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2000

December 19, 2000

  • Gilbane awards George Washington University, 1957 E street to Arban & Carosi, Inc.
    • Concrete structure with approximately 35,000 ft2 of precast.  Three elevation are clad in precast with the fourth being field set brick with mason set precast sills and copings.
    • Natural stone runs up to the 2nd floor.  From this point up the precast simulates limestone block work.  The finish will also simulate limestone.
    • All precast erection will be done with mobile crane from the street.  Erection is scheduled to begin October 1, 2001.

December 04, 2000

  • Updated site pictures for Chevy Chase Bank.
    • West tower erection complete.  East tower erection underway.

November 14, 2000

  • Updating of the "Of Interest" page.  
    • The process of how Arban & Carosi produced precast.
    • Employment opportunities.
    • Trade links to friends and neighbors related to the precast and construction industry.
    • Driving directions.

October 20, 2000

  • APA (Architectural Precast Association) awards Arban & Carosi, Inc. the Fifth Annual Craftsmanship award.  This award recognizes architectural excellence in crafting individual precast units as opposed to excellence in completed structures.  Several pictures and explanations of the complexity of the precast shapes for One Irvington Center at King Farm were submitted. 

October 12, 2000

  • West*Group awards Freddie Mac (Phase IV) to Arban & Carosi, Inc.
    • 5 story Office Building with a East and West wing separated by a 5 story glass atrium with interior precast at the lower level.  Total precast 74,000 ft2 .  
    • Contractors tower crane will be used for a portion of the erection.  Delivery is scheduled for December 2001.

October 01, 2000

  • Updated site pictures for Chevy Chase Bank.
    • West tower erection complete up to the 14th floor.  Precast panels located at crane and man/material hoist will be done once these are removed.  15th floor and up will continue once fireproofing is complete.

     

  • Final site Pictures for Bethesda Place II.
  • Updated site pictures for Mitre Corporate Office Building.

September 25, 2000

  • Opus East awards Park Plaza (Phase II) to Arban & Carosi, Inc
    • 6 story Office Building.  Project consists of approximately 33,000 ft2 of precast spandrels and beam covers with ribbing at the top and bottom portion of the spandrel.
    • Erection to start March 2001.  

     

  • Greensboro Corporate Center site photos updated.

August 10, 2000

  • Centex Construction Co., Inc. awards Arban & Carosi Two Freedom Square 
    • 17 story Office Building located in Reston, Virginia.  Approximately 115,000 ft2 of precast.  Project is located at the property west of One Freedom square.
    • Precast erection to start June 2001 with the erectors mobile crane.  A percentage of the project will be finished with a post applied corrugated metal panel installed in the field by others.

     

  • Clark Construction Group awards Arban & Carosi, Inc. American Red Cross.
    • Approximately 20,000 ft2 of precast Located on the North Elevation as well as all the Penthouse.  Precast erection to start July 2001
    • There is no access along the North Elevation.  The entire project will be erected with the Contractors tower crane.   Crane limitations dictated that the maximum precast weight would be 13,000 lbs at the tip.

July 20,2000

  • Chevy Chase Bank:  Erection of the West tower has started.  Site photos are updated showing the erection from the 5th floor with the mobile crane along Wisconsin Avenue.  Handset limestone has been installed up to the 5th floor. (click here)

July 09, 2000

July 05, 2000

  • Clark Construction awards Arban & Carosi 1801 North Lynn Street.. 
    • 24 story Office Building in Arlington, Virginia.  Approximately 75,000 ft2  
    • Precast erection to start April 2001 with the use of the Clarks site tower crane and the erectors mobile crane on the street elevations.
    • Visit the site cam for daily progress.

     

  • Chevy Chase Bank:  Erection of precast started at the North West Corner of the West Tower.   
    • Visit our Chevy Chase page for site photos (will be updated this week).

June 10, 2000

  • King Farm Phase II:  Erection well under way.  Site photos updated (click here).

 

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