3/11/11

Masonic Care Community - Acacia Village Update

Construction at Acacia Village is on schedule for June 2011 completion.

Interior finishes are in progress including installation of carpet, tile, light fixtures, and appliances.

Model suites have been furnished and opened for scheduled showings.

Completed construction includes Phase I Parking Garage with connecting link to existing apartment building, and 30 foot Multi-Purpose Room addition to the Community Center Building Dining Room.

12/14/10

New York Mills re-dedicates the Beekman Gym

The Beekman Gymnasium has been the home of New York Mills Basketball since the 1940's.  Built as the Rhodes Hospital by the US Army during WW 2, the building has never been accessible to the physically disabled, and didn't have a distinct entrance.  The District's recent Additions & Alterations project included a new Accessible entrance with approximately 30 feet of interior ramp, walk off mats to help keep the wood floor dry, and an expanded concession stand.  The new entrance is highly visible and well defined.

10/21/10

OHM BOCES Dedication Ceremony

Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES held their Dedication Ceremony on October 13, 2010 marking the end of their $38.5 million Capitol Construction Project.  The new building allows for the Central Administration, Career & Technical Education, Special Education, and Alternitive Education programs to interact on a single shared campus for the first time.

9/18/10

Bellamy Elementary School opens

The  $11.7 million school project at Bellamy Elementary School which consisted of Renovations and Additions is now complete.

8/18/10

We Are Moving !

3/3/10

OHM BOCES Meets Second Milestone

The new Special Education wing, and the second phase of Career & Technical Education Labs are complete. New lab spaces include three cosmetology salons, construction trades, welding, nursing, and criminal justice programs. The new special education wing features 15 classrooms, a gymnasium, cafeteria, and administrative spaces.

2/20/10

Color in the Classroom at Indian River High School

This rendering exhibits a large group instruction (LGI) classroom currently under construction at Indian River Central School District. The vision is to create a multipurpose, multifaceted, flexible instructional space which will allow for student-teacher interaction and engagement while using state of the art technology.

The project allowed for the implementation of new research that found a relationship between the use of color and students performance. By using neutral shades on the side walls and a tension-reducing darker color on the teaching wall, this creates less strain and positively affects perceptions of learning and well being for students.

2/1/10

Strough Middle School Substantially Complete

Phase II of Renovations to Strough Middle School at the Rome City School District are substantially complete. This project began construction in the summer of 2008.

Work included upgrading of all Gang Toilets Rooms, Abatement of VAT in major corridors, Replacement/Upgrade of the Boiler Plant, Upgrade of the Gym and adjacent Locker Rooms, Upgrade of the Food Service/Kitchen Area, Roofing replacement, and Site work including a new Bus Loop and Student Drop-Off/Parking Lot. This work totaled approximately $7 million in renovations.

1/26/10

Rome Voters Approve $30 Million Referendum

Voters in the Rome City School District approved a $30 million capital project referendum by 81 percent that includes renovations to Denti, Gansevoort, Joy, Ridge Mills and Clough elementary schools.

Design development has started for Ridge Mills and construction is expected to begin this summer.

1/18/10

Carthage MS/HS Pool Complete

5/29/09

SUNY Cortland, Neubig Dining Hall Complete

Neubig Hall was constructed in 1958 and houses the main dining hall for the campus as well as the bookstore and offices. The projects goal was to create a dining environment for the students which reflects with their current lifestyle and attitudes.

The work was broken into two phases and construction was completed during school breaks.

In Phase 1, the 6,800 s.f. Dining Room was renovated to include new finishes, furnishings, and food service equipment. A focal point of the design is the Mongolian Grill located in the center of the dining room. This station allows for the students to select their meal and have it cooked fresh in front of them. A major deign element was to lower the ceilings from their original height to reduce the volume of the space a create a more intimate setting. Several large screen TV monitors, a sounds system and wireless internet access points are included in the space.

In Phase 2, the work included upgrades to the serving line, including new finishes to compliment the Dining Room and new food service and millwork. The focal point of the serving line is the new International Grill which required the complicated removal of several bearing walls and revisions to the buildings structure.

4/30/09

Matt Brewing Company

Construction continues at the Brewery.

4/16/09

Construction continues at OHM BOCES

11/15/08

OHM BOCES Groundbreaking

Construction has begun for the Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES expansion project.

Shown in photo Left to Right:
OHM BOCES Cooperative Board Members John Griffin, board vice-president (Sauquoit); William H. McDonald, Remsen; John J. Salerno, Whitesboro; Shirley Burtch, Oriskany; Elaine M. Falvo, New Hartford; Russell Stewart, board president (Waterville); Charlene A. Hartman, Westmoreland; Doreen Corbin, Brookfield; Michael J. Moore, Clinton; Gary P. Nelson, Holland Patent; Dr. Gary W. Porcelli, New York Mills; and Howard D. Mettelman, district superintendent, OHM BOCES.

9/1/08

Acacia Village Phase II

In September, March Associates was awarded the design/build Masonic Care Community Acacia Village expansion project. March Associates is teamed with Gaetano Construction. The extents of this project is to design and construct an expansion to the existing Acacia Village Retirement Complex, "the Village", located on their campus in Utica, NY. The expansion adds a second apartment building having three stories and seventy five units. This new expansion will be connected to the existing community center building by a enclosed walkway and is the second phase of the Acacia Village master plan.