MADISON LANDING II Providing Affordable Housing for Seniors in Orange County

Providing affordable housing to low-income seniors in Orange County has been prioritized as part of Orange County’s Housing for All Task Force, with many of these projects being arranged through public-private partnerships (PPP). Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings launched the Housing for All Task Force to prioritize short and long-term solutions to address the affordable housing crisis in Orange County. The Housing for All Task Force held its final meeting on November 15, 2019, presenting a 10year action plan that addresses housing affordability and supply by removing regulatory barriers, creating new financial resources, targeting areas of access and opportunity, and engaging the community and industry.

In partnership with Orange County, American Residential Communities (ARC) and New South Residential, LLC - WPC recently completed construction of Madison Landing II a $16.9 million – 94,488 SF affordable senior housing community located on 5.4 acres of land near Millenia Mall at 5808 S. Rio Grande Avenue in Orlando, Florida.

On a monumental December day in 2021 - WPC broke ground on Madison Landing II while at the same time cut the ribbon on Madison Landing. Madison Landing is a $23 million – 105,011 SF affordable senior housing community located on 5.4 acres of land next to the phase II.

Stacy Banach with New South Residential worked with the developer to bring the project into fruition shares, “We were pleased to have timed ribbon cutting of Madison Landing with the groundbreaking for Madison II – a first for Orange County. This was made possible thanks to Orange County’s commitment to affordable housing and WPC’s commitment to completing the project on schedule. Most importantly, we are delighted to bring more quality affordable housing to the residents of Orange County.”

WPC is the general contractor for the project, Hamilton Engineer & Surveying, LLC. is the civil engineer, Ingenuity Engineer, Inc. is MEP Engineer, Dansk Consulting, Inc. is the structural engineer.

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The need for affordable housing solutions for seniors is not specific to Orange County, it’s a focus across most of Florida. New South Residential and WPC are currently working on several other senior housing communities in Florida. In late 2022, they completed Madison Highlands in Hillsborough County. Currently, they are underway with Madison Grove in Osceola County and Madison Oaks West in Marion County.

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Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 was originally constructed by the U.S. Government in the early 1960s to first launch the Atlas-Centaur Rocket in May 1962 by NASA. The site continued to be used for a total of 145 launches from pads 36A and 36B during the first five decades of spaceflight including launching Pioneer, Surveyor, and Mariner probes in the 1960s and 1970s as well as being the site of one of the largest on-pad explosions in Cape History.

In 2015, Blue Origin leased the launch site to build a new site for launching the company’s orbital rockets. They contracted Turner Construction Company to provide construction management at risk for the Launch Pad and design-build services for the Integration Facility. Centered across 300 acres at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the new orbital launch facility will support both people and payloads to space.

Prior to construction, two existing launch pads were demolished. As demolition concluded, Turner performed more than a year of site development prior to the start of construction to include over three thousand auger-cast piles and several acres of deep soil mixing to support a six-story deep excavation which eventually contained over one hundred and sixty thousand yards of concrete.

Following this effort, Turner constructed the pad deck where all site-based systems are integrated to supply power, air, fuels and other commodities to the launch vehicle. This effort included off-site fabrication of the upper superstructure of the pad deck framing and all commodity systems piping in order to accelerate the project’s schedule allowing for parallel work paths. This pad superstructure module weighed in at just over one million pounds and was moved into position in a single crane lift and secured in the same shift.

In addition to the pad deck, the construction included the Flame Deflector and Launch Exhaust Duct. The water-cooled flame deflector is constructed of carbon steel and refractory concrete. The watercooled flame deflector is supported by the world’s tallest purpose-built water tower.

Construction also included a launch vehicle support structure weighing over four million pounds with integral pad support areas to roll the rockets onto the launch pad. The bridge was prefabricated off-site and on-site and the two pieces weighing 3.6 million and 1.7 million pounds respectively were moved into place over a two-day period.

The lightning protection system consists of two towers with insulator stand-offs, whose down conductors are integrated in the launch pad area grounding system. The 574’ Lightning Protection Tower (LPT) and the 574’ Vehicle Access Tower (VAT) were both modularized prefabricated in 80 to 120’ sections which improved safety and the amount of work done in the drop zone. These sections included structure, electrical, and communications installed before being lifted into place one section per day.

The Environmental Control System Building (ECS) that Turner was responsible for constructing included the foundation, structural, duct work, controls, mechanical equipment, building HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems. An alley way separating the launch pad and the ECS building with a utility bridge connection allows the water piping supplying air handlers and chillers to travel between the areas and to the glycol chiller responsible for cooling the air compressors through an associated heat exchange.

On this multi-year project, if all the steel used was formed into a ¼” square rod, it would wrap around the equator of the earth, if it was melted into one solid ball, the diameter of the ball would be 49 feet. 54,000 cubic yards of concrete and one million gallons of liquid nitrogen were used for mass concrete temperature cooling along with 6,000 tons of reinforcing steel.

The site will be the first to launch New Glenn, named after pioneering astronaut John Glenn, a single configuration heavy lift launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads routinely to Earth’s orbit and beyond. New Glenn’s seven-meter fairing made of carbon composite has two times the usable volume of any existing launch vehicle, in other words, it is a big rocket and features a reusable first stage built for up to 25 missions.

Serving as a gateway to space for the aerospace manufacturer founded by Jeff Bezos, New Glenn and the launch complex will help build a road to space in the new age of privatized space flight.

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Entech Innovative Engineering

…is proudly celebrating their 30 th anniversary this year. Over the last three decades they have become industry leaders in delivering innovative design, professional engineering, and fabrication-build services of specialized systems, machinery, and structures. They have been proudly serving elite clientele and working with a variety of general contractors providing their rare combination of innovative insight and no-nonsense solutions to develop a result that exceeds all expectations.

“The people I’ve worked with, the projects I’ve been a part of, the places I’ve gone, what I’ve learned! I could not have imagined all that 30 years ago but consider myself fortunate for ending up here! Thanks to all my associates and clients for all you’ve done for me,” says John Marhoefer, Entech’s managing partner. As they have continued to grow into the retail, hospitality, and venues industries they look forward to partnering with GC’s and our other friends in the construction industry to continue to be a part of Central Florida’s ongoing expansions.

Finfrock Construction, LLC

…Lloyd Kennedy of FINFROCK has been named president of Florida Prestressed Concrete Association’s (FPCA) executive board of directors for the 2023-2025 term.

Lloyd serves as the executive vice president of engineering at FINFROCK, a single source, vertically integrated design-build firm with a portfolio of parking structures, student housing, office buildings, hotels, and multifamily residential units.

During his 18-year tenure at FINFROCK, Lloyd has contributed significantly to the advancement of precast concrete as a sustainable solution for developers in the state of Florida.

“Lloyd has been instrumental to our company’s tremendous industry growth, leading the charge to implement new innovative applications of concrete which have enhanced the overall design, function, sustainability and quality of FINFROCK’s top-tier building projects,” said CEO Allen Finfrock. “He is a powerful asset to FPCA, and we are proud of the time and commitment he continues to lend to the success of our industry.”

In his new role as president of the executive board, Lloyd will help run and organize FPCA meetings, approve the operations budget, and participate in meetings with the Florida Department of Transportation.

“I look forward to supporting the overall growth and success of the Florida prestressed concrete industry in my new role as president,” said Lloyd Kennedy. “My two first priorities will be to increase applications for FPCA’s scholarship program, while leading other precast companies into a spirit of ‘co-opetition,’ which will improve unity and advocacy in our industry.”

For seven years Lloyd has served the FPCA earning increasing levels of responsibility. As an education chair, board member and board vice president of the non-profit organization, Lloyd has worked to advance undergraduate and graduate education programs in structural engineering and the construction trades, and directed programs focused on professional development for STEM students.

Lloyd is actively involved with several industry organizations, serving on the Building Code and Student Education Committees for the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI). He is also instrumental in FINFROCK’s partnership with Orlando Science Center to bring STEM into Orange County Public Schools.

FPCA is committed to providing the construction industry in Florida a superior building system that is durable, attractive, and economical. Lloyd and other newly elected leaders will take office on January 23rd at the 2023 FPCA Education Foundation Fundraising Golf & FPCA Annual Membership Meeting.

Guignard Company

…celebrated its 46th anniversary by opening a third location in Atlanta, Georgia. Through its three locations, Guignard bonded over $1.7 billion in contracts last year.

Work anniversaries for Guignard include April Lively (34 years), Christine Morton (8 years), Debbie Defoe (8 years), Mariel Urchipia (6 years), and Kelly Phelan (4 years).

Moxē Integrated Marketing

…Central Florida’s leading marketing firm for builders and contractors, announced that Christine Andola, D’Anne Mica, and Angie Feliciano have joined the agency. Andola joined Moxē as operations manager and is responsible for the internal operations of the company. Mica, a former vice president at Moxē, re-joined the agency in a business development role, and Feliciano is Moxē’s bookkeeper. Each will report to Moxē President and CEO Michael A. Monahan.

SmartBuild

…is happy to welcome their newest team member, product specialist Taylor Dixon.

Taylor has been immersed in construction technology for the past six years. In her new role, she will have the opportunity to help companies that are struggling to adopt construction software and gain a new understanding of the construction industry.

At a time when many tech companies are compressing their workforces, SMARTBUILD is proud to be expanding its team. They are ready to support contractors in streamlining their operations with SMARTBUILD’s easy-to-use and intuitive cloud-based construction management products.

...is pleased to announce it was named the official technology partner for this year’s National Craft Championships (NCC), that took place March 15-17 at the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) National Convention in Kissimmee, Florida.

SMARTBUILD believes that understanding construction technology is important to skilled craft workers’ skill sets. Early in their education, students in the skilled trades should be introduced to digital solutions that improve construction planning, communication, and outcomes, so that they can be better prepared to enter a workforce that depends on these products.

As an official partner of the NCC, SMARTBUILD provided devices competitors needed to use the platform and offer support in its use throughout the championships.

WPC

...recently completed The Blake at Viera - an assisted living and memory care community located at 5700 Lake Andrew Drive in Melbourne, Florida. The new community provides 101 units comprised of 33 memory care and 64 assisted living - within an 88,000 SF, two-story building. The architect for the project is Young, Wier + Boerner Architecture, PLLC.

The Blake at Viera is located in a top 25, master-planned community along Florida’s historic Space Coast and features resort-style comfort and service. Hospitality and luxury are blended to create an exceptional senior retirement community.

The Blake at Viera is the second project that WPC has recently completed with developer, Cardinal Ventures. The Blake at Hamlin - a new assisted living and memory care community located at 4814 Hamlin Groves Trail - North of Hamlin Town Center in the fastgrowing Horizon West area of Orange County.

...In partnership with American Residential Communities (ARC) and New South Residential, LLC - WPC broke ground in January on Madison Grove, a 71,546 square foot affordable senior living community located at 3400 Progress Lane in St. Cloud, Florida. The $23.5 million project will be built on 2.01 acres of land featuring 80 units comprised of 53 one-bedroom and 27 two-bedroom units. This is the fifth affordable senior housing project for WPC and ARC.