Client: IRG Realty Advisors, LLC

Scope: 174,500 SF Office Relocation Interior Renovations

Construction Cost: $12,550,000

Completion Date: December 2019

The project consisted of interior renovations and build-out for the New Global Headquarters of Babcock & Wilcox in Akron, Ohio.  The project is part of a larger historic tax credit development by IRG serving to restore the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Headquarters buildings at Akron’s East End.

The B&W space spans two floors of two existing buildings on the property.  The KAI A&E Team (including Richardson Design and Osborn Engineering) provided full basic services from Conceptual Design through completion of Construction Documents and Contract Administration Phase Services for the project.

The program included a new lobby, private and open offices, meeting and collaboration spaces, as well as breakout spaces for nineteen internal departments. The completed design established a corporate identity for B&W while complying with historic preservation guidelines.

Client:
National Interstate Insurance

Scope:
120,000 SF; 5 stories including Lower Level

Construction Cost: $25,000,000

Completion Date:
Spring 2018

AWARDS:

- NAIOP Northern Ohio Chapter 2018 “Office Architectural Design of the Year”

After successfully completing the Corporate Headquarters for National Interstate Insurance (NII) in 2002, NII once again retained KAI in 2016 to develop a Master Plan and design the 118,000 SF, five-story New 2018 World Headquarters Building. A&E Services included that for the Building Shell & Core, as well as for Tenant Improvements of all five floors. The 2018 HQ Office Building Project was divided into three separate Phases for Site & Foundation, Shell Building, and Interiors scopes of work.

Client: Veterans Development, LLC

Scope: 6-Story, 150,000 SF Office Building; Bridge Connectors; 122 Bed, 73,000 SF Volunteers of America Domiciliary; 2,000 stall Parking Structure; 2-story Future Retail/Office Building.

Construction Cost: $65,000,000

Completion Date: May 2011

The new six-story, 150,000 SF Office Building is a part of a new Mixed-Use Development for the Cleveland VA Medical Center at Wade Park. The project developed by Veterans Development, LLC also included Sitework, new Bridge Connectors, a new Volunteers of America Domiciliary, and Parking Structure. KAI developed the design for the five major elements of the Project with a consistent theme to provide a "campus" type setting.

The urban project site is located within both the East Boulevard Historic District and the Landmarks Commission District of Cleveland. The site is next to the main campus of the Cleveland VA Hospital and also abuts Rockefeller Park to the west and a residential district to the north. The Kaczmar Team attended many public meetings and worked closely with adjoining residents, property stakeholders, and the governing design review agencies to incorporate suggestions for the exterior building design to ensure the Project would complement and enhance the historic Cleveland neighborhood.

Office Building A/E Services included tenant improvements of six floors for occupation by the VA administrative offices, as well tenant improvements for the basement level which houses a premier Data Center for the VA. KAI worked closely with VA architects and respective departmental representatives to customize floor plans which would best suit end-user needs.

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The 300,000 SF, five-story Crown Centre office tower is a 9.98 acre first phase of a 46 acre mixed use development project planned by KAI. The structure was placed on a diagonal at the southeast corner of the site to take maximum advantage of its prominent location at the intersection of I-77 and Rockside Road.

The building is oriented to take advantage of views to the Cleveland skyline and to the Cuyahoga River Valley. Offsets in the floor plan maximize the number of corner offices. The stepped configuration of the building, which occurs within the 30' x 30' bay module of the structure creates additional interest in the building exterior and provides a variety of floor sizes and shapes for leasing purposes. Roof terraces occur adjacent to the multiple corner offices at the fifth, eighth, and eleventh floors.

Client:

Ohio Dept. of Administrative Services (DAS)

Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC)

Scope: 46,400 SF

Construction Cost: $1,500,000

Completion Date: 2020

This project consisted of Interior Tenant Improvements to the Lausche State Office Building, Levels 6 & 7 in Cleveland, Ohio for use by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

The KAI A&E Team recently completed the phased project which renovated all of Lausche Level 6 and approximately half of Level 7. The Level 6 renovation area encompassed 29,000 SF, while the renovation area on Level 7 was approximately 17,400 SF. The combined total usable square footage for this project was 46,400.  The improvements facilitated the relocation of BWC staff from their previous residence in Garfield Heights, allowing for consolidated operations within the existing Lausche State Office Building.

Client: Construction Resources One

Scope: 38,000 SF

Construction Cost: $965,000

Completion Date: 2014

This project consisted of interior renovations for approximately 38,000 SF of the historic North Canton Hoover District Building for use by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Renovated areas included approximately 34,000 SF of Third Floor tenant improvement administrative office space, in addition to approximately 4,000 SF of the adjacent Common Area Main Entry Lobby and New Public Restrooms.

Client: Sherwin-Williams

Scope: 1,100 SF

Construction Cost: $380,000

Completion Date: 2013

This project involved the interior renovation of a portion of the Sherwin-Williams Beta Building 3rd Floor for use as their “Collaboratory Room”. Sherwin-Williams envisioned a collaborative open studio space for employees which would simultaneously encourage team building and stimulate free thought and expression. KAI therefore designed a space with an open atmosphere, graphic studio feel; ample space for group seating; abundant natural lighting; and a mix of custom architectural details throughout that would foster the creative process.

Client: National Interstate Insurance

Scope: 96,600 SF, 4 Stories

Construction Cost: $6,800,000

Completion Date: 2014

In 2000, KAI was retained by National Interstate Insurance to provide A&E Services for a new Corporate Headquarters Office located on a sloped site overlooking Interstate 271 in Richfield, Ohio. The lower level consists of three conference rooms, a fitness center, leasable office space, storage areas, and 24 executive parking spaces. The first and second levels contain leasable office space, while the upper level has been used as the corporate headquarters for National Interstate Corporation. 

Subsequent to the completion of the initial Shell Building, KAI began providing ongoing Tenant Improvement Services within this structure in 2000. In the ensuing 18 years, KAI has worked on a frequent basis to successfully provide comprehensive A&E Services on numerous Office build-out and renovation projects of varying types and sizes at this site, as well as within two additional buildings in the Kinross Lakes Corporate Park. In 2016, National Interstate retained KAI to develop a Master Plan and design the 118,000 SF, five-story New 2018 World Headquarters Building. A&E Services included that for the Building Shell & Core, as well as for Tenant Improvements of all five floors. The 2018 HQ Office Building Project was divided into three separate Phases for Site & Foundation, Shell Building, and Interiors scopes of work