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La
Quinta Downtown
Owner: La Quinta Inn & Suites
GC: Lyda
Acres: 2
Pad Area: 47,300 SF
Paving Area: 106,000 SF
M&M demolished the existing La Quinta to provide customers
a new parking lot, accommodating the newly designed hotel. The
project stood in a hot spot of downtown San Antonio; Commerce
street and the Rivercenter Mall. Elm and Blum street had to
be demolished and reconstructed, both of which were conducted
in different phases to allow traffic to remain operational for
Denny's and the existing La Quinta. Interestingly, an ancient
acequia exists underneath the roads restricting paving and compaction
methods to preserve the artifact. M&M experienced a few
problems with unforeseen utilities and tie ins to an active
Commerce Street, but overall the project was a huge success. |
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Westin
Hotel
Owner: Westin
GC: Lyda
Acres: 1
Archealogical delays, traffic concerns and water issues were
all encountered on this project. Because excavation was required
below river level, a well point system had to be set up and
gravel needed to be installed to stabilize the ground. Market
Street Parking Garage was later added to the project and it
required excavation below street level. During excavation, Alamo
Era foundation walls along with small artifacts were uncovered
and the project was quickly halted. In order to recapture lost
time, M&M was forced to utilize night crews. |
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La
Quinta Midhorizon
Owner: La Quinta Inn & Suites
GC: Lyda - Swinerton
Acres: 3
Pad Area: 30,000 SF
Paving Area: 82,000 SF
The La Quinta at Midhorizon is the second La Quinta worked on
by M&M, both for the same GC. This project entailed a new
hotel and supporting sitework, including clearing, building
pad, paving and retaining walls. The site is comprised of heavy
caliche which had to be excavated and replaced with suitable
select material. Coordination was important because of the small
site area. |
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