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Palos Community Hospital
Palos Community Hospital Palos Community Hospital is a 436-bed facility on a 45-acre wooded parcel in Palos Heights. GRAEF provided civil engineering on several projects at the hospital from a small cardiac catheter laboratory addition to 24-acre site improvements for a new parking structure and central plant. Site/civil services addressed construction staging and patient parking…
Read MoreOrange Coast Memorial Medical Center Patient Care Pavilion
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center Patient Care Pavilion The Orange Coast Patient Care Pavilion is a 163,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical office building and the new façade of the Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center. The six-story facility opened in 2009 as the tallest building in Fountain Valley. GRAEF provided structural design for this $50 million facility located…
Read MoreThe Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Cancer Discovery
The Medical College of Wisconsin Center for Cancer Discovery The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), located on the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus, recently completed construction of a state-of-the-art building designed as a hub for collaboration and innovation in cancer research. The Center for Cancer Discovery represents MCW’s long-term commitment to advancing groundbreaking research and…
Read MoreSouth Milwaukee Comprehensive and Downtown Plan Update
South Milwaukee Comprehensive and Downtown Plan Update Ten years after the City of South Milwaukee partnered with GRAEF to update its Comprehensive Plan in 2014, the GRAEF Planning + Urban Design team once again updated the city’s Comprehensive Plan for the next 25 years of community development to 2050. The 2014 Comprehensive Plan update set…
Read MoreMequon and Thiensville Bike and Pedestrian Plan
Mequon and Thiensville Bike and Pedestrian Plan GRAEF created a Master Plan for the development of pedestrian and bicycle facilities throughout the City of Mequon and Village of Thiensville with goals of creating an all ages all abilities pedestrian and bicycle network across the community to key destinations, improving safety, and increasing public awareness of…
Read MoreCity of Milwaukee North Avenue, East Side Streetscape and Vision Zero
City of Milwaukee North Avenue, East Side Streetscape and Vision Zero GRAEF created a conceptual streetscape design for the North Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) and the City of Milwaukee with the goal of implementing vision zero. The project spanned from the Milwaukee River east along East North Avenue to North Lake Drive and Lake…
Read MoreCity of Racine Comprehensive Plan
City of Racine Comprehensive Plan The City of Racine adopted its first Comprehensive Plan in 2009, and, like many communities during the early phase of comprehensive planning, designed the plan to closely reflect the requirements outlined by state statute. The original plan was comprehensive but dense—packed with valuable information yet lacking the visuals and user-friendly…
Read MoreCatholic Financial Life Parking Structure
Catholic Financial Life Parking Structure In downtown Milwaukee, a five-story parking garage built in 1969 had reached a breaking point. Decades of deferred maintenance left the structure cracked, corroded, and leaking, so compromised that plastic sheets were strung up to catch water dripping through holes in the slabs. What made the situation even more complex…
Read MoreFroedtert Hospital Parking Blue Structure
Froedtert Hospital Parking Blue Structure The Froedtert Hospital Parking Blue Structure exemplifies a forward-thinking approach to campus infrastructure, designed to meet the evolving needs of patients, visitors, and staff while supporting long-term growth and sustainability. Situated on the west end of the hospital campus, this five-level, post-tensioned concrete facility accommodates approximately 2,400 vehicles and integrates…
Read MoreCity of Franklin Ballpark Commons Master Plan
City of Franklin Ballpark Commons Master Plan GRAEF played a pivotal role in the planning of Ballpark Commons, a dynamic 200-acre development anchored by the existing Rock Sports Complex. GRAEF provided civil and traffic engineering, planning and urban design, stormwater, and environmental services to support the creation of a vibrant mixed-use destination that blends recreation,…
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