Gebhardt Building groundbreaking this Thursday

For immediate release

For information contact: Darlene Buhler (608)225-0710

Gebhardt Development would like to officially announce the groundbreaking for The Gebhardt Building and Frank Productions The Sylvee on Thursday, May 25th, 2017 at 11AM at 811 East Washington Ave.

The 8-story Gebhardt Building will have 100,000 square feet of retail and office space and Frank Production’s The Sylvee is a 50,000 square foot performance venue with offices. The building will offer premier office space in Downtown Madison; within walking distance of everything, great views of both lakes and the Capitol, and even the potential for Madison’s first rooftop helipad.

This project along with American Family’s Spark building will be the catalyst for the South Side of East Washington Avenue for years to come. This is a transformative project adding much-needed density and job growth to Capitol East District.

This is the final piece remaining from the former Don Miller auto dealership and 3rd project by Gebhardt Development on the East Washington Corridor. This is the first project from any developer on the South Side of East Washington Avenue in years.

It fulfils a long-term vision that brings alive a once-dead district by activating the area throughout the day and night. It creates a more vibrant and diverse atmosphere that bridges the Tenney Lapham and Marquette Neighborhoods with the Capitol square and East Washington Corridor. The corridor’s continued evolution is intended to cater to an under-served demographic of millennials to empty-nesters by creating the right mix of retail, offices, apartments and condos, bars/restaurants and entertainment venues. This development, along with our Constellation and Galaxie projects, and right next to the newly activated Breese Stevens Field creates a true urban infill in the most sustainable way.

It will be exciting to watch how this new project will impact not only the Capitol East District but all of Madison for many years to come.

Kraus-Anderson Completes New Hyundai Dealership in Mt. Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (May 2017) – The Madison office of Kraus-Anderson Construction Company (KA), one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers, has completed a new $4.3 million Racine Hyundai dealership, located south of Highway 20 and east of I-94 in Mount Pleasant, Wis. 
 
Owned by the Home Run Auto Group and designed by RB Custom Design, the 22,500-square-foot dealership will feature a five-car showroom, service center with 12 bays, alignment bay, car wash, detailing bay, customer service areas and offices.  The showroom’s exterior wall boasts a 16-foot glass wall design and bronze metal sky panels.
 

About Kraus-Anderson 
Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson® Construction Company (www.krausanderson.com) is one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers. Kraus-Anderson, an Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn.

Second Harvest Expands to Provide More Healthy and Nutritious Food

Officials from Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin and American Family Insurance announced on February 9th the successful completion of the first phase of Second Harvest’s Food. Health. Hope. Campaign. This phase of the campaign included raising $2 million to pay for an expansion of its facility on Madison’s eastside, and completing the primary construction of the new expansion. As a result, Second Harvest is now able to:

• Store and distribute significantly more healthy and nutritious fresh and frozen food
• Process more food faster to decrease turnaround time
• Handle incoming and outgoing food more safely and efficiently through traffic flow reconfiguration and more shipping/receiving bays

“For many years Second Harvest has placed an emphasis on providing nutritious food to our neighbors in southwestern Wisconsin who are struggling to put food on their tables,” said Dan Stein, president & CEO of Second Harvest. “We knew we needed to make significant changes to our building to give us the ability to provide more fresh and frozen product. Thanks to many generous donors like American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc., we can now take advantage of opportunities we would have had to turn down previously because of space limitations.”

The first phase of the Food. Health. Hope. Campaign was privately funded by numerous organizations, foundations, and individuals, including a lead gift of $500,000 by American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation.

“We’re delighted to partner with Second Harvest Foodbank as it continues its work to end hunger in our Wisconsin communities, and to do so by providing more healthy, nutritious food to families in need,” said Bill Westrate, American Family Insurance chief operating officer and Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin board member. “We support the efforts of organizations like Second Harvest that provide vital services and support in the communities where we live, work and do business.”

The construction included adding freezer and cooler space, adding new shipping and receiving bays, increasing volunteer space used to process food, and relocating some office staff to a new facility. With the new addition and other reconfigurations, Second Harvest was able to increase their total capacity by 35% to approximately 1.7 million pounds of food.

In addition to celebrating the end of phase one of the project, Second Harvest is now hoping to raise $200,000 from the public to help keep the new space filled year-round. For every $1 raised they can provide three meals. To donate, visit SecondHarvestMadison.org/FHH.

About Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin began working with local hunger-relief agencies in 1986. It helps end hunger in 16 southwestern Wisconsin counties through food distribution to its partner agencies, promotion of outside food assistance programs like FoodShare, and raising awareness of hunger. As southwestern Wisconsin’s largest hunger-relief charity it meets nearly one million requests for help each year. From July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 Second Harvest, together with its partner agencies and programs, provided 13.7 million meals. It is one of 200 members of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. For more information, visit SecondHarvestMadison.org.

About American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation, Inc.

This foundation builds on our already strong commitment and support for the communities we serve. With this foundation, our community giving has evolved into community investing – strategically aligning corporate goals with community investments and creating alliances with non-profits for mutual benefit. Community investing now aligns with the company’s mission/brand, where impact can be made, and meaningful results achieved. The American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation is intended as an effective and efficient funding mechanism for the company’s community investment and philanthropic strategy. It strengthens our ability to measure the results and impact of our investments for the greatest benefit.

The Gialamas Company Presents Sauk Trails Plaza II

The Gialamas Company is proud to announce a prominent addition on one of the few remaining large parcels in Old Sauk Trails Park. Sauk Trails Plaza II, a 160,000 square foot, five story building, located at 1255 Fourier Drive, will be completed in December 2017. Timelessly clad in stone and glass, the building will be located at the north entry into Old Sauk Trails Park and will be the sister building to Sauk Trails Plaza. 

George Gialamas, CEO and Founder of The Gialamas Company, says the project underscores his long held belief that, “Companies understand the importance of high quality space and service and the benefit this brings to their most important asset; their people. Developing commercial buildings with an emphasis on this concept has been the main mission of The Gialamas Company for the past 40 years. We are excited to be bringing a great company, NSI, back to Madison with this new development.”
 
As the major tenant in the building, NSI, a division of West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, is working with local design-build firm, Iconica, in designing their employee-focused office space.

“We love the ten foot ceiling heights and floor to ceiling windows planned for this office,” says Gary Klein, Vice President of NSI. “Our design will provide opportunities for collaboration as well as a variety of alternative work spaces.” NSI is looking forward to the state-of-the-art fitness facility and outdoor patio area with landscaping that will be designed to complement the beauty of the building, all of which helps attract and retain their growing employee base.    
   
Kevin Carey, of The Carey Group was selected by NSI to assist in the search for their new office space and they are thankful for his dedication to locating the perfect “partners” for the future. Recognizing their own values of customer service and cooperative teamwork, NSI selected The Gialamas Company and Iconica for development and construction.

“We began working with Iconica several months ago to clearly identify our space needs. When we began talking to The Gialamas Company, and found they’ve had a strong relationship with our chosen design-build team, it was a bonus,” Klein explains. “I can’t tell you how excited our associates are to have a property manager who understands that the relationship between tenant and property 
management goes beyond a contract, and is truly a partnership.”  

Sauk Trails Plaza II will offer the most advanced sustainable design amenities in the areas of energy, water efficiency and air quality. The HVAC technology will include a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system to create a comfortable and productive work environment for employees as well as significant energy savings. During construction, the on-site recycling and materials goal is to divert 80% of construction waste from landfill and to utilize as many finishes with recycled, rapidly renewable resources and regionally harvested materials.  

About The Gialamas Company: 

Founded by George and Candy Gialamas, The Gialamas Company, Inc. specializes in Class A Commercial Real Estate in Madison and the surrounding area. For forty years, we have brought our expertise in real estate development, brokerage, leasing and management to the City of Madison and State of Wisconsin. The Gialamas Company’s fully integrated in-house staff and 
maintenance team, combined with our distinct knowledge and experience, ensures the highest level of service in all facets of the company. For more information on The Gialamas Company, visit www.gialamas.com. 

About NSI: 

NSI, a division of West Bend Mutual Insurance Company in West Bend, Wisconsin, offers specialized insurance and safety programs for niche markets like childcare, social service organizations, and sports and leisure. NSI also is a standard market for construction and commercial bonds. Created in 1999, NSI is a top 100 employer in Dane County. Since 2010, West Bend has been named a “Best Place to Work in Insurance” by Business Insurance, placing in the top four companies in the large employee category. West Bend has also consistently been 
included on the Ward Group’s list of the 50 top-performing, U.S.-domiciled property/casualty insurers.   

About Iconica: 

Iconica is an integrated design build firm focused on innovative architectural and engineering solutions delivered by in-house construction managers. Iconica has been working with The Gialamas Company for over 30 years and is a leader in commercial office design and construction in Southern Wisconsin. For more information on Iconica, visit www.iconicacreates.com.  

For additional information, contact: 
Cathy O’Donnell, Vice President of Operations
The Gialamas Company, Inc.
8040 Excelsior Drive Madison, WI  53717
(608)-836-8000

Monona Goodwill Store Remains Open During Remodel

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