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Skanska says it has been selected to spearhead the construction of the $26.5 million Knight Recital Hall School of Music at the University of Miami Coral Gables. The 22,700 sq. ft. building will feature sound recording control booths, performance spaces and projection technology in the structure’s exterior. The two-story structure... Continue reading

Construction starts this month on a 241,071 sq. ft. senior living community in Naples. Local contractor DeAngelis Diamond is building the four-story structure for Ryan Companies US, Inc. and Grand Living Management. Grand Living and Ryan Architecture + Engineering designed the 206 unit building, including 166 independent and assisted living... Continue reading

By Quentin Torbert Special to Florida Construction News Telosa is the name of a proposed new city by former Walmart executive and billionaire Marc Lore. The city, although not yet built, is being marketed as an environmentally-conscious city that strives for equity for all residents. The city’s price tag is... Continue reading

Preston Haskell, founder of the Jacksonville-based global architecture, engineering and construction firm Haskell Co., has pledged $400,000 to establish the Haskell Archive at the Casket Factory near the city’s downtown sports complex. The gift will support renovation of the second floor of the three-story structure at 318 Palmetto St., built... Continue reading

Rieber Developments is building an assisted-living multi-use development in the Miami area after arranging $83.8 million in construction financing. Miami-based BridgeInvest supplied a $63.5 million senior construction loan for Rieber’s 400,000-sq. ft. project in Aventura, called 1212 Aventura. The structure will feature 163 senior residences, 29,684 sq. ft. of retail... Continue reading

Three teens have been accused causing $771,000 in vandalization destruction at Lake County construction sites. A spokesperson for the county’s sheriff’s office said officers  started getting an increase in vandalism complaints on Nov. 5 at partially built homes and construction sites in the area of Ridge View and Serenoa Lakes... Continue reading

South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)’s executive director says he appreciates a new funding surge for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project (LOWRP), calling the work “critical for the health of Lake Okeechobee.” Florida’s legislature had earlier in the year approved $50 million in annual funding for LOWRP, including money... Continue reading

Florida’s construction employment changes have varied significantly by metropolitan market area in the past 12 months, ranging from an 11% increase in Sebastian-Vero Beach , to a loss of 1% in the Miami area. The data comes from an analysis by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America of government... Continue reading

The Surfside Working Group (SWG), a coalition of Florida-based building professionals, has  released a list of recommendations aimed at establishing statewide mandatory structural recertification inspections and whole-building safety inspections in the wake of the July 24 Champlain Towers building collapse.. The group in late October released its nine-page report, Florida... Continue reading

Florida’s construction employment data indicates that the number of workers employed in the industry in the state is nearly the same as it was before COVID-19 shutdowns began last March. In fact, with 577,000 construction jobs, the numbers are just 200 lower than they were in February, 2020, according to... Continue reading