UNDER CONSTRUCTION: New $27.6M dorm at Furman University to be complete this summer

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Under Construction is a roundup of some of the recent and ongoing commercial construction projects going on across South Carolina. Architects, contractors, engineers and other players in the construction industry are welcome to submit projects with photos to SC Biz News.

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Furman University South Housing

3300 Poinsett Highway — SoHo Circle

Greenville

Owner: Furman University

Architects: McMillan Pazdan Smith

General contractor: Harper General Contractors

Engineers: RMF engineering (MEP And fire protection), Professional Engineering Associates (civil), ADC Engineering (landscape)

Estimated completion date: July 2024

Estimated total cost of project: $27.6 million
Project description: A new 4-story residence hall on Furman University’s campus that is part of a multi-phase project focusing on the renovation and addition of Furman’s South Housing Complex, a residential student housing complex serving first-year students.

Tommy’s Carwash, N. Main Street

1319 N. Main Street

Summerville

Developer/owner: Olympus Palms 3, Salt Lake City

Architects: LFK Architects, Mount Pleasant

General contractor: J. Musselman Construction Inc.

Engineers: Constantine Engineering Associates, Charleston (MEP); Bowman Consulting Group Ltd., Harrisburg, N.C. (civil); Tobias & West, Charleston (structural)

Project manager: Charleston

Estimated completion date: August 2024

Project description: This project consists of a new building and sitework for a full-service carwash facility. A concrete foundation is included, along with a parking lot, sidewalks, structural steel, roofing and landscaping. The new building interior includes casework, flooring, paint, glass and storefront. Specialty automation equipment is included, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are being implemented.

Tommy’s Carwash, Old Trolley Road

1509 Old Trolley Road

Summerville

Developer/owner: Olympus Pines Management Co., Midvale, Utah

Architects: LFK Architects, Mount Pleasant

General contractor: J. Musselman Construction, Charleston

Engineers: Constantine Engineering Associates, Charleston (MEP); Bowman Consulting Group LTD, Harrisburg, N.C. (civil); Tobias & West, Charleston (structural)

Project manager: Charleston

Estimated completion date: August 2024

Project description: This project consists of a new building and sitework for a full-service carwash facility. A concrete foundation is included, along with a parking lot, sidewalks, structural steel, roofing and landscaping. The new building interior includes casework, flooring, paint, glass and storefront. Specialty automation equipment is included, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are being implemented.

Peerless Surgical Office

2400 Gap Road

North Charleston

Developer/owner: LCK, North Charleston, and Peerless Surgical, Charlotte

Architects: Goff D’Antonio Associates, Charleston

General contractor: J. Musselman Construction Inc.

Engineers: Constantine Engineering, Charleston (MEP)

Project manager: Charleston

Estimated completion date: December 2023

Project description: This project involves the conversion of a former restaurant into a medical training and sales center. A new floor plan is designed with a training room, operating room, cleaning area, lab, offices and specialty medical equipment. Architectural features include new flooring, ceilings, paint, casework and a new storefront. New mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems are included.

Port 26

2155 Eagle Drive

North Charleston

Developer/owner: 2155 Eagle Office Owner, Charlotte

Architects: Loyal Architects, North Charleston

General contractor: J. Musselman Construction, Charleston

Engineers: HG Consultant Engineers, Charleston (MEP)

Project manager: Charleston

Estimated completion date: March 2024

Project description: This project consists of adding common area corridors in an existing office building. Work being performed includes painting, fire alarm, fire sprinkler, HVAC and electrical trades.

Mungo Office Headquarters

441 Western Lane

Irmo

Architects: Garvin Design Group

General contractor: Cohn Corp.

Engineers: Belka Engineering Associates  (electrical); Mabry Engineering (structural); Civil Engineering, Columbia (civil)
Estimated completion date: January 2025

Project description: Cohn Corp. is working to build a new state-of-the-art headquarters for Mungo Homes. The 20,250-square-foot building is an additional structure adjacent to its current building. In addition to the new office building, site and parking modifications are being made and the existing pre-engineered metal building is being renovated for a new training center for the company. The expansion of Mungo Homes will allow the creation of 40 new jobs.

Pvolve

2140 Pickens St.

Columbia

Developer/owner: Pvolve Development

Architects: DXU architects

General contractor: Cohn Corp.

Engineers: Neville Engineering

Estimated completion date: April 2024

Project description: Cohn Corp. is upfitting the 2,300-square-foot tenant space for Pvolve in the ground floor retail space of the Bennet in the Bull Street District. Pvolve will have a large group session studio, a studio for private one-on-one sessions, locker rooms, and a retail area. Pvolve is a holistic fitness studio with locations in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, with 35 other locations in development.

Renovation to 1500 Calhoun Street

1500 Calhoun St.

Columbia

Developer/owner: RWG Properties, LLC

Architects: 1×1 Design, Columbia; KBS-Landscape Architects, Columbia (landscape architecture)

General contractor: Kirk Commercial Construction, Columbia

Engineers: Mabry Engineering Associates (structural)
Estimated completion date: Spring 2024

Project description: Known as the Barton House, this historic structure was moved from Bull Street to its current location in the early 1980s. After their recent purchase, the owners began a rehabilitation of the existing structure while seeking Bailey Bill protection and tax incentives. When completed, the interior and building systems will have been completely renovated, while large portions of the existing structure and layout remain intact and accessibility is improved.

Anderson Oconee Behavioral Health

205 Holleman St.

Seneca

Owner: Anderson County Behavioral Health

Architects: RSCT Architecture & Design, Clemson

General contractor: Trehel of Greenville

Engineers: Britt Peters & Associates, Greenville (civil); Arrowood & Arrowood, Greenville (structural); Reese engineering, Taylors (plumbing); Carolina Engineering Solutions, Greenville (electrical); and MCG Mechanical, Anderson (mechanical)

Project description: Construction of a single-story, 9,500-square-foot office and treatment facility on 3.5 acres within the town limits of Seneca. The new building features a combination of meeting rooms, offices, building support areas, and an expandable capacity for an additional 2,200 square feet in the future. Several construction methods were considered during the Preconstruction Process, but wood framing was selected as the most effective and economical.