Victorian Square Plans Mixed-Use Project
The city of Sparks and Trammell Crow Company recently announced that plans for The District at Victorian Square have been approved, with groundbreaking slated for the second quarter of 2007. The three-acre development, which will be the city’s first mixed-use community, is a major part of downtown revitalization efforts. The first development phase consists of three buildings: a four-level structure featuring live/work spaces and single-level condominium homes, plus two, three-level structures featuring townhomes with alley-accessed, two-car garages. The residential component comprises 171 condominiums and townhomes ranging from approximately 760 square feet to more than 2,000 square feet. Architect for the project is James, Harwick+Partners Architects; Blue Water Studio provided interior design services.
TWC to Construct Medical Office Building
TWC Construction has received a contract valued at $9.8 million to construct the 100,000-square-foot Centennial Hills medical office building in Las Vegas, which is being developed by Ensemble Real Estate Company and Universal Health Realty Trust. Located on three acres near the I-215 Beltway and U.S. 95, this project will be the first medical office facility in the Centennial Hills area and will be close to a new hospital serving northwest Las Vegas. Construction of the four-story structural steel building is scheduled to start this quarter, with a completion date in the third quarter of 2007.
Bank Building Topped Off
Business Bank of Nevada and Charleston Pavilion, LLC recently announced that construction crews have completed vertical construction of the bank’s new corporate headquarters at Charleston Boulevard and Pavilion Center Drive in the Summerlin area of northwest Las Vegas. The six-story, 150,000-square-foot Business Bank Corporate Centre reached its final height of nearly 100 feet when the final steel beam was bolted and welded into place. Business Bank owns 26 percent of Charleston Pavilion, LLC, the investment group that owns the building. The bank will occupy approximately 32,000 square feet of space, which will include its corporate headquarters and administrative offices, as well as a 5,000-square-foot bank branch. Fertitta Enterprises recently signed a lease to occupy 9,000 square feet in the building. Completion of the $40 million project is scheduled for May 2007. Howard F. Thompson and Associates designed the building and Whiting-Turner Contracting was selected as general contractor.
Work Progressing on Montecito Marketplace
Montecito Companies, which recently opened Phase I of Montecito Marketplace, is continuing work on Phase II of the retail project in northwest Las Vegas. When complete, the $48 million development will contain 207,765 square feet of retail space situated on 19.2 acres at the southeast corner of Durango Drive and Elkhorn Road. Phase I includes 104,904 square feet of retail space anchored by a 65,000-square-foot Smith’s Food & Drug. The architect for Montecito Marketplace is Vedelago Petsch; civil engineering was performed by Great Basin Engineering South
Build-to-Suit Project Breaks Ground
Parts Unlimited and Drag Specialties have broken ground on one of the largest build-to-suit projects in Sparks. The new facility is located on 26 acres in the Spanish Springs Business Center at the intersection of Pyramid Highway and Isidor Court. Parts Unlimited specializes in motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile and watercraft parts and accessories. Drag Specialties is a dealer and distributor of aftermarket parts and accessories for Harley-Davidson. Both companies are units of LeMans Corporation and are the largest parts and accessories distributors in North America, fulfilling 20,000 orders daily. The 418,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to be completed in March 2007. The general contractor and architect on the project is United Construction.