LaRosa Building Group

 This project consisted of a 19,000 SF interior renovation to a dining facility at Southern Connecticut State University. 

Work included selective demolition, concrete infill, misc metals, rough and finished carpentry, architectural millwork, insulation, roof patching, doors / frames and hardware, acoustical ceilings, new flooring, painting, signage, new kitchen equipment, exhaust hoods, new fire sprinkler system, and HVAC and electrical renovations. 

This project was completed on an accelerated schedule during the students’ 2 1/2 month summer break from school.

Cooperative Education Services (CES) Regional Center for the Arts is a new 49,000 sf inter-district magnet high school facility.  The school offers a part-time program for Fairfield County students interested in the performing arts.  There are currently over 200 high school students from 14 cities and towns in Fairfield County attending the program at CES.  Unique construction items for the school include a theater for an audience of up to 250 complete with catwalk system and state-of-the-art A/V booth, a black box fully adjustable theater for an audience of 100 also complete with a catwalk system, loading docks for set design items, seven music classrooms, six dance studios with theater-quality sound systems, two sound-proof music rooms for ensembles, a multiple-station make-up artistry room, locker rooms, and a computer room complete with the latest digital recording and editing software and broadcast capabilities.  This facility contains the resources within its walls to train students in any possible capacity for a career in the arts field, from set and lighting design, video editing and broadcasting to acting and dance performance or instruction.

LaRosa Building Group is a Construction Management, General Construction, and Design/Build firm that was founded as the Bob LaRosa Company by Robert and Carmela LaRosa in 1979.  LaRosa Building Group works on a wide variety of projects including institutional/academic, multi family housing, community centers, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, municipal and transportation projects.  The company includes the leadership of the family's next generation- James LaRosa and Patricia (LaRosa) Parete- and holds fast to the same principals Robert and Carmela LaRosa set over 25 years ago: high-quality workmanship, experienced hard-working teams, operating with integrity, and maintaining financial stability.