Construction Begins on Hill Country YMCA

M.J. Boyle is scheduled to complete the Boerne Hill Country Family YMCA, a new adaptive reuse and renovation project, by next month..

M.J. Boyle Builds in Boerne

The YMCA of Greater San Antonio will open a full-service health and wellness facility in Boerne at the Hill Country Square Shopping Center. The Boerne Hill Country Family YMCA, a 21,000-sq.-ft. facility, is located in a former Wal-Mart building. M.J. Boyle Gerneral Contractor Inc. will complete the facility by January.

The project is part of a $12.2 million capital campaign that began in the fall of 2004 to build facilities in Boerne and Stone Oak and improve YMCA's Camp Flaming Arrow.

A rendering shows the future YMCA of Greater San Antonio's new health and wellness facility in Boerne. Image courtesy M.J. Boyle General Contractor.

M.J. Boyle is heading the adaptive reuse and renovation project, creating a high-tech health and wellness facility with cutting-edge fitness equipment in the former retail space. Boyle's transformation efforts include a complete overhaul of all electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems as well as renovations to the shell structure, which includes implementing a structural layout that creates the various workout areas, lobby, children's areas and locker rooms.

"We are excited to be a part of the growth of Boerne," said Mike Boyle, president of M.J. Boyle. "It is nice to work with the quality people of the YMCA." The Boerne Hill Country Family YMCA facilities will include a gymnasium for court sports such as basketball and volleyball; a high-tech wellness facility with cardio and strength training equipment including Nautilus, Precor and Stairmaster; a rock-wall climbing area; an aerobics studio designed for group exercise and cycling classes; Pilates studio with Reformer machines; child-watch center; children's play land; and men's and women's locker rooms.

Speed Fab-Crete Builds Addition For Fort Worth Land Rover

Fort Worth-based Speed Fab-Crete, has been selected to build and remodel the new service drive facility and writers' area for Autobahn Motorcar Group's Land Rover dealership in Fort Worth. Speed Fab-Crete has completed almost 300,000 sq. ft. of new building and remodeling for the dealership, which is continually remodeling and improving its multi-brand complex.

"We wanted to continue our relationship with Speed Fab-Crete based on our customer's overwhelming positive reactions to the new BMW service drive, which the company completed last year," said Chad Chase, vice president of Autobahn Motorcar Group.

Speed Fab-Crete will double the size of the current service writers' area in order to speed up the process of service, increasing the parts area in order to carry a larger supply of products. The project also calls for implementing an all-weather, covered service drive in where Land Rover customer service representatives will quickly meet and greet customers. Completion is slated for this month.

The project designer is Fort Worth-based Callahan and Freeman Architects, who have teamed with Speed Fab-Crete in the design and construction of more than 20 area dealerships.

Cadence McShane Completes Facilities at Vista Point II

Cadence McShane Corp. of Dallas recently completed three new speculative commercial buildings. The construction assignment, on behalf of Dallas-based developer Jackson-Shaw Co., totaled 93,500 sq. ft. The properties are located at E. State Highway 121 within the Vista Point II Business Center in Coppell.

The three-building development is situated on nine acres within the 20-acre park. The new facilities can accommodate office, assembly and laboratory environments with associated warehouse usage. The multi-building construction assignment included the completion of a 27,760 sq. ft., a 30,000 sq. ft. and a 35,970 sq. ft. single-story building.

Cadence McShane constructed the buildings utilizing a tiltwall-panel system with a textured-painted finish accentuated with EIFS, masonry and cultured stone detail. Each facility features an aluminum storefront glazing system with energy efficient 1-in. insulated glass windows and grade-level and dock-high loading doors. Parking for 312 vehicles is shared among the three buildings. All buildings are equipped with a monitored Class IV sprinkler system. Good Fulton & Farrell of Dallas provided architectural services for the project.

SpawGlass Breaks Ground on Querencia at Barton Creek

The Austin office of SpawGlass recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the Querencia at Barton Creek. The project will be Austin's newest resort-style senior living community when complete. The 450,000-sq.-ft. community will offer independent living, assisted living and health-care services to its residents and include a fine-dining facility, bistro and full spa.

Cochran, Stephenson & Donkervoet Inc. of Dallas is the project architect. The developer is Irving-based Greystone Communities Inc.