CHICAGO—Principle Construction Corp. has just broken ground on a partial demolition, expansion and renovation of the Chicago Mold Engineering Co., Inc. building at 3620 Swenson Ave. in suburban St. Charles, IL. Blackshire Real Estate chose Principle for this project.
The project will include the demolition of an 18,770-square-foot existing warehouse and manufacturing building to accommodate a new 39,539-square-foot crane building facility. The Principle team will demolish a portion of the existing pre-cast concrete facility to make way for a new two-bay crane building.
“We anticipate using as much of the existing building as possible while creating a new, modern space for Chicago Mold Engineering,” says James Brucato, an owner of Principle. “We are also sensitive to the needs of our client and will be scheduling our work with the tenants in the existing building to complete construction without disrupting existing operations.”
The company will build the addition 9' taller than the existing building, constructed of load-bearing insulated precast concrete and will then include two 70' span crane bays 270' long each. The building steel has been designed using independent structural frames to allow multiple cranes per bay with capacities up to 30 tons. The facility will be fully air conditioned and additional electrical service shall be added to accommodate added production loads. The project shall incorporate the construction of new washroom, locker room and break room facilities.
Principle's Paul Cohen will be the project manager, Mike Long will the project executive and Greg Voegtle the project's superintendent. Heitman Architects will provide architectural services. Completion of the renovation and expansion is scheduled for Fall 2014.
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
