Philanthropists proposed scaled down $12 million Tallahassee performing arts venue

The likely site of a new public performing arts venue in Tallahassee will be the Northwood Complex, recently demolished for the city’s police department headquarters. The Tallahassee City commission was to discuss on April 6 a proposal from local philanthropists Michael and Judy Sheridan for a proposed $12 million facility... Continue reading

Tiderock Companies, Inc. says it has acquired a majority controlling interest of Bunnell-based general contractor Charles Burgan LLC. Charles Burgan LLC, provides design and building services for both residential and commericial construction. The company, now 51% owned by Tiderock, will change its name to  Sora Burgan Construction, LLC, Tiderock said... Continue reading

A permit application has been filed on April 4 with Miami’s Building Department to begin vertical construction at the estimated $970 million Waldorf Astoria supertall tower. Hard construction costs, according to the permit application, are estimated at $426 million John Moriarty Associates Florida is listed as the contractor. Previously, a... Continue reading

Cianbro Corp., headquartered in Pittsfield, Maine, has acquired Orlando-based R. C. Stevens Construction Co. for an undisclosed amount. The move is the latest expansion for Cianbro, one of the country’s largest employee-owned construction firms, the Portland Press Herald reported on April 5. Peter Vigue, Cianbro chairman and former CEO, told... Continue reading

Walt Disney World Resort says it has earmarked nearly 80 acres of land to bring a new affordable housing development to life in southwest Orange County This initiative has been in the works for quite some time and builds on The Walt Disney Company’s long legacy of bringing positive, lasting... Continue reading

Jeshayahu Boymelgreen is preparing to construct a 200-key, three story hotel in Surfside after arranging a $30 million construction loan. The property at 9300 Collins Ave. had previously been planned for a townhouse complex. Fort Lauderdale-based Fuse Group arranged the loan, its CEO Eyal Peretz told The Real Deal. The... Continue reading

Legal and payment problems continue to plague the $1.8 billion Estates at Acqualina project in Sunny Isles Beach. General contractor Suffolk Construction Company Inc. has filed a lawsuit alleging breach of contract and breach of good-faith and fair-dealing against developer A3 Development, LLC alongside three affiliated companies, Levelset.com reports, citing... Continue reading

Kaufman Lynn Construction says it has topped out the Merrimac Plantation Apartments in Plantation, a multi-family residential project. The contractor says the project occupies a total 293,945 sq. ft. with 306 apartments ranging from one-to-three-bedroom layouts across two six-story midrise buildings. Construction is slated for completion in 2023. The contractor... Continue reading

CEMEX USA says it is expanding its concrete block business in Florida, recently restarting two plants and soon restarting a third, while accelerating production to meet heightened construction demand across the state. The company said in a March 29 statement that it has invested more than $17 million in its... Continue reading

Studio+, an architecture and design firm based in Fort Myers, says it has acquired TDM Architects, Inc. an architectural and planning company founded in Los Angeles in 1994. The recently rebranded organization says in a March 24 statement that it has 30 years of expertise in education, including K-12 schools,... Continue reading