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Spokane Valley is having a kickoff meeting on Monday with Architects West Inc., the company that has been awarded a contract to build a new cityhall.

Gabe Gallinger, Spokane Valley development services manager and the manager of the city hall project, said hes excited to get started on the $14.4 millionproject.

On Monday, city staff and Architects West will talk about the public participation part of the project, among many otherthings.

There will be many opportunities for people to weigh in, Gallingersaid.

Spokane Valley bought a 3.38-acre site on Sprague Avenue near the

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City Hall design will be completed by late2015.

Construction bidding starts in January2016.

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"The Architects Challenge demonstrates amazing architectural design featuring Marvin windows and doors, said Christine Marvin, director of marketing at Marvin. Every year we are blown away by the high caliber of projects that are submitted to the program, and we know that this year will be no exception. I am especially excited to add a new element to the Architects Challenge in 2015 recognition of projects in specific design categories. The Marvin product line offers design flexibility with its breadth and depth of tailored products and design options, and this year you'll see how architects partner with us to accomplish stunning structures that maximize daylight with large doors and expanses of glass, bring contemporary design life to a project vision, replicate historic windows in a traditional design and satisfy coastal performance requirements without compromising size, scale and beauty."

As in previous years, the public will also have a chance to help choose one winner in the Architects Challenge Showdown. Every entry will be included in the Showdown, where the public will have the chance to vote for their favorite project.

Juried winners of the Architects Challenge will receive a VIP winners' trip to Minneapolis and Marvin's headquarters of Warroad, Minn., including AIA-CES credits. The project named "Best in Show" will receive an advertorial in Architectural Digest magazine, as well their project featured in two videos created by the magazine. Additionally, the Showdown winner will receive an expense-paid trip to Greenbuild in Washington, D.C. The Architects Challenge will close for submission on May 1, 2015.

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Landscape architects on Wednesday unveiled four potential concepts for the new open space near the Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

Each concept takes a slightly different approach to the biggest design challenge facing the project: Portland Avenue, which will run right through the middle of the two-block park being called "The Commons."

Some of the options downplay that fact, with landscaping that flows from one side to the other. Others treat the street as a dividing line.

To make any of the concepts happen, boosters need to raise about $20 million. The money will likely come from public and private sources. Council Member Jacob Frey, who represents the area, says he's confident they'll succeed.

"Putting icing on a cake always costs a little bit of money," he said. "We are right now reaching out to numerous different entities to ensure that this park is not just adequate but is freaking awesome."

Hargreaves Associates, the landscape design firm, is collecting feedback from the public. It will narrow the options down to a single proposal it plans to unveil it in May.

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NEW YORK, April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 26, 2015, construction manager, Turner Interiors, turned over 120,000 s.f. of pristine luxury retail space known simply as 230 Vesey Street within Brookfield Property Partners' 375,000 s.f. retail offering at Brookfield Place. The renovation, part of Brookfield's $300 million transformation of the former World Financial Center, is a clear indication that Lower Manhattan has become the new luxury retail, dining and cultural "it" spot.

Fueling this trend has been the relocation of technology, advertising, media and information (TAMI) firms, such as Time Inc., whose 700,000 s.f. headquarters is under construction at 225 Liberty Street, and an influx of luxury residential developments. In addition, new and planned tourist destinations, such as the National September 11 Museum and Governors Island, which will re-open on May 23, 2015 after undergoing extensive site improvements, are attracting tourists from all over the World. Brookfield Place is part of over 2 million square feet of new and repositioned retail, dining and cultural space that caters to residents, professionals, and tourists living, working and playing in Lower Manhattan (Source: Downtown Alliance).

"The success of this project is not only attributed to our ongoing relationships with the project's stakeholders, but also to our understanding of the value that Brookfield placed on this project, and its importance in revitalizing Lower Manhattan," said Edward Magnani, vice president at Turner Interiors.

Home to luxury brands DVF, Michael Kors, and Theory, 230 Vesey Street also serves as a pedestrian artery connecting the 250 and 200 Vesey Street buildings to the Winter Garden, Marina and World Trade Center Transportation Hub.As such, construction manager Turner Interiors negotiated complex site logistics to ensure that critical pathways in and out of Brookfield's 8 million square foot complex remained 100% accessible to building occupants.

Since the start of construction in July 2013, Turner constructed "pedestrian chutes" spanning hundreds of feet between the adjoining buildings. These chutes, comprised of sidewalk sheds constructed within the existing pathways, were used to support fire safety systems, such as smoke detectors and sprinkler heads.The sheds were then sealed behind a layer of drywall, giving the new pathways a finished look.As project phases were completed, the chutes were deconstructed and repositioned to facilitate future renovations."During this entire process we remained in constant communication with the client, design team and community groups," said Lauren DiNizo, project manager at Turner Interiors.

"Throughout the entire project, Turner proved themselves, executing complex construction activities while managing a myriad of field conditions to stay on budget and on schedule," observed Christian Heimple, PE, director of construction at Brookfield.A sentiment echoed by Scott Hayden, senior associate at Spector Group, Brookfield Place's executive architect, "we could not have had a more professional and dedicated group than Turner Interiors."

With venerable couturiers Hermes, Salvatore Ferragamo and a Saks Fifth Avenue luxury outpost confirmed as tenants, Brookfield Place sits at the center of more than $25 billion of new construction that has transformed 30 acres of Lower Manhattan into the definitive destination for retail, dining and culture.

About Turner InteriorsTurner Interiors is a division of Turner Construction Company's New York Business Unit.For more information about Turner, please visit: http://www.turnerconstruction.com/about-us/history.

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Cond Nast gluttons eager to chow down at Eataly, the Italian gourmet mega-market due to open at 4 World Trade Center, will have to settle for nearby Majestic Pizza for a while.

A dispute between the Port Authority and WTC mall operator Westfield has held up Eatalys access to its 41,000- square-foot floor.

While its unclear whos at fault, Westfield has balked at taking the keys from the PA, according to multiple sources. Until Westfield takes possession, it cant turn retail space over to Eataly which will be close to Cond Nasts 1 WTC offices or other tenants.

The untimely impasse makes it increasingly questionable whether hotly awaited Eataly and other retailers in the complex will have time to open their doors this year. Westfield also has signed leases with Michael Kors, Turnbull & Asser, John Varvatos and restaurateur Daniel Boulud, among others.

The PA gave access two months ago to Westfield for Eataly and other stores inside 4 WTC and underground corridors although not to the unfinished train station Oculus. But until Westfield signs off on the handover, tenants cant start construction, much less move in, sources said.

Officials and reps for both the PA and Westfield declined to comment.

However, an insider said, PA contractors are waiting for Westfield to sign off on the work or come back with a punch list but so far the PA is still waiting. Meanwhile, Westfield is telling retailers the delay is due to the PA.

The PA only just began installing glass for the Oculus roof of the Santiago Calatrava-designed Transportation Hub, and it cant turn the vast hall over to Westfield until that jobs done later this year. But it was unclear whether the timing has anything to do with Eataly, far removed from the Hub.

The mystery of when Eataly will open is just part of WTC retail buzz, which includes the tale that Calatrava, who visited the site Wednesday, once playfully threw an iPhone at Apple staff during an argument about design changes Apple wanted made for a possible store in the Oculus.

Westfield said last December that it would probably launch the WTCs total 350,000-square-foot store and restaurant sections in the second half of 2015. Its since backed off the idea of holding a grand opening for the whole megillah, saying it is expected to open in stages from 2015.

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PLAINFIELD Village Administrator Brian Murphy and Planner Michael Garrigan Wednesday morning presented an advisory economic development task force with preliminary updates to several economic initiatives.

Some of those updates included progress on filling several outlots in the Meijers planned unit development at 135th Street and Route 59.

[We are] working with some of those retailers, including a 7,125-square-foot OReillys Auto Parts store, and additional retail space at 11,251 square feet, Garrigan said. The same developer has identified a [retail use] at the hard corner outlet.

Also progressing are discussion on a potential big box retailer coming to the Boulevards property at the old truck stop along Route 30 near Interstate 55.

That retailer became more interested once the village got moving on Route 30 construction, and it also would be part of a tax-increment financing, or TIF, district the village is entertaining along Route 30, Garrigan said.

Murphy and Garrigan also said staff is entertaining the idea of bringing back impact fees on developers to fill in the revenue lost with lower projected income tax revenue from the state.

Plainfield has higher impact fees than many surrounding communities, in part because of the high Plainfield School District 202 portion. So Murphy and Garrigan said the plan still is preliminary and staff is just looking at it.

This is one of our bigger challenges, Murphy said.

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More than 50 residents attended Wednesdays Coffee with the Mayor event, primarily asking about Route 30 construction.

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