Parking garage Update

    Have you been to downtown Kissimmee lately? If so, there's no little doubt you've seen the big orange crane that's a key tool in constructing an 8-story parking garage, directly east of the Osceola County Administration Building.
   Scheduled for completion in May, the $15 million garage is expected to employ hundreds of workers in various trades over the course of the project.
   Ask anyone who does business at Courthouse Square and they'll tell you that the 830 spaces on the 1.5-acre site are badly needed.
   The precast concrete garage is designed to accommodate future flex space on the ground floor.
   Fast fact: More than 2,000 tons of stone was installed beneath the ground surface during to provide a solid foundation for the structure.
   Project architect/engineer Heery International included architectural features similar to the adjacent County buildings, including aluminum frames, brick and cast stone/masonry elements to blend with the rest of the campus.
   The civil engineer is Hanson, Walter and Associates Inc., and the construction manager is Manhattan Kraft Construction Inc.