The exterior of the new Wyndham Fitness Center

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The crew managed to complete the project in a relatively short period of time while being mindful of the needs of the hotel staff and guests.

  “This project was unique because it was considered the last major phase of construction that was to bring the remodeled hotel to the status of complete,” said Brian Conant and Devon St. Martin, New Line Construction. “The new building is more than 1,500sf and is located along the outside pool area.”

Conant and St. Martin, New Line’s primary executives, personally handled the daily operations of the project related to project management and superintending to ensure the final project was delivered on time and within budget. They worked alongside other key players including Moman Architects, JM Structural Engineering and Hoteliers, Inc..

“The working relationship between all parties involved went extremely well and we all look forward to additional upcoming opportunities to team up,” St. Martin said.

The project was built utilizing a CMU shell, a light gauge steel truss system, north and west facing storefronts and a Berridge Copper-Cote standing seam metal roof system to match the hotel. The façade consists of a Leuder stone wainscot, a three-coat elastomeric stucco system, painted hardi-board soffits and fascia and decorative copper gutters and rain-chains. The interior of the building was finished with a white, level  five drywall finish walls and ceilings, an East facing mirrored wall and a light wood colored sport flooring.

The team had their share of obstacles that they overcame, including several revisions, dealing with difficult weather and working around hotel guest traffic. They also had to work in a strict time frame to finish the project before a long series of planned weekends that were booked at the fitness center.

“Several times this project has been through design revisions and re-pricing in order to accommodate the owners budget for construction,” St. Martin said.

The fitness center was completed in March and was stated as being a grand success. Through all of the hard work, the team and the project owner were extremely happy with the completed project, “We have had commending reviews from all parties,” St. Martin said.

New Line Construction, currently based in Austin, was started by Brian Conant in 2002 in Colorado, and is now solely at their office location in Austin with a team of eight. The company specializes mostly in private projects, but is always speculating new ventures and opportunities.

New Line Construction has grown into a full service construction company, completing projects ranging from commercial tenant improvement to ground up, restaurant and retail. Their website is newlineconstruction.com. –km

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