At Studio PBA, we have created a dedicated construction administration department. This creates a multitude of benefits for our firm. By devoting staff strictly to construction administration (CA), each project undertaken by our firm has a team member with intimate knowledge of current construction practices and methods. It allows for more attention to be paid to each project during construction, subsequently minimizing the need for change orders and troubleshooting. Having a dedicated CA team means that the lessons learned on other projects are implemented into the drawings in real time and we're able to take advantage of active learning on projects. Our firm is able to make this very seamless transition between the production department and CA department by having the production project manager involved throughout the CA process.
Summer of 2018 is poised to be a big one for our CA team. We currently have over ten projects nearing construction completion and several more are slated to break ground this summer. Our teams are on site almost weekly monitoring the progress of these projects, gathering great ideas, lessons learned, and photos of the progress.
What’s Wrapping up this Summer:
Courtyard by Marriott, DIA, Denver, Colorado
After many months of renovations, including updates to the 6-story exterior façade, 139 guest rooms, entry and lobby sequence, and the addition of a courtyard, the Courtyard by Marriott at DIA is only weeks away from final completion at the end of May 2018.
Alta Pinehurst, Lakewood, Colorado
This NGBS Green certified project which consists of 350 apartments across 13 residential buildings. Buildings 1 and 9 are among the final structures to be completed on the site. Final completion is estimated for the end of May 2018.
AMLI Littleton Village, Littleton, Colorado
The AMLI Littleton Village community consists of two residential buildings and one mixed used building with 9,000 SF of ground floor retail. Featured here is an image of one of the residential buildings. The project is slated to open its doors to residents in July of 2018.
Parkside, Riverfront Park, Denver, Colorado
Parkside, developed by Holland Partners, is nearing completion. The exterior of the 161 unit multi-family residential project is almost wrapped up and the facility is ready for leasing, anticipating a grand opening in August 2018.
Fairfield Inn and Suites, Fort Collins, Colorado
The Fairfield Inn and Suites in Fort Collins is currently underway. As of April, interiors are being outfitted and exterior palettes are being finalized on the building. The project is slated to open for its first reservation holders in August 2018.
The Kasserman, Highlands, Denver, Colorado
The 3-story Kasserman is underway, finishing up exterior work in the coming months. Built on the angled grade characteristic of the Highlands neighborhood, the building actually features 3 stories of residential and 2 of resident parking below. The Kasserman is projected to open September 2018.
Projects Farther out on the Horizon:
Sugarmont Apartments, Salt Lake City, Utah
The two buildings of the Sugarmont Apartments are well underway, but at various stages in construction. The buildings are 8 stories, connected from stories 4 through 8. Building 2 (foreground in picture below) is working through framing, while Building one is finishing up concrete pours. This project is scheduled for completion January 2019.
Be sure to check back in in the coming months as these projects near completion and to see some of our most recently groundbreakings underway!
