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Whether it's a new project, construction industry updates, an employee teaming event or an opportunity to celebrate the best in our community - there's always something to talk about at McDonald Building Company.
MBC kicks off Flyby Friday with a visit down to Peg's Place in Philadelphia
If you like Timelapse Tuesday, then you’re gonna love Flyby Friday! 🤩🙌🤩 To kickoff Flyby Friday and end the week on an extra awesome note, we’re heading over to Peg’s Place in Philadelphia as the team is wrapping up the plush green roof. This 4-story energy-efficient building will provide affordable residential apartments to empower adults to break the cycle of chronic homelessness and addiction. Though the MBC drone can only flyby the outside, this freshly built project carries a variety of amenities for residents on the inside including a computer lab, laundry, exercise & community space, storage lockers, and a community courtyard. 📸🚁📸 Huge shout out to Project HOME, Kitchen & Associates and the construction team down at Peg’s Place on all their dedication and great work to finish this project up by the end of July. 👷♂️🤝👷♀️Stay tuned for final photos of the interior coming soon... #flybyfriday #buildingontrust #projecthome #kitchenandassociates #droneneedsaname #sneakpeek #mbcbuilds
McDonald Building Company attends groundbreaking ceremony for Trinity Health PACE at Kinder Park in Woodlyn, PA
McDonald Building Company was honored to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Trinity Health PACE Program project at Kinder Park in Woodlyn, PA today. This 15,000 square foot medical fit-out will finish about a floor and a half from our current work on the Kinder Park Phase IV project. Trinity PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) offers seniors the support they need to live in their own home or with family as independently as possible. MBC would like to congratulate Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, Mercy LIFE and Delaware County Housing Authority (DCHA) on this partnership and tremendous accomplishment. We’re looking forward to getting started! #buildingontrust#groundbreaking#mcdonaldbuildingcompany#trinityhealth#dcha#mbcbuilds
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It's Timelapse Tuesday over at Hamilton Phase II!
It’s our favorite day…Timelapse Tuesday! 🙌 This week we’re featuring Hamilton Phase II in Philadelphia. Built from the ground up (literally)this 16-story urban high rise is well on its way to being almossst finished! Hamilton Phase II offers 228,000 square feet of market-rate apartments, retail & amenity space, a community plaza/garden and much more. Early leasing has already begun. Can we take a moment to just say, “WOW!”. Congrats to Radnor Property Group and the entire MBC construction team - you are not throwin’ away your shot! 🤩🤝🤩#timelapsetuesday #buildingontrust #radnorpropertygroup #mcdonaldbuildingcompany #mbcbuilds #hamiltonphaseii #nothamiltonthemusical
Check out Timelapse Tuesday over at Woodlawn Storage Facility!
Guess what day it is?!? It’s Timelapse Tuesday! 🙌 Take a look at the awesome progress being made down at the Woodlawn Storage Facility. We’re just a few months in to the project and we’re seeing some towering results. This tight site will become a 6-story 131,000 square foot self-storage facility nestled in the Germantown neighborhood in Philadelphia. We’re thrilled with how quickly this project is moving along. Rain or shine this team is making it happen! Keep up the great work! 👷♂️🤝👷♂️ #timelapsetuesday #buildingontrust #mcdonaldbuildingcompany #mbcbuilds #lifestorage
Maguire Residences project in Kensington is honored by Preservation Alliance as Grand Jury Winner
We are getting close to wrapping up the renovations this summer at Ancillae Assumpta Academy’s Handmaid Innovation Center in Wyncote, PA. This complex “over-build” of the original Academy building includes an innovation lab, three science lab & prep spaces, a digital production studio, six new resource learning instructional areas, and patio space to further enhance the Academy’s outdoor classroom facilities. Final touches are being completed next week and brick pavers are almost complete!
#buildingontrust #mbcbuilds #mcdonaldbuildingcompany #welcometothembcfamily #ancillaeassumpta
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Check out Timelapse Tuesday for the Apartments at New Market West
Timelapse Tuesday! 🙌 The Apartments at New Market West is moving right along and gearing up for opening this summer, check out our progress! The Apartments will round out this multi-phase complex in West Philadelphia and will soon provide additional homes for the surrounding community. Congratulations is also in order for New Market West as the project was recently awarded one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s Project of the Year 2020! 🥳🥳🥳 New Market West Core and Shell, a Joint Venture project with CPM Housing Group, started as a 1.5 acre abandoned lot in West Philly and now flourishes as a five-story Class A commercial office and retail building serving tenants such as Mercy Senior Center and Wonderspring Early Learning Center among others. Stay tuned this summer while we finish up the second phase for the Apartments. 👷♀️🤝👷♂️ #timelapsetuesday #phlbizjournal #buildingontrust #mcdonaldbuildingcompany #congratulations
MBC attends 3.0 project ground breaking and celebrates Scott Mazo’s Philadelphia Business Journal nomination
McDonald Building Company was delighted to attend the groundbreaking ceremony last week for 3.0 University Place in University City, Southwest Philadelphia. 🥳🥳🥳 This incredible 250,000+ square foot Life Sciences landmark is now underway adjacent to University Place 2.0 and will offer innovative lab and commercial space for pioneering tenants including Wistar Institute and Ben Franklin Technology Partners. MBC has joined forces with DALE Corporation to form the McDonald Dale Strategic Alliance (MDSA) as we embark on this exciting project. It was a beautiful day to celebrate the beginning of some remarkable accomplishments together! 🎉🤝🎉
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Speaking of accomplishments…we have to give a huge shout out to Scott Mazo from UPA who took home TOP HONOR as Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2020 Real Estate Dealmaker of the Year! MBC is thrilled to work alongside Scott and the UPA | University Place Associates during the 3.0 project! Let’s get started! 👷👷♀️👷♂️ #upaphila#mdsa#dalecorp#phlbizjournal#mcdonaldbuildingcompany#buildingontrust#groundbreaking
MBC celebrates completion of gym expansion for Ray and Joan Kroc Community in Camden, NJ
Drum roll please…it’s time for the big reveal! A few weeks ago we gave you a little sneak peek at our work down in Camden, NJ and the gymnasium expansion at the Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center is now officially complete. 🥳🥳🥳 The space is immediately being put to good use by serving the Camden community as a COVID-19 vaccine center. Congrats to all who worked hard to bring this long-awaited project to fruition! 👷♀️👷👷#buildingontrusttt #mbcbuilds#welcometothembcfamily#mbccaresKitchen & AssociatesThe Salvation Army
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Construction starts at latest MBC Project, Woodlawn Storage Facility
And just like that…MBC is excited to have another project starting up. Construction has officially started at the Woodlawn Life Storage Facility in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia! Stay tuned to watch this tight site turn into a beautiful 6-story,131,000 square foot self-storage facility. The site formerly served as a parking lot and a long time ago was an autobody shop. Site excavation is set to start later this week, while the project team is prepping diligently on a safety plan for the surrounding community. JKRP Architects is serving as the Architect-of-Record and the build is expected to last about a year. We can’t wait for you to see what’s in… store-age (get it?!?) for this great project! #buildingontrust#mbcbuilds#newprojects#lifestorage#dadjokes#jkrparchitectsLife Storage
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MBC celebrates final touches on Honickman Learning Center for Project HOME
McDonald Building Company is starting February on a great note as renovations over at the Honickman Learning Center are just about wrapped up! In less than a year, MBC partnered with Project HOME to replace the roof, spruce up all finishes including flooring & walls, as well as new MEP systems to enhance the services Honickman provides. Located in North Philadelphia, these fresh upgrades will further serve residents of the community to utilize a modernized building for their technology needs and instructional classes. We can’t help but share the love for this building and all that it stands for. Thank you to Project HOME for trusting us with your vision, we are thrilled with how this turned out. Congratulations! #buildingontrust#mbcbuilds#projecthomephl#newprojects
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McDonald Building Company and Girder-Slab collaborate on Hamilton II Short Feature
As we look forward to a healthy and prosperous 2021, we had the opportunity to reflect back during the early days of the pandemic and appreciate some positive notes of a historic year in construction. One of the silver linings of 2020 was a vital partnership we had with Girder-Slab Technologies in the build of Hamilton II’s superstructure.
Widely because of this collaboration, Hamilton II persevered through weeks of shutdown and remains on track to open later this year on the original timeline. Here’s a sneak peak of our invaluable partnership with Girder-Slab on this project.
A special thanks to FreshFly Productions for producing this superfly video and capturing some sweet footage of the hard work our crews put in every single day.
MBC Norristown Site undergoes Office Expansion - New Year, New View!
New Year, New View! 🙌🤩🙌 MBC is expanding our main office to the lower level of our Norristown headquarters. As we continue to grow, we are in the midst of building out “The Bunker” (as we fondly like to call it) to better support our growing staff and priority training needs. 👷👷♀️👷♂️ Equipped with several more offices and an expansive training room, we are thrilled to start the New Year with a big change. The Bunker should be complete by early Spring and we can’t wait to share this beautiful new space with you all soon. Take a look at our progress so far! 🥳👀🥳 #newyearnewview#mbcbuilds#buildingontrust#officeexpansion
Delaware County Housing Authority and Pennrose Partner on upcoming MBC project, Kinder Park IV
Congratulations and great work to Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) , Delaware County Housing Authority, and Pennrose for their recent partnership on financing Kinder Park Phase IV! McDonald Building Company is beyond thrilled to be building the fourth and final phase of the Kinder Park project in Woodlyn, Delaware County for Pennrose Properties. This final phase will add a six-story, 96-unit building with several amenities to further support independent living for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Sitework has begun and we are expecting completion by Spring of 2022. 👷♂️👷♂️👷♂️ #buildingontrust#mbccares#newprojects#pfha#dcha#pennrose
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Hamilton II dismantles Tower Crane marking huge milestone for project
What goes up must come down! 🏗🎶🎵🏗 #mcdonaldbuildingcompany #buildingontrust #hamilton #towercrane
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President Paul McDonald says, “A year ago last Friday we presented a schedule to RPG indicating crane dismantle on 12/4/2020. The tower crane came down on 12/5/2020. In the face of COVID-19 challenges delays, both on-site and off-site, and the normal Herculean efforts required in our industry to meet our commitments, we missed it by a day. There are many to thank, but a HUGE shout-out to Brian Cook and Chris Pili. Without their tireless efforts, this does not happen. Congrats to the entire Hamilton II team and to Radnor Property Group for their support.”
Upcoming MBC and Dale Corp. project, 3.0 University Place, receives recent press in Philadelphia Business Journal
McDonald Building Company along with our Strategic Alliance Partner - DALE Corporation, is proud to be partnering with University Place Associates in the development of 3.0 University Place as they announce funding for their upcoming project. 3.0 University Place, a sprawling life sciences building in West Philadelphia, will feature 250,000 square feet of innovative lab and office space and plans to break ground early 2021. More to come on this exciting development, stay tuned! 🥳🥳🥳
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MBC spends morning onsite at Hamilton II with FreshFly Productions for upcoming broadcast
What a day with the talented crew of FreshFly Productions! We spent some time this morning capturing footage and interviews for an upcoming broadcast of the Hamilton II project and our partnership with the Girder-Slab Technologies, LLC super-structure system. 🎥🏗🎥 The top floors of Hamilton II naturally offer sensational skyline views making for a killer back drop, here’s a sneak peek of what’s to come. 👀👷👷♀
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John Brooks Recovery Center expands to South Jersey Community
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McDonald Building Company is proud to join in the celebration of the grand opening of John Brooks Recovery Center - the nonprofit's latest residential treatment facility in Mays Landing, New Jersey. The opening of JBRC has expanded their continuum of care allowing the organization to now serve over 1,200 individuals in need of outpatient and inpatient care, primarily for those recovering from opioid addiction.
Located on a five-acre wooded site in the Hamilton Business Park, this new $15 million facility features 48 short-term beds, 48 long-term beds, and 24 detox beds. The building features an outdoor courtyard space, medical exam rooms, a fitness room, dining areas, group therapy rooms and several counseling offices. The 59,000 square foot Recovery Center is now able to comfortably provide individualized treatment integrating primary care, behavioral health and recovery support services for their residents.
“There is so much I would like to say, our AEC team has played an integral role in helping John Brooks fulfill what was a dream,” says Alan Oberman, Retired CEO of John Brooks Recovery Center. “It was about four years ago when we moved into our new outpatient sites and now we are in this magnificent site. Finding the McDonald team has been terrific, solution-focused despite the challenges and in turn, an impressive result."
Construction began in 2019 and JBRC opened for residents this Fall of 2020. KDA Architectsserved as the Project Architect and The Carlin Collaborative served as Owner's Representative.
Congratulations to the entire MBC project team for a job well done - Bruce Jones as Project Superintendent, Gardner Halloran as Project Manager, Dawn Goudreault as Project Coordinator, and Jack Kenney as Project Engineer.
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Major Milestone at MBC Site, Peg's Place, lays Strong Foundations for work ahead
Today was a great day for our team over at our project, Peg’s Place, in downtown Philly. The team worked hard in the early hours this morning to get this slab-on-grade completed for the foundation. The team has dealt with quite the hurdles in the last three months (because 2020 amiright?!?), but the finishing touches on this foundation is a huge milestone for the project. Well done to our team and big shout out to Andrew, Ed and Ali for all their work. #mbcbuilds#buildingontrust#strongfoundations
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MBC Celebrates recent Drexel Co-Op, Alex Torres, on all his accomplishments!
MBC is so proud of Alex Torres, our Drexel co-op who recently finished up his first year co-op experience last week...AND it just so happens to also be his birthday today too (Happy Birthday, Alex!). 🎉🎁🎉 Alex started his six-month co-op this past spring and was stationed full-time at our Hamilton II site. He spent the majority of his co-op supporting the team with various tasks including daily manpower reporting, Covid-19 & safety compliance, and field supervision support. Although his co-op is officially complete, we are thrilled to announce that he will be continuing with MBC at Hamilton II on a part-time basis while he continues his classes at Drexel. 🙌 How lucky are we?!? MBC’s partnership with Drexel University’s co-op experience offers the opportunity for undergrad students to balance classroom theory with practical, hands-on experience in the AEC field. Brian Cook, Hamilton II Lead Superintendent, says…“Alex is an integral member of our team. His growth from the start has been nothing but impressive. In today’s environment especially, his fearless approach to tackling the daily tasks has propelled him to the front line. The project runs better because of him.” Alex (or “Koala” as our hoist operators onsite like to call him) set the bar pretty high and we are so thankful to have him continue as part of the MBC team. Congrats to you, Alex! 🥳🥳🥳
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McDonald Building Company participates in National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
At McDonald Building Company nothing is more important to us than Safety. We are proud to participate in this year’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. First thing this morning, our carpenters from Wyatt Inc., over at Hamilton II took a moment to discuss the importance of Fall Prevention and how to recognize fall hazards. Many fatal falls that impact the construction industry are preventable and just a short toolbox talk can make an everlasting huge impact.
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