCIATES of Charleston, S.C. This is a Temporary Unit of Action project to support a brigade that is being formed under the...
Monday, September 26, 2005
Flagstone Property Group Selects Clark Construction for Island Gardens
— Flagstone Property Group has selected the Clark Construction Group, LLC of Tampa as its general contractor and construction manager for the Island Gardens project, the construction costs of which will be $300 million. “Once built, Island Gardens will be one of the finest waterfront destinations in the world,” said Sid Jordan, President of Clark’s Southern Region. “We are extremely excited to be the general contractor for such an important project.” Designed by London-based concept architect Eric Kuhne &...
Sunday, September 4, 2005
Clark Interiors Completes 6th Floor Fit Out of Venable’s D.C. Office
— Clark Interiors recently completed an 18,000-square-foot tenant fit out expansion of Venable’s Washington, D.C. office at 575 7th Street. This expansion features an elevator lobby accented by marble and artisan-plaster accent walls, multi-purpose conference rooms divided vertically by folding sound partitions, and Etimoe veneered credenzas with marble tops. Custom-built secretarial stations incorporate intricate millwork consisting of Interlam laminates and Etimoe veneered panels with integral depp glass. Venable, LLP was founded over 100 years ago in Baltimore and specializes...
Sunday, September 4, 2005
Clark Construction Completes New Engineering Building for University of Maryland
— The Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building is now open at the University of Maryland’s main campus in College Park. The new building houses some of the most sophisticated laboratories in the country and will further enhance the A. James Clark School of Engineering, which has recently climbed into the nation’s highest ranks. Clark Construction Group, LLC served as general contractor on the $42 million laboratory. Designed by Oudens+Knoop/SmithGroup A Joint Venture, the 155,000-square-foot Kim Building is...
Thursday, September 1, 2005
Clark Construction Begins Carroll Square in D.C. for Akridge
— Located at 975 F Street, Carroll Square is at the heart of F street’s revival. Developed by Akridge of Washington, D.C. with partner Seaton Benkowski, this 260,000-square-foot trophy-class building is adjacent to historic St. Patrick’s Church, the first Catholic church in the District. Clark Construction Group, LLC is serving as general contractor on the $30 million project. Designed by SmithGroup of Washington, D.C., the 10-story project will create unique office and retail space by incorporating seven historic...
Monday, August 29, 2005
Clark/Hunt/Smoot Awarded Contract to Build D.C.’s New Major League Ballpark
— The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission has awarded Clark/Hunt/Smoot, A Joint Venture the contract to build the new Major League Ballpark in Washington, D.C. The new ballpark will be located at the base of the South Capitol Street Bridge along the Anacostia Waterfront, and will serve as the new home of the Washington Nationals baseball team. The 1,050,000-gross-square-foot facility, which is currently in the design development phase, will seat approximately 41,000 fans. “As members of the Washington,...
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Clark Construction Begins Landmark Waterview Mixed-Use Project in Arlington, Va.
— The JBG Companies of Chevy Chase, Md., Trizec Office Properties Inc. of Chicago and CIM Group of Los Angeles awarded Clark Construction Group, LLC a contract to build Waterview, a mixed-use property in Arlington, Va. This landmark one-million-square-foot project combines office, hotel, retail and residential space. It is noted as the tallest structure in the area with two towers rising to 300 feet - twice the height of most buildings across the Potomac River in Washington. Waterview...
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Clark Residential Begins Work on Dulles Station Condo for Crimson Partners
— Dulles Station Building G is the first building of a new 65-acre planned community in Herndon, Va. known as Dulles Station. Developed by Crimson Partners, this $23 million luxury condominium is now underway by Clark Residential, a subsidiary of Clark Construction Group, LLC. RTKL of Washington, D.C. designed the 169-unit, four-story structure, with first floor retail, fitness center, above grade parking and two landscape courtyards, highlighted by a swimming pool, fountain and outdoor fireplace. The brick, and...
Monday, August 8, 2005
Atkinson Leads $185M Design-Build Effort to Widen I-5 in Washington State
— The Washington State Department of Transportation selected the design-build team of Atkinson-CH2M Hill A Joint Venture to widen Interstate-5 through Everett. The $185 million project will broaden a 10½-mile stretch of freeway, which will be completed in 2008 - just in time to help alleviate expected traffic congestion when Vancouver, British Columbia hosts the 2010 Winter Olympics. Work includes extending the I-5 carpool lane through Everett six miles northbound and 4½ miles southbound, and adding an...
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Clark Interiors Renovates historic American Red Cross Building in Washington
— Renovations to the American Red Cross building at 1730 E Street in downtown Washington are underway. Clark Interiors, a division of Clark Construction, is the general contractor on the 15,200-square-foot project. Originally built in 1928, the building is known for its dramatic exterior, which consists of white marble and classic Ionic columns. It is comprised of four floors (a garden level, first floor, and a two-story ballroom) and is constructed from masonry load bearing walls, interior steel...
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Clark-Led Design/Build Team Begins $239M Housing Project at Cal Poly
— Clark Design/Build of California, Inc. recently entered into a design/build contract with the Trustees of the California State University to complete the $239 million Student Housing North project at its Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus. The design/build team consists of Clark Construction Group - California, LP with offices in Costa Mesa and Oakland as the general contractor along with Niles Bolton Associates of Atlanta and Anderson Brule Architects of San Jose, Calif. as...
Monday, July 18, 2005
Clark Interiors Completes Work on the Law Offices of Thelen Reid & Priest
— Construction is complete on the new law offices of Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, which is relocating to Eighth Street in downtown Washington across from the MCI Center. Clark Interiors served as the general contractor on this 86,000-square-foot interior tenant fit out. Designed by Gensler of Washington, this high-end project incorporates four floors of the Portrait Building that are connected via a communicating staircase featuring stainless steel cladding and glass handrails. Each floor consists of typical interior...
Monday, July 18, 2005
Clark Construction Begins Build-to-Suit for Takeda Pharmaceuticals
— Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc. selected Clark Construction Group, LLC of Chicago to build the first phase of its new corporate headquarters in Deerfield, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. The new headquarters campus consists of two buildings totaling 380,000 square feet. Located 22 miles north of Chicago’s Central Business District and 12 miles north of O’Hare International Airport, the project is strategically located in the Village of Deerfield at the northeast corner of Lake Cook and Saunders...
Friday, April 22, 2005
Clark Interiors Awarded Two Law Firm Tenant Projects at 901 NY Avenue, N.W.
— Clark Interiors was awarded two tenant projects at 901 New York Avenue, N.W., adjacent to the new Washington Convention Center. Both are high-end interior spaces for two notable law firms - Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, & Dunner, LLP and Shea & Gardner. Working closely with Clark’s 901 New York Avenue base building team, the tenant work will be substantially complete 30 days after the base building work. Boston Properties of Washington, D.C. is the developer/owner of...
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Clark Construction Builds Garage at Tampa International Airport for
— The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority recently awarded Clark Construction Group, LLC of Tampa a $67.3 million contract to build a six-story economy-parking garage for 5,600 vehicles and an administration building at Tampa International Airport, which will house police, landscape maintenance and parking operations for the airport. Designed by Gresham, Smith and Partners of Tampa, the parking structure will be constructed of post-tensioned concrete decks and cast-in-place columns that rest on drilled concrete caissons. Over 80,000 cubic...
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Clark Construction Refurbishes Pasadena City Hall
— Pasadena City Hall is the central feature of the Civic Center that established Pasadena as a major cultural destination in the late 1920s. Completed in 1927, the building is now undergoing an $80 million seismic upgrade and rehabilitation. Clark Construction Group - California, LP is serving as general contractor on the project for the City of Pasadena. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 190,000-square-foot building is constructed of reinforced-concrete construction with stucco rendering, elaborate...
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Clark Construction Completes $103M Trolley Station in San Diego
— In an effort to create more options for commuters, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System is expanding its light rail transit (LRT) system. Clark Construction Group California - LP recently completed a $103 million underground LRT station and tunnel at San Diego State University (SDSU). Looping under the SDSU campus, the 4,000-foot long project features a 50,000-square-foot trolley station. The station’s interior features architectural concrete, a limestone wainscot, stainless steel acoustical panels and an interwoven brick...
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Clark Construction Completes 901 New York Avenue for Boston Properties
— Urban renewal around the Washington Convention Center continues with a new Class A 11-story office building at 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Clark Construction Group, LLC served as general contractor on the $54 million project (construction cost for base building) for Boston Properties. Designed by Davis Carter Scott of McLean, Va., the 530,000-square-foot office building features a facade of polished granite and two-toned precast concrete. Employees and visitors enter the building through a lobby highlighted by a...
Friday, March 25, 2005
Clark Completes One Liberty Center in N. Va. for Ballston Investor Group I
— Work is complete at One Liberty Center, a 13-story office tower located near the Ballston Metro at the intersection of North Randolph and North Ninth Streets in Arlington, Va. Owned by Ballston Investor Group I of Arlington, Va., One Liberty Center is 98% leased to the General Services Administration. Clark Construction Group, LLC is served as general contractor on the $47 million base building project. Clark Interiors completed the tenant fit out for GSA. Designed by SmithGroup...
Friday, March 25, 2005
Clark-Led Design Build Team Completes Solano County Government Center
— Clark Design/Build of California Inc. recently completed the $82 million Solano County Government Center in downtown Fairfield. Encompassing three city blocks, the design/build project includes a 300,000-square-foot six-story office building, a 42,000-square-foot two-story office building and a 1000-space five-story parking structure, expansive public plaza and smaller public courtyard. Consolidating 16 public agencies, the Government Center is the largest project ever undertaken by Solano County. Johnson Fain of Los Angeles, the County’s master architect, developed the design concept...
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Clark Completes Second Phase of N. Va.’s Arlington Gateway Complex for JBG
— Clark Construction Group, LLC recently completed a 12-story, 550,000-square foot office tower, which is the second phase of the Arlington Gateway project in the Ballston section of Arlington. Developed and owned by The JBG Companies of Chevy Chase, Md., the building includes retail space on the ground level and a fitness center below ground. This office component is part of a 1.25-million-square-foot, mixed-use urban complex designed by WDG Architecture of Washington, D.C. Clark also completed The Continental,...
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Clark Residential Tops Out Quincy Court Condominium in Downtown D.C.
— Clark Residential recently topped out the concrete structure on the Quincy Court Condominium in downtown Washington. All 135 units were sold by the team of Carr Enterprises and McWilliams| Ballard prior to the first steel pile being driven into the ground. Designed by Esocoff & Associates of Washington, Quincy Court is comprised of two buildings - a Main Building, with 125 units and three stories of below grade parking, and a 10-story Wing Building with one condominium...
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Clark Completes Expansion at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield
— Mercy Southwest Hospital is the newest full acute-care hospital in Bakersfield with a 14-bed Level II Emergency Department and an eight-bed Intensive Care Unit. Mercy Southwest’s renovation and expansion, managed by Catholic Healthcare West, also included two new operating rooms, bringing the total for the facility to six. Clark Construction Group - California, LP served as general contractor on the $10 million project. One of the new operating rooms is a state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgical video suite....
Monday, March 14, 2005
New Condo In D.C.’s U Street Corridor Underway for Metro Properties
— A new condominium is underway in the District’s trendy U Street corridor. Clark Construction Group, LLC is serving as general contractor on the $28 million (construction cost) Rhapsody Condominium (www.rhapsodycondo.com). Metro New U, LLC, an entity managed by Metro Properties Inc. of Bethesda, Md., developed the project. Located at 2120 Vermont Avenue, N.W., this upscale property contains 162 units, many with private balconies, with loft-like features including high ceilings, hardwood floors, granite countertops, maple cabinets, and stainless...
Monday, March 14, 2005
Clark Begins The Artisan Condominium for JBG in downtown D.C.
— JBG/E Street Residential, a member of the JBG family of companies, continues to expand their residential portfolio with The Artisan Condominium at 915 E Street in northwest Washington. Clark 915 E Street LLC is serving as general contractor on the $29 million 12-story building, featuring a historic facade restoration, in the city’s Penn Quarter district. Designed by WDG Architecture of Washington, the 160 high-end condominiums are highlighted by chef-caliber kitchens with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances....
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Clark Earns Two AGC/AON Build America Awards
— Honoring the “best of the best” for construction projects completed in 2004, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) and AON Construction Services Group named the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and the Fort Stewart Modularity Project in Savannah, Ga. winners of 2004 Build America Awards at a recent award ceremony in Las Vegas. These awards symbolize excellence in construction, and are presented to projects that exhibit exceptional quality, uniqueness and innovation. These two winning...
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Clark-Led Design/Build Team Begins Processing Day Barracks
— Great Lakes Recruit Training Center is the site of basic training for every enlisted recruit in the U.S. Navy. One thousand recruits graduate from the program every week. As modernizing the housing became a priority, the Navy has used design/build as the process for the design and construction of new barracks. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Midwest recently awarded a $36.4 million design/build contract to Clark/Blinderman/Knight, LLC to construct a new Processing Day Barracks at Recruit...
Sunday, January 16, 2005
Clark Begins Building Mixed-Use Development in downtown D.C. for Shakespeare Theatre and International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
— The District’s popular Shakespeare Theatre is expanding to a second venue and the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) is building a new headquarters facility at 620 F Street, N.W. Known as The Harman Center for the Arts, the theatre is part of a development made up of an 11-story office building, with the first five and one-half floors housing the theatre and the remaining floors comprising 120,000 square feet of class A office...
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Atkinson/Clark/Shea Builds Automated People Mover
— Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), as a result of a recent competitive solicitation, awarded Atkinson/Clark/Shea, A Joint Venture, a contract to build the East Domestic Automated People Mover (APM) Tunnels and Stations at Washington Dulles International Airport. Construction of the APM will allow rapid passenger transportation from the Main Terminal to proposed APM stations that will be located at the airport’s midfield concourses. Work includes construction of inner and outer domestic APM tunnels using the cut-and-cover method,...
Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Curtain Rises on The Music Center at Strathmore
— The new Music Center at Strathmore is a major addition to the cultural landscape of the Washington area. Funded jointly by Montgomery County and the State of Maryland as well as Strathmore and private patrons, the 190,000-square-foot center seats 1,976 patrons in the Concert Hall and includes an Education Center with classrooms and rehearsal space. Clark Construction Group, LLC served as general contractor on the facility. Strathmore is conveniently located just ½ mile north of a Capital...
Sunday, January 2, 2005
Clark Construction Builds Galen Event Center for USC
— University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles has a long history of winning athletic teams. However, USC men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams share several arenas around Los Angeles and have never had their own home court venue. USC recently awarded a contract to Clark Construction Group - California, LP to build the Galen Center - a 210,000-square-foot event center with 10,260 seats - as well as an Athletic Pavilion that features...