- With regard to the building shell and core, the structural steel for B and C wings is 100 percent complete, and the concrete decks for the first three floor levels are in place. The steel framing for the two fire stairs - one each in B and C Wings - has been installed, and the pans are being filled with concrete. The spray-on fireproofing for the structural steel is about 70 percent complete in the B and C wings. The exterior framing and sheathing for the B and C wings has begun, as has the concrete masonry unit (CMU) installation in the ground floor. The concrete slab-on-grade for the A wing is now in place.
- The metal stud framing for the first-floor level in the B and C wings is about 75 percent complete. Duct, plumbing, and piping rough-ins are well advanced at this level. Framing for the second level is about 25 percent complete. The pedestrian bridge framing steel between the second floor of the C Wing and Maginnes Hall is complete.
- Looking ahead, the concrete decks for levels four and five should in place by mid-June. The exterior brickwork will begin by the end of June. Roofing is scheduled to begin in early-to-mid July, depending upon more a more stable weather pattern.
- Permanent power will be brought to the building at the end of July.
The STEPS facility, situated at the corner of Packer Avenue and Vine Street, will be comprised of a South Wing, Central Wing and North Wing, which adjoins Maginnes Hall.
