Project Experience
Experience
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The Orlando Events Center (Kia Center, formerly The Amway Arena)
Owner:
The City of Orlando
GC:
Hunt Construc on Group
Joint Venture:
TCE & 4 Evolu on
Start Date:
01/2009
End Date:
01/2012
On September 29, 2006, a er years of on-and-off nego a ons, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Richard Cro y, and the Orlando Magic announced an agreement on a new arena in downtown Or- lando, located at the southwest corner of Church Street and Hughey Avenue. The arena itself cost around $380 million, with an addi onal $100 million for land and infrastructure, for a total cost of $480 million (as of March 8, 2011 the arena was expected to be within $10 million of the es mated cost). It is part of a $1.05-billion plan to redo the Orlando Centroplex with a new arena, a new $375-million performing arts center, and a $175-million expansion of the Citrus Bowl. When it was announced in the media on Septem- ber 29, it was referred to as the "Triple Crown for Downtown".
Sunset Showcase Theater—Hollywood Studios
Owner:
Walt Disney Imagineering
General Contractor:
Hoar Construc on
Architect:
Morris Architects
Engineer:
EXP
Start Date:
05/2014
End Date:
02/2016
Sunset Showcase Entertainment showplace designed to host various types of experiences on Sunset Boulevard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios; opened December 4, 2015. The showcase opened with Club Disney, featuring an electric club environment with a DJ Club Host and dance floor. Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy debuted on March 31, 2019, in which McQueen appears live on stage to share his racing knowledge using a state-of-the-art racing simulator.
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430 West Drive | Altamonte Springs, FL , 32714 | 407-788-3500
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