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14 Jul 10

Miramar College Parking Structure and LEED Platinum-Designed Police Substation Breaks Ground

McCarthy, one of Southern California’s preeminent parking structure builders, has broken ground for the construction of a new 828-space parking structure and an adjacent 6,000-square-foot police substation at San Diego Miramar College, located in the Mira Mesa/Scripps Ranch area of San Diego. An official groundbreaking ceremony was held July 14.

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14 May 10

Construction on University of New Mexico Science and Mathematics Learning Center Begins

McCarthy, one of the nation’s leading education facility builders, recently broke ground on a $14 million Science and Math Learning Center at the University of New Mexico (UNM) main campus in Albuquerque. 

The Science and Mathematics Learning Center, which will include a 200-seat auditorium, visualization lab, classrooms, science labs, department and faculty offices, and study areas, will be designed to promote freshmen-level integration between four departments, including mathematics, chemistry, biology, and earth and planetary sciences. In addition, the project will be designed with long distance learning capabilities. Construction of the center began June 29 and is slated for completion in the fall of 2010. The building will consist of four floors, with three floors above grade and one below.

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07 Apr 10

College of San Mateo’s Health and Wellness Building Completes Ahead of Schedule

The design-build team of McCarthy and architectural firm Kwan Henmi Architecture/Planning, Inc. completed construction on College of San Mateo’s (CSM) new Health and Wellness Building with an adjacent Aquatics Center.  Having started construction just fifteen months ago, McCarthy completed the 88,000-square-foot facility in San Mateo, Calif. — which is seeking LEED-Silver Certification — two months ahead of schedule.

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14 Dec 09

Awarded Contract for Construction of New $92 Million Math and Science Building at San Diego Mesa College

As one of the nation’s leading education facility builders, McCarthy has been awarded the contract for the construction management of the new 180,000-square-foot, four-story Math and Science Building in the heart of San Diego Mesa College, located at 7250 Mesa College Dr. in the Clairemont area of San Diego, Calif.

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25 Sep 09

Construction Milestone Reached at Soka University’s New Performing Arts Center and Academic Facilities Project

Soka University of America is holding a celebration on September 29 to commemorate placement of the final roof truss on its new Performing Arts Center which is approximately 50% complete. Being constructed by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.,  the project is located on 1.9 acres at 1 University Drive between Founders Hall and Pauling Hall on the Soka University campus.

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