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July 8, 2009
Good form at the Starline Development in Penticton, British Columbia
RICHARD GILBERT
Concrete and form work for two levels of underground parking is underway on the multi-million dollar Starline Development in Penticton, B.C. It consists of two 11-storey concrete high-rise buildings, that will have 102 units and about 80,000 sq. ft. The owner and general contractor is Starline Enterprises Ltd. The concrete contractor is Greyback Construction Ltd. and the structural engineer is IQ Engineering Ltd. Construction began in May 2009 and completion is scheduled for 2011.
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