Balfour Beatty has been selected to deliver over $70 million (£55 million) in special project works across Central and South Florida, in the US. The projects signify the company’s commitment to not only large projects in these areas but also niche, quick-turn speciality projects, as well as expanding Balfour Beatty’s special project works portfolio across the corporate office, adaptive reuse, aviation, entertainment/hospitality, public/civic and mixed-use/retail market sectors.
Since January, the company’s Buildings operations have been chosen to construct more than 13 special projects on behalf of clients across its Florida markets. Notable projects include:
- Crooked Can Brewery’s construction of a new 40,000-square-foot brewery in Minneola. Construction is expected to start early 2025 with completion in Spring 2026.
- The adaptive reuse of Asana Partners’ Minnesota Row Business Center in Winter Park. The hospitality project for the repeat-client transforms the six-building Winter Park Business Center into a mixed-use complex offering office, retail and food and beverage. Construction is underway with expected completion in Spring 2026.
- The completion of Osceola County’s Fire Station 85, a public/civic project in Kissimmee which included the new construction of a 12,290-square-foot station for local responders.
- The team has also been selected to deliver another fire station for Osceola County, Fire Station 83 which will be the 17th station in the County featuring its innovative prototype design to further enhance emergency services for Kissimmee residents. Construction is underway for the project with expected completion in Summer 2025.
- The delivery of phase one of Diplomat Beach Resort’s renovations which includes 33,328 square feet of improvements to the existing resort’s porte cochère drop-off, hotel lobby, lobby bar and pool deck.
- A meeting space renovation at JW Marriott’s Grand Lake Orlando Resort in Hollywood. Renovations to the 197,000-square-foot space are being safely executed while the facility continues its reservation operations.
- Completed and ongoing works for United Airlines in Orlando including employee breakroom renovations and critical maintenance and repairs to its 60-foot-tall South Hangar.
- The completion of a mixed-use/retail space on behalf of Lapis Retail Landlord and in partnership with Toll Brothers Apartment Living which services Florida International University students, adjacent to the college’s Sweetwater campus in Miami.
Henry Thacker, Balfour Beatty Special Projects director in Florida, said: "We're incredibly grateful and energised by the over $70 million in special project works this year. Balfour Beatty’s investment in Florida special projects reflects our exceptional partnerships with new and repeat clients, powered by our dedicated team of fast-track delivery specialists.
“We pride ourselves on providing a people-first experience, delivering operational excellence to every project and for every client – no matter the size. From niche opportunities to complex endeavours, our entire team continues to transform client visions into reality across Florida’s various communities."
Established in 1933, the company’s legacy Florida operations are focused on specific, high growth sectors with population growth and economic development driving increased investment in cities such as Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay and surrounding communities. The geography’s Buildings operations align with Balfour Beatty’s national business strategy as well as the expansion of its regional growth market which further diversifies the company’s U.S. project portfolio. To learn more about the company’s special projects visit balfourbeattyus.com.
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About Balfour Beatty
- Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group with over 26,000 employees driving the delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.
- We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities.
- Over the last 115 years we have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world. Currently, we are working to deliver Hinkley Point C, the first UK nuclear power station in a generation; constructing the world-class arts and cultural facility, the Lyric Theatre, in Hong Kong; and designing, building, financing, operating and maintaining the Automated People Mover superstructure at one of the busiest airports in the world, Los Angeles International Airport.
About Balfour Beatty US
- Balfour Beatty’s US construction business is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company performs heavy civil, rail and a broad variety of vertical construction, and part of Balfour Beatty plc a leading UK listed international infrastructure Group with interests in the UK, US and Hong Kong. Balfour Beatty’s US construction business is ranked among the top domestic building contractors in the United States by Engineering News-Record. To learn more, visit www.balfourbeattyus.com.
