There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs have often received a fair amount of media coverage. Therefore, people in the industry are on the lookout for when job-site work actually gets underway. And, as showcase projects, they highlight geographically where major construction projects are proceeding.
Also, total construction activity is comprised of many small and medium-sized projects and a limited number of large developments. But the largest projects, simply by their nature, can dramatically affect total dollar and square footage volumes. In other words, the timing and size of these projects have an exaggerated influence on market forecasts.
Top 10 largest construction project starts in the U.S. – July 2016
| REGION (East toWest) |
TYPE OF CON- STRUC- TION |
DESCRIPTION |
Sq. Ft.
000s |
Dollars
000,000s |
| Massachusetts | ||||
| Williamstown | Institu- tional |
Unified Science Center – Williams College | 150 | $120 |
| (3 structures; 6 stories) 18 Hoxsey St | ||||
| Williams College | ||||
| New York | ||||
| New York | Institu- tional |
Manhattan Psychiatric Center | 260 | $159 |
| (1 structure; 21 stories) 125 St | ||||
| New York State Office of General Services | ||||
| Pennsylvania | ||||
| Allentown | Industrial | FedEx Ground HUB – CY16/Allen Township | 846 | $335 |
| (1 structure; 1 story) Willowbrook Rd | ||||
| FedEx Ground – Facilities | ||||
| Virginia | ||||
| Blackstone | Institu- tional |
Foreign Affairs Security Training Center FASTC | 700 | $180 |
| (1 structure) Fort Pickett, Military | ||||
| General Services Adminstration | ||||
| Florida | ||||
| Carrollwood | Engineer- ing/ Civil |
Emergency Signal Repair and Generator Installation | * | $710 |
| FDOT – District 7 | ||||
| Ohio | ||||
| Bedford Heights | Engineer- ing/ Civil |
ODOT IR-271 Major Reconstruction | * | $120 |
| Ohio Department of Transportation | ||||
| Wisconsin | ||||
| Milwaukee | Commer- cial |
Milwaukee Street Car, Transportation Terminal | 703 | $128 |
| (1 structure) | ||||
| City of Milwaukee | ||||
| California | ||||
| Los Angeles | Engineer- ing/ Civil |
Westside Purple Line Extension Section 2 | * | $1,300 |
| LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | ||||
| Oregon | ||||
| Portland | Institu- tional |
Oregon Health Sciences University – Knight Cancer Research Building | 320 | $160 |
| (1 structure; 7 stories) 2193 SW River Pkwy | ||||
| Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) | ||||
| Hawaii | ||||
| Honolulu | Engineer- ing/ Civil |
NDWP IIT Mauka Extension, Airport Concourse | 270 | $198 |
| (1 structure; 2 stories) 300 Rodgers Blvd | ||||
| State of Hawaii Department of Transportation | ||||
| TOTALS: | 3,249 | $3,410 |
