Commentary: Add affordable housing by expanding while renovating
Project Manager Andrew Kantorski: Adding new affordable units during a renovation brings economic and environmental benefits.
Project Manager Andrew Kantorski: Adding new affordable units during a renovation brings economic and environmental benefits.
NEW BEDFORD – Zeiterion Performing Arts Center will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its much-anticipated restoration and renovation in late June. After a months-long public procurement process, Colantonio Inc. has been named the general contractor for the transformational project of the city-owned building, according to a press release.
The reconstruction will involve various landside improvements, including a new ferry terminal building, utility structure, attendant booths, bus berths, and overall upgrades to site utilities and vehicle accommodations. The project architect is BIA.studio.
The auditorium chandelier at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, with its crystal beads and dozens of lights, was slowly lowered by cable last week, stopping just a few feet above the floor. This time it wasn’t just to change the bulbs.
A massive Massachusetts makeover has given new life to a storied old structure, resulting in a unique learning hub designed to serve special needs students throughout the South Shore.
The Robert H. Kuehn, Jr. Award recognizes projects that meld collaborative partnerships with creative and cutting-edge ideas for the rehabilitation and active reuse of historic buildings.
As a young man Chris Davis worked for a family-run general contractor, responsible for picking up trash and making runs to the local Dunkin' Donuts. It may not have been glamorous, or even enjoyable, but it was his start to a successful and fulfilling construction career.