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COLUMBIA UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Architect: Dewey Ervin Architectural LLC, Columbia
General contractor: McCrory Construction, Columbia
Engineers: Swygert & Associates (mechanical, plumbing); Belka Engineering Associates (electrical); Mabry Engineering Associates (structural); LandPlan South (civil)
Mabry Engineering Associates Inc., West Columbia (structural); S&ME Inc., Columbia (environmental services); F&ME Consultants, Columbia (geotechnical services)
803 Industrial Park
Trade Zone Drive, West Columbia
Developer/owner: Magnus Development
Partners, Columbia
Project description: This a speculative development adjacent to Columbia Metropolitan Airport and is set to accommodate nearly 1 million square feet across four buildings. The 252,720-square-foot Gateway 1 and Gateway 3 buildings are under construction. Gateway 3 is fully leased ahead of delivery by Givens, a full-service warehousing, transportation and logistics company. Gateway 1 is 20% leased by Mattress Warehouse. Gateway 4 will consist of 408,240 square feet.
Engineers: ETI Engineering LLC, Columbia (electrical); Felkel & Hastings, Columbia (mechanical); Swygert and Associates, Columbia (plumbing)
Estimated completion date: First quarter 2023 Project description: McCrory did a historic restoration of the Hair Building, constructed in 1923 — the most recent tenant was the Thirsty Parrot — to convert the space into a 3,000-squarefoot independent bookstore. The stucco has been removed from the facade to restore the historic brick appearance. New storefront will reflect the 1965 look of the building. Roofing repairs will be made, and extant windows will be reopened and restored.
Estimated completion date: Spring 2023
Project description: This new shell space for future retail, restaurant and office space overcomes a steeply sloped site. Special features include a rooftop patio.
Estimated completion date: October 2023
Estimated total cost of project: Approximately $15.4 million
All Good Books
734 Harden St., Columbia
Developer/owner: All Good Books
Brentwood Development
1514 Brentwood Drive, Columbia
Developer/owner: Cason Development Group
Architect: Garvin Design Group
General contractor: Boyer Commercial Construction
C. M. Tucker Jr. Nursing Care Center — Fewell Pavilion Renovation
2200 Harden St., Columbia
Developer/owner: South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Columbia
Architect: GMK Associates Architectural Division Inc., Columbia
General contractor: Gillam & Associates Inc., Aiken
Project manager: GMK Associates Architectural Division Inc., Columbia
Engineers: The LandPlan Group South, Columbia (civil engineering); GMK Associates Engineering Division, Columbia (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection); WM Building Envelope Consultants LLC (roofing/waterproofing);
Project description: Conversion of the existing 45,684-square-foot Fewell Pavilion for use as a temporary COVID-19 isolation ward/quarantine space for South Carolina Department of Mental Health and Veterans Administration nursing home patients in South Carolina. The single-story structure, constructed in 1970, required full gutting and upgrades to all mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, roofing and infrastructure. The completed building will include an isolation wing with 18 resident rooms, a quarantine wing with 27 resident rooms, a warehouse wing, and administrative areas in the central core. Carolina
Architect: Davis Architecture
General contractor: Cohn Corporation
Project manager: Cohn Corp.
Engineers: HB Engineering, Lexington (civil); Michael Vaught Engineering, West Columbia (mechanical); Belka Engineering, West Columbia (electrical); Tobias & West, Charleston and Columbia (structural)
Estimated completion date: July 2023
Project description: Cohn Corp. has been contracted to design and construct a new 16,000-square-foot building on the existing property of Carolina Fabricators. The site will include a concrete apron connecting to an existing building. The pre-engineered metal building will include two restrooms, one office and interior metal liner panels. Cohn also will provide a new 9,000-square-foot laydown yard extension.
Columbia Project manager: GMK Associates Architectural Division Inc., Columbia
Engineers: The LandPlan Group South, Columbia (civil); GMK Associates Engineering Division, Columbia (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection); ADC Engineering, Irmo (structural); WM Building Envelope Consultants LLC (roofing system design); F&ME Consultants, Columbia (environmental services)
Estimated completion date: Summer 2024
Estimated total cost of project: Approximately $9.2 million
Project description: Originally completed in 1894, the Columbia Mills Building is recognized as one of the state’s largest historical artifacts and is believed to have been the first textile plant in the nation to be operated by electricity. The plant closed in 1981; the building was later donated to the state and subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. GMK is leading design efforts for ongoing renovations (roof systems, windows, atrium area, exhibit areas) to this historic asset.
Construction
Engineers: Snell Engineering Consultants, Sarasota, Fla. (structural); Reese Hackman Engineering Inc., State College, Pa. (mechanical, electrical, plumbing); Civil Engineers of Columbia, Columbia (civil)
Estimated completion date: Fourth quarter 2023
Project description: McCrory is building a second phase of independent living apartments at the Lowman Homes in Chapin. The apartments are arranged around a central courtyard with a lush landscape design, featuring porches to enhance outdoor recreation and interaction among neighbors. The neighborhoods include 4 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom apartments ranging from 740 to 1,018 square feet, along with two community rooms.
Estimated completion date: February 2024
Estimated total cost of project:
Approximately $2.6 million
Project description: Design services for the replacement of window systems in the Brown Building and the Dennis Building, located on the state capitol complex. The existing windows being replaced are color-finished metal operable windows. The new window systems will be fixed storefront windows with low-e insulated glass and integrated blinds. The frame profiles of the new windows, which were selected for higher efficiency, are very close in appearance to the original windows to maintain architectural integrity.
Columbia Mills Building — Historic Renovation and Atrium Remodel/Addition

301 Gervais Street, Columbia
Developer/owner: South Carolina Department of Administration, Columbia
Architect: GMK Associates Architectural Division Inc., Columbia
General contractor: Tyler Construction Group,

The Courtyards at Lowman—Phase II
2101 Dutch Fork Road, Chapin
Developer/owner: Lutheran Homes of South Carolina Inc.
Architect: RLPS Architects, Lancaster, Pa.
General contractor: McCrory Construction, Columbia
Edgar A. Brown Building & Rembert C. Dennis Building Window Replacements
1205 Pendleton St. and 1000 Assembly St. Columbia
Developer/owner: South Carolina Department of Administration, Columbia
Architect: GMK Associates Architectural Division Inc., Columbia
General contractor: Leitner Construction Company of the Carolinas LLC, Rock Hill
Project manager: GMK Associates
Architectural Division Inc., Columbia
Gateway One
180 Trade Zone Dr., West Columbia
Developer/owner: Magnus Development
Partners, Columbia
Architect: Seed Architecture, Columbia
General contractor: Landmark Builders of South Carolina LLC, Columbia
Engineers: Arrowwood + Arrowwood, Greenville (structural)

Estimated completion date: Early third quarter 2023
Project description: This project is a
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252,720-square-foot tilt-wall speculative industrial building in 803 Industrial Park. The building features 32-foot clear heights, up to 57 dock-high doors, 72 trailer drop spaces, 50-by-54-foot bays, early-suppression fastresponse fire protection, and LED lighting. It can be subdivided for multiple users and features a 190-foot-deep truck court.
I-77 Shop Industrial Park
2000 S. Beltline Blvd. and 2448 Shop Road. Columbia
Developer/owner: Shop Ventures LLC / George McCutchen, Columbia
Architect: Davis Architecture, Columbia
General contractor: Cohn Construction, Columbia
Project manager: Wilson Kibler Inc., Columbia
Engineers: Cohn Const., Columbia
Architect: LS3P, Columbia
General contractor: Landmark Builders of South Carolina LLC, Columbia
Engineers: Buford Goff & Associates Inc., Columbia (mechanical, electrical, plumbing); Timmerman Structural Engineering Group, West Columbia (structural)
Estimated completion date: Mid second quarter 2023
Project description: This 45,000-squarefoot state-of-the-art medical facility houses
(mechanical, electrical, plumbing); Timmerman Structural Engineering Group, West Columbia (structural)
Estimated completion date: Late second quarter 2024
Gateway Three
180 Trade Zone Dr., West Columbia
Developer/owner: Magnus Development Partners, Columbia
Architect: Seed Architecture, Columbia
General contractor: Landmark Builders of South Carolina LLC, Columbia
Engineers: Arrowwood + Arrowwood, Greenville (structural)
Estimated completion date: Early third quarter 2023
Project description: This project is a 252,720-square-foot tilt-wall speculative industrial building in 803 Industrial Park. The building features 32-foot clear heights, up to 57 dock-high doors, 72 trailer drop spaces, 50-by-54-foot bays, early-suppression fast-response fire protection, and LED lighting. It can be subdivided for multiple users and features a 190-foot-deep truck court.
Estimated completion date: June 6, 2023
Estimated total cost of project: $2 million
Project description: This project is renovation of the former Intertape Polymer property, which is beside Gills Creek, and cleaning up the area for warehousing (not manufacturing) to make it green and clean.

Lexington Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education program in affiliation with the University of South Carolina. The three-story building features instructional space, multiple patient care clinics with exam and procedure rooms, and a rooftop terrace. Finishes include brick veneer, curtain wall, pre-manufactured canopies, aluminum batten screen wall and trellis, and roof pavers.
Project description: Lexington Medical Center and the University of South Carolina are expanding the university’s College of Nursing with a 52,000-square-foot nursing facility on the hospital’s campus. The state-of-the-art building features a simulation suite and exam rooms, a home-health learning center, three skills labs, flexible classrooms, and academic support spaces. Finishes include brick veneer, curtain wall, pre-manufactured canopies, aluminum batten screen wall and trellis, and roof pavers.
Lexington Medical Center and University of South Carolina College of Nursing
150 Sunset Court, West Columbia
Lexington Self Storage
108 Hermitage Road, Lexington
Developer/owner: Hermitage Road Investors LLC
Architect: Davis Architecture
General contractor: Cohn Corp.
Project manager: Cohn Corp.
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Lexington
Medical Center Graduate Medical Education Facility
145 Sunset Court, West Columbia
Developer/owner: Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia
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Developer/owner: Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia
Architect: LS3P, Columbia
General contractor: Landmark Builders of South Carolina LLC, Columbia Engineers: Buford Goff & Associates, Columbia
Engineers: HB Engineering, Lexington (civil); Tobias & West, Charleston and Columbia (structural); Belka Engineering, West Columbia (electrical); GMK Associates, Columbia
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(mechanical)
Estimated completion date: September 2023
Project description: This three-story 96,570-square-foot self-storage facility will contain 614 climate-controlled storage rooms, two elevators, four restrooms, and an office. The building construction is conventional framed steel structure with concrete slab on grade and two concrete slabs on metal decking for the second and third floors. Exterior walls will be light-gage insulated steel-framed walls, brick veneer, board and batten siding, and metal paneling.
Publix Super Market at North Pointe
10128 Two Notch Road, Columbia
Developer/owner: Publix Supermarket, Lakeland, Fla.

Architect: Little Diversified, Charlotte
General contractor: McCrory Construction, Columbia
Engineers: Little Diversified, Charlotte (structural); Brandt Engineering Inc., Midlothian, VA (mechanical, electrical, plumbing)
Estimated completion date: Second quarter 2023
General contractor: Hill Construction Company, Columbia
Estimated completion date: September 2023
Project description: This project includes new construction and site work for Putnam’s Landing, on Lake Murray. The nearly seven-acre project will include a seven-story dry storage/dry stack for boats and 150 wet slips. The space also will have an area for food trucks and new marina store and facility office.

Lexington Two Performing Arts Center (L2PAC)
3211 Platt Springs Road, Springdale
Developer/owner: Lexington School District Two

Architect: Jumper Carter Sease, West Columbia
Project manager: Thompson Turner Construction, Columbia
Estimated completion date: Early 2024
Estimated total cost of project: $52 million
Project description: The Lexington Two Performing Arts Center is a state-of-the-art venue that will offer a space for performances, special events, and districtwide occasions. It will include a two-level balcony with seating for roughly 1,550, with upgraded systems in stage lighting and sound to support dance, music, theater, and more. There will be several smaller multifunctional spaces for meetings. A new district office is part of the project as well.
Project description: Interior renovations to an existing Publix store are being made during ongoing operations. This project includes the addition of a family restroom, a new prototype pharmacy, updates to the deli kitchen facility, and new energyefficient upgrades and overall cosmetic upgrades to the store. The project also includes enclosing the loading dock and concrete slab/ramp modifications.
QuikTrip

567 Spears Creek Road, Columbia
Developer/owner: QuikTrip, Tulsa
Architect: Tobin PLLC, Charlotte
General contractor: McCrory Construction, Columbia
Engineers: Norton & Schmidt, North Kansas City, MO (structural); Hoss & Brown, Lenexa, KS (mechanical, electrical, plumbing); Freeland & Kauffman Inc., Greenville (civil)
Estimated completion date: First quarter 2023
Putnam’s Landing
1201 Putnam Dr., Chapin
Developer/owner: Bear Creek Partners


Architect: Davis Architecture, Columbia
Project description: This 5,025-square-foot convenience store and gas retailer is the fifth ground-up project that McCrory has worked on with national retailer QuikTrip. Located just off the intersection of I-20 and Spears Creek Road, this new store will feature an industrial kitchen, high-end finishes throughout, and complete landscaping.
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Sandy Run Lot 2A Spec Warehouse
120 15th St., Gaston
Developer/owner: Red Rock Developments, Columbia
Architect: MCA Architecture, Greenville
General contractor: Miller Valentine Construction, Columbia
Project manager: Miller Valentine Construction, Columbia
Engineers: PES Structural Engineers (structural); Caviness Lambert Engineering LLC (mechanical and electrical); Alliance Consulting Engineers (civil); Pasco (fire suppression)
Estimated completion date: May 2023
Estimated total cost of project: $30 million
Project description: This project includes new construction and site work for a 500,000-square-foot speculative warehouse. The building has been leased by Smart Warehousing, which will occupy it in late second quarter 2023. Exterior finishes include textured paint, bullnose dock canopies, and a FiberTite roof system. Interior office finishes include pine doors, solid-surface countertops, tempered glazing, and a combination of luxury vinyl tile, carpet, and ceramic tile flooring.

Project manager: GMK Associates Engineering Division, Columbia Engineers: GMK Associates Engineering Division, Columbia (mechanical, electrical, plumbing); WM Building Envelope Consultants LLC (roofing system design and hazardous materials inspections); Mabry Engineering Associates Inc., West Columbia (structural); McCarter Mechanical Inc., Spartanburg (mechanical equipment contractor); DNB Electric Inc., West Columbia (electrical equipment contractor); Walker White Inc., Columbia (re-roofing mechanical contractor)
Estimated completion date: April 2021 through spring 2024
Estimated total cost of project: $5.5 million (total for all projects) for the Treatment of Historic Properties that recommended the new rehabilitative services building be designed to be “compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale and proportion and massing to protect the integrity of the property and its environment.”
Project description: Since 2016, GMK has assisted the South Carolina Department of Administration with multiple upgrades to the central energy plant facility that serves the state house complex. Projects include replacement of chiller #4, cooling towers #2 & #3, associated electrical systems, and simultaneous roofing system replacement. Other work entailed rebuild of a failed chiller compressor motor and replacement of steam pipe expansion joints. In late 2022, GMK was retained to provide full designs for replacement of chiller #3 by 2024.

Solid Structures New Headquarters
861 Muddy Springs Road, Lexington
Developer/owner: Solid Structures, West Columbia

Architect: Larry Wilund, Architect LLC, Lexington
General contractor: Solid Structures
Engineers: 4 D Engineering, Lexington (civil); Mabry Engineering, West Columbia (structural); Swygert & Associates, Cayce (mechanical, plumbing); ETI Engineering, Columbia (electrical)
Estimated completion date: June 2023
Estimated total cost of project: $1.1 million
Project description: This project includes new construction and site work for the headquarters of Solid Structures General Contracting. The building is a pre-engineered metal building on slab with exterior finishes to include stone veneer, board and batten metal siding, standing seam metal roof, and a custom cypress front canopy. Interior finishes include solid-woodstained doors, a hollow metal glass wall at the conference room, laminate casework, and luxury vinyl plank and carpet throughout.
The Therapy Place Expansion
3620 Covenant Road, Columbia
Developer/owner: Mashburn Construction
Architect: Seed Architecture
Estimated completion date: November 2023
Estimated total cost of project: $550,000
Project description: This project is a 1,300-square-foot expansion to a 7,500-square-foot existing one-level building. The Therapy Place provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy for children with special needs, a therapeutic preschool, and family support services. The addition will house a second preschool classroom to expand services to children on the waiting list, expand the TheraSuit Method intensive program, and add a family engagement room for support group and workshop meetings.
Pineview Trade Center
Longwood Road and Bluff Road Intersection, Columbia
Developer/owner: Summit Real Estate Group, St. Louis
Architects: Atlas Collaborative, Atlanta
General contractor: Brickmann Constructors, St. Louis
Project manager: Summit Real Estate Group, St. Louis
Engineers: Site Contractor: CBG Inc., Gaston (site contractor); Rogers Mechanical Contractors, Douglasville, Ga. (mechanical);
Electrical: Lewis Electrical Contractors, Alpharetta, Ga. (electrical); Rogers Mechanical Contractors, Douglasville, Ga. (plumbing); Seamon Whiteside, Charleston (civil); and Browder + Leguizamon and Associates, Atlanta (structural).
Estimated completion date: December 31, 2023
Estimated total cost of project: $28.6 million
Project description: Pineview Trade Center, a 351,540-square-foot building for lease will feature a 185-foot-deep truck loading dock, 80 trailer parking spaces, 68 dock-high doors and LED motion detectors. The construction will include tilt concrete wall panels, white roof and concrete slab floors.
South Carolina State House Complex — Central Energy Plant Projects
1221 College S., Columbia
Developer/owner: South Carolina Department of Administration, Columbia
Architect: GMK Associates Architectural Division Inc., Columbia
Columbia VA Health Care System Center for Rehabilitative Services

6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia
Developer/owner: Columbia VA Health Care System
Architects: Harrell Design Group, PC
General contractor: Boyer Construction
Project manager: Columbia VAHCS Engineering and US Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District
Engineers: Harrell Design Group PC (Charlotte)
Estimated completion date: September 2023
Project description: The Exterior Design and Materials followed the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines
Brentwood Development
1514 Brentwood Drive, Columbia
Developer/owner: Cason Development, Columbia
Architects: Garvin Design Group, Columbia
General contractor: Boyer Construction, Columbia
Engineers: Swygert & Associates (mechanical, plumbing); Belka Engineering Associates (electrical); Mabry Engineering Associates (structural); and Power Engineering (civil)
Estimated completion date: Summer 2023
Project description: New shell space for future retail, restaurant and multifamily residential development overcomes steeply sloped site. Special features include a rooftop patio.
803 Industrial Park


Trade Zone Drive, West Columbia
Developer/owner: Magnus Development Partners
General contractor: Landmark Builders of South Carolina, Columbia
Estimated completion date: June 2023
Project description: The Gateway One is a 252,720-square-foot building with 196,560 square feet for lease. It will feature a 190-footdeep truck court allowing 72 trailer drop spaces, up to 57 dock-high doors, 50-foot by 54-foot bays, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR fire protection and LED lighting. Gateway Three, a 252,720-square-foot fully leased building is also under construction. Both will feature tilt-up concrete wall panels, a 45-mil white roof and non-reinforced sealed concrete.