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OUR PHILOSOPHY
We design buildings and spaces that provide comfort, flexibility, and connection to a sense of place, while helping to enrich lives and enhance productivity.
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OUR PORTFOLIO
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WHAT WE DO As a holistic, multidisciplinary firm, our responsibility is to enhance the economic, aesthetic, social, and environmental contexts of the communities we shape and design. WORKPLACE DESIGN/STRATEGY NEW CONSTRUCTION ADAPTIVE REUSE/RENEWAL INTERIOR DESIGN/ARCHITECTURE FF&E BUILDING ENVELOPE DESIGN MEP SYSTEMS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE MASTER PLANNING PREDEVELOPMENT SERVICES
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T O TA L D E S I G N AWARDS
1 From five practice sites, BKV Group operates as one cohesive firm to deliver projects around the world. We leverage technology and best practices across studios and geography to meet our clients’ needs and exceed their expectations. Our professionals are licensed and have designed projects nationally and internationally.
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OUR APPROACH We structure our workplace approach around user choice and safety. While understanding the relationship between space and efficiency, we design inspirational and flexible spaces, allowing the user to choose how they work. CREATIVE BRANDING •
Social and service-based amenities
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Activity gardens, terraces and roof decks for gathering and respite
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Work spaces with openness and creative quality
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A sense of style and uniqueness that expresses value
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Flexible workspaces to encourage employee interaction and collaboration.
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Promoting the client’s “vision” within the surrounding context
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Showcasing design ideas via models, renderings, and animations
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Amenities that inspire creativity and productivity
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Fitness areas for individual and group activities
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Flexible social areas visible and accessible
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Natural landscape and exterior activities for social interaction
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Flexible environments, communal and meeting spaces, and functional workplace environments
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Creating spaces where people want to be empowers our clients to have a greater impact on the people they serve
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Holistically examine buildings regarding staffing, space needs, and operational work flows
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Creatively develop innovative, cost-effective approaches based on design strategy.
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY •
Combining building systems and code categories to increase density
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Research structural systems to increase height and flexibility, and exterior material systems for tightness and speed of erection
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Study interior panelization and modular repetition for labor reduction
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Future of workspace design strategies to embrace the further blurred lines between work and home
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Through keen observation and study, equip workplaces for a “future phase” of leveraging the office environment for intentional, productive, and safe tasks.
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OUR EXPERTISE We are experts in space types, allowing us to design environments for any person to bring their whole self to work. As the office pivots and shifts post-COVID, we’re even more focused on how work and life become merged, and come together to create a seamless, safe, inspiring, and productive place to be.
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BKV Group has a variety of space type knowledge within corporate and commercial environments, including: LOBBY SPACES
OFFICE SPACES
CONNECTING SPACES
ACTIVE SPACES
SOCIAL SPACES
OUTDOOR SPACES
MEETING SPACES
BIOPHILIC SPACES
CHOICE SPACES
BRANDING SPACES
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SKANSKA OFFICE ALEXANDRIA, VA Over the course of three phases which allowed the Skanska office to remain open and operational during construction, BKV Group fully renovated and designed a 3,900-square-foot expansion to revitalize the Skanska workplace.
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GRAND CASINO CORPORATE OFFICE MILLE LACS, MN Located on Trust Land at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs reservation, this project entailed renovating the existing 4-story corporate office building for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Native American Indian Tribe. The project was the latest in a multi-phase facility master plan renovation, consisting of a complete replacement of the exterior envelope of the building as well as a full redesign of the building’s interior architecture.
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BKV GROUP MINNEAPOLIS, MN The historic Long & Kees building in the North Loop of Minneapolis is the original home of BKV Group, but the office was in need of transformation to adapt to the growing size and needs of a founding office of a national design firm. The in-house design team leaned on the firm’s robust experience with adaptive reuse projects to focus their strategies on maintaining the original forms within the building but create a newly enhanced, collaborative-rich experience for the architects, designers, and engineers housed within the neighborhood landmark
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COLLE MCVOY OFFICE MINNEAPOLIS, MN Advertising agency Colle McVoy sought a new home, and they determined the top two floors of a historic building in downtown Minneapolis’ warehouse district — blocks away from the company’s original location — would be their new home. The design team took charge to marry the industrial building’s mercantile dry goods history with the client’s straight-forward culture and agrarian roots.
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BARREL HOUSE MINNEAPOLIS, MN The building now known as Barrel House was built in 1880 to accommodate the storage needs of the booming flour mill industry in Minneapolis’ West Side Milling District. In 2016, BKV Group began work restoring this historically significant office building. The goal of the renovation was to remain authentic to the building’s heritage and narrative while adding modern amenities.
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MOZAIC MINNEAPOLIS, MN MoZaic is a transit-oriented, mixed-use development that is organized around a large urban plaza, and connects dining and commercial uses at grade level with the Hennepin transit station. The design makes the most of its constrictive site geometry and creates a multi-modal transit hub, aligning with its design vision to produce a meaningful building that’s responsive to its dynamic site and users.
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COLONIAL WAREHOUSE MINNEAPOLIS, MN Centrally located in the dynamic North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis, BKV Group was hired to update spaces with luxe finishes and fuse them with the building’s timeless details preserved from 1885. Colonial Warehouse now houses creative and technology firms, modern multi-use offices, and prominent retail businesses, and is included on the National Register of Historic Places.
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451 HUNGERFORD DRIVE ROCKVILLE, MD Before/after story that will beautifully transform a corporate office building at 451 Hungerford Drive. Our interiors group in DC are renovating this seven-story building to upgrade its spaces while occupants are working remotely, and notably re-imagine the building’s lobby to compete with a new Class A office structure across the street.
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PRINS BANK CHAMPLIN, MN
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CITY OF FRIDLEY OFFICES FRIDLEY, MN The building’s design responds to its urban and natural surroundings with a palate of materials that are both elemental and durable. Stone, brick, metal, wood, and glass create forms that emerge solid and straight, defining the building volumes on the site’s north and west boundaries. The civic campus is central feature in the larger Columbia Arena Redevelopment project.
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YOUNION @ ANN ARBOR ANN ARBOR, MI The project included a refresh of the existing lobby space, activating the main entry with areas to gather, work, and revive, with staff gaining access to colleagues through a coffee bar and lobby area at a perch that doubles as work space for employees. The streetscape is activated by adding a new fitness center at grade which provides another new window into the property for pedestrians.
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THE DEACON CINCINNATI, OH The Deacon includes 17,500 square feet of customized amenities, and users having access to a jam lounge, music practice rooms, a golf simulator, pet spa, 24/7 fitness center, hammock lounge, and private work lounges. The project also includes pedestrian connections to an existing 6-story parking garage.
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MILLWORKS OFFICES MINNEAPOLIS, MN Millworks provides modern amenities while showcasing the historic character of the buildings, with exposed brick walls, and tongue and groove wood ceilings. The restoration kept the historic character of the neighborhood intact, with Millworks’ thoughtful design and proximity to light rail transit making the working space an attractive option for many.
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CITY OF SHAKOPEE OFFICES SHAKOPEE, MN The new city hall office’s were designed as an expansion to the existing police station. The new facility includes a state-of-the-art council chambers and large community meeting room designed to be available to the public. Key City services are located along a light filled public service corridor creating seamless opportunities to conduct business between the public and city staff.
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HENNEPIN COUNTY SOUTHSIDE SERVICE CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN The South Minneapolis Human Service Center is the sixth human service center in Hennepin County and represents the effort the County has made over the past few years to create more convenient decentralized service points outside the downtown core. The new Human Service Center building is designed as an anchor to the neighborhood with an active façade clad in vibrant metal panel rain screen. The building includes 163,280 SF parking, 89,195 SF office space and 8,000 SF of retail space on the street level.
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ROBERT JOHN EWERT,
AIA
ASSOCIATE PARTNER, PROJECT MANAGER Robert works across a variety of project types, and has held many roles ranging from business development and leading project teams, through design leadership. Robert inspires clients and teams to seek the true potential of the project through creative collaboration. His approach with clients is to “listen and lead.” This approach has proven to be very successful across all project types in maintaining existing client relationships and building new relationships.
EDUCATION // University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Arts; University of Arizona, Bachelor of Architecture REGISTRATIONS // Professional Architect: MN #50737 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE // 21
EXPERIENCE City of Minneapolis Public Service Building, Minneapolis, MN* - LEED Gold project, new 330,000 sf public service building that consolidates city departments and will provide citizens with a customer-centric experience as the new public service face for the city (2020) 3M Corporate Headquarters Design Center, Saint Paul, MN* - Optimization of 1st floor and part of 2nd floor of existing building into new corporate design center (2016–2019) Pioneer Public TV Station, Granite Falls, MN* - Non-profit, new 17,500 sf public television station facility that incorporates the latest thinking in the field concerning office, media, and television production requirements (2018) KSMQ Public Television, Austin, MN* - non-profit B3 15,000 sf modern builtfor-tv facility with strong community presence that provides much needed programming to tell the stories of KSMQ’s region in order to engage the present, and inspire the future.
Hennepin Theater Trust, Minneapolis, MN* - Non-profit - renovation of Hennepin theater trust work place that supports positive change trough the arts by creating spaces that bring people together and highlights local artists. Aeon the Rose Housing, Minneapolis, MN* - New housing complex comprising of 47 affordable and 43 market rate apartments. The fourphase redvelopment also includes underground parking and both indoor and outdoor community spaces. Project meets SB2030 goals for reducing 70% below baseline, reducing water use by 50%, and not significantly increasing construction costs over a conventional building. Wooddale Church Youth Center, Eden Prairie, MN* - Non-profit, Renovation of a generic space into a dedicated youth learning environment. Daylighting for all the classrooms and gathering spaces as well as new wayfinding and circulation paths.
Rosa Housing, Bloomington, MN - Master Plan/Concept Plan – Development of a concept and master plan for the entire acreage with the ability to develop in phases including delineation of a Phase I project. The program consists of 150 to 156 units Market Rate Apartments with the potential of an affordable housing component. Each residential Building will include typical amenities found in other Market-Rate projects Von Wald Youth Homeless Shelter, Rochester, MN - Non-profit B3 project, enhancing and restoring the site’s ecological resources will provide an outdoor learning laboratory to engage continuous generations of youth residents as students and volunteer conservationists.
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ROBERT MULLER,
AIA, LEED AP
SENIOR PROJECT DESIGNER As managing partner of the development group in our Chicago practice site, Robert brings over 20 years of experience on a wide variety of projects including multifamily housing, mixed-use developments, and corporate and commercial buildings. His expertise includes urban planning, developing the design of multifamily residential towers, high-rise offices, higher education facilities, and complex, mixed-use projects.
EDUCATION // University of Cincinnati, Bachelor of Architecture, cum laude REGISTRATIONS // Licensed Architect: IL #001.018861; LEED Accredited Professional, 2007 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE // 22 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS // American Institute of Architects, Chicago Chapter
EXPERIENCE 2 North Riverside, Chicago, IL* –m ixed-use, commercial, retail, 1,000,000 SF, base is supported on a central core that threads between the railroad tracks below 111 West Illinois, Alter Group, Chicago, IL* – m ixed-use, education, commercial, hospitality, retail, 10-story, low-iron glass at the ground floor, roof terrace 199 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL* – b owed north facade fronting the park across the street, 4-story high mechanical plant 545 WYN, Miami, FL* – d esign brings in the character of the neighborhood with commissioned graffiti works on the undersides of the tapered parking slab, the edges of which are tapered to provide better viewing of the artwork from the sidewalk 601 West Monroe, Chicago, IL* – 500,000 SF office building 625 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL* – 800-seat event space, planned LEED Silver
Abu Dhabi Central Plaza, Abu Dhabi, UAE* – m ixed-use, commercial, hospitality, market-rate, high-rise, 2-towers, atria for daylight and views, a fixed exterior shading system for sun protection, exterior enclosure shifting as the interior functions change, retail podium has a rooftop BIPV solar farm that provides electricity for the project Airport Office Park, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates* – m ixed-use, commercial, hospitality, master plan, parking around a central landscaped court, buildings create a curving form visible from arriving jets
Block 37, Chicago, IL* – m ixed-use, market-rate, hospitality, existing retail podium Corridors 4, Downers Grove, IL* –4 20,000 SF, 7-story, 2 buildings, connected parking garage Grzybowska 78 Office Tower, Warsaw, Poland* – e xterior cladding and interior lobby utilize clear and fritted glass, series of horizontal and vertical slots to articulate the massing Hongqiao Office Complex, R&F, Shanghai, China* – 1 40,000 SM, 8 lowrise buildings
Bank Headquarters, Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai, UAE* – 2 5,000 SM office tower, curved bar with a 3-story rhythm of accessible exterior gardens, east and west facades are comprised of a shading system modeled after expanded metal, albeit on a very large scale
Home Office Building Research* – residential, commercial, office space is stacked on top of units, “zipping” them together into one building, office floors are accessed by separate elevators from a separate ground floor lobby; internal stairs connect office and residential within the units
Bayer Headquarters, Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany* – 4 -story, below-grade parking, active radiant slab technology, raised access floors with displacement ventilation, automated double-skin facade with integral sunshades and operable windows
HUB Group Corporate Headquarters, Morgan Harbour Construction, Oak Brook, IL* – L EED Gold, 4-story, 1 level of below grade parking, high-performance glass enclosure, enhanced mechanical systems, sustainable site strategies
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KELLY NAYLOR,
CID, LEED AP
PARTNER, SENIOR INTERIOR DESIGNER As the leader of our Interiors Group, Kelly has over 22 years of experience on a wide variety of projects including multifamily housing, mixed-use developments, corporate offices, and municipal buildings. Her expertise includes programming, space planning, interior design conceptualization, adaptive reuse strategies, material selection, FF&E selections, specifications, construction document development and coordination. Kelly’s passion for ecological and environmentally smart processes provide unique and long-lasting designs for each client. EDUCATION // University of Minnesota, Bachelor of Science, Interior Design REGISTRATIONS // NCIDQ Certification #016271, LEED Accredited Professional, Minnesota Certified Interior Designer (CID) YEARS OF EXPERIENCE // 22
EXPERIENCE Corporate Headquarters, Golden Valley, MN - 24,000 SF Corporate Headquarters
Long & Kees Building, Minneapolis, MN - Adaptive Reuse for Corporate Headquarters
1101 Broadway, Emerge Offices, Minneapolis, MN - 18,000 SF Office Renovation
Twinbrook West Development, Rockville, MD - Mixed-Use Development
Excel Bank, Minneapolis, MN - 34,000 SF Corporate Headquarters
Cargill Corporation, Wayzata, MN Food Service and Cafeteria Remodel
Buffets Inc. Eagan, MN - 100,000 SF Corporate Headquarters
Cargill Corporation, Wayzata, MN Training Center Remodel
MoZaic Mixed Use Development, Minneapolis, MN - 65,000 SF Office / Mixed use Project
Landmark Towers, St. Paul, MN
Maple Grove Government Center, Maple Grove MN - 150,000 SF City Offices and Administration Facility Colonial Warehouse, Minneapolis, MN - Corporate, Adaptive Reuse Bankers System, Inc. Headquarters, St. Cloud, MN - 240,000 SF Corporate Headquarters US Federal Credit Union Burnsville Branch, Burnsville, MN - 49,000 SF Corporate Headquarters The RiverBank, Hudson, WI - 23,000 SF Corporate Headquarters
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MARGARET LAFFERTY,
NCIDQ, CID
INTERIOR DESIGNER Margaret is a proficient and skilled designer with extensive work experience in government, county, and city interior design and planning. She communicates with clients to develop programming and comprehensive concepts while exploring space planning solutions, finish and furnishing selections; and produces drawings, documents, and renderings to portray the intent of the interior spaces.
EDUCATION // Brown College, Bachelor of Science, Interior Design REGISTRATIONS // NCIDQ #33996, Minnesota Certified Interior Design #C02481 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE // 10 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS // IIDA Northland Chapter, NEWH North Central Chapter
EXPERIENCE Aitkin County Government Center Study, Aitkin, MN - courthouse, jail, sheriff station, county administration Albert Lea City-Wide Facilities Assessment & Master Plan, Albert Lea, MN - programming, existing conditions assessment, and site feasibility for new 28,100 SF fire station (6 bays, 5 bunks), 22,300 SF police station (33 sworn, 2 civilian), 88,300 SF public works, 19,300 SF library, 23,500 SF city hall, airport, PSAP, pool house, community center, ice arena, and park shelter
Carlton County Justice System Implementation and Master Plan, Carlton, MN - justice system analysis, courts case management analysis, judicial system planning, jail programming, jail bed projections, mental health assessments
Albert Lea Public Works, Albert Lea, MN - Public Works Facility, Remodel Alpena County Sheriff’s Office and Jail, Alpena, MI – new, $9.7M, 39,000 SF, 106-bed jail, Sheriff’s office, and Sheriff’s vehicle maintenance facility Brookings County Jail, Brookings, SD –$12.8M new 16,275 SF, 80-bed jail addition and 4,800 SF remodeling of existing jail and Sheriff’s office Bureau County Jail and Sheriff’s Office, Princeton, IL – Facility assessment, programming, planning, conceptual design and referendum support services for new 80-bed jail and sheriff’s office BKV GROUP
CHAD KURDI, PE PARTNER, SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
EDUCATION // Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Birzeit University
Chad has 25 years of experience in the electrical industry, and he brings in-depth understanding of electrical to each of his projects. Over the years, he has worked as an electrical engineer, electrician, electrical trainer, and manager. His electrical engineering experience includes drafting, designing, and specifying and analyzing electrical engineering projects for law enforcement facilities, hospitals, data centers, sport arenas, and commercial buildings. Chad’s master electrician work has involved estimating, wiring, and installing and maintaining electrical systems for residential and commercial buildings. He is also an expert in NEC Code, drafting, designing, analyzing, estimating & managing engineering/construction projects.
Master of Education, University of Minnesota
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REGISTRATIONS // Professional Licensed Engineer: CO # PE.0050414
Handicraft Building City Apartments, Minneapolis, MN - 13-Story, 235-Units, 190,200 SF, Mixed-Use, 8,000 SF of Retail/Commercial Space
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309 Vine, Cincinnati, OH- 300,000 SF, 294-Units, 2016
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A-Mill Artist Lofts, St. Paul, MN - 251-Unit Affordable/Subsidized Housing, Adaptive Reuse, Excelsior and Monterey, St. Louis Park, MN The Vintage, Washington, DC - Adaptive Reuse, Addition, 85-Units Meridian Hill Hall, Meridian, MN - 8-Story, 206-Units, 187,586 SF, $34 Million, May 2018 Morrow Park City Apartments - Pittsburgh, PA - Six-Story Market-Rate, 210-Units, NAHB Green Building, 2015
TOM DASKIEWICZ PARTNER, DIRECTOR OF QUALITY ASSURANCE
EDUCATION // North Hennepin Technical College - Construction Management Minneapolis Community College - Diploma of Architectural Technology REGISTRATIONS // 1983 Minnesota Vocational Clubs of America Skills Olympics Awarded First Place in Architectural Drafting, Placed Fifth Nationally
Tom has over 30 years of construction document and construction field experience in his role as BKV Group’s Director of Quality Assurance. He provides experienced technical leadership and quality assurance oversight for Architecture, Interiors, Engineering and Construction Administration teams. Tom works with the Discipline Leads, Project Managers and Directors to develop, maintain and administer quality standard procedures for all portions of contract documents. Tom and his team ensure that our client’s vision, as reflected in the construction documents, is completely and accurately realized in the field including a focused expertise on exterior envelope detailing. His expertise spans multiple project types including residential, governmental, medical, mixed-use development, and hospitality.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Blue Apartments, Greco and ASB Capital Management, Minneapolis, MN – Market Rate, Mixed Use, New Construction, 242-unit, 393,000 SF, $33M, LEED Certified Mill District City Apartments, Village Green, Minneapolis, MN – Multifamily, Mixed Use, 5-story, 175-unit, 3,400 SF retail Soo Line Building City Apartments, Village Green Companies, Minneapolis, MN – Multifamily, Historic Renovation, 254-unit, 307,829 SF, $40.6M
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Morrow Park City Apartments, Village Green Companies, Pittsburgh, PA – M ultifamily, New Construction, 210-unit, 273,093 SF, $37.3M City Club Apartments, CBD, Cincinnati, OH – Multifamily, Mixed Use, Historic Renovation, 294-unit, 300,000 SF Eitel Building City Apartments, Village Green Companies, Minneapolis, MN – Multifamily, Mixed Use, Addition & Historic Renovation
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KYLE OLSON, PE, MLSE SENIOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
EDUCATION // Civil Engineering degree, Bachelor of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota REGISTRATIONS // Professional Engineer: MN #48667 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE // 14
Kyle is responsible for performing and directing others in the design, evaluation, and retrofit of metal, concrete, masonry, and wood structures. Kyle has design experience in the following industries: affordable housing, education, energy, food, government, industrial, senior living, and student housing. Duties include preparation of engineering studies, design documents, building and support structure layouts, technical correspondence, engineering and construction cost estimates, and construction bid documents. He is also responsible for supervision of design personnel, final project checking, and communication with clients pertaining to design and construction issues.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Bureau County Jail and Sheriff’s Office, Princeton, IL – Facility assessment, programming, planning, conceptual design and referendum support services for new 80bed jail and sheriff’s office Detroit Lakes Police & City Hall Study, Detroit Lakes, MN - Conditions assessment, programming, planning for City Hall, Public Works, and Police Station Fridley Civic Campus, Fridley, MN – Municipal, New Construction of City Hall, Police, Fire, Public Works Facilities, 184,300 SF, $48.8M
Hive Hotel (Allen Lee Hotel), Abdo, Washington, DC – hospitality, historic adaptive reuse, 5-story L&H Station, Minneapolis, MN – mixed use, 565 housing units, a 100,000 SF office building, approximately 16,000 SF of commercial and retail space, and a 44,000 SF combined public plaza, pedestrian corridor, and farmers market square 4900 Excelsior Boulevard, St. Louis Park, MN – mixed use, 6-story, 164 units including 18 affordable units, 28,228 SF of commercial space, $48M
ALEX SAWKA, PE SR. MECHANICAL ENGINEER
EDUCATION // Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota REGISTRATIONS // Professional Engineer MD #52903 MN #53200 IL #062.069495 VA# 0402059633 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE // 12
Alex is skilled in offering innovative mechanical design solutions to projects. He is a highly motivated and resourceful individual who interacts productively with people from diverse backgrounds. Alex is a conscientious team player with excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills, able to design innovative solutions that promote maximum efficiency while requiring minimal maintenance. He has experience with projects in many different housing markets, including multi-housing, student housing, and hospitality.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE 1500 Nicollet Apartments, Minneapolis, MN – new construction, affordable housing
Fort Snelling Upper Post, Dominium, St. Paul, MN – affordable, historic adaptive reuse, 185-unit
4900 Excelsior Boulevard, St. Louis Park, MN – Multifamily, Mixed Use, 6-story, 164-units including 18-affordable units, 28,228 Sf of commercial space, $48M
Legends of Blaine, Dominium, Blaine, MN – Senior Housing, Affordable, New Construction, 192 Units, $28.5M budget
Artspace Silver Spring Arts Campus, Montgomery County and Artspace, Silver Spring, MD – Multifamily, Affordable, Addition & Renovation, 68 live/work artist studios, 11 townhouses C & E Flats Phase II, St. Paul, MN – Multifamily, Affordable Housing, New Construction, Addition, Renovation, Adopt-Reuse
Legends of Apple Valley, Dominium, Apple Valley, MN – senior housing, affordable, new construction, 4-story, 163-unit, 269,828 SF, $19.4M budget, LIHTC Millworks Lofts, Dominium, Minneapolis, MN – affordable, historic adaptive reuse, 78-unit, 104,693 SF, $19.4M *Experience prior to BKV Group BKV GROUP
PLANNING AND PRE-DEVELOPMENT BKV Group’s Planning and Pre-Development services address the critical first phase of real estate development. Our experts in this phase of design are:
JULIE LUX DIRECTOR OF PRE-DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Julie joined BKV Group in 2017 to head up the newly created Pre-Development Services group where she is leveraging her more than 25 years real estate experience to assist the firm’s clients source and acquire development sites. She works with development clients assisting them in the feasibility stage through site analysis, density studies, potential assemblage, and supporting market data such as land sale comparable information, surrounding rent studies, unit mix studies, etc. Her finance analysis background gives her a unique perspective working with developers as they model their development proformas. Julie is an active member of CCIM (Certified Commerical Investment Institute), is the President of the East Bethel Economic Development Authority, and is Secretary and Board Member of Central MN Development Corporation, a certified SBA development company.
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BKV Group focuses on pre-development to add depth and efficiency for our development clients. The firm’s staff works side-by-side with property owners, real estate brokers and developers to study zoning density, perceived need, and other factors along transit corridors and paths of development. BKV Group then graphically illustrates a site’s potential, enhancing the developer’s ability to visualize options that may not have been considered.
To determine the value potential or feasibility of a particular site or sites, BKV Group can perform a constraints analysis, looking at zoning, building massing, vehicle access, utility locations, topography, wetlands/detention requirements, due-diligence, and community-connectivity metrics. That data is used to explore site utilization options and develop basic proformas, which can be ranked according to aesthetics, risk potential, functionality, constructibility, sustainability, and financial feasibility.
BKV Group’s Pre-Development Services engage and connect project partners and community leaders including real estate, financing, neighborhood groups, and public entities. We can help communicate the importance of a project and build support in the community with data, sketches, charts, and presentations to convey its local, regional, and global benefits. This work helps facilitate the approvals, zoning changes and/or public funding required to make the project a reality.
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This planning and evaluation phase results in a comprehensive viability package focused on a site’s potential, by intensely investigating the following: PLANNING Identification of potential development or redevelopment sites ZONING Assistance with site assemblage, density assessment, and urban design corridor analysis INCENTIVES Area brokerage and broker relationship-building PERMITTING PROCESSES Support during project entitlement, permit approval, and construction contractor selection
PHASING PLAN ORGANIZATION
Master Plan Unit/SF Counts 3700 American Blvd Site Area: 378,086 sf (8.68 acres)
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133,664 gross sf per floor x 5 stories 668,320 gsf x .85 eff 568,072 nsf 725 sf per unit 783 units
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BKV Group conducts corridor studies to gather detailed information to source potential off-market sites and identify specific opportunities in the path of development.
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BKV GROUP IS A HOLISTIC DESIGN FIRM PROVIDING ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, INTERIOR DESIGN, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION.
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