By Preconstruction Manager Casey Hughes It’s an exciting time for the senior living industry as we are seeing a new generation, the baby boomers, make waves with their arrival into retirement. With this demographic shift along with most seniors leading longer and healthier lives, our clients are…

Sandy Spring, MD Homes on Quaker Lane has reached a construction milestone! The project celebrated its topping out on Thursday, October 24th with a lunch catered from Mission BBQ for subcontractors. The independent living community will offer 80 new independent units, 72 of which will be affordable…

Columbia, MD For the fifth year in a row, Harkins is the overall Corporate Challenge Champion of the Howard Community College Challenge Race! This is the sixth annual 5K Challenge Race, focusing on corporate health and wellness programs for small and large organizations in our community. This year’s…

Baltimore, MD We are proud to announce that Harkins is one of the 50 fastest-growing companies in Greater Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Business Journal’s 2019 Fast 50 list. Each year, the Baltimore Business Journal (BBJ) publishes the Fast 50 to honor the top companies in the region who…

Baltimore, MD We are excited to announce that Metro Heights at Mondawmin has received a WaveMaker Award from the Baltimore Chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). The 11th Annual WaveMaker Awards ceremony was held on October 2nd at The Assembly Room in Baltimore, MD. The program recognizes outstanding…

Washington, DC The Harkins team attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at Ft. Stevens Place Apartments on Thursday, September 26th. Originally built in 1952, Ft. Stevens Place is a three-story affordable apartment community located in Northwest Washington, DC. The project involved the phased renovation…

Columbia, MD The Harkins team attended the groundbreaking of Merriweather E2 (Busboys and Poets) in Columbia, MD on Wednesday, September 25th. The new 10,771 sf cultural hub is part of the 35-acre mixed use development planned for the Merriweather District within Downtown Columbia. Located at Mango Tree…

Hanover, MD Harkins is honored to receive two great awards from the ABC Chesapeake Shores chapter. On Thursday, September 19th, Harkins was presented with an Excellence in Construction award for the Easton Readiness Center along with a Platinum level STEP award. The annual Excellence in Construction…

Beltsville, MD The Harkins team attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the James J. Maloney Canine Training Facility on Thursday, September 12th at the JJRTC campus in Beltsville, MD. The US Army Corps of Engineers designed the new complex for the U.S. Secret Service that increases the capacity of…

By COO Larry Kraemer Harkins has a long history of performing work on projects where funding or local requirements have instituted minority subcontracting goals. Harkins not only has a 15% participation goal on every project regardless of any contractual requirements, but we often exceed these…

Arlington, VA The rain couldn’t keep this group away from celebrating the topping out of The Apex project in Arlington, VA. The topping out is a tradition that signifies when the building has reached its final height. The milestone was celebrated on Tuesday, August 13th with a catered lunch from Mission…

Easton, MD The Harkins team attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Easton Readiness Center on Saturday, August 10th in Easton, MD. Located off U.S. Route 50, the new 37,006 gsf Readiness Center replaces the previous smaller facility in the same location. Over 100 people gathered Saturday morning…

Patuxent River, MD Located at the Patuxent Naval Air Station, P-975 has reached a construction milestone with the topping out of the 73-unit barracks facility. The milestone was celebrated at the Elks Lodge in California, MD on Thursday, August 8th with a barbecue luncheon for subcontractors, NAVFAC…

By Applications Software Manager Ralph Kreider and Virtual Design & Construction Engineer Patrick Scarpati The changing pace of design and technology has the potential to make the construction industry more efficient and building information modeling (BIM) remains at the center of opportunities for…

Ellicott City, MD The Harkins team attended the groundbreaking of the new Howard County Circuit Courthouse in Ellicott City, MD on Monday, June 24th. The new 238,000 sf courthouse will replace the current 175-year-old building located at 9250 Bendix Road. Demolition is underway of the standing Thomas…