Construction

COURTESY PHOTO Frey & Son Homes has completed the Marisol, a 4,830-square-foot model home in The Quarry in Naples. The Marisol is for sale on lease back for $3,495,000 including furnishings

Heatherwood Construction has started restoration work on a historical building in the River District as part of the area's ongoing revitalization. The builder is renovating the exterior of the office condominiums at First Street Center.

The three-story building, located at 2401 First St., was originally constructed in the 1950s and is located within the Downtown Redevelopment District.

As part of the project Heatherwood will construct exterior improvements to the building and the surrounding landscape. The builder also will upgrade external visual features, modify the facade and install a new elevator tower.

Terry James of Heatherwood Construction is the project manager, and Pete Estrada is the job superintendent. Brooks R. Swanson provided architectural design services.

Heatherwood Construction has been selected to build the planning offices of Kitson & Partners located at 17841 Murdock Circle in Port Charlotte. The builder completed the original headquarters for Kitson & Partners in the Murdock Professional Center last year.

Heatherwood will perform the interior build-out of an existing 3,000-square-foot building, which will incorporate a unique office layout designed to function as a planning center. Distinctive features planned for the building include large open spaces and specialized drop lighting for creative thinking.

Terry James of Heatherwood Construction will serve as senior project manager, and Pete Estrada will serve as job superintendent. Olde McGuire Shook provided interior design services. Construction is scheduled for completion in late July.

Eagle Concrete Systems has begun concrete work on two flex buildings in the East Cape Commerce Center located at 901 and 925 East Industrial Circle near the intersection of Pondella and Pine Island roads.

Eagle Concrete is building the office condominiums and warehouse facility with steelreinforced, tilt-wall construction. One building will be divided into nine units with a total of 43,200 square feet of space, while the other will offer 36,960 square feet in 11 units.

McGarvey Development Company is the general contractor for the East Cape Commerce Center, which will include a total of 10 flex distributing buildings comprising 400,000 square feet. Harry D. Bopp designed the buildings. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2007. Bobby Vetri of Eagle Concrete Systems is the project executive, and Santos Miranda is the project superintendent.

J.L. Wallace Inc. has started construction of a guardhouse at River Strand Golf and Country Club in Heritage Harbour, located at 170 River Strand Blvd.

The 743-square-foot guardhouse will be constructed with concrete block and roof tile over pre-engineered roof trusses. The building's exterior will include stucco with faux stone veneers, and the interior will have ceramic tile floors.

David Grossman of J.L. Wallace is serving as project manager, and Jim Ruby is serving as superintendent. Fawley Bryant Architects Inc. designed the building.

Frey & Son Homes has completed construction of the Marisol, a luxury, single-family model home within the Quarry Shores neighborhood in the community of The Quarry in Naples. The two-story Marisol has 4,830 square feet under air with five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and two half baths. Including the home's entry, three-car garage and verandah, the Marisol has a total of 7,018 square feet. The custom-designed home incorporates Spanish Andalusian architecture with a sloping tile roof, vaulted ceilings and archways. The Marisol is for sale on lease back for $3,495,000 including furnishings.