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Roger S. Ball is named President of Shoemaker. |
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The Department of General Services gets a head start moving into its new regional offices at historic 801 Market Street, as Shoemaker completes fit-out of the space two months early. |
| 2008 |
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Shoemaker triples the size of A.I. duPont Children’s Hospital’s NICU/CICU departments and begins work on the new hybrid catheterization suite. |
| 2006 |
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Shoemaker completes two high-rise condominium towers for Waterfront Square, along with a garage and fitness center, on Piers 36-39 North on the Delaware River. |
| 2004 |
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Our team completes two new schools for Spring-Ford Area School District, using geo-thermal well technology. Both buildings are delivered ahead of schedule under a single-prime contract. |
| 2003 |
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Shoemaker and Alexander join forces with Butz, strengthening the resources of all three firms. |
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Work begins at Amtrak’s 30th Street Station, creating a 1,525-space parking garage and pedestrian bridge over the next 13 months. |
| 2002 |
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The Philadelphia Geriatric Center moves to its newly created campus in Montgomery County, the Abramson Center for Jewish Life. |
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Shoemaker completes Eight Tower Bridge, the tallest building in Montgomery County and the 11th structure built in the Tower Bridge office / hotel development for Oliver Tyrone Pulver. |
| 2000 |
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Early one January morning, two 26-story towers are imploded to make way for the Courtyard Apartments at Riverview in Philadelphia’s Queen Village. This project demonstrates Shoemaker’s successful track record for exceeding contract goals for M/W/DBE participation. |
| 1999 |
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Shoemaker completes restoration of an historical landmark, as the Reading Terminal Headhouse is transformed into guestrooms and banquet facilities for the adjacent Philadelphia Marriott Hotel. |
| 1998 |
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Shoemaker completes adjoining pediatric acute care / orthopedic hospitals for the Temple University Health System and Shriners Hospitals for Children. |
| 1995 |
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A new challenge: Shoemaker takes on the 41,700 square meter (450,000 square foot), all-metric Veterans Administration Regional Headquarters and Data Center. |
| 1994 |
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Shoemaker celebrates 50 years of successful projects and relationships. |
| 1992 |
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Shoemaker continues its healthcare work with the construction of the University of Pennsylvania's 200,000 square foot Biomedical Research Building I. |
| 1990 |
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John K. Ball continues the lineage of management at Shoemaker, becoming President of the firm established by his maternal grandfather. |
| 1989 |
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Shoemaker completes the fit-out of One Tower Bridge in West Conshohocken, and becomes its first tenant. This marks the beginning of a continuing successful relationship with the developer of the Tower Bridge complex.
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Shoemaker enters into a joint venture relationship with Harrisburg-based Alexander. The J.V. constructs several large retail centers and correctional facilities over the next several years. A spirit of teamwork between the companies still exists today.
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| 1986 |
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SmithKline Beckman’s 877,000 square foot R&D Division headquarters consolidation is completed, marking Shoemaker’s first project over $100,000,000. |
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Shoemaker is first commissioned to conduct feasibility studies and develop cost estimates to renovate the nearly 90-year-old Reading Terminal Headhouse. |
| 1983 |
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Shoemaker constructs a 1,100,000 square foot distribution center for K-Mart. |
| 1982 |
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Shoemaker completes its first corrections project, the Southern State Correctional Facility in Delmont, New Jersey. |
| 1981 |
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Our team receives its first of many Superintendent of the Year awards! |
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Burlington Center is begun, as Shoemaker enters the retail market. |
| 1975 |
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The company receives its first of many industry awards for Superior Performance! |
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Shoemaker completes a monumental project: for Thomas Jefferson University, an 850,000 square foot Clinical Teaching Facility. |
| 1974 |
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The Franklin Court at Independence National Historic Park marks Shoemaker's first large government project, an historic restoration in Old City, Philadelphia. |
| 1967 |
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Leadership is passed to the next generation as John H. Ball becomes President. |
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Shoemaker performs its first job as a construction manager: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. |
| 1962 |
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Shoemaker reaches a milestone in the multi-family market with completion of the 32-story Hopkinson House Apartments. |
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GE Space Simulator marks Shoemaker's first high-tech corporate construction project. |
| 1954 |
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The firm moves to 245 South 24th Street in Philadelphia. |
| 1946 |
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The company is incorporated at 1619 Samson Street in Philadelphia. |
| 1944 |
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Ray Shoemaker establishes a building contracting business. |
