This four-badge auto campus incorporates multiple dealerships into a coherent design while satisfying the city's demands for specific building materials. Resolving the competing demands by five manufacturers and the local jurisdiction required a special balancing of design by the architect. The project completion date is September 1, 2008.

Owner: Hubbell Realty Company
6900 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

Owner Contact: Steve Niebuhr, Senior Vice President

Contractor/Construction Manager: Hubbell Realty Company Steve Niebuhr

Size: Two Buildings 10,000 s.f. each building Multi-Tenant Use

Cost: $1,500,000.00 each building Does not include tenant finish.

Completion Date: Fall 2007

Brief Description:
This eight-acre site is located at a key intersection in Urbandale's developing northwest quadrant. Two buildings provide four potential "end caps" with auto access for users such as drycleaners or express coffee and sandwich shops.

The project is wood frame and brick veneer and retains a residential scale and character that defines the neighborhood.

Owner:
Easter Seals of Iowa
401 N.E. 66th Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50313

Construction Manager:
Steve Niebuhr, Senior Vice President
Hubbell Realty Company
Construction Services Division
6900 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

Size: 42,000 g.s.f.

Cost: $6,600,000.00

Completion Date: To be determined

Brief Description:
This project is an office and program building of approximately 42,000 g.s.f. to house the State Headquarters of Easter Seals of Iowa. Spaces include shower and bath facilities for Camp Sunnyside, respite care facilities, program and healthcare administration spaces and staff offices.

VA Campus
30th Street & Hickman Road
Des Moines, Iowa

Owner:
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C.

Contractor/Construction Manager:
Jared Nieman
Russell Construction
4600 E. 53rd Street
Davenport, Iowa 52807

Size: 83,000 s.f., three-story

Cost: $2,500,000.00

Completion Date: August 2009

Brief Description:
Veterans Administration Extended Care Facility houses 183 patient rooms, physical therapy and a secure wing.
The construction consists of a steel frame with precast plank flooring, brick veneer on metal stud exterior wall construction. The mechanical system is three VAV mechanical units located in the basement and ductwork throughout. The 12' floor-to-floor height makes mechanical design and architectural coordination unique and critical.
Amenities include a combination of private and double occupancy bedrooms with individual bathrooms, bariatric unit that includes patient lift systems extending to the bed, toilet and shower. Near the entry is a Public Patient Lounge with a living room-feel by containing a fireplace. Each floor has a Patient Lounge with a TV built into bookcases to provide a home-like setting.