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The property is adjacent to a 6.5-acre industrial site CenterPoint has owned since 2016.

Pre-construction is an important part of every project and is an opportunity for the entire to establish common goals. It is important for a contractor, developer and design teams to work closely together to address any potential obstacles. A contractor’s involvement early on in the project enhances the overall performance of the work. VCC has a well-developed pre-construction approach that includes in-depth peer review, value engineering, scheduling experts, data and material exploration, and…

Rents for the tiny units will start at $1,050, with market-rate apartments expected to fetch $1,450.

Redbird opened in 1975 and is the only major mall located in the southern half of Dallas. It enjoyed a period of tremendous prosperity in the initial opening period, but as early as the mid-80s, it declined. The area was perceived as a hub for crime. By the turn of the 21st century, it was a bankrupt initiative.

Developer Peter Brodsky purchased the property and launched an ambitious project to turn the defunct Redbird into a sustainable, mixed-use development that would reinfuse the area with…

Jon Herring, quality control director of VCC, discusses the importance of quality control on every project. Total quality management ensures a project plan is in place and its key players understand their responsibility. Once construction begins, the team is on the ground to ensure that what was agreed is happening and there is a real-time feedback loop of understanding the consequences of decisions. Quality control has become more complex with the changes in the supply market. Each time a substitute…

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) equals more than the sum of its parts when it comes to construction. Individual ESG efforts each add value in their own right, but their collective effect compounds the impact of any disparate initiative.

In an industry wrestling with challenges like climate change, labor constraints and supply shortages, ESG initiatives can benefit companies and their communities. “They may take effort and commitment on the front end, but once they’re implemented,…

The seller, OSW Equipment & Repair, manufactures products for the construction, transportation, industrial and mining industries.

Design plays a critical role for a successful project. Donn Calaway, chief design officer at VCC, discusses the importance of peer reviews and close collaboration with ownership and architect teams from pre-construction to close-out. Technology is the crucial driver of this success, and the teams may use Bluebeam Studio software and Autodesk Revit®to review drawings and specifications, as well as internal modeling to help assist the design teams. Lidar technologies are also used for scanning as…

The development would include more than 405 apartment units.

The project is the latest development in a part of Jacksonville seeing booming industrial activity.