Posts by Justyce Dixon
GRAEF Project, Drexel Town Square Highlighted in League of Wisconsin Municipality Magazine
GRAEF Project, Drexel Town Square Highlighted in League of Wisconsin Municipality Magazine Drexel Town Square: The Postcard View The City of Oak Creek, a fast growing suburb of Milwaukee, lacked a key amenity for the community: a downtown. When the relatively young city went through a period of searching for its civic identity, or “perfect…
Read MoreNelson Family Heritage Crossing
Nelson Family Heritage Crossing The Nelson Family Heritage Crossing is a 1,131-foot bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Fox River between Heesakker Park in Little Chute and a new rail trail connection to downtown Kaukauna. The project broke ground in August 2020, and opened to the public in June 2021. The Crossing serves as a…
Read MoreForest County Potawatomi Recreation Center
Forest County Potawatomi Community Center The GRAEF team provided a variety of engineering services for the Forest County Potawatomi’s Community Center. The 110,000 square foot facility has a unique eagle design, which is significant to the tribe’s culture as the eagle delivers prayers to the creator. Included in the facility are 3 basketball and 3…
Read MoreMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Named as Wisconsin Historical Society 2021 Historic Restoration Award
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Named as Wisconsin Historical Society 2021 Historic Restoration Award GRAEF provided MEP, Fire Protection, Low Voltage Systems, and Energy Modeling on the Highly Visible Milwaukee Project. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is the recipient of the 2021 Historic Restoration Award for the restoration of the Warner Art Deco skyscraper. The award goes to the…
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Diversey Diversey Inc., a global leader in cleaning and personal care products is consolidating its North American operations to Elsmere, Kentucky. The chemical company will move into a completed 840,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility and is expected to fully transition operations to this location. The already existing 780,000-square-foot building on the site is currently undergoing…
Read MoreChrist Church Mequon
Christ Church Mequon GRAEF electrical engineers provided design services for a 35,000 square-foot addition to Christ Church in Mequon, WI. The project featured a multi-venue worship and community gathering space. The electrical service design was developed to accommodate the new addition and look toward the future to another venue yet to be constructed. The creative…
Read MoreJames Street Plaza Streetscape and Reconstruction
James Street Plaza Streetscape and Reconstruction The James Street project involved the design of a new public space and the reconstruction of one block of roadway through the central business district of De Pere. The project goals were to create a special place that could be used by visitors and downtown employees; improve the quality…
Read MoreMilwaukee Symphony Orchestra Grand Theater
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Grand Theater After being a tenant in another building since its founding, in 2015 the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra purchased the building that is now its new home. A “diamond in the rough” best describes the original state of the new home of the world class Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Originally completed in 1931…
Read MoreCanaveral Port Authority Cruise Terminal 8 Expansion and Renovation
Canaveral Port Authority Cruise Terminal 8 Expansion and Renovation Port Canaveral, Florida, is home to the second-busiest cruise port in the world. Eighty percent of the Port’s revenue is generated from the cruise business, which is seeing an increased demand for larger ships with expanded luxurious amenities. In 2019, Port Canaveral Authority authorized a $40…
Read MoreMadison unveils $16.1 million ‘Imagination Center’ with library, pavilion at Reindahl Park
Madison unveils $16.1 million ‘Imagination Center’ with library, pavilion at Reindahl Park GRAEF is providing civil engineering, structural engineering and MEP on the project. After years of study and community outreach, Madison has released initial concepts for a modernistic, $16.1 million, 16,000-square-foot “Imagination Center” at Reindahl Park that will combine a library, park pavilion and…
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