Completed Projects Completed Projects

Urban Retail Properties Urban Retail Properties CompanyCompany

Retail Construction Retail Construction DevelopmentDevelopment

Urban Retail Properties CompanyUrban Retail Properties CompanyRegional Shopping Center DeveloperRegional Shopping Center Developer

theGalleria HoustontheGalleria Houston

► Scope of Work-Scope of Work-► Management of site and building contractors for the expansion of Management of site and building contractors for the expansion of

shopping mall and offsite civil facilities. shopping mall and offsite civil facilities. ► Work includes 11-acre urban site preparation with relocation of City Work includes 11-acre urban site preparation with relocation of City

Street and utilities and 0.7 million square foot shopping mall Street and utilities and 0.7 million square foot shopping mall expansion with 2 Anchor stores.expansion with 2 Anchor stores.

► Required Coordinated work of 3 major contractors and 2 major Required Coordinated work of 3 major contractors and 2 major department stores. Evaluated proposals for engineering, sitework, department stores. Evaluated proposals for engineering, sitework, building construction. Coordinated with utilities and governmental building construction. Coordinated with utilities and governmental agencies as required. agencies as required.

► Work included construction of 5 level adjacent parking deck and two Work included construction of 5 level adjacent parking deck and two levels of subterranean parking. levels of subterranean parking.

► Work was undertaken during a complete renovation of the existing Work was undertaken during a complete renovation of the existing mall and required the construction of a new central plant to serve the mall and required the construction of a new central plant to serve the entire property.entire property.

theGalleria , HoustontheGalleria , HoustonExpansion Interior Fountain CourtExpansion Interior Fountain Court

theGalleria , HoustontheGalleria , HoustonExpansion Interior Nordstrom's CourtExpansion Interior Nordstrom's Court

theGalleria , HoustontheGalleria , HoustonParking Deck StreetscapeParking Deck Streetscape

theGalleria , HoustontheGalleria , HoustonExpansion Nordstrom StreetscapeExpansion Nordstrom Streetscape

theGalleria , HoustontheGalleria , HoustonExpansion Sky bridgeExpansion Sky bridge

theGalleria , HoustontheGalleria , HoustonExpansion FoundationsExpansion Foundations

theGalleria , HoustontheGalleria , HoustonExpansion Site workExpansion Site work

theGalleria , HoustontheGalleria , HoustonExpansion Steel FramingExpansion Steel Framing

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Urban Retail Properties CompanyUrban Retail Properties CompanyRegional Shopping Center DeveloperRegional Shopping Center Developer

theGalleria HoustontheGalleria Houston► Challenges and OpportunitiesChallenges and Opportunities► Planned work required significant civil improvements to an urban site. Planned work required significant civil improvements to an urban site.

Permanent and temporary excavation bracing required along Two sides Permanent and temporary excavation bracing required along Two sides of the perimeter of the protected. Further constraints included the of the perimeter of the protected. Further constraints included the inability to support walls by tiebacks resulted in design work having to be inability to support walls by tiebacks resulted in design work having to be adjusted to withstand the trust of the earth pressure. adjusted to withstand the trust of the earth pressure.

► Work was initially hampered by Tropical Storm Allison. Major Dewatering Work was initially hampered by Tropical Storm Allison. Major Dewatering system had to be installed to handle both this event and high ground system had to be installed to handle both this event and high ground water conditions.water conditions.

► Two Major Subcontractors under performed and significant effort was Two Major Subcontractors under performed and significant effort was required to correct their issues with resource availability and quality required to correct their issues with resource availability and quality concerns. concerns.

► Design issues with anticipated ties to the existing facility were discovered Design issues with anticipated ties to the existing facility were discovered late in design resulting in the need to make significant changes to late in design resulting in the need to make significant changes to planned work.planned work.

► Ownership of the Urban Retail Properties changed mid project and new Ownership of the Urban Retail Properties changed mid project and new organizational assets were introduced. Roles of the management were organizational assets were introduced. Roles of the management were significantly changed including new and duplicate executive oversight as significantly changed including new and duplicate executive oversight as well as design philosophy. Leasing management and marketing plans well as design philosophy. Leasing management and marketing plans were also effected.were also effected.