In the past year, numerous commercial construction projects — some just started, some ongoing, and some completed — give evidence to the fact that Central New York is still building and growing. They include the retail, hospitality, education, health care, municipal, nonprofit, and sports sectors. See what Central New York is building. Projects are arranged […]
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In the past year, numerous commercial construction projects — some just started, some ongoing, and some completed — give evidence to the fact that Central New York is still building and growing. They include the retail, hospitality, education, health care, municipal, nonprofit, and sports sectors.
See what Central New York is building. Projects are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the construction, architecture, or engineering firm.
Note: Not all companies we surveyed submitted projects and not all submissions could be printed. -
Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C.
Onondaga Nation Fire Station and Community Hall
- Project Location: Nedrow
- Approximate Square Footage: 1,200
- Start Date: February 2014
- Completion Date: March 2015
- Building Owner: Onondaga Nation
- Architect: Ashley McGraw Architects
- Engineer: IPD: Engineering
- Landscape Architect: Environmental Design & Research
- General Contractor: Onondaga Nation
- Primary Subcontractors: St. Germain & Aupperle (Structural)
Southern Tier High Technology Incubator
- Project Location: Binghamton
- Total Construction Cost: $19 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 35,000
- Start Date: October 2014
- Expected Completion Date: September 2016
- Building Owner: STHTI
- Architect: Ashley McGraw Architects
- Engineer: Pathfinder Engineers & Architects
- Landscape Architect: M.J. Engineering and Land Surveying
- Primary Subcontractors: Ravi Engineering (Structural)
Aubertine and Currier Architects, Engineers & Land Surveyors, PLLC
New Office Building for Bowers & Company CPAs
- Project Location: Watertown
- Total Construction Cost: $750,000
- Approximate Square Footage: 7,500
- Start Date: September 2014
- Completion Date: December 2014
- Building Owner: Bowers & Company CPAs
Thousand Islands Inn
- Project Location: Clayton
- Total Construction Volume: $1 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 7,800
- Start Date: October 2014
- Expected Completion Date: March 2015
- Building Owner: Thousand Islands Inn LLC
Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C.
Ithaca Falls Overlook Environmental Restoration Project (Ithaca Gun)
- Project Location: City of Ithaca
- Total Construction Cost: $1.5 million
- Start Date: July 2011
- Completion Date: 2015
- Building Owner: City of Ithaca
- Engineer: Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C.
- General Contractor: Paragon Environmental Construction
- Financing Source: Clean Water/Clean Air Environmental Bond Act ERP State Assistance Contract USEPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant
Eastern Shore Water System
- Project Location: Towns of Richland and Sandy Creek
- Total Construction Volume: $14 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 40 miles
- Start Date: December 2009
- Completion Date: 2014
- Building Owner: Town of Sandy Creek/town of Richland
- Construction Manager: Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C.
- Financing Source: NYSEFC DWSRF
BCA Architects & Engineers
Dialysis Center and Main Entrance
- Project Location: Lowville
- Total Construction Cost: $1.5 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 5,000
- Start Date: July 2013
- Completion Date: July 2014
- Building Owner: Lewis County General Hospital
- Construction Manager: BCA Construction Managers
- Architect & Engineer: BCA Architects & Engineers
- General Contractor: Northern Tier Contracting
Beardsley Architects + Engineers
Verona Beach State Park Bathhouse and Concession Building
- Project Location: Verona Beach
- Total Construction Cost: $3 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 10,000
- Start Date: November 2012
- Completion Date: November 2014
- Building Owner: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Architect/Engineer/Landscape Architect: Beardsley Architects + Engineers
- General Contractor: Diamond and Thiel Construction Company, Inc.
- Primary Subcontractors: Bellucci Enterprises Inc.; Patricia Electric; D’Amico Plumbing & Heating
- Financing Source: New York State
Bette & Cring, LLC
New Academic Building at SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Cost: $33 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 75,000
- Start Date: November 2013
- Expected Completion Date: March 2016
- Building Owner: SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Construction Manager: Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Architect: EwingCole
- Engineer: RMF Engineering, Inc
- Landscape Architect: EDR Environmental Design & Research
- General Contractor: Bette & Cring, LLC
- Primary Subcontractors: Hayward Baker, Raulli & Sons, Henderson-Johnson Co., DS Specialties, CHC Group, Schindler, JE Sheehan, DEMCO, Allied Fire Protection
- Financing Source: State university construction fund
St. Joseph’s Hospital Cogeneration Plant
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Volume: $15 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 3,200
- Start Date: August 2012
- Completion Date: December 2014
- Building Owner: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center
- Construction Manager: Bette & Cring, LLC
- Architect & Engineer: CHA
- General Contractor: Bette & Cring, LLC
- Primary Subcontractors: Burns Bros. Contractors, Allied Electric Company, Raulli & Sons, Robert H. Law Inc., Josall Syracuse
C&S Companies
Carrier Dome Rainwater Harvesting
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Cost: $1 million
- Start Date: May 2014
- Completion Date: October 2014
- Building Owner: Syracuse University
- Engineer: C&S Companies
- General Contractor: The Hayner Hoyt Corporation
- Financing Source: Environmental Facilities Corporation
Griffiss International Airport Gateway Terminal
- Project Location: Rome
- Total Construction Volume: $6.3 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 16,200
- Start Date: May 2014
- Completion Date: February 2015
- Building Owner: Oneida County Department of Aviation
- Construction Manager/Architect/Engineer: C&S Companies
Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corporation
Accelerate Sports Complex Facility
- Project Location: Whitesboro
- Total Construction Volume: $3.7 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 104,527
- Start Date: May 2014
- Completion Date: November 2014
- Building Owner: Accelerate Sports Complex Facility, LLC
- Architect: Mark Domenico Architect PLLC
- Engineers: Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors; Almy & Associates; Kernan Consulting Engineers
- General Contractor: Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp.
- Primary Subcontractors: H.J. Brandeles, abj Fire Protection, Weydman Electric
Liberty Gardens Housing Revitalization
- Project Location: Rome
- Total Construction Cost: $34.7 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 207,363
- Start Date: June 2011
- Completion Date: January 2015
- Building Owner: OMNI Development Company, Inc.
- Construction Manager: Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp.
- Architect: RIDA Architecture, PLLC
- Engineer: Friedman Fisher Associates
- General Contractor: Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp.
- Primary Subcontractors: Fred Burrows Trucking & Excavating, Woodcock & Armani, DEMCO New York Corp.
Dalpos Architects & Integrators
Apizza Regionale
- Project Location: Downtown Syracuse
- Approximate Square Footage: 1,900
- Start Date: October 2014
- Expected Completion Date: July 2015
- Building Owner: Great Crust, LLC
- Architect: Dalpos Architects & Integrators
- Engineers: Palucci Engineering PC (Structural); Integrated Design (MEP)
Druger Eye Care
- Project Location: Camillus
- Approximate Square Footage: 9,000
- Start Date: November 2014
- Completion Date: September 2015
- Building Owner: Druger Eye Care
- Architect: Dalpos Architects & Integrators
- Engineers: Palucci Engineering PC (Structural); Argus Engineering PLLC (MEP); Keplinger Freeman Associates (Site/Civil)
- Landscape Architect: Kelinger Freeman Associates
G.M. Crisalli & Associates, Inc.
SUNY Upstate Transitional Care Renovations
- Project Location: Upstate Medical University, Community Campus
- Total Construction Cost: $1.8 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 12,300
- Start Date: December 2013
- Completion Date: June 2014
- Building Owner: SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Architect: CannonDesign
- General Contractor: G.M. Crisalli & Associates, Inc.
Thurston Avenue Apartments
- Project Location: Ithaca
- Total Construction Volume: $3.6 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 28,400
- Start Date: November 2013
- Completion Date: September 2014
- Building Owner: RABCO Highland House
- Architect: HOLT Architects
- General Contractor: G.M. Crisalli & Associates, Inc.
The Hayner Hoyt Corporation
Anaren Clean Room
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Volume: $2.5 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 16,000
- Start Date: September 2014
- Completion Date: December 2014
- Building Owner: Anaren Microwave, Inc.
- Construction Manager: The Hayner Hoyt Corporation
- Architect: Bonacci Architects, PLLC
- Engineer: IPD: Engineering
- Primary Subcontractors: Century Heating & Air Conditioning
St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Cost: $92 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 188,000
- Start Date: February 2012
- Completion Date: July 2014
- Building Owner: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center
- Construction Manager: The Hayner Hoyt Corporation
- Architect: King + King Architects
- Engineers: John P. Stopen Engineering, Sack & Associates
- Landscape Architect: Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture
- Primary Subcontractors: Huen NY Inc., Burns Bros Contractors, Edward Schalk & Son, J&K Plumbing & Heating
Holmes King Kallquist & Associates, Architects, LLP
Hotel Syracuse
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Cost: $57 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 480,000
- Start Date: August 2014
- Expected Completion Date: March 2016
- Building Owner: Ed Riley
- Construction Manager: The Hayner Hoyt Corporation
- Architects: Holmes King Kallquist & Associates Architects and MLG Architects
- Engineer: IPD:Engineering
- General Contractor: The Hayner Hoyt Corporation
Onondaga County Library, Robert P. Kinchen Central Library
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Volume: $5.2 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 108,000
- Start Date: August 2014
- Expected Completion Date: April 2016
- Building Owner: Onondaga County
- Construction Manager: 1st Point
- Architect: Holmes King Kallquist & Associates Architects
- Engineer: RAM-TECH Engineers
- Landscape Architect: EDR
- General Contractor: 1st Point
HOLT Architects, P.C.
Cayuga Birthplace
- Project Location: Ithaca
- Total Construction Cost: $9.8 million
- Approximate Gross Square Footage: 18,000
- Start Date: April 2013
- Completion Date: July 2014
- Building Owner: Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
- Construction Manager: LPCiminelli
- Architect: HOLT Architects
- Engineer: Sack & Associates
- Primary Subcontractors: T.G. Miller, Sack & Associates, Ryan Biggs I Clark Davis Engineering & Surveying, Health Strategies & Solutions
Library Transformation & Learning Commons
- Project Location: Corning
- Total Construction Volume: $7.8 million
- Approximate Gross Square Footage: 33,800
- Start Date: April 2013
- Completion Date: January 2015
- Building Owner: Corning Community College
- Architect: HOLT Architects
- Engineers: DPC Engineering, Elwyn & Palmer Consulting Engineers, Fagan Engineers & Land Surveyors
- Landscape Architect: HMH Site & Sports Design
- General Contractor: Welliver
- Primary Contractors: Frey & Campbell and Mills Electric
- Financing Sources: Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties, SUNY, USDA Rural Development, Corning Incorporated Foundation, private gifts
Hueber-Breuer Construction Co., Inc.
The Cottages at Garden Grove
- Project Location: Cicero
- Total Construction Cost: $24 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 102,000
- Start Date: March 2013
- Completion Date: July 2014
- Building Owner: Loretto, Inc.
- Construction Manager: Hueber-Breuer Construction Co., Inc.
- Architect: SWBR
- Engineer: Turner Engineering
- Landscape Architect: L.J.R. Engineering
- General Contractor: Hueber-Breuer Construction Co., Inc.
- Primary Subcontractors: General Interiors LanCo
- Financing Sources: Century Health and HUD (Housing and Urban Development)
Dineen Hall at Syracuse University College of Law
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Volume: $60 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 200,000
- Start Date: August 2012
- Completion Date: July 2014
- Building Owner: Syracuse University
- Construction Manager: Hueber-Breuer Construction Co., Inc.
- Architect: Gluckman Mayner Architects
- Engineers: M/E Engineering and John P. Stopen Engineering partnership
- Landscape Architect: Clear Landscape and Urban Design
- Primary Subcontractors: Burns Bros., Henderson-Johnson, O’Connell Electric, CHC Construction
- Financing Source: Private
Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt
Bernthal Way Plaza Restoration
- Project Location: Downtown Syracuse (north side of John H. Mulroy Civic Center)
- Start Date: September 2012
- Completion Date: June 2014
- Building Owner: Onondaga County
- Architect: Bell & Spina Architects, P.C.
- Engineer: Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt
- Landscape Architect: Keplinger Freeman Associates
- General Contractor: S.J. Thomas Company
- Primary Subcontractors: Kevin Bruno, Inc. Concrete Construction; Vitale & Robinson Companies; CME Associates, Inc.; E.J. Construction Group, Inc.
- Financing Source: Public
Day Hall Facade Restoration
- Project Location: Syracuse University Campus
- Start Date: October 2013
- Expected Completion Date: August 2015
- Building Owner: Syracuse University
- Engineer: Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt
- General Contractor: Driscoll Masonry Restoration, Inc.
- Primary Subcontractors: Envirologic of New York; CME Associates, Inc.
- Financing Source: Private
LeChase Construction Services, LLC
SUNY Upstate Medical University Cancer Center
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Cost: $78.7 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 158,000
- Start Date: March 2011
- Completion Date: May 2014
- Building Owner: SUNY Upstate Medical University
- Construction Manager: LeChase Construction Services, LLC
- Architect: EwingCole
National Structures, Inc.
Metro Matress
- Project Location: Norwich
- Total Construction Volume: $400,000
- Approximate Square Footage: 3,200
- Start Date: September 2014
- Completion Date: December 2014
- Building Owner: Pioneer Companies
- Architect/Engineer: Hogan Engineering
- General Contractor: National Structures Inc.
- Primary Subcontractors: J & C Mechanical of Northern NY Inc., Drain Masters
Planet Fitness
- Project Location: Riverside Mall, Utica
- Total Construction Cost: $900,000
- Approximate Square Footage: 24,000
- Start Date: July 2014
- Completion Date: December 2014
- Building Owner: Planet Fitness, Inc
- Architect: C2 Design | Architecture, PC
- Engineer: C2 Design | Architecture, PC
- General Contractor: National Structures Inc.
- Primary Subcontractors: RML Electric, Direct HVAC, Potrzeba Plumbing and Heating Inc.
- Financing Source: Owner, self-financed
Parsons-McKenna Construction Co., Inc.
McHarrie Towne Expansion Project
- Project Location: Baldwinsville
- Total Construction Cost: $6.6 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 91,200
- Building Owner: McHarrie Towne
- Architect: QPK Design
- Engineer: Sack & Associates
- General Contractor: Parsons-McKenna Construction Co., Inc.
Our Lady of Hope Chapel & Mausoleum
- Project Location: DeWitt
- Total Construction Volume: $2.9 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 8,500
- Building Owner: Catholic Cemeteries of Syracuse
- Architect: Harmony Architectural Associates
- General Contractor: Parsons-McKenna Construction Co., Inc.
The Pike Companies
Utica City School District Capital Project
- Project Location: Utica
- Total Construction Cost: $187.6 million
- Start Date: August 2008
- Expected Completion Date: December 2016
- Building Owner: Utica City School District
- Construction Manager: The Pike Company
- Architect: Stieglitz Snyder Architecture
Pioneer Companies
Homewood Suites Hotel
- Project Location: East Syracuse
- Total Construction Volume: $13.3 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 75,747
- Start Date: October 2014
- Completion Date: August 2015
- Building Owner: 6006 Fair Lakes Hotel, LLC
- Construction Manager: Pioneer Management Group
- Architect: QPK Design
- Engineer: Argus Engineering
- Landscape Architect: QPK Design
- Primary Subcontractors: DEMCO New York Corp.; TES Mechanical; abj Fire Protection
- Financing Source: Berkshire Bank
Le Moyne College Coyne Science Center Phase 3
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Cost: $2.2 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 10,230
- Start Date: May 2014
- Completion Date: August 2014
- Building Owner: Le Moyne College
- Construction Manager: Pioneer Management Group
- Architect: Ashley McGraw
- Engineer: Sack & Associates
- Primary Subcontractors: DEMCO New York Corp.; Woodcock & Armani; abj Fire Protection
- Financing Source: Private
Plumley Engineering, P.C.
River Knoll Apartments - Phase III
- Project Location: Town of Lysander (Radisson Community)
- Total Construction Volume: $8 million
- Approximate Square Footage: Buildings (total) 52,000
- Start Date: October 2014
- Expected Completion Date: June 2015
- Building Owner: Baldwin Real Estate Corp.
- Construction Manager: DiMarco Constructors
- Architect: Glasow Simmons Architects, LLP
- Engineer: Plumley Engineering, P.C.
- General Contractor: DiMarco Constructors
- Primary Subcontractors: Bayside Paving
VA Hospital - Sub-basement Construction
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Cost: $4.5 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 25,000
- Start Date: January 2014
- Expected Completion Date: June 2015
- Building Owner: Veterans Administration/Syracuse Medical Center
- Engineer: Tolman Engineering, PLLC
- General Contractor: VET4U, LLC
- Primary Subcontractors: Plumley Engineering, P.C., John P. Stopen Engineering, Paragon Environmental Construction, Inc., Erie Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Allied Electric Company
- Financing Source: Public
Robertson Strong Apgar Architects, P.C.
Burdick AUDI
- Project Location: Cicero
- Total Construction Cost: $3 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 1,911
- Start Date: December 2014
- Expected Completion Date: May 2015
- Building Owner: Roger Burdick
- Architect/Landscape Architect: Robertson Strong Apgar Architects
- General Contractor: RLB Development
Ryan Biggs Clark Davis Engineering & Surveying, P.C.
Hutchings Psychiatric Center Building 8
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Cost: $15 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 48,500
- Start Date: June 2011
- Completion Date: June 2014
- Building Owner: New York State Office of Mental Health, Dormitory Authority State of New York
- Architect: Architecture +
- Engineer: Ryan Biggs | Clark Davis Engineering & Surveying, P.C.
- General Contractor: Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp.
- Primary Subcontractors: Joseph Baldwin Construction Co., Inc., Barnes & Cone, CME Associates, Inc.
Sack & Associates Consulting Engineers, PLLC
Roland House
- Project Location: Aurora
- Total Construction Cost: $1 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 8,500
- Start Date: July 2012
- Completion Date: 2014
- Building Owner: Pleasant Rowland
- Construction Manager: LeChase Construction
- Architect: Holmes King Kallquist & Associates
- Engineer: Sack & Associates Consulting Engineers, PLLC
- Landscape Architect: Reed Hilderbrand, LLC
- Primary Subcontractors: Woodock & Armani, Binder Electric
Westmoreland Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Project Location: Westmoreland
- Total Construction Volume: $6 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 18,000
- Start Date: January 2014
- Expected Completion Date: April 2015
- Building Developer: Hueber-Breuer Construction
- Construction Manager: Hueber-Breuer Construction
- Architect: Alesia & Crewell Architects, P.C.
- Engineer: Sack & Associates Consulting Engineers, PLLC
- Landscape Architect: Keplinger Freeman Associates
- Primary Subcontractors: H. J. Brandeles, Burns Bros, DEMCO New York, Corp.
VIP Structures
Pike Block
- Project Location: Syracuse
- Total Construction Cost: $28 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 150,000
- Start Date: June 2012
- Completion Date: September 2014
- Building Owner: VIP Structures
- Construction Manager: VIP Structures
- Architect: VIP Structures
- Engineers: IPD: Engineering, John P. Stopen Engineering, Napierala Consulting
- Landscape Architect: Environmental Design & Research
- General Contractor: VIP Structures
- Primary Subcontractors: P.A. Leone and Sons, Inc.; Phoenix Electric of CNY; Dwyer Fire Protection, Inc.; KSP Painting of Syracuse; WSW Construction Corporation; Syracuse Commercial Floors, Inc.
- Financing Sources: Community Preservation Corporation for Construction and Permanent Financing, First Niagara Historic Tax Credits and various city and state grants
Whelan & Curry Construction Services, Inc.
Plaza of the Arts
- Project Location: Auburn
- Total Construction Cost: $3.1 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 20,000
- Start Date: July 2013
- Completion Date: August 2014
- Building Owner: WST33 LLC
- Construction Manager: Whelan & Curry Construction Services, Inc.
- Architect: Crissey Architectural, PC
- Engineer: St Germain & Aupperle
- General Contractor: Whelan & Curry Construction Services, Inc.
- Financing Sources: Cayuga County IDA and Empire State Economic Development Agency
TOWNSHIP 5
- Project Location: Camillus
- Total Construction Volume: $3 million
- Approximate Square Footage: 42,000
- Start Date: May 2014
- Completion Date: January 2015
- Building Owner: Cameron Group
- Architect: Holmes King Kallquist & Associates, Architects
- Engineer: St Germain & Aupperle
- General Contractor: Whelan & Curry Construction Services, Inc.
