Public Libraries Data | Year in Architecture 2020

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NEW BUILDINGS

COMMUNITY POP IN K CODE PROJECT COST CONSTR. COST GROSS SQ FT SQ FT COST FURNITURE /EQUIP. COST ARCHITECT
CALIFORNIA                
Corona del Mar 12 B $7,750,000 $6,730,000 10,315 $652.45 $300,000 WLC Architects
Long Beach 467 M $48,000,000 n/a 95,720 n/a n/a Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
San Ysidro 28 B $14,000,000 $10,300,000 15,000 $686.67 $3,700,000 SVA Architects; Turner Construction
COLORADO                
Lyons 4 M $3,159,571 $2,515,571 6,775 $371.30 $185,000 RATIO
ILLINOIS                
Lindenhurst 40 M $25,406,475 $18,485,137 66,933 $276.17 $1,774,198 StudioGC architecture + interiors
INDIANA                
Indianapolis 13 B $7,560,455 $5,027,921 14,701 $342.01 $592,112 Axis Architecture + Interiors; Meticulous Design + Architecture
IOWA                
Ankeny 67 M $17,602,305 $13,147,888 60,710 $216.57 $1,649,768 OPN Architects
KANSAS                
Tonganoxie 5 M $3,511,222 $2,337,386 10,000 $233.74 $168,000 Sapp Design Architects; JE Dunn Construction
KENTUCKY                
Louisville 175 B $17,800,000 $13,584,000 35,511 $382.53 $750,000 MSR Design; JRA Architects
LOUISIANA                
Baton Rouge 140 B $21,436,969 $18,167,044 48,490 $374.66 $1,653,602 WHLC Architecture; Schwartz/Silver Architects
MARYLAND                
Wheaton 160 M $71,060,000 $45,000,000 92,000 $489.13 $2,600,000 Grimm + Parker Architects
MASSACHUSETTS                
Cambridge 105 B $5,265,400 $4,798,000 10,077 $476.13 $467,400 William Rawn Associates ; Arrowstreet Architecture and Design 
Springfield 17 B $9,543,833 $8,019,225 17,498 $458.29 $549,513 Johnson Roberts Associates
NEBRASKA                
Crete 10 M $6,852,067 $6,030,275 20,000 $301.51 $400,000 BVH Architecture
Ogallala 5 M $2,570,606 $2,192,795 12,990 $168.81 $96,903 JEO Architecture, Inc.
NEW HAMPSHIRE                
Madbury 2 M $1,568,079 $1,462,204 3,500 $417.77 $10,000 Placework
OHIO                
Dayton 43 B $9,863,903 $6,680,527 24,420 $273.57 $973,175 Levin Porter Associates Inc.
Massillon 40 B $4,893,602 $3,586,578 10,547 $340.06 $418,285 HBM Architects
OKLAHOMA                
Bethany 22 B $7,400,000 $6,013,099 23,000 $261.44 $513,472 Dewberry Architects Inc.
Norman 124 B $36,220,765 $26,930,724 78,624 $342.53 $3,464,694 MSR Design; The McKinney Partnership Architects
SOUTH CAROLINA                
James Island 43 B $11,953,000 $7,100,000 19,549 $363.19 $4,203,000 MSR Design; Cummings & McCrady, Inc
VIRGINIA                
Henrico 61 B $28,372,496 $21,367,074 44,803 $476.91 $5,268,956 Quinn Evans
WISCONSIN                
Waunakee 17 M $14,550,000 $10,660,000 39,400 $270.56 $900,000 OPN Architects
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; BS—Branch & System Headquarters; M—Main Library; MS—Main & System Headquarters; S—System Headquarters; O—Combined Use Space; n/a—not available

 

ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS

COMMUNITY POP IN K CODE PROJECT COST CONSTR. COSTS GROSS SQ FT SQ FT COST FURNITURE /EQUIP. COST ARCHITECT
COLORADO                
Eagle 40 B $3,670,425 $4,334,114 6,000 $722.35 $44,665 Studiotrope
Ridgway 3 $2,035,290 $1,753,000 7,380 $237.53 $45,000 RATIO
Salida 10 $1,954,000 $1,753,000 7,294 $240.33 $45,000 RATIO
GEORGIA                
Atlanta 27 B $2,040,112 $1,624,590 9,740 $166.80 $237,713 720 design; CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning
Atlanta 23 B $2,014,715 $1,427,406 10,920 $130.71 $285,740 720 design; CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning
Atlanta 34 B $1,657,205 $1,427,406 10,000 $142.74 $249,868 720 design; CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning
Atlanta 31 B $1,511,589 $1,321,613 7,500 $176.22 $164,850 720 design; CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning
Atlanta 22 B $1,223,343 $1,133,661 8,660 $130.91 $176,939 720 design; CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning
College Park 25 B $1,425,762 $1,192,042 9,000 $132.45 $207,866 720 design; CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning
IDAHO                
Ketchum 5 M $11,800,000 $9,850,000 29,132 $338.12 $1,100,000 RATIO
ILLINOIS                
Broadview 8 M $6,960,000 $5,600,000 19,544 $286.53 $503,000 Dewberry
Carol Stream 60 M $5,420,000 $4,300,000 37,000 $116.22 $700,000 Product Architecture + Design
Chicago 51 B $2,500,000 $2,200,000 12,525 $175.65 $300,000 City of Chicago Dep't of Assets, Information and Services
Vernon Hills 27 B $6,750,000 $5,920,000 27,750 $213.33 $350,000 Product Architecture + Design
Wauconda 14 M $1,200,000 $1,017,000 15,000 $67.80 $75,000 Product Architecture + Design
INDIANA                
Indianapolis 71 B $1,683,256 $1,294,523 13,235 $97.81 $211,496 R and B Architects
IOWA                
Carroll 12 M $4,519,880 $3,699,916 19,905 $185.88 $421,930 OPN Architects
Knoxville 7 M $3,915,719 $3,082,339 18,280 $168.62 $241,994 FEH Design
KANSAS                
Olathe 135 B $19,000,000 $15,000,000 46,000 $326.09 $2,500,000 Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning; Gould Evans
LOUISIANA                
Covington 30 MS $2,000,000 n/a 4,000 n/a $550,000 Burgdahl & Graves Architects
Metairie 38 B $1,900,157 $1,673,311 10,000 $167.33 $227,146 Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects
MARYLAND                
Baltimore 620 M $119,900,000 $96,200,000 290,000 $331.72 $5,500,000 Beyer Blinder Belle; Ayers Saint Gross; Sandra Vicchio & Assoc.
MASSACHUSETTS                
Weston 12 B $4,736,044 $4,312,743 8,100 $532.44 n/a LLB Architects
MINNESOTA                
Bloomington 83 B $6,350,000 $4,630,000 14,423 $321.02 $450,000 LSE Architects
Eden Prairie 64 B $11,210,000 $7,593,000 41,000 $185.20 $1,767,000 MSR Design
Lakeville 68 B $5,400,000 $4,100,000 29,000 $141.38 $827,000 HGA
Minneapolis 37 B $8,500,000 $6,275,000 13,186 $475.88 $450,000 MacDonald & Mack Architects
Minneapolis 50 B $4,400,000 $2,800,000 10,000 $280.00 $500,000 LEO A DALY
MONTANA                
Sidney 11 M $1,923,241 $1,782,977 10,000 $178.30 $44,266 SDI Architects + Design
NEW YORK                
Port Washington 31 M $224,289 $178,700 11,000 $16.25 $36,946 Steven Zalben
OHIO                
Elyria 18 BS $2,319,447 $1,406,630 8,443 $166.60 $149,325 CBLH Design, Inc.
LaGrange 12 B $1,978,096 $1,461,500 5,998 $243.66 $89,796 CBLH Design, Inc.
Medina 40 M $1,531,940 $1,067,984 13,120 $81.40 $214,050 CBLH Design, Inc.
New Philadelphia 55 MS $5,032,907 $3,776,719 27,007 $139.84 $621,328 HBM Architects
Toledo 428 MS $12,255,255 $8,630,753 104,631 $82.49 $686,654 HBM Architects
PENNSYLVANIA                
Hershey 25 M $1,379,555 $1,131,875 13,530 $83.66 $20,000 Chris Dawson Architect
RHODE ISLAND                
Providence 179 MS $28,000,000 $24,000,000 85,000 $282.35 $1,100,000 designLAB architects
SOUTH CAROLINA                
Columbia 416 M $20,060,195 $12,914,764 175,656 $73.52 $4,522,646 BOUDREAUX; McMillan Pazdan Smith; Margaret Sullivan Studio
Columbia 53 B $4,708,563 $3,101,924 20,075 $154.52 $717,244 BOUDREAUX; McMillan Pazdan Smith; Margaret Sullivan Studio
TEXAS                
College Station 114 B $8,056,000 $6,222,189 28,206 $220.60 $1,014,850 Komatsu Architecture
VERMONT                
Shelburne 8 M $6,782,035 $5,774,773 19,221 $300.44 $133,542 Vermont Integrated Architecture, PC
VIRGINIA                
Melrose 100 $4,137,242 $3,022,522 13,090 $230.90 $217,420 Enteros Design, PC
WISCONSIN                
Sauk City 6 M $2,300,000 $600,000 9,600 $62.50 $50,000 MSA Professional Services, Inc
WYOMING                
Glenrock 5 B $1,407,560 $993,060 14,339 $69.26 $178,500 RATIO
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; BS—Branch & System Headquarters; M—Main Library; MS—Main & System Headquarters; S—System Headquarters; O—Combined Use Space; n/a—not available
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