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In Henderson, Nev., a city roughly 15 miles southeast of Las Vegas, 100,000 sf of unused office space will be turned into an open-air retail development called The Cliff. The $30 million adaptive reuse development will convert the site’s two office buildings into a destination for retail stores, chef-driven restaurants, and community entertainment.
In a step toward updating and modernizing on-campus housing to attract a range of students, Texas-based Pfluger Architects renovated the student lounges in Kinsolving Hall, a five-story, all-girls dormitory at The University of Texas at Austin initially built in 1958.
In the continuous battle against housing shortages and the surplus of vacant buildings, developers are turning their attention to the viability of adaptive reuse for their properties.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently sent a letter to officials in Lee County, Florida alleging that hundreds of homes were rebuilt in violation of the agency’s rules following Hurricane Ian. The letter provoked a sharp backlash as homeowners struggle to rebuild following the devastating 2022 storm that destroyed a large swath of the county.
Businesses, developers, and civic leaders are repurposing existing structures to celebrate history, attract tenants, and serve as a catalyst for future development.
Gilbane Building Co., Structure Tone, and Turner Construction Co. top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest reconstruction sector contractors and construction management firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.
WSP, Jensen Hughes, and STV top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest reconstruction sector engineering and EA firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.
Gensler, Jacobs, and Stantec top BD+C’s ranking of the nation’s largest reconstruction sector architecture and AE firms, as reported in the 2017 Giants 300 Report.
Almost 15,000 sf of space was added to the original, four-story building.
The painstaking process included assuaging numerous preservation agencies.
Shepley Bulfinch designed the 75,000-sf campus.
The redevelopment project is currently the largest in the nation.
The original building was updated and given a new extension and landscaping.
The 100,000-sf building is part of a three-building, 30-acre campus.
