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Construction on Southern Avenue is Almost Done...and Soto's Interns are There to See It!

2/23/2021

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​From Soto's Interns

As our latest assisted living project takes shape, we put our hard hats on and enter the construction site to learn first hand what it takes to finalize a project. At the break of dawn, we prepare for the review process; taking “punch walks'' through the Southern Avenue units and continuing this process on a weekly basis. We are thrilled to be a part of the Southern Avenue review process as it has granted us an all encompassing experience. Becoming familiar with all of the regulations, processes, stakeholders, and deadlines in a project is so much easier when it can be experienced on the job, in real time! 

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Update: Livingston Place Takes Shape in Ward 8

12/21/2020

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Livingston Place at Southern Avenue is on track to finish construction in March 2021! ​
This year, our team at Soto has been working with Hamel Builders to deliver the first affordable assisted living community in Ward 8, which broke ground on November 21, 2019. The 152-unit community includes over 15,000 square feet of diverse amenity spaces, a commercial kitchen which serves three meals a day, and an exterior landscaped courtyard.

Currently, the ground floor brick work is complete, and the construction team is finalizing the fiber-cement exterior wall assembly on the residential floors with all windows in place. At-grade bioretention facilities are being completed and prepped for infill. Inside the units, flooring, drywall, kitchen cabinets and unit doors are being installed in phases, starting on the lower floors. After the holidays, the focus will shift to interior common areas, final coordination of MEP systems and the last phases of site-work/landscape.

Along with Dantes Partners and Gilbane Development Co., our team at Soto is looking forward to the grand-opening in late Spring 2021!
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Elizabeth Seton High School - Dining Hall Renovation

12/21/2020

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A Small Scale Project with a Large Community Impact
​Recently at Soto, our design team has been working on a project that looks a bit different than our typical portfolio: a civic renovation project that has been driven by students who are determined to showcase their school spirit.

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Soto's Commitment to Furthering Sustainability

12/6/2020

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​Amber Robbs Becomes a LEED Green Associate!

Congratulations to Amber Robbs on passing the LEED Green Associate Exam! Amber recently graduated from the University of Maryland with a Masters in Architecture and a Certificate in Historic Preservation. For Amber,  becoming a LEED Green Associate is the beginning of her journey towards reducing her carbon footprint.

One through-line of Amber’s academic and professional work  has been to consider the negative impacts of buildings that have fallen into disrepair. This is exactly what motivated her to focus her thesis on adaptive-reuse. Her thesis at the University of Maryland explores buildings that have fallen into neglect and/or ruin, and studies how they can be revitalized through mass timber construction methods. Mass timber produces less greenhouse gas emissions during the structure’s life cycle while leaving a larger, healthier impact on our climate.

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According to Amber, she is hopeful for our future as more architects are discovering the issues our environment is facing while learning how to be a part of the solution.  At Soto Architecture & Urban Design, we are committed to furthering sustainability, and we value the role it plays in our profession, which is why we encourage our team members and peers to be a part of this conversation. 

If you want to learn more about Robbs’ thesis on Adaptive Reuse and the transformative use of Mass Timber click here: Sustainability Through Adaptation: Reimagining Existing Spaces with Mass Timber Construction.

Great Job Amber and the best of luck!
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