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Kitchell completes construction on new student services building at Modesto Junior College

MODESTO, Calif. (April 16, 2012) –With the construction completed on the new student services building at Modesto Junior College, projected to gain LEED Silver certification,  students will enjoy a more centralized, modern building.

The new 23,950-square-foot building was funded through the passing of Yosemite Community College District’s $326 million Measure E bond. The bond improvement program, which began in 2005, covers both of the District’s Modesto Junior College and Columbia College campuses. Through its aggressive program and construction management, Kitchell was able to provide the District with enough bid savings to enable the funding of more projects.

“Our relationship with Kitchell is a very positive and effective one,” said Yosemite Community College District’s Director of Facilities Tim Nesmith. “The team here was hand-picked to fit our needs. They are professional, offer good advice, and are excellent performers.”

Previously, student services functions had a number of locations spread across the East Campus. The new $17.5 million student services building centralizes most of student services to a single location, making access for students and staff more convenient. The new building also gives space back to the journalism building, a portion of the library, and East Campus student center, which were housing parts of student services.

Current projects include a Science and Community Center on the Modesto campus, and a renovation of Founder’s Hall at Columbia, which serves as the main classroom building. The new buildings will be built to LEED Silver certification, meeting requirements in energy efficiency, lower water use, interior air quality and use of recycled materials.

“Our relationship with the District illustrates the value that an experienced project management team like ours can bring to public enterprises, managing public dollars and achieving the highest quality project possible,” said Kitchell CEM President Russ Fox.

J. Reese/Kitchell joint venture and Rossin Steel top out on new cancer center

SAN DIEGO (August 8, 2011) – Sharp HealthCare officials, Makena Medical Buildings LLC; J. Reese/Kitchell joint venture and Rossin Steel announce the completion of steel erection on the new Cancer Center at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center and Medical Office Plaza.

The facility, developed and managed by Makena Medical Buildings LLC, was designed by NTD Architects and is under construction by a joint venture of J. Reese Construction and Kitchell.   Rossin Steel Inc. ofNational Citytopped out on the erection of 380 tons of steel to complete the support structure of the building.

It measures 45,000 square feet over three stories, with the CancerCenteron the first level.  Features of the center will include patient lobby and waiting areas, exam rooms, a resource center, physician offices, conference rooms, nurse stations, CT scan rooms, and indoor and outdoor healing gardens, and one of the nation’s only radiation therapy vaults with floor-to-ceiling windows. The design includes extensive use of natural lighting, rock gardens and interior atriums to provide a comfortably soothing ambiance in waiting, exam and treatment areas. A dual entrance design is featured to provide privacy for cancer patients receiving treatments. 

The Cancer Center also includes a 2,000 square-foot  InfusionCenter, housed on the building’s second floor. Designed to care for as many as 10 patients in lounge or private room environments, theInfusionCenteralso offers a peaceful outdoor roof garden. 

The second and third floors will each feature more than 10,000 square feet of medical office space available for leasing and built to suit for each tenant. Fifty-seven percent of the building is currently leased, including leases to Sharp HealthCare tenants. The proposed medical office plaza features a unique and separate entrance from theCancerCenter. 

The new building is being constructed adjacent to the existingSharpChula VistaOutpatientSurgeryCenterand San Diego Imaging center. The construction team is mitigating disruption to utilities, traffic and pedestrian flow for the functioning center, which is open throughout construction.

SharpChula Vistais a 343-bed hospital with the largest array of health care services in southSan DiegoCounty. Home to theSouthBay’s only Community Hospital Cancer Program certified by theAmericanCollegeof Surgeons Commission on Cancer, Sharp Chula Vista also specializes in cardiac care and bloodless surgery.