The $48 million, 245,000 s.f. College of Law houses the University’s Law School Library, seventeen state-of-the art classrooms, a 120-seat lecture hall, 31 meeting/break-out rooms, and underground and structured parking for 770 vehicles. The building’s architecture incorporates the University’s signature copper roof, red brick and limestone features, as well as distinctive interior finishes including oak and quarry tile flooring. Construction on the 4-story cast-in-place concrete structure was in the heart of the University’s busy campus. The project site was land-locked on three sides by the Ricks School for the Gifted and Talented and three occupied fraternity houses.
The College of Law facility meets the LEED’s (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) criteria making it the nation’s first “green” law school. To meet the strict regulations for this certification, the building underwent a full commissioning process. This high quality building has been designed to last for the next 300 years.
Reflective of a collegiate campus, the Valor Christian School provides middle and high school students with a well-rounded education stemming from Christian views. The campus accommodates 450 middle school and 600 high school students, with a future phase for an additional 600 high school students.
The 40-acre site incorporates 250,000 s.f. of educational facilities in a campus-like setting. The Academic building houses administration areas, general classrooms, a library and common spaces. The Art building includes an auditorium with seating for 600, music, art and media studio spaces. The Athletic building provides students with two gymnasiums as well as fitness and dance facilities and the Aquatics facility includes a pool, bleacher area and support spaces.
In addition, site amenities include a football and track stadium with seating for 2,000, concessions, locker rooms and a press box. Other amenities include baseball, softball and soccer fields in addition to four tennis courts.
This LEED Certified facility serves as Toyota’s chassis facility to support several of it’s NASCAR Nextel Cup Teams, such as Waltrip Racing, Team Red Bull, and Bill Davis Racing. The facility is comprised of Engineering Offices, General Shop and Specialty Testing Systems including 7 Post & 12 Post Test Rigs.
Infused with natural light and vivid color schemes, this LEED Silver library is designed with many features that make it appealing for all demographics. A story room, activity room, auditorium, library store, children/youth/adult sections, computer areas, study areas, auditorium, catering kitchen, and the quiet outdoor gardens complete with water features make this addition to Chatham County’s library system stand out from the rest.
This historic 11-story Downtown building was converted into 92 high-end apartments. Each home includes granite kitchen counters with oak cabinets and stainless appliances. Cherry bathroom vanities feature stainless pedestal legs and custom-beveled mirrors. Sliding “barn doors” separate living rooms from bedrooms. An addition in the back of the building added floor area and formed a spine for the seismic upgrade. Lewis renovated a ground floor bank in advance of the main project, which remained open during construction.
This 28-story, 520,000 rentable square foot office tower achieved LEED CS Gold (quickly, with no follow-up questions, aided by 13 credits Lewis helped find). The building is structural steel with a concrete core, and features 480 parking spaces both below-grade and on floors 2 and 3. Core construction set a record for cycle time for a Peri system, often just three days per cycle on floors 14-28.
IMC Construction recently completed their new headquarters to achieve LEED Gold Certification and to demonstrate IMC’s commitment to sustainable construction. The 25,000 square foot commercial space houses all of IMC’s production, estimating, finance, sales, marketing and executive personnel departments and features high-end finishes. Select LEED project features include: bicycle storage, locker rooms with showers, waterless urinals, low flow faucets and shower heads, motion detecting light switches and wood product complying with good forestry practices.
Choate Construction’s new home in Charlotte is the first privately owned Commercial Interiors LEED Certified project in Mecklenburg County and emphasizes Choate’s allegiance to sustainable building. This Gold Certified office utilizes low-flow plumbing fixtures, Energy Star equipment and appliances, materials made with high amounts of recycled content and manufactured within the region, and materials that emit small if any amounts of chemicals. 2008 Charlotte Business Journal Green Awards, Green Commercial New Construction Project of the Year 2008 Mecklenburg County Construction and Demolition Waste Reduction/Recycling and Green Building Practices Award
A neglected neighborhood is given new life through the completion of the ambitious mixed-use project, Metropolitan at Midtown. Choate Construction’s efforts turned an abandoned 14-acre site of Charlotte’s first enclosed mall into a thriving center creating a truly unique live-work-play atmosphere. This expansive project, located in the blighted neighborhood of Mecklenburg County, involves three phases and includes a 231,000 SF Class A office tower with an attached 1,500 space parking deck, a 16 story condominium tower, and a 70,000 SF retail center.
Choate is also proud to announce the US Green Building Council awarded LEED Silver Certification on Midtown Building B, exemplifying continued commitment to sustainable building practices.
2007 Associated Builders and Contractors Carolinas Excellence in Construction Award
This new 335,000 sf, 17-story office building is being constructed near the Millennium Bridge in Lower Downtown Denver. The building includes an office tower, approximately 1,200 parking spaces, and 10,000 sf of ground floor retail. Currently under construction, this project has been pre-certified LEED Gold.