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GREENLEAF TRUST CELEBRATES RIBBON CUTTING! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact: E. Laney Henson, CPSM (734) 454-9900 henson@sme-usa.com Greenleaf Trust recently hosted a dedication event to officially mark the opening of the Greenleaf Trust Building. Gone is the abandoned gas station at the corner of Woodward and Maple in downtown Birmingham, Michigan. In its place, a five-story, mixed-use building to anchor the expansion of Greenleaf Trust – the Kalamazoo-based wealth management firm – into Southeast Michigan. SME worked with Catalyst Development, LLC, CSM Group, the Construction Manager, and Eckert Wordell Architecture to redevelop this high-profile brownfield site. Early on, SME helped secure $1.3 million in brownfield tax increment financing (TIF) to help defer some of the cost for redeveloping the property. We provided brownfield due diligence consulting including environmental site assessments to assist in liability management, as well as geotechnical engineering and construction materials services (CMS).
SME designed an earth retention system around the proposed building perimeter and incorporated environmental protection features to surround the new building foundations. We developed an underpinning system to support the foundations of the adjacent restaurant so excavation would not cause movement, and continually monitored vibrations during construction. Our materials group tested structural concrete, structural steel, fireproofing, masonry, fluid membrane air barriers, roofing, and deck coating.
SME also made recommendations on “green” product selection and wrote the brownfield credit for LEED certification. The building will be the first in Birmingham to achieve silver LEED certification.
Patti Owens, Managing Director of Catalyst Development Co., LLC, said: “SME is the first development partner I call whenever Catalyst sets out to identify a new building site. The value their team brings to all of our projects is measured in our pre-construction preparedness for whatever conditions exist on site, the quality of solutions we undertake to both clean up a site and to ready it for a new building and the actual dollars we add to the bottom line as a result of SME’s knowledge, expertise and customer-centered service delivery model. SME continuously assumes an unwritten leadership position within the development team, working every day to assure this owner of their commitment to a successful project from beginning to end.”
About SME
SME supports clients at every stage of development and ownership, from site acquisition, design and construction, to maintenance, restoration and redevelopment. We’ve guided clients through the complex financial maze to take advantage of available brownfield and other development financing programs to help them achieve their goals. SME has secured over $90,000,000 in state/federal grants, loans, tax credits, and tax increment financing for municipal and private brownfield redevelopment projects valued at over $900,000,000. Since 1964, our mission has been to add significant value to our clients’ projects and become a trusted member of their project team. Our staff of over 200 professionals operates from ten offices in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. We assist our clients locally and across the world by providing practical, sustainable solutions to the most challenging site and building related problems. From land use and brownfield redevelopment to green buildings and alternative energy sources, we are committed to helping our clients achieve a sustainable future. Our geosciences, materials and environmental capabilities serve many markets in the built and natural environment, covering Commercial, Development/ Redevelopment, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Industrial, Retail, State/Local Government, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Agriculture.
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