Construction Roundup: Italian Village, Olde Towne East, Upper Arlington & More

July 2, 2021 4:58 pm
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The old Lazarus building being demolished in Upper Arlington.

As we enter the second half of 2021, there are many active construction sites all throughout Columbus and the surrounding communities. In this installment of our Construction Roundup photo series, we take a look at a few of the sites in Weinland Park, Italian Village, The University District, Old North Columbus, Upper Arlington and more!

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The Trolley Barn complex in the Franklin Park neighborhood is slated to open soon as a food and drink destination.

Another view of the multiple historic buildings being rehabbed at the old Trolley Barn site along Oak Street.

More new housing under construction at the northeast corner of Oak Street and Wilson Avenue on the Near East Side.

New homes being built along Grant Avenue in the Weinland Park neighborhood.

Apartments rising along Grant Avenue near Fifth Avenue in Weinland Park.

More Weinland Park construction on Fifth Avenue.

Work has begun on a new six story mixed-use apartment build at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Fifth Street in Weinland Park.

Construction on more housing on the former Durable Slate site in Italian Village at the intersection of North Fourth Street and Detroit Avenue.

Renovation work continues this historic Italian Village building, which will soon become the new Edison 777 event venue on North Fourth Street.

Continued development of new housing at the Jeffrey Park site

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Lakefront house under construction in New Fairfield catches fire

July 3, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

June 29, 2021Updated: June 29, 2021 1:46 p.m.

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Firefighters douse water on a lakefront structure that caught fire in New Fairfield, Conn., the morning of June 29, 2021.

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A structure fire on the Candlewood Lake peninsula of Vaughn's Neck in New Fairfield prompted a multi-town emergency response Tuesday morning. — 4of8
A structure fire on the Candlewood Lake peninsula of Vaughn’s Neck in New Fairfield prompted a multi-town emergency response Tuesday morning.

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NEW FAIRFIELD — A house under construction on the Candlewood Lake peninsula of Vaughn’s Neck went up in flames Tuesday morning, prompting a multi-town emergency response.

Firefighters from New Fairfield and nearby towns like Brookfield and Sherman were requested to respond to a fully involved structure fire on Old Road shortly after 8 a.m.

Due to the area only being accessible by boat,

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IU dedicates rediscovered Mies van der Rohe style and design, now under construction : News at IU: Indiana University

July 2, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie welcomed Sidney and Lois Eskenazi, IU alumni and principal donors, and architect Dirk Lohan, grandson of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, to the perseverance ceremony for the new, shared facility for the IU Eskenazi College of Art, Architecture + Layout on June 17. The setting up, now less than construction, realizes a rediscovered 1952 design and style produced by Mies for the IU Bloomington campus.

As adapted for modern use by the architectural staff of Thomas Phifer and Companions, the Mies Setting up for the Eskenazi Faculty of Artwork, Architecture + Style and design is scheduled to open in slide 2021. Thomas Phifer and Partners is also the architect for IU’s new Ferguson Worldwide Centre, less than development right across Jordan Avenue from the Eskenazi School.

Also joining McRobbie for the ceremony were the Eskenazis, Lohan, IU Bloomington Provost Lauren Robel, Eskenazi School Founding Dean Peg Faimon, architects Thomas Phifer and Stephen Dayton of Thomas Phifer and Partners, and Vice President for Money Scheduling and Amenities Thomas A. Morrison, as nicely as users of the IU Board of Trustees, faculty and workers.

Commissioned for the IU fraternity Alpha Theta chapter of Pi Lambda Phi, which subsequently abandoned the undertaking, the Mies style and design was all but forgotten for some 60 several years. It re-emerged in 2013 when Sidney Eskenazi, a fraternity member of the chapter as an IU university student, knowledgeable McRobbie of the existence of Mies’ drawings for the

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A new healthcare crisis area is beneath building in Tysons

July 1, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

Reston Hospital Center main entrance (Courtesy Reston Hospital Center) — Reston Hospital Heart is constructing a new unexpected emergency space in Tysons (Courtesy Reston Healthcare facility Middle)

(Current at 3:55 p.m.) Design has started on a new, standalone unexpected emergency space in the coronary heart of Tysons, Reston Medical center Center introduced these days (Wednesday).

The freestanding 14,000 square-foot facility will be situated at 8240 Leesburg Pike in just walking distance of the Tysons and Greensboro Metro stations. That is approximately six miles north of Inova Fairfax Clinic in Falls Church.

The closest healthcare facility in the quick Tysons region suitable now is Kaiser Permanente’s Tysons Corner Medical Middle (8008 Westpark Dr.), which has an ambulatory medical procedures middle but no crisis place. It supplies urgent treatment but only by referral, in accordance to its website.

“We welcome the growth of health care services and vendors serving Tysons and its encompassing communities,” Tysons Partnership President and CEO Sol Glasner stated in a statement to Tysons Reporter.

Reston Clinic, which is component of the HCA Virginia Health and fitness Program, says it hopes to open the new emergency section in the initially quarter of 2022.

“Upon launch, the 11-therapy room, point out-of-the-art ER will be staffed with board-licensed crisis place doctors and nurses, 24-hours a day, 365 days a yr and supply the similar companies furnished in an emergency home that is housed within the partitions of a medical center,” the healthcare facility stated in a news launch.

Reston Hospital introduced the unexpected emergency area as portion of a slate

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No money for substantial pace rail in Democrats’ CA price range monthly bill

June 30, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

The conspicuous absence of cash for significant-velocity rail in the $262.6 billion funds bill authorised Monday by point out legislators in Sacramento could have big implications for building work of the bullet-coach line in Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley.

The price range bill sent by the condition Assembly and Senate to Gov. Gavin Newsom late Monday contains billions of dollars for transportation throughout the point out.

But it does not include additional than $4 billion sought by the California Significant-Velocity Rail Authority and Newsom to advance perform on the substantial-speed rail project that has been under design in Fresno, Madera, Kings, Tulare and Kern counties for for seven decades.

“If new Proposition 1A resources are not authorised, the Authority will be pressured to suspend most building activity and with that most of the 1,000 weekly construction careers will be eradicated,” the point out rail agency stated in its most up-to-date company prepare. “Additionally, money will be redirected to expenditures connected to closing construction web sites and, afterwards, to delay promises.”

Each properties of the Legislature are managed by Democrats, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Lakewood, has referred to as for the condition to redirect high-pace rail dollars to urban transportation assignments.

In his price range proposal previously this calendar year, Newsom requested the Assembly and Senate to give a green gentle to releasing the previous $4.2 billion in money from Proposition 1A, a significant-velocity rail bond evaluate accredited by California voters in 2008. Almost all of that

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The US Construction Industry is Projected to Grow by Over 15% in 2021 Despite Near-Term Challenges

June 29, 2021 - by Sergio Torian

DUBLIN, June 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The “United States Construction Industry Databook Series – Market Size & Forecast (2016 – 2025) by Value and Volume (area and units) across 40+ Market Segments in Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Infrastructure Construction – Q1 2021 Update” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

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Construction activities and the workers were deemed essential in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. While construction continued in most parts of the country, several factors resulted in project delays.

Economic shutdown and supply chain disruptions jeopardized operations and construction schedules. Moreover, contractors were also hit as the sub-contractors were not able to report to the jobs.

All of these factors contributed to the decline of the construction sector output in the United States in 2020. The decline in the output of the construction sector is also reflected in the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country.

However, several projects are under construction in various sectors including residential, institutional, and industrial and infrastructure. All of these projects are expected to support the recovery of the construction industry in 2021.

The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on residential building construction was reduced as sales continued. However, the unemployment rate is still a challenge in the country and consumer confidence is still below the pre-covid levels. Moreover, with infection rates also resurging, several states are rolling back the reopening of economic activities. However, stimulus from the government has offset some

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