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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…

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…

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…

On Broadway announces Public Market in downtown Green Bay GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Plans were announced Wednesday for a Public Market and apartments at Old Fort Square in the Broadway District of Downtown Green Bay. On Broadway, Inc., announced details of the $30 million redevelopment project and plans to fund it. On Broadway Executive…

Experience Pays Off in Fourth Baggage Inspection System Project at Fort Lauderdale International Airport  GRAEF served as Prime Consultant, Structural & Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection Engineer on the project.  When the Broward County Aviation Department rolled up its collective sleeves to replace the checked baggage inspection system in Terminal 4 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International…

City of De Pere VFW Aquatic Facility Named as WPRA 2021 Outstanding Aquatics Facility Design and Renovation Project GRAEF is excited to share that the VFW Aquatic Facility, located in De Pere, Wis. has been named the 2021 Outstanding Facility Design and Renovation Project by the Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association. The City of De…

Komatsu Mining Opens Office Building Hunzinger Construction is leading the construction of the project. Eppstein Uhen Architects and engineering firm GRAEF are designing the campus. Komatsu Mining is putting the finishing touches on its new facility, South Harbor Campus, in Milwaukee’s Harbor District. The development, billed as the largest urban manufacturing facility under development in the United States, includes a 176,000-square-foot office building…

Dells Parkway to Receive Major Facelift Wisconsin Dells Events, John Gittings Wisconsin Dells Parkway has been prone to traffic interruptions and rear-end accidents because of the lack of left turn lanes. It also has less than ideal pedestrian traffic due to the lack of a sidewalk on the west side in the Wisconsin Dells portion…

AERO Special Education Co-Op Breaks Ground For New Campus GRAEF is the leading structural engineer for the project. A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for the brand-new Aero Special Cooperative on the former Queen of Peace High School property in Burbank, Illinois. AERO provides special education services to 400 full-time students from 11-member public school…

Pat Kressin Named A Notable Commercial Real Estate Leader by BizTimes Media BizTimes Media announced the  Milwaukee Notable Commercial Real Estate Leaders,  a special editorial feature  that recognizes brokers, directors, investors, developers, and finance professionals shaping high-profile commercial real estate in southeastern Wisconsin. GRAEF vice president Pat Kressin has proven himself to be a leader, go-getter,…