Tag: Current Builders
Current Builders Announces Annual Holiday Fundraising Program
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders is proud to announce the launch of their 16th Annual Holiday Fundraising Program. This year, the goal is to raise $75,000 to donate to Toys for Tots, Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together Broward, Best Buddies, and the Dolphins Cancer Challenge.
Current Builders Announces Final Phase of Construction at University Pointe
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders has announced the start of construction of Building G at the University Pointe project in Davie, Florida. The project is the final phase of University Pointe, an 860-bed student housing campus. Building G is on the site's southeast corner and will include 24 units and 46,390 square feet in a four-story building.
Current Builders Promotes Brett Schreiber to Vice President of Construction
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders has announced Brett Schreiber's promotion to Vice President of Construction. Schreiber attained partner status in 2020, and this new promotion follows his successful management of the firm's largest construction project to-date, Uptown Boca. The mixed-use development was completed on-time, during the pandemic thanks to Schreiber's excellent management.
Current Builders Appoints Tara Philipp as Director of Human Resources
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders is pleased to announce the appointment of Tara Philipp as the firm's new Director of Human Resources. Philipp is a seasoned veteran with over a decade of relevant experience in the construction industry, specializing in human resource management and direction.
Current Builders Promotes Amanda Bilyeu to Senior Estimator
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders is pleased to announce the promotion of Amanda Bilyeu from estimator to senior estimator in the firm's preconstruction and estimating department. The award-winning general contractor has multiple projects on both coasts of Florida, with offices in Pompano Beach and Sarasota.
CB Structures Promotes Mucahit ‘Mujo’ Aksu to Director of Preconstruction
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- CB Structures has announced the promotion of Mucahit "Mujo" Aksu as the new Director of Preconstruction. The firm has a diverse portfolio of clients on both coasts of Florida, and specializes in tunnel form, conventional and wood frame projects.
Current Builders Launches ESOP to Retain and Attract Top Construction Employees
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders, an award-winning general contractor based in Florida, has announced an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) as part of the company's strategy to retain and attract top construction employees.
Current Builders Announces New Sunrise Senior Living Commission
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders has announced they have broken ground on their third project for Sunrise Senior Living. The new $32.5 million dollar assisted living development in Coral Gables will feature 94 units. The project's architect is the firm's longstanding design partners, Behar Font & Partners.
Current Builders Selected as General Contractor for Related Group’s Manor at Miramar
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- The award-winning firm, Current Builders announced it has been selected by Related Group as the general contractor for the Manor at Miramar residential project located in the Miramar Town Center at 1 Main Street.
Current Builders Promotes Roberto Aguiar to Chief Estimator
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders is pleased to announce that Roberto Aguiar has been promoted to Chief Estimator. Aguiar joined the award-winning general contracting firm in 2016 and quickly ascended to senior estimator, where he demonstrated his talent for evaluating bid documents, preparing RFIs and effectively communicating with both clients and construction teams.
Current Builders’ Uptown Boca Project Offers Key Lessons for Construction Industry
POMANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders completed its largest construction project commission on-time, during the pandemic thanks to the firm's excellent communication strategies, tech savvy, and smart contingency planning. Uptown Boca is the most ambitious development constructed in western Boca Raton in the last 20 years.
Current Builders Celebrates Construction Safety Week with Focus on Holistic Health for Workers
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders is proud to be part of the nationwide celebration of Construction Safety Week taking place May 3-7, 2021. This year's theme, Be Present, Be Focused, Be Safe targets the holistic health of workers in the industry.
Current Builders Breaks Ground on Platform 3750
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders is proud to announce they have broken ground on a new transit-oriented project called Platform 3750 located in Miami next to the Douglas Road Metrorail Station. Platform 3750 will feature workforce housing along with office and retail space and a parking garage.
Current Builders Announces 5201 Congress Groundbreaking
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders is preparing to break-ground on their latest project in Boca Raton. The 5201 Building is an eight-story structure with 284 units and an 827-space, six-level parking garage.
Current Builders Announces 15th Annual Holiday Fundraising Program Raises $39,000
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders is proud to announce they raised $39,000 for local charities during their 15th Annual Holiday Fundraising Program. The Pompano Beach-based general contractor provided over $5,000 worth of gifts for Toys for Tots to distribute and delivered checks to esteemed nonprofits.
Current Builders Hires Bryan Baswell as Director of Pre-Construction
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders, is proud to announce their newest hire, Bryan Baswell who has joined the award-winning construction firm as Director of Pre-Construction. Baswell brings 30 years of experience to this position, which will focus on procurement of new projects throughout the state of Florida.
Current Builders Promotes Eric Seminara
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders (www.currentbuilders.com) is pleased to announce that Eric Seminara has been promoted to Vice President of Construction and will also become the director of the firm's operations on the west coast of Florida. Seminara joined the award-winning general contractor in 2011 and made partner in 2019.
Current Builders Hires New Business Development Manager
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders today announced that Hawes Helwig has joined the firm as a Business Development Manager. The award-winning construction company has been strategically expanding its market, and now Helwig will be identifying new opportunities and enhancing client relations on both Florida coasts.
Current Builders Tests Next Generation Construction Tech Tools
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders was one of the first construction companies to embrace BIM (Building Information Modeling), now the innovative construction company is evaluating a variety of advanced tech tools, seeking the best new solutions to improve productivity.
Current Builders Announces New Affordable Senior Housing Project in Manatee County
SARASOTA, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders today announced their newest project Reef at Riviera, located in Manatee County, Florida. The general contractor has formed a joint venture with the developer Dominium Inc., based in Plymouth, Minnesota, to build a new affordable senior housing project in the City of Palmetto.
Current Builders Announces New Florida West Coast Residential Project
SARASOTA, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders today announced they have been selected as the general contractor for the Gallery 3100 residential project in St. Petersburg, Florida. The $20 million, 122-unit residential project is being developed by Mosaic at Grand Central and the architectural firm is Baker Barrios.
Current Builders Names Three New Partners – Construction Firm Accelerates Growth on Both Florida Coasts
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders has announced the addition of three new partners to the fast-growing construction firm. Seasoned professionals Chip Angenendt, Vice President West Coast Division and Mike Gillette, Vice President CB Structures, along with rising star Brett Schreiber, have all demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the firm. Their promotions are effective immediately.
Current Builders’ President Michael C. Taylor Appointed as Firm’s New CEO
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders, a leading Florida construction firm, today announced that Michael Taylor has been appointed CEO/President. Taylor, who has been President of the firm since 2003, was expected to assume the CEO role upon the retirement of Charles P. "Chip" Reid.
Current Builders Introduces Innovative Parking Garage Building Technique
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders has introduced a new time-saving technique to build parking garages using a "column hung shoring system." The award-winning general contractor based in Florida, recently topped out their Aura Boca project.
Current Builders Announces New Executive Hires – Growing South Florida General Contractor Expands Talent Base
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders, a general contractor based in Pompano Beach, today announced three key additions to its management team. Deborah Hampton joins the firm as the Risk and Safety Director, a newly expanded role and the first woman to hold the position in the company's 47-year history.
Current Builders In-house Training Program Transforms Hourly Laborers into Superintendents
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- The national labor shortage is hitting the construction industry with an especially hard punch, but South Florida's Current Builders has developed a transformative program to help alleviate the crisis. CB University is a free, bilingual, in-house program that educates motivated workers who want to advance to the next level.
Current Builders Expands to Florida’s West Coast
TAMPA BAY, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders, an award-winning general contractor based in Pompano Beach, today announced the opening of a new office in the Tampa Bay area. The 46-year old company is expanding to meet the demands of their developer partners and to tap into the construction boom along Florida's Gulf Coast.
Current Builders Appoints Chip Angenendt as Principal in Charge of Senior Living Projects
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders, based in Pompano Beach, recently hired Chip Angenendt as the Principal in Charge of key senior living projects including Allegro Senior Living in Parkland and Sunrise Senior Living in Boynton Beach. Angenendt has also been selected to coordinate the firm's expansion to the west coast of Florida, which will commence in late 2018.
Current Builders Hires Teresa Angenendt as Pre-Construction Manager
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders, based in Pompano Beach, recently announced the hiring of Teresa Angenendt as Pre-Construction Manager for the general contracting firm. With over 27 years' experience in the commercial architecture and construction industry, Teresa brings a diverse skill set to the firm.
CB Structures Ranks in Engineering News-Record for Specialty Contractors
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders announces its CB Structures division has been ranked by Engineering News-Record (ENR) as #7 in the Southeast Region for the Concrete Sector, #19 in Florida for Specialty Contractors and #45 in the Southeast Region for Specialty Contractors for 2018.
Current Builders Donates $100,000 to University of Florida Endowment to Support Student Scholarships at College of Design, Construction and Planning
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Chip Reid, CEO of Current Builders based in Pompano Beach, announced that his construction company has donated $100,000 to the College of Design, Construction and Planning at the University of Florida.
Current Builders on How Tunnel Form Construction Can Help Florida Rental Crisis
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders will be hosting a topping out ceremony for the University Pointe/Downtown Davie student housing project on April 26. This development in the Town of Davie was built using tunnel form construction for the residential areas. CB Structures was able to provide a full-service shell that met all of the developer's needs, saving both time and money over traditional block construction.
Current Builders Celebrates 45th Anniversary
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders will celebrate their 45th anniversary in June 2017. Formed in 1972, the company has evolved into an award-winning general contracting firm. Throughout the years, Current Builders has worked with the area's leading developers to shape South Florida's landscape with construction volumes of approximately $150 million annually.
Current Builders Selected as General Contractor for 5500 Broken Sound Residences
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Current Builders announced they have been selected as the general contractor for the 5500 Broken Sound Apartment project located in the Arvida Park of Commerce (APOC) in Boca Raton. New Century Companies is the developer of the 180 unit multi-family rental apartment community valued at $25 million.
Current Builders Introduces Drone and Virtual Technology to Enhance Onsite Safety and Resolve Issues in the Field
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Investing in the most advanced technology is essential to Current Builders' mission. The general contractor is introducing the latest drones and virtual reality applications to enhance safety protocols on their South Florida construction projects; and are in the R&D phase of using the technology to resolve issues in the field, an application that will save time and money.