TOMPKINS BUILDERS BEGINS CONSTRUCTION ON PILOT
HOUSING PRIVATIZATION PROJECT AT HOMEPORT HAMPTON ROADS: Project Set
to Improve Quality of Life for Navy Personnel
Washington, DC, April 30, 2008
Tompkins Builders has commenced construction on new living
quarters for US Navy personnel in the Hampton Roads area as part of
the Navy’s “Quality of Life” Initiative. Under the auspices of the
new Public/Private Venture (PPV) program, the Department of Defense
(DOD) is working with Hunt Building Company, Ltd and Tompkins
Builders to improve military housing options for enlisted personnel.
One of two pilot projects underway, the HomePort Hampton Roads
project includes the construction of a six story Naval Enlisted
Housing structure with 755 units. “Over the next 26 months,” Ed
Small, President of Tompkins Builders said, “we will be working to
provide Navy personnel with new living and recreational space. The
facilities will include indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a
community center, a softball field, two tennis courts, a volleyball
court and two half basketball courts.” Small continued “It is of the
utmost importance that the men and women serving our country have
access to the best housing accommodations and amenities, and we are
extremely proud to be part of this effort.”
Construction on the project began in early 2008, following
congressional notification and execution of project partnership
documents. The new facilities will focus particularly on housing
sailors with fewer than four years of service.
Team members on HomePort Hampton Roads include the developer,
Hunt Building Company Ltd, and the architect, Lessard Group.
About Tompkins Builders
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Tompkins, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Turner Construction Company, offers a full range of
construction-related services in both the private and public
sectors. Quality service, along with results-oriented management,
and experienced personnel, provide the foundation of Tompkins’
construction practice. Today, Tompkins is ranked as one of the
largest general contracting firms domiciled in the Mid- Atlantic,
and the largest General Contractor domiciled in Washington, D.C.
Some of the most visible illustrations of Tompkins’ work are the
National World War II Memorial, the Reflecting Pool, the Gaylord
Hotel and Convention Center, Station Place Buildings I and II, the
FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Unified
Communications Center, the Monarch and Bethesda View Condominiums.
Contact:
Siwar Bandar
Tompkins Builders, Inc.
(202) 898-5748
Fax (202) 898-2531
info@tbius.com
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