Commentary: Add affordable housing by expanding while renovating
Project Manager Andrew Kantorski: Adding new affordable units during a renovation brings economic and environmental benefits.
New Bedford’s Zeiterion about to embark on renovation project, groundbreaking this month
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 [...]
Colantonio Awarded Woods Hole Ferry Terminal Project
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.
Crews Begin A to Z Upgrade for City’s Storied Theater
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 [...]
New Learning Center in Quincy, MA Serves Special Needs Students
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.
Forest River Bathhouse and Pool Project Receives Preservation MA Award
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.
It’s All in the Delivery
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 [...]
Colantonio Inc. Celebrates Topping Off of Hingham Public Safety Project
Hingham, MA — General contractor Colantonio Inc. recently marked the completion of the steel frame structure of the new Hingham Public Safety Facility with a traditional topping-off ceremony. The event was attended by residents, town officials, [...]
New Learning Center in Quincy, MA Serves Special Needs Students
A massive Massachusetts makeover has given life to a storied old structure, resulting in a unique learning hub designed to serve special needs children throughout the South Shore.
Facility for Students with Autism and Learning Disorders Opens in Massachusetts
Reuse of existing buildings is nothing new in Massachusetts, where three-hundred-year-old structures aren’t out of the ordinary. The renovation of older buildings to serve fresh purposes can pose a range of opportunities and challenges. Massachusetts-based [...]