Saturday, April 20, 2013

Carter Awarded Three New Higher Education Projects


  


                                        Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA

 ATLANTA, GA – Carter, one of the nation’s leading real estate investment, development and advisory firms, has been selected to provide program/project management services for three colleges in Georgia — Agnes Scott College, Berry College and Spelman College.

The Girls of Berry College, Rome, GA
The company will provide a range of services including design and construction management, site selection, and furniture, fixtures and equipment coordination.

 “There continues to be a strong demand for traditional program management services within the higher-education sector,” said John Jokerst, senior vice president of development at Carter.

 “With ever-changing and evolving project types, as well as the shift in how higher education projects are funded, Carter’s ability to adapt to changes and provide the same level of service to our clients enables us to maintain our trusted partnerships with these institutions. In fact, 80 percent of our higher education clients are repeat clients, including the three named here.”

Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
At Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga., Carter has been selected to provide program management to guide the design and construction for the renovation of Campbell Hall, a four-story former science building.

 The 51,450-square-foot building will be transformed into an innovative living and learning center, which will include student housing, academic classrooms and collaborative meeting spaces. 

John Jokerst
Carter has partnered with Agnes Scott for more than 15 years, managing more than $150 million in capital improvements and delivering every project on schedule and under budget.

 For Berry College in Rome, Ga., Carter is currently working on project management for the renovation of the Richards Memorial Gymnasium, which will include offices for Berry College athletic teams, a 4,000-square-foot weight room, a 3,000-square-foot locker room, grass practice fields and an indoor practice/training facility. 

Scott Taylor
Carter has also been working with Berry on an athletic stadium for its new NCAA Division III football program. 

Carter has provided program/project management services for several different kinds of projects at the college, including student housing, a student recreation center, dining and academic facilities.

 In Atlanta, Spelman College selected Carter as a program manager to oversee the redevelopment of the 53,000-square-foot Read Hall into a wellness center. 

 Carter’s higher-education group has managed over $2.5 billion in new projects and capital improvements on more than 70 projects at 30 different campuses.

  For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Tony Wilbert
The Wilbert Group
404-888-3091

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