Ben Kelley was thinking 20 years ahead when he began mapping out Phase 2 of Oxford Development Companys 3 Crossings Development in the Strip District.

He proposed that the company use a variety of architectural styles for the buildings, perhaps using different architects, so that within a decade or two the campus will look like it occurred organically.

Were looking for design ideas and looking for something thats reflective of the Strip and the context of the surroundings, says Kelley, Oxfords director of planning and development. You normally think its brick, its a warehouse. But some of the higher-quality buildings in the neighborhood, the architectural styles were varied as the neighborhood developed over a 200-year period.

To produce a development that complements that natural variety, Oxford is talking with different architects as it plans each building.

75 Hopper Place was approved by the City Planning Commission this month. Rendering courtesy of Oxford Development Company.

We want to know what, in their minds eye, the buildings should be. And then will proceed from there, Kelley says. There are many talented and capable architectural firms in Pittsburgh, and were a Pittsburgh-based company with our focus here. So we want to be able to utilize those firms.

Oxford broke ground on its 3 Crossings complex in 2014 and this year moved its own offices there. The 20-acre development is transforming former trucking yards into mixed-use space, and is meant to reconnect the neighborhood with its natural amenities a revitalized riverfront and the Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Along with Oxford, the complex also houses tenants including Apple, Argo AI and the Burns White law firm.

In the first phase, Oxford developed four office buildings and The Yards apartments, with 300 units, all designed by WTW Architects, along with a garage. For the second phase, WTW has designed 75 Hopper Place, an office building that the City Planning Commission approved this month.

Rendering of the Stacks Garage courtesy of Oxford Development.

Construction is underway on Phase 2 onThe Stacks at 3 Crossings, offices designed by Perkins Eastmanlocated at 2865 and 2875 Railroad St. The plan currently includes three more office buildings and two residential structures.

With the first phase, we wanted to establish a campus. So that when you arrive, you see similar cues and similar material uses but understand that youve arrived at something new in the Strip, says Kelley. In the second phase, we want to expand but add variety to the architecture. Signage and street lighting will create the campus; the buildings will speak for themselves.

Kelley, whose background is in urban planning, says its likely that no matter who designs the buildings, theyll suggest many of the same building materials that are popular today metal panels, masonry, lots of glass, open floor plans. But the distinction comes with how those materials are used.

As tenant needs change, or new tenants land and have different requirements, we want the flexibility to be able to meet those needs, he says. And having rigid, prescriptive design standards doesnt allow for that flexibility or for that organic development to occur.

Oxford projects it will take five years to complete Phase 2 of 3 Crossings. The market for offices remains strong, Kelley says, and the complex so far is fully leased. Tech and tech-focused companies are the primary tenants the developer hopes to recruit, though traditional office users are also potential tenants.

Unlike Downtown, with its mostly older office structures, the Strip offers tenants new, efficient buildings with access to lots of daylight and open floor plans, he says. There are price differences and price similarities between Downtown and the Strip, depending on what tenants are looking for.

When people think of the Strip District, theyre always like, Whats happening on a few blocks of Penn Avenue? and thats everyones focus, Kelley says.

But if you research the history of this neighborhood, he points out, youll find it started as primarily a residential place on the edge of Downtown. Once then the railyards sprang up, factories were built. And when those manufacturers moved to larger facilities elsewhere, buildings were adapted or created to handle warehousing and trucking.

When that started moving to the suburbs, you got more of this wholesale-retail that we think of, Kelley explains. Variety has always been at the heart of the Strip Districts landscape.

As we look ahead and new industries and residents seek space in the Strip, he says, its important that developments have that variety as well.

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The agencies will spend about a half million dollars to build new office space for staff.

PLAIN TWP. The Stark County Veterans Service Commission advises veterans on how to apply for veteran benefits.

The service officers connect them with job placement programs.

They guide them through the complex process to get the medals and honors they earned but never received.

But with their crammed offices at Whipple-Dale Centre, the commission staff hasnt been able to give veterans much privacy.

Space is so scarce that veterans often have to explain their private situations in the lunchroom. Many offices are shared by two staffers, so when a veteran comes for an appointment to meet with one, the other has to leave.

So the commission has teamed up with Whipple-Dales other tenant, the Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities to solve both of their space issues.

By merging their renovation projects together, it allowed them to save on costs and create enough office and conference room space for dozens of employees. Cavanugh Building, competing with seven others for the work, submitted a bid of $466,000, $159,000 less than the architects estimate.

Cavanugh Building began to demolish a former public restroom to convert to Veterans Service offices. They project theyll finish the work by mid-March.

Expanding mission

De Ann M. Williams became the executive director of the Stark County Veterans Service Commission in January 2017. This was shortly after the commission moved from the County Office Building in downtown Canton to Whipple-Dale at Whipple Avenue NW and Hills & Dales Road NW.

The past three years, Williams has expanded her staff from about 13 to 24, so they can provide services to more veterans, connecting them to employment assistance, drugs and alcohol addiction rehabilitation and housing. Williams said in 2016, her agency served about 3,000 veterans, and this year it had 15,767 appointments first 11 months of 2019. Her goal is that all 25,151 veterans in Stark County will be aware of all the benefits and services her agency offers.

The current Whipple-Dale space was too small. In some cases, three staffers rotate use of a desk. The conference room is too cramped for staffwide meetings or training sessions. The end result is less productivity, less privacy for veterans seeking advice for personal matters and the use of a large Stark DD kitchen area for medal presentations.

"Everyones hanging out in the hallways," said Williams, adding that staffers often couldnt eat lunch until others were done meeting with veterans in the cramped lunchroom. "The staff was like, My foods in there. What do I do?"

So earlier this year, Williams initiated discussions with Stark DD Superintendent Bill Green about a joint renovation project.

Green jumped at the opportunity. He and Stark DD leadership had been planning on moving his agencys Early Intervention staff of 18 from its Eastgate facility in Louisville because Whipple-Dale is a more central location.

The staff, which made home visits to families with infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities, would have fewer miles to drive. But Stark DD needed new office space in its former workshop area to house them.

"Just by that move were saving 13 miles of being on the roads. Thats going to give them more time to spend with families," Green said, adding that the cost could have been $289,000 instead of $156,000 if they had done the project on their own. "We didnt have this renovation planned this year."

Stark DD used to operate a workshop for adults with developmental disabilities at Whipple-Dale. Years ago, closed the workshop and helped clients get funding to get adult care and workshop services from nonprofit organizations.

Much of that space went to the Veterans Service Commission on the buildings Wise Avenue NW side. The commission inherited two large public restrooms that Williams said it didnt need.

Because much of the original workshop space was being unused, Green agreed to turn over 934 square feet of what was still in Stark DDs area over to the commission that adjoined the commissions space.

Sol Harris/Day, the architect for both agencies hired for $41,000, determined that the restrooms could be converted into two offices, a janitorial closet, a conference room and smaller public restroom. And the 934 square feet, now unused space, could become five standard offices, a smaller office and a storage room. The smaller office will be designated for nonprofit organizations to meet with veterans.

Cavanugh Building will get $310,000 for the commissions portion and $156,000 for Stark DDs part, which includes construction of three office areas in the former workshop area for Stark DD staff. As part of the work, Cavanugh will also realign the current space so a conference room and lunch room are enlarged. In total, the commission will get 10 more offices.

Green said 10 more employees of the Stark County Family Council will also move to Whipple-Dale from Eastgate.

Williams said her agency has digitally scanned nearly all its veterans records dating back decades, freeing up storage space that can be used as office space.

Williams gave the Stark County commissioners a tour of the space in June. The commissioners did not want the commission moving and paying more to rent space. They approved spending the $310,000 out of the countys permanent improvement fund for construction and about $22,500 for the architect.

Commissioner Janet Weir Creighton said, "I believe that we owe it to the veterans to provide as many services (as we can) in a discreet and professional manner. ... And we had the funds available. And I like the idea of repurposing places we already have without having to go and buy more real estate."

The commission will spend an additional $15,000 on furniture and repainting the walls a calm hue of soft gray.

"I want people to feel like theyre at home when they come here," said Williams. "That its a professional environment and not that theyre in a government agency."

Reach Repository writer Robert Wang at (330) 580-8327 or robert.wang@cantonrep.com.

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CHICAGO, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --EQ Office (EQ), a U.S. office portfolio company wholly owned by Blackstone's real estate funds, today announced that Willis Tower is now the largest building in the United States to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's ("LEED") Platinum designation. The Tower earned the prestigious Platinum designation under LEED's latest v4.1 rating system, the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) strongest and boldest rating system to date. Willis Tower earned LEED Gold in 2018, and in less than a year, made significant energy, sustainability and comfort improvements to achieve the Platinum status.

"Willis Tower is in the middle of an exciting evolution, transitioning from an office building into a neighborhood that delivers the best experiences of life and work in Chicago," said David Moore, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Director, EQ Office. "Our tenants and their employees are passionate about working in offices where sustainability is a priority, and we're proud that our commitment to sustainability, which extends throughout our portfolio, has earned Willis Tower the prestigious LEED Platinum certification."

Giovanni Cutaia, Blackstone Real Estate's Global Head of Asset Management, added, "We are committed to driving greater sustainability by making the assets in our portfolio more energy efficient. The capital we are investing in Willis Tower will not only make it a better place to work and visit, but also better for the planet."

"Transforming our buildings and communities to be more sustainable happens one project at a time, and Willis Tower has been a leader in showing how green design, construction and operations are not only good for the environment, but for tenants as well," said Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO, USGBC. "LEED was created to make the world a better place and revolutionize our buildings and communities by providing everyone access to healthy and green buildings. Willis Tower's LEED Platinum certification is a prime example of how high-performing, sustainable spaces can create local solutions that contribute to making a global difference."

In partnership with Rivion, a Wisconsin-based energy consulting firm, EQ improved the building's environmental quality through a number of building enhancements, including:

Willis Tower is currently undergoing a more than $500 million renovation, the biggest restorative transformation in the building's 46-year history. The driving force behind the Tower's transformation is Blackstone and EQ's mission to create sustainable experiences and make smart choices that improve the space and environment around its properties. These values are noticeable in the Tower's new 125,000 square feet of tenant-exclusive amenities, as well as the addition of Catalog, the 300,000 square foot retail, dining and entertainment experience at the base of Willis Tower and the soon-to-open 30,000 square foot outdoor deck and garden.

In addition to Willis Tower, EQ manages tens of millions of square feet of LEED and Energy Star Certified office properties across the country, including The Exchange Building (Seattle), which is LEED Platinum Certified; 350 N. Orleans St. (Chicago) and 1740 Broadway (New York City), which are LEED Gold Certified; and Griffin Towers (Santa Ana, CA), which is Energy Star Certified. Additionally, in the past year, EQ has established formal committees supporting key environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiatives and has implemented advanced technology across its portfolio to measure each building's performance. For more information about EQ efforts, visit https://www.eqoffice.com/about/values.

LEED is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and provides a roadmap for designing, constructing and operating high-performing, green buildings, cities and communities. More than 2.6 million square feet of space certifies every day and there are more than 100,000 projects participating in LEED in more than 176 countries and territories. LEED provides an independent, third-party framework that project teams can apply to create healthy, highly-efficient and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement. The latest update to the rating system, LEED v4.1, was introduced in 2017 with a data-driven path to certification and recertification for buildings and interior spaces powered by Arc. Arc is a state-of-the-art digital performance platform that benchmarks, tracks and monitors sustainability performance. Through LEED certification, buildings are going above and beyond to ensure a space is constructed and operated to the highest levels of sustainability, enabling companies to not only reduce their environmental impact, but also provide people with a healthier, more comfortable space to live and work.

About EQ OfficeEQ focuses on the experience of its 31 million square feet how space feels, activates and performs to amplify the human experience. We're proud to work hand-in-hand with more than 1,500 customers of all sizes, from Fortune 100 companies to emerging startups, to bring humanity back to the work place. Our diverse team of 200+ professionals is responsible for creating inspired office environments in major cities across the country including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. As a U.S. office portfolio company wholly owned by Blackstone's real estate funds, we have the resources to lead the changes happening inwork space. Explore your space for greatness atwww.eqoffice.com.

About Willis TowerLocated at 233 S. Wacker Drive in the heart of downtown Chicago, Willis Tower is an urban destination and state-of-the art workplace that welcomes prominent businesses ranging from law firms to large airline corporations to insurance companies. Standing 1,450 feet and 110 stories tall, Willis Tower has the region's most breathtaking views of Chicago and Lake Michigan. Willis Tower's Skydeck attracts more than 1.7 million visitors each year with its inviting hospitality and memorable experiences. In early 2017, Blackstone and EQ Office announced plans for the biggest restorative transformation project in the building's 46-year history. The $500 million renovation project now underway includes the addition of Catalog, a more than 300,000 square-feet curated dining, entertainment and community experience, as well as a 30,000 square-feet outdoor deck and garden, evolving at the base of the tower. The Catalog name is a historical nod to Willis Tower's original developer and owner, Sears Roebuck, and its popular printed catalog, which was a retail disrupter of its age. Catalog offers an effective way to experience great content, products and experiences. New tenants are now opening in Catalog, and this will continue through its completion in mid-2020. The Tower renovation also includes 150,000 square feet of new tenant amenity spaces. As part of the renovation, the U.S. Green Building Council awarded Willis Tower the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification for energy efficiency upgrades made throughout the Tower. Willis Tower was also recently named one of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's (CTBUH) 50 Most Influential Tall Buildings of the Last 50 Years and to the Illinois Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Illinois' 200 Great Places list. For more information, visitwww.WillisTower.comand connect on Facebookand Instagram.

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Remodeled county building off of the Boulevard.(Photo: Lexi Peery/Spectrum & Daily News)

The Washington County administrative building off St. George Boulevard recently got a facelift, with abouta $1.5 million price tag, according to county administrator Nicholle Felshaw.

The building that holds the Justice Court, Assessors and Recorders Office, Court Support Services and IT Services got new roofing, stucco, additional windows andother exterior work done the last six months. The revamping of this building is the first phase of several in updating and remodeling county buildings which some parts of the buildings date back to 1966, Felshaw said.

[We wanted] to just make it a place where it would retain the beauty for years to come, Felshaw said. Well have it for a very long time.

The county saw a need to update the building when officials realized the west side of the roof was in need of repair. Felshaw said the county made a "very conscientious" decision to remodel the building on the Boulevard because of the use of taxpayer money.

"Keeping in mind that tax dollars would be utilized, we did everything we could to patch the building [on the Boulevard] for as long as possible," Felshaw said.

The remodeling is part of a bigger push to revitalize county buildings in downtown St. George, making the area more attractive to visitors and businesses. Felshaw said having up-to-date county buildings can give residents a sense of pride in their county.

"In othercounties, their county buildings are a symbol of the county,for us to just to take that step [helps show]how beautiful St.George is,"Felshaw said.

The old Washington County Boulevard Office Building which has been renovated the past six months.(Photo: Courtesy/Nicholle Felshaw)

Construction began June 17, with MRW Design heading the project's architectural plans. Felshaw said Watts Construction Inc. was ahead of schedule for the most part throughout the last six months. The abnormally dry summer and fall helped expedite the process, but the heavy rains in recent weeks delayed the opening day. County workers and the public were still able to access the building during the renovation.

Eventually, the interior of the building will be remodeled, Felshaw said. But that will be after the county finishes some other construction projects on the nearby administrative building on Tabernacle Street.

A request for quotes has been sent out to build a new administrative building on Tabernacle Street. This next year will be spent securing an architectand contractor, and Felshaw said the county hopes to break ground by the end of 2020 on a new building.

Construction is now expected to last until May 2022, but because it's so early in the process, Felshaw said, the plans aren't definite. Besides updating the looks of the building, it would help consolidate county offices and departments into one main building.

"We are going to be building on the northeast corner of our block where we currently are," Felshaw said, referring to where the county's Habitat Conservation Plan administrationis now located. Where the HCP administration will be after construction is complete hasn't been decided yet.

"Its so nice for us to have something to be proud of," Felshaw said. "Now [the Boulevard building is]something were really proud of and were really excited to add to the beauty of the area."

There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. It will be held at the east upper parking lot at 87 North 200 East, St. George, Utah.

Lexi Peery is the environment, politics and development reporter for The Spectrum & Daily News, a USA TODAY Network newsroom based in southern Utah. You can reach her at lpeery@thespectrum.com and follow her on Twitter @LexiFP.

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By Anne CosgroveFrom the December 2019 Issue

At the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, construction of The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design was completed this past fall. With classes set to begin in the 37,000 square foot facility in January 2020, this green building was primarily funded through a $30 million grant from The Kendeda Fund, a private family foundation based in Atlanta that focuses on community-driven solutions. The new campus building houses two 64-person classrooms, two 24-person class labs, two 16-person class labs, a 16-person conference room, makerspace, an auditorium, a rooftop apiary and pollinator garden, and office space for co-located programs. The building has been designed and constructed to achieve Living Building Challenge 3.1 certification (meaning that it gives back more to the environment than it takes through its construction and operation).

Early on in the design process, the project team made the decision to focus on water consumption in the building. As part of the sustainability focus for the building and Georgia Tech, the facility is designed to annually collect more water than it uses. Conventional flush toilets, known to be heavy water consumers in buildings were bypassed. In their place, a bank of composters in the buildings basement accepts waste from foam flush toilets and waterless urinals. These foam flush toilets use a few ounces of water per flush, and the composterstransform human waste into material that will enrich soils in the surrounding landscape.

Water from the sinks, showers, and drains is treated and infiltrated on-site. A constructed wetland, filled with native plants and dedicated to demonstrating the power of nature to create clean water, is situated at the entrance of The Kendeda Building. This wetland filters graywater before it is infiltrated back to the groundwater through a drainfield located on the lower part of the site.

According to the building design documents and project team analysis, when the building is at full capacity, 13% of its total water usage is expected to be used for creating the foam to flush toilets (0.04 gallons per flush (GPF)). This is compared to 77% of water usage going to toilet flushing in a traditional building, using 1.28 GPF.

There are six restrooms throughout the buildingon each of the two floors, there is a mens, womens, and gender inclusive restroom. The family restrooms contain a shower. There are 12 foam flush toilets, four waterless urinals, and 10 low-flow sinks.

Facility Executive asked the Georgia Tech facilities management team about the restrooms, particularly the composting toilets in the building.

For the Net Positive Water Cycle pursued for Living Building Challenge certification, water traveling in and out of the restrooms is part of a closed loop. How do maintenance practices differ from traditional buildings?

The operation of The Kendeda Building restrooms is very different from traditional, commercial restrooms as the buildings wastewater is not connected to the sewer system. To be net positive in water use, we have to assure at least 95% of water captured on-site actually stays on-site. We accomplish this by using all graywater (e.g., water from sink drains, shower drains, and floor drains) for site irrigation and groundwater recharge. All condensate from the HVAC systems and rainwater is also captured. The buildings blackwater waste is captured in a leachate tank, so any nutrients that remain can be extracted and repurposed as non-edible fertilizer at an off-site facility. Leachate removal is handled through a third-party vendor.

Do cleaning and maintenance practices for the foam flush toilets differ from traditional water flushing toilets? What training, if any, has been necessary?

The cleaning practices inside of the restroom are very similar to traditional restroom facilities. There is a foam solution that sits inside of the toilet tank area and must be refilled approximately every 4-6 weeks. Clivus [of Lawrence, MA] is the manufacturer of the toilet and graywater system, and they have been contracted to manage all maintenance needs for the composting toilet system. This includes raking of the waste pile and maintenance of the sump pumps.

The primary training needed is for users. Because foam flush toilets are uncommon, the toilets flush process can be confusing for the typical restroom visitor. In The Kendeda Building, the automatic foam flush toilets start producing foam when triggered by a motion detection device in the stall. This means that the flush process is automatic; the user has nothing to do with the flushing process once they enter into a stall. However, since there is no traditional flush sound to indicate the process is complete, it can be confusing. Weve placed educational signs in the restrooms to help users navigate this unfamiliar experience.

Please describe the procedure for removing solids from composting units. How often? Who performs this task? What equipment is used?

Solids that enter into the composter have to go through a very long decomposition process. This process can take years to complete. Once the material has completely decomposed, it will form a usable, non-edible fertilizer. (The fertilizer will not be used on anything grown for human consumption.) The leachate is removed by the septic vendor hired by Georgia Tech. That vendor has to provide us a manifest from a local processing site located in the city of Cartersville. They will handle all the nutrient separation and reintroduction of cleaned water back into the water system.

Are there any lessons learned thus far in the restrooms operations and maintenance in this new building?

According to Marlon Ellis, area maintenance manager for The Kendeda Building, teaching users about the foam flush toilets will be important. Until these toilets become more common, the user will expect a common, water-filled toilet, says Ellis. Theres no standing water in the toilet, nor do we have the force of water entering the toilet bowl, so these toilets can only handle human waste and tissue. Other objects discarded in the toilet will not flow through the drain. Educational signage is a must for these restrooms.

For maintenance, Ellis notes, The composter system maintenance is fairly common to any maintenance facility. There is a sump pump inside the composter that requires routine maintenance, but thats it. The system is very efficient and saves money on operation and maintenance.

The Kendeda Building For Innovative Sustainable Design was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent, with subcontractors Newcomb & Boyd and Biohabitats leading on the integrated water system (the Net Positive Water Cycle). A diagram of the facilitys system can be found online at: http://livingbuilding.gatech.edu/water-petal.

Cosgrove is Editor-in-Chief of Facility Executive magazine. To read more about The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, visit the Georgia Tech website.

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Most of the amenities at the newly built North Loop development the Nordic are geared to appeal not only to its office tenants but also to neighborhood residents.

A first-floor food hall will soon offer gourmands a chance to taste fare from four up-and-coming chefs. A public plaza features not only patio seating with fire pits but also multiuse outdoor space for neighborhood gatherings. In the adjacent condo building that is part of the development, a restaurant with several state-of-the-art golf simulators lets sport enthusiasts practice their swings.

"This is a destination where people can come and enjoy all the amenities," said Carrie Eggleston, development project manager for developer and owner United Properties, as she stood Monday in the plaza. "They can swing a golf club over there, get dinner over there, grab a cocktail."

United Properties spokeswoman Sheila Thelemann chimed in calling the Nordic and plaza "the living room and backyard of the North Loop."

In July 2017, United Properties, with the help of general contractor RJM Construction, began construction of the 10-story, 205,000-square-foot Nordic office building. The Nordic was built on a parking lot at 729 Washington Av. next to the Loose-Wiles Building that United Properties also owns.

The first office tenant to move into the building was digital-media company the Ovative Group, which moved into its space at the Nordic in the spring. Co-working company WeWork opened its third Minneapolis location in the building when it moved onto four floors of the building in July.

The Nordic team signed another office tenant, which it declined to identify, last week. The only unleased office space is the eighth floor, about half of which is close to being converted into spec suites for those companies who want prepared office space.

Another recent addition to the Nordic office building is the FRGMNT coffee shop, which opened earlier this month and operates seven days a week in the lobby. In mid-December, the North Loop Galley food hall is slated to open connected to the office building lobby.

The Pittsburgh-based Galley Group plans to host four emerging chefs at a time to provide a variety of food. The chefs will have 12-month leases to test their menus at the food hall before they potentially open their own brick-and-mortar restaurants once they get established, said Cody Michael, bar lead for the North Loop Galley.

"We have the opportunity to make it a neighborhood space," said Madison Shogry, assistant manager and event coordinator at the Galley.

The first round of chefs will be Ono Hawaiian Plates, Soul Fu, Wrecktangle Pizza, and Thigh Times, a chicken thighs eatery concept.

An empty retail space of about 4,000 square feet remains on the first floor of the Nordic that management is still deciding how to best utilize.

The furnishings and other interior design of the Galley as well as the Nordic office lobby and the plaza was done by nearby Studio BV. Keeping with the Nordic theme, the design incorporates Scandinavian elements such as wood accents and contemporary furniture anchored by a large free-standing fireplace in the lobby and custom fire pit in the plaza created by artisan Keith Wyman.

A large metal sculpture shaped like the head of a deer created by Los Angeles artist Nathan Mabry is expected to be erected in a couple weeks in the plaza.

LHB was the lead architect for the Nordic office building and lead designer for the Sable condo building. In addition, the firm was the landscape architect for the project and designed the plaza. Hartman-Cox was the design architect.

"The whole concept with United Properties around the development was the idea of community and in Scandinavia everything is very open and very social and community driven," said Betsy Vohs, chief executive of Studio BV. " It's comfortable. Our goal was to create the living room of the North Loop."

Since it opened this summer, the public plaza has hosted about two to three events per week that allow people to try samples from North Loop restaurants and shops, said Max Musicant, head of the Musicant Group that is in charge of plaza programming.

In addition to the office building, United Properties also built a seven-level parking garage with room for more than 400 vehicles as part of its 57-condo Sable residential building. Originally the building was to feature apartments, but due to pent-up demand in the North Loop, the project shifted to condos, Thelemann said.

The condos are mostly studios and one-bedroom units with a few two bedrooms. Of the 57 condo units, 39 have had closings. United Properties partnered with real estate developer Greco Properties as the residential marketing agent and partner with the BKV Group working on the interior design.

On the first floor of the Sable building, the Thr3 Jack restaurant opened in October serving contemporary American food and offering patrons a chance to rent seating areas with golf simulators. Thr3 Jack is the brainchild of Lucy Robb and her brother Bo Massopust, who wanted to make golf more accessible in the Twin Cities even during the winter months.

"There are a lot of golfers but you can only play golf for part of the year," Robb said.

United Properties is in discussions with how to use about 2,000 square feet of remaining retail space that is available at Sable.

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More apartments are coming to the Manchester area of South Richmond.

Major developers have four different projects nearing completion or under construction that would add more than 1,000 apartments in the next two years.

I think there is an awakening to Manchester, said Drew Wiltshire, managing principal of Thalhimer Realty Partners Inc., the investment and development subsidiary of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, a commercial real estate firm in Henrico County. People are moving over there, and the more people moving there means more people want to live there.

Thalhimer Realty Partners is nearing the completion of its $25 million City View Marketplace development that will add 161 apartments in five different buildings as well as commercial space. The first tenants moved into the three-story rental town houses in September.

The rest of the project located along West Fifth and West Sixth streets between Hull and Bainbridge streets should be ready by the spring.

Manchester offers a different living experience, and it has become a more established community. It is a more vibrant living area now than when we first started there, Wiltshire said.

Demand remains strong for apartments in the area, he said. Rental rates keep rising, while occupancy levels are above 95 percent.

A couple of blocks from City View Marketplace toward the James River and just west of the Mayo Bridge is the South Falls I project, which is quickly rising from the ground.

The 14-story residential tower, being developed by Fountainhead Real Estate Development and WVS Cos., is slated to have 255 apartments and should be ready in spring 2021.

Plans also call for a second 12-story tower to be built there with 210 units. Construction on South Falls II could begin next fall.

East of the Mayo Bridge along Manchester Road and near the former Southern States grain elevators is where Fountainhead and WVS have plans for a six-story residential building with 223 units. Construction on the Hydro development is expected to start in the first quarter.

Work also is underway to turn a former 2.2-acre parking lot next to the Plant Zero complex off Hull Street into a five-story apartment building and a six-story office building. Richmond-based Lynx Ventures is developing The Current, which would include 215 apartments.

The City View Marketplace is part of the nearly 18-acre City View Landing development, which includes the 219 apartments in the City View Lofts and the 10-story Rivers Edge at Manchester apartment tower.

The next phase is the City View Marketplace.

In addition to the 161 residential units spread over five buildings, City View Marketplace has about 13,270 square feet of commercial space to be used for a restaurant, small market or other retail shops.

On the ground floor of the building at Hull and Sixth streets, for instance, Thalhimer Realty Partners is close to signing a lease for the 4,570-square-foot space to be used as a restaurant and market, Wiltshire said.

Heres the breakdown for the space for the City View Marketplace development:

Rents range from $2,350 to $2,475 for the town houses. The other apartments rent for $1,200 to $1,499 for a one-bedroom unit, and $1,800 to $2,050 for a two-bedroom.

Thalhimer Realty Partners want to keep available a 2-acre pad site at Fifth and Hull streets for a possible 36,000-square-foot grocery store.

Were not really sure what we will do with that site, said Wiltshire, noting that the development team would like to find a grocer to take the space. We dont feel like we have anything in hot pursuit for that space from grocery stores. We are keeping our options open.

The developers could go in a different direction, such as having a more dense mixed-use project, he said.

The City View Landing development came about when Thalhimer Realty Partners bought the former Reynolds Metals Co. South plant in December 2013.

The first phase, which was completed in 2016, involved the renovations of three high-bay manufacturing warehouses into 219 apartments called City View Lofts and office space.

The second phase the 10-story Rivers Edge at Manchester with 212 apartments opened last year. Thalhimer Realty Partners sold off that 1.8-acre parcel in early 2017 to Richmond developers Guy Blundon and Mark Purcell for their project, but Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer manages it.

South Falls and Hydro projects

Tom Papa, a principal of Fountainhead Real Estate Development, said the three projects that his company and WVS are developing will provide some commanding views of the James River.

We are up to the sixth or seventh floor [of construction], and the views are just spectacular, Papa said. When you go there, you will just be blown away with the views. Its just a blossoming of Manchester.

Construction started about four months ago on the South Falls I project on an island between the James River and a canal just west of the Mayo Bridge. A former cardboard paper mill had used the site.

The developers built a two-vehicle bridge from a connector road off Hull Street to the island and gifted the bridge and the road to the city of Richmond. An existing bridge will be demolished.

This is probably the first bridge built by private developers in the city of Richmond in the last 100 years, Papa said.

The 14-story building will have 255 apartments.

The developers are using pre-cast concrete construction, which enables the project to move along more quickly.

The apartments will be built above a parking deck so that the units are above the Richmond floodwall, Papa said. The commercial space will face the canal side.

The 12-story South Falls II building, with 210 units, is planned to go just to the west of the South Falls I building.

That site is being designed for apartments right now. But that could change depending upon demand, Papa said.

There has been surprising interest from several office users that have reached out to us about putting up an office building. We are going ahead with plans to make it an apartment building unless an office user comes along in the next several months, Papa said.

Across Hull Street and east of the Mayo Bridge from those projects is where Fountainhead Real Estate Development and WVS are planning the six-story apartment building, called the Hydro, with 223 units.

The South Falls I and Hydro projects should cost about $100 million, with an additional $50 million to be spent on the South Falls II project, Papa said.

The Current mixed-use project calls for a five-story apartment building with studio, one- and two-bedroom units.

The project also will have a 70,000-square-foot office building, as well as street-level space reserved for retail, restaurants and similar uses. The Current is taking up the block bounded by Hull, East Fourth, East Fifth and Decatur streets.

The apartment building would wrap around most of the block along East Fourth and Decatur streets. It is slated to open during the first quarter of 2021, said Bernard Harkless, a principal at Lynx Ventures LLC, the projects developers.

The six-story office building would front Hull Street closest to Fifth Street. It should open by the end of next year, Harkless said.

About 16,700 square feet of retail space would be on the ground floor of the apartment building along Fourth Street and the office building along Hull Street.

Lynx Ventures has signed on a retail tenant, but Harkless said the developers are not disclosing the name or space size at this time. No office tenants have signed leases yet, but the company is working with a couple of potential office tenants, he said.

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An apartment building, with a ground-floor restaurant, will be built at the River 1 mixed-use development.(Photo: Rinka)

An apartment building planned for the River 1 mixed-use development in Milwaukee's Harbor District is to have a March construction start.

The 95-unit, four-story building will be built atop River 1's parking structure, said Blair Williams, of Wired Properties LLC.

The apartment building will be completed by around June 2021, said Williams, whose firm is serving as an adviser to River 1 developer Michels Corp.

It will include a sit-down restaurant on the ground floor.

River 1 overlooks the Kinnickinnic River west of South First Street and north of West Becher Street, atthe site of the former Horny Goat Hideaway tavern.

The Milwaukee office of Brownsville-based utilities and infrastructure contractor Michels willanchor thedevelopment's first phase:an eight-story building, with around 130,000 square feet. That building will be completed insummer 2020.

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Meanwhile, plans for a hotel at River 1 will likely be announced within 60 days, Williams said.

Williams declined to provide details before the announcement. Conceptual plans call for a120-room hotel.

River 1 could eventually include one more 50,000-square-foot office building.

With those additional buildings, River 1 would total over $100 million.

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The Common Council and Mayor Tom Barrett in December approved a $7.1 million city financing package for River 1. Those funds will be paid through the development's new property tax revenue.

The financing packageincludes $3.4million topay for 70%of aRiverWalkand $2.5 million to make improvements to Becher Street. Additional costs include an environmental cleanup.

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UPDATE: Nov. 27, 2019: The worker who had been missing after the collapse was found dead on Tuesday night after an approximately 30-hour search. The name of the deceased has not been released, but Turner Construction confirmed to Construction Dive that he was employed by Gateway Concrete Forming.

"This is an extremely sorrowful time and our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and co-workers at this difficult time," a Nov. 27 Turner Construction statement read. "We want to thank the region's first responders, emergency service workers and Red Cross volunteers for their tireless and selfless efforts through this entire ordeal."

One person was still missing on Tuesday morning after a building under construction by Turner Construction Co. partially collapsed during a pour of temporary concrete formwork on the 7th floor on Monday afternoon in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, the AP reported and Turner confirmed to Construction Dive.

The citys fire department reportedon its Twitter page that search and rescue efforts had been ongoing for more than 19 hours to account for the missing worker. Its unclear whether the missing person was an employee of Turner or a subcontractor.

Turner said in a statement regarding the Nov. 25 incident that four other workers had been treated and released from hospitals. A Nov. 25 AP clip of the event on a local news media's YouTube channel is below.

Despite this being the second high-profile building collapse in two months, following the partial collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans on Oct. 12, the collapse of buildings under construction is rare in the United States.

The cause of the Hard Rock Hotel collapse, which resulted in three deaths, with one of the deceaseds remains still unrecovered, is still unclear nearly two months later as investigations continue.

There are rumors, however, that the structural issues were apparent before the incident. Footage obtained by CBS News showed that workers were concerned about the safety of the structure prior to the accident.

Since then, at least 12 lawsuits have been filed in civil court against Citadel Builders and other parties involved in construction, such as the developer Kailas Cos., designer Harry Baker Smith Architects and electrical subcontractor All Star Electric. Many of the legal actions alleged negligent construction practices, though nothing of the sort has been proven yet.

Whatever the cause of the incident, crisis management in the aftermath is critical.

Thats especially true in a time when social media can facilitate the spread of false or misleading information. Several contractors and communications experted chimed in on this topic just this week, telling Construction Dive that one misleading tweet, for instance, can spread like wildfire and become almost impossible to manage, if the contractors and other parties involved dont have a strong crisis communication strategy in place before the accident occurs.

If it takes several hours for you to get back to the media or update your employees, in that vacuum of silence people are speculating and misinformation is leaking out, Anthony Huey, president of Columbus, Ohio-based consulting firm Reputation Management.

Though many details of the Cincinnati building under construction at 151 West Fourth St. remain unknown at the time of press, its clear that the building was being constructed at least to the height of 7 stories tall at the time of the incident. Documents online refer to coworking office space for lease at that address.

Cincinnati Fire Chief Roy Winston said, according to the Associated Press, that workers on the fifth floor were injured after concrete was poured on the sixth floor prior to the collapse. Turners statement said the incident occurred during a concrete pour on the seventh floor.

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Authorities search for a missing worker following a building collapse at a construction site on Tuesday in downtown Cincinnati. Turner Construction announced that four injured workers were released from the hospital late Monday night, but search and rescue crews worked through the night in search of one missing worker. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

CINCINNATI (AP) A coroners office has identified the worker found dead after he had been missing more than a day in an Ohio building that partially collapsed.

The Hamilton County Coroners Office identified the worker as 58-year-old Preston Todd Delph, of Hebron, Kentucky. He was found dead Tuesday in the rubble at an unfinished downtown Cincinnati building.

Authorities and construction officials say Delph was checking for signs of structural stress and concrete seepage as concrete was poured on a temporary floor above him Monday.

At least four workers were treated and released from hospitals after the floor collapsed. The construction site isnt accessible to the public.

Construction officials say Delph was employed by Gateway Concrete Forming. A man answering the phone Wednesday at Gateway said they had no immediate comment.

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