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Parkhaven at Pike Place
Parkhaven at Pike Place The City of Prior Lake, MN is a suburban community located about 20 miles southwest of downtown Minneapolis. The city experienced rapid growth, with a population of 16,000 in 2000, to over 25,000 in 2015. This population expansion expedited the need for quality housing in this growing, upscale community. The community’s…
Read MoreDrexel Town Square Wetland Park
Drexel Town Square Wetland Park Drexel Town Square is a new mixed-use town center on the 85-acre site of the former Delphi automotive parts factory in Oak Creek. Oak Creek is an auto-dependent suburb of Milwaukee that currently lacks a ‘downtown’ area. Drexel Town Square will house civic, retail, office, open space, and residential use,…
Read MoreCelebrating Excellence: Joe Pepitone Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by WI ASLA
Celebrating Excellence: Joe Pepitone Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by WI ASLA In a momentous tribute to a distinguished career, Joe Pepitone, a principal at GRAEF with over 36 years of landscape architecture experience, has been honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (WI…
Read MoreGRAEF President and CEO John Kissinger Named 2024 Milwaukee Business Journal Power Broker
GRAEF President and CEO John Kissinger Named 2024 Milwaukee Business Journal Power Broker What is a power broker? They are the people who others turn to when they need to get something done, whether it’s a business deal, community project or raising money for a great cause. This list includes Milwaukee’s most prominent executives. Congratulations,…
Read MoreMacArthur Square Planning
MacArthur Square Planning View the City of Milwaukee MacArthur Square Planning Study Today, MacArthur Square consists of a group of civic buildings in downtown Milwaukee arranged around a multilevel parking structure. Historically, MacArthur Square represents the City’s legacy of the City Beautiful movement in architecture and planning. GRAEF has worked closely with Milwaukee County and…
Read MoreWisDOT WIS 50 Paddock Lake Construction Management
WisDOT WIS 50 Paddock Lake Construction Management This project consisted of a 1.7-mile full reconstruction of WIS 50 (75th Street) through the Village of Paddock Lake. The work includes 2 cast-in-place retaining walls and several block gravity walls. A new, larger storm sewer was installed along with a large storm water detention pond. The…
Read MoreWisDOT US 45 (WIS 50 to WIS 11) Construction Management
WisDOT US 45 (WIS 50 to WIS 11) Construction Management US 45 from the Village of Bristol to the Village of Union Grove was a 7.9 mile mill and overlay project using the Percentage Within Limits (PWL) specification. The project also included concrete pavement improvements at the US 45 and WIS 50 intersection with the…
Read MoreWisDOT I-94 Rawson Avenue Interchange Bridge & Ramps Construction Management
WisDOT I-94 Rawson Avenue Interchange Bridge & Ramps Construction Management This project consisted of the reconstruction of the I-94 Rawson Avenue Interchange bridge and ramps. This was the pilot project for WisDOT’s first-time use of the Self-Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT) type of bridge construction. The spans were constructed on temporary abutments within the right…
Read MoreWisDOT Milwaukee Zoo Interchange Reconstruction
WisDOT Milwaukee Zoo Interchange Reconstruction The Zoo Freeway is a major north-south facility in western Milwaukee County, running 13.5 miles from the Hale Interchange in Greenfield to the North Interchange in northwest Milwaukee. At the Hale Interchange, the I 894/US 45/Zoo Freeway meets the I 43/Rock Freeway and the I 894/I 43/Airport Freeway, while at…
Read MoreRiver Trails School Urban Forest
River Trails School Urban Forest River Trail School of Agriculture and Science, a school within the Milwaukee Public School (MPS) system, caters to a diverse community of approximately 400 K-8 students located on the Northwest side of Milwaukee. Renowned for its commitment to fostering excellence in agricultural sciences education from kindergarten through eighth grade, River…
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