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Springfield, MO
General contractor: Morelock Builders & Associates Inc.
Size: 73,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $9.4 million
Estimated completion: July
Project description: The 55 and older independent living community has a planned summer opening on 9 acres a mile east of the U.S. Highway 65 and State Highway CC interchange. The development features seven all-brick buildings with 13 two-bedroom units and 34 one-bedroom units, said Dianne Rankin, operations director for Morelock Builders. It also has a community building. H Design Group is the project architect, with engineering work by CJW Transportation Consultants LLC, Pinnacle Design Consultants LLC and CJD Engineering LLC.
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