CHICAGO—Mortenson Construction has outgrown its current suburban Elk Grove Village location, where its employees occupy three different suites in one building, and will relocate its IL headquarters on October 3 into larger office space at 300 Park Blvd. in nearby Itasca. The national builder's move will consolidate its operations into a single space that will allow for continued growth and more collaborative ways of working.
Of Mortenson's 200 Chicago professional and craft employees, about 50 executives and support team members, including those in accounting, marketing, human resources and benefits, will occupy the new office full-time. Mortenson's project teams locate full-time at their job sites. However, Mortenson has built out the space with workstations that project engineers, superintendents and other field employees can use when they do come into the office.
The suite is largely open, with no walls above 50 inches. Offices are placed on the interior, with individual workstations along the perimeter, allowing maximum natural light and views for the entire space. Individual workstations are smaller because employees no longer need large tables to unroll paper drawings; instead they build and access electronic 3D models, renderings, integrated work plans and other project information on laptops, tablets and smartphones. The office also has more collaboration space, including breakout rooms, training rooms and conference rooms.
“Our new office is designed for how we work today, with room for more employees as we continue to grow. The business park also offers amenities that are important to our employees, including onsite child care, a gym and running paths,” says Sheryl Van Anne, the Mortenson construction executive in charge of the office build-out and relocation.
“Because our employees live and work all over the metropolitan area, from Chicago to Rockford and Joliet to Grayslake, we chose to keep our office in the suburbs at a central location for all,” says Greg Werner, senior vice president and head of the Chicago office for Mortenson.
Mortenson has completed several major projects in the Chicago market since opening its first office here in 2000. Projects include the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, modernization and expansion of Halas Hall for the Chicago Bears, the new Jeanne Gang-designed residence hall at the University of Chicago and the $500 million Mercy Health hospital and physicians' office complex, under construction in Rockford.
CHICAGO—Mortenson Construction has outgrown its current suburban Elk Grove Village location, where its employees occupy three different suites in one building, and will relocate its IL headquarters on October 3 into larger office space at 300 Park Blvd. in nearby Itasca. The national builder's move will consolidate its operations into a single space that will allow for continued growth and more collaborative ways of working.
Of Mortenson's 200 Chicago professional and craft employees, about 50 executives and support team members, including those in accounting, marketing, human resources and benefits, will occupy the new office full-time. Mortenson's project teams locate full-time at their job sites. However, Mortenson has built out the space with workstations that project engineers, superintendents and other field employees can use when they do come into the office.
The suite is largely open, with no walls above 50 inches. Offices are placed on the interior, with individual workstations along the perimeter, allowing maximum natural light and views for the entire space. Individual workstations are smaller because employees no longer need large tables to unroll paper drawings; instead they build and access electronic 3D models, renderings, integrated work plans and other project information on laptops, tablets and smartphones. The office also has more collaboration space, including breakout rooms, training rooms and conference rooms.
“Our new office is designed for how we work today, with room for more employees as we continue to grow. The business park also offers amenities that are important to our employees, including onsite child care, a gym and running paths,” says Sheryl Van Anne, the Mortenson construction executive in charge of the office build-out and relocation.
“Because our employees live and work all over the metropolitan area, from Chicago to Rockford and Joliet to Grayslake, we chose to keep our office in the suburbs at a central location for all,” says Greg Werner, senior vice president and head of the Chicago office for Mortenson.
Mortenson has completed several major projects in the Chicago market since opening its first office here in 2000. Projects include the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, modernization and expansion of Halas Hall for the Chicago Bears, the new Jeanne Gang-designed residence hall at the University of Chicago and the $500 million Mercy Health hospital and physicians' office complex, under construction in Rockford.
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.
Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
*May exclude premium content© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
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.
