{"id":4664,"date":"2024-01-04T10:28:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2025-11-22T10:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:13:57","slug":"construction-moving-at-a-rapid-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/2024\/01\/04\/construction-moving-at-a-rapid-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Update &#8211; December 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div style=\"gap: 20px;\" class=\"align-button-right ub-buttons orientation-button-row  wp-block-ub-button\" id=\"ub-button-50be4719-6433-4333-aafb-742a92a0bc3c\"><div class=\"ub-button-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/181.189.233.68:3380\/zm\/?action=login&amp;view=postlogin&amp;username=Construction&amp;password=baxterBus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ub-button-block-main   ub-button-flex\" role=\"button\" style=\"--ub-button-background-color: #ff0000; --ub-button-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-border: none; --ub-button-hover-background-color: var(--accent); --ub-button-hover-color: #ffffff; --ub-button-hover-border: none; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; border-top-left-radius: 10px;; border-top-right-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;; border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;; \">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ub-button-content-holder\" style=\"flex-direction: row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ub-button-block-btn\">Construction Cam<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As of late November, <strong>Inversions J.C<\/strong>., the project&#8217;s general contractor, is going all out!  Meeting all requirements and obtaining necessary permits has taken much longer than originally anticipated, but Inversions is working hard to make of at least some of the time.  After many months of delay, and what seemed like endless meetings, construction is finally underway.<br><br>A great deal of extra effort was put forth by <strong>Leonel Juarez<\/strong>, owner of <strong>Inversiones J.C.<\/strong> construction to deal with permitting issues.  His efforts paid off and are greatly appr<br><br>Since November 2023, crews have completed the site work including debris removal, tree removal, and temporary utilities.  Most of the underground site work has been completed including drainage, electrical, and data conduits.  The construction shack and staging areas have been setup and there is a constant flow of building materials being delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-4760 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-4760 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-4760\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" 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class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/campus-facilities\/construction\/2023-nov-5\/3646026034.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/campus-facilities\/construction\/2023-nov-4.png\" data-caption-desc=\"Looking back toward the men&#039;s dormatory\" data-attachment-id=\"4758\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/campus-facilities\/construction\/2023-nov-4\/3260340500.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Looking back toward the men&#8217;s dormatory<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/campus-facilities\/construction\/2023-nov-3.png\" data-caption-desc=\"Steel Reinforcements\" data-attachment-id=\"4757\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/campus-facilities\/construction\/2023-nov-3\/2290309987.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Steel Reinforcements<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/campus-facilities\/construction\/2023-nov-2.png\" data-caption-desc=\"Specialist crew dealing with tricky tree removal\" data-attachment-id=\"4756\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/campus-facilities\/construction\/2023-nov-2\/2475062085.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Specialist crew dealing with tricky tree removal<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/campus-facilities\/construction\/2023-nov-1.png\" data-caption-desc=\"Load bearing foundations completed\" data-attachment-id=\"4755\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span 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Test confirmed the concrete is up to specs.<br><br>As of the end of December, crews have begun to form and pour the ground floor slabs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of late November, Inversions J.C., the project&#8217;s general contractor, is going all out! Meeting all requirements and obtaining necessary permits has taken much longer &#8230; <a title=\"Construction Update &#8211; December 2023\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/2024\/01\/04\/construction-moving-at-a-rapid-pace\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Construction Update &#8211; December 2023\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_background_id":0,"_xo_background":[],"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"rquinn","author_link":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/author\/rquinn\/"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"menu-24x24":false,"menu-36x36":false,"menu-48x48":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"rquinn","author_link":"https:\/\/baxterinstitute.edu\/index.php\/author\/rquinn\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"As of late November, Inversions J.C., the project&#8217;s general contractor, is going all out! 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