SBJ: Boys & Girls Clubs plans groundbreaking next week for teen center

SBJ: Boys & Girls Clubs plans groundbreaking next week for teen center

BY: MIKE CULLINAN, REPORTER

Construction is set to commence this month on a multimillion-dollar teen center for a nonprofit along the Grant Avenue Parkway.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield Inc. has scheduled a Feb. 15 groundbreaking ceremony to kick off work on The Risdal Family Center for Great Futures, according to a news release. The two-story, 32,000-square-foot building will be constructed at 804 W. Catalpa St. and is intended to serve middle and high school youth with after-school programming in areas including education, workforce readiness and the arts.

Ross Construction Group LLC is general contractor for the project designed by architect Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective. Amenities for the center will include a gym, dance and fitness studio, games room, esports lounge, kitchen, dining space, art room, office spaces, study rooms, library and an art gallery, according to the release. The center also will include a health clinic and dedicated space for providing free mental health services. Land has been moving at the site in recent days, with trees removed to make way for the development plans.

Through the project, BGCS anticipates doubling its current reach among middle- and high school-aged students, with plans to serve around 1,000 youth annually. The center is projected to open in early 2025, according to officials.

“Serving the kids who need us most is our mission, and this community project does just that,” BGCS CEO Brandy Harris said in the release. “There are so many middle and high school students that need safe, empowering spaces to go after school.”

The nonprofit originally announced the project in 2022, at which time the teen center was planned as a three-story, 44,000-square-foot building, according to past Springfield Business Journal reporting. Nonprofit Foster Adopt Connect Inc. intended to occupy the third floor, leasing space from BGCS. However, Foster Adopt Connect Executive Director Brandi VanAntwerp said last year the organization decided to stay in its Youth Connect Center, which opened downtown in late 2022 and provides community services for ages 13-18. Amber Alcorn, BGCS director of strategic communication, said Foster Adopt Connect remains a strong partner and will be involved with programming at the teen center.

When the teen center was announced, BGCS officials set a $12 million goal for the facility’s capital campaign, which includes three years of operating expenses. Despite a smaller building than originally planned, rising construction costs resulted in the campaign’s goal remaining the same, Alcorn said, adding more than $7 million is currently committed to the project.

BGCS in 2022 received $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding from the city and $2 million from Greene County for the project. That’s in addition to over $3 million raised to date through private donations, including an undisclosed amount from Jon Risdal, a longtime supporter and current BGCS board member. That donation resulted in naming rights for the facility.

The teen center will be adjacent to Nordic Landing, a roughly $10 million development designed as a low-income affordable housing option. Debbie Shantz Hart, co-owner of DHTC Development LLC, the developer of the 41-unit, nearly 40,000-square-foot apartment complex at 810 W. Catalpa St., said it is set to wrap by first-quarter 2024, according to past reporting. Hart said this morning the project should receive a certificate of occupancy by March.

SBJ Summer 2023 Construction in the Ozarks: Convoy of Hope Global Headquarters and Training Center

Convoy of Hope Global Headquarters and Training Center

1 Convoy Drive

General contractor: Q & Co. LLC
Size: 200,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $37 million
Estimated completion: September
Project description: Convoy of Hope’s new office building, the Global Headquarters and Training Center, to be completed this month, just past its previously reported estimated completion in August, will provide a home base for the organization’s worldwide relief efforts and include expanded training and communication resources. The building’s post-tensioned, cast-in-place concrete-and-steel frame structure will have decorative wall panels and aluminum and glass features. An in-house auditorium will seat up to 700, and multiple audiovisual editing suites are included to help grow the organization’s outreach platform. Upon completion, all the organization’s personnel will be housed on one campus. Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective is project architect, and the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer, while other engineers are Olsson Inc., civil; Miller Engineering PC, structural; and Own Inc., geotechnical.

SBJ From the Ground Up: Valor Center

SBJ From the Ground Up: Valor Center

1111 N. Glenstone Ave.

BY: KAREN CRAIGO, REPORTER

Owner: Evangel University
General contractor: Williams Construction Co.
Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
Engineers: CJW Transportation Consultants LLC, civil; J&M Engineering LLC, structural; and Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 70,000 square feet
Cost: $21.5 million
Funding source: Capital campaign
Estimated completion: Summer 2024
Project description: The centerpiece of Evangel University’s Here. Now. capital campaign, which has raised $18 million toward its $22 million goal for new construction on campus, the Valor Center, is starting to rise on the west side of the university’s grounds. North of the football field, the building includes the 30,000-square-foot Randy Rowden Training Facility with VIP football seating overlooking the north end zone. The training facility will house football and soccer programs, according to the university’s website, as well as a strength training room, athletic medicine hub and a 2,500-square-foot multipurpose room for campus events. University spokesperson Erin Hedlun said the Valor Center arena will include a home-game court and two other courts for basketball and volleyball practices and tournaments, as well as a concourse with concessions, offices and meeting rooms. The arena will seat around 1,300, she said. “We’re excited to have not only a space for our athletes but also another great space on campus to host all sorts of student events and even community events,” Hedlun said.
—Karen Craigo, Reporter

PROJECT COMPLETE: TAKE A LOOK INSIDE SIGMA CHI AT MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

SBJ: SUMMER 2023 ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS PROJECT REPORT

Swann Dermatology Partners infill

Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective

Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
Engineers: Lee Engineering & Associates LLC, civil; Miller Engineering PC, structural; and Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
General contractor: Ross Construction Group LLC
Cost: Would not disclose
Estimated completion: January 2024
Description: The Swann Dermatology Partners infill project is the first phase of an interior-exterior renovation of a recently purchased office building on Independence Street near National Avenue, according to project officials. The exterior will feature new signage with a bright building color scheme and a lower-level entrance with glass canopy, metal and composite wall panels, and painted brick accents. The interior will be reconfigured to accommodate additional clinic space and updated to reflect the company’s modern aesthetic. The clinic space will include eight new clinic and esthetician rooms and an open lobby and reception space, as well as a laboratory, beauty and skin care bar, and physician and nurse stations.

SUMMER 2023 ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS PROJECT REPORT

Denver Airport Marriott at Gateway Park

Aurora, Colorado

Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective

Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
Engineers: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
General contractor: Peak Ten Construction (Lakewood, Colorado)
Cost: Would not disclose
Estimated completion: July 2024
Description: Recently purchased by Stonebridge Cos., the existing hotel is scheduled to receive exterior and interior renovations to modernize its 240 guestrooms and event spaces, project officials say. On the ground level, floor plans and finishes will be redesigned, and ceilings will be raised to create a more open concept. Upgraded amenities include a Starbucks, full bar and restaurant service, 3,000-square-foot fitness center, as well as an M Club lounge with a two-story ceiling and large fireplace. A two-story dimensional registration wall will be accompanied by a wrap-around stone fireplace. Large window walls will welcome natural light throughout the great room and lobby. Lounge seating is designed for multiple groups from breakfast into cocktail hours.

From the Ground Up: iTooth Family Dentistry

From the Ground Up: iTooth Family Dentistry

5021 S. National Ave.

BY: KAREN CRAIGO, REPORTER

Owner: iTooth Family Dentistry LLC
General contractor: Base Construction & Management LLC
Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective
Engineers: Own Inc., civil; Toth and Associates Inc., structural; and Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 12,000 square feet
Cost: Would not disclose
Lender: OakStar Bank
Estimated completion: January 2024
Description: The iTooth Family Dentistry facility under development in south Springfield is centered on patient care, according to its owner, Dr. Lance Robbins. “Many patient-centered features will enrich our guest experience from the moment they walk through the doors at iTooth,” he said in an email. “We are moving the front office concept to the upper level.” This means patients will be greeted by staff when they begin their visit, but business calls will be addressed in a private area on the second floor. He added that dental workspaces will be fitted with monitors for both education and entertainment purposes and to provide chairside checkout. He added that the dental team will have a locker room with laundry machines plus an area for training. There will also be an outdoor patio upstairs off the kitchen for teambuilding and relaxing after hours. Robbins said iTooth performs general dentistry, cosmetics, orthodontics, implants and full-mouth reconstruction.

SBJ: Phase I of Ozark apartment complex to debut this fall

Phase I of Ozark apartment complex to debut this fall

BY: GEOFF PICKLE, DIGITAL EDITOR\

Bryan Properties LLC is targeting a launch later this year for the first phase of an Ozark apartment complex.

Ron Davis, spokesperson for the property manager and developer, said Phase I of River Ranch, comprising 60 of 240 planned units, is projected to open in September. HC Rogers Construction Group LLC is serving as general contractor for the project designed by Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective, Davis said. He declined to disclose the project cost and was unable to provide a full timeline on the apartment complex by deadline.

Officials with the Show Me Christian County Economic Development group see the River Ranch project as a boon to population growth.

“The first step to increasing Christian County’s professional workforce is to provide modern, accessible housing,” said Kristen Haseltine, president and CEO of Show Me Christian County, in a news release. "It’s a necessary step for growth. The adage ‘retail follows rooftops’ holds true for attracting new businesses of all kinds to the county.”

The River Ranch development, 2390 W. Spring Drive, was announced in March 2022.

SBJ Spring 2023 Architects & Engineers Project Report: The Risdal Family Center for Great Futures

Spring 2023 Architects & Engineers Project Report: The Risdal Family Center for Great Futures

810 W. Catalpa St.

BY: CHRISTINE TEMPLE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective

Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective is the architect and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer for a 30,500 square foot, multistory mixed-use building for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Springfield Inc. A portion of the second floor will be leased for youth services and an overnight shelter. Officials say the building includes a two-story atrium, dining facilities to feed up to 200 kids daily, a high school-sized basketball court, collaborative office spaces, conference rooms, and classrooms and maker spaces. The building is a multistory, pre-engineered metal structure with a facade of brick, metal panel and aluminum, and a glass storefront. Architectural canopies and overhangs create an outdoor patio area. Nonprofit officials previously set a $12 million goal for the teen center’s capital campaign, which includes three years of operating expenses. Ross Construction Group LLC is the general contractor and additional engineering work is by Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; and J&M Engineering LLC, structural. The project is slated for completion in August 2024.

SBJ Spring 2023 Architects & Engineers Project Report: James River Church Youth addition and renovation

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Spring 2023 Architects & Engineers Project Report: James River Church Youth addition and renovation

6100 N. 19th St., Ozark

BY: CHRISTINE TEMPLE, EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective

Buxton Kubik Dodd Design Collective is the architect and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer for a 26,000-square-foot, two-story addition and renovation to the James River Church Youth south campus. Officials say features include a two-story atrium with an overlooking mezzanine, perimeter curtain wall glazing with operable overhead doors and in-floor radiant heating. Additional work includes the conversion of the existing gym/fitness center to a 700-seat youth auditorium with in-ground baptistry, half-court basketball gym, and office and workspace renovations. Exterior improvements include a pickleball court, covered pavilion spaces, new exterior plaza and a dedicated youth drop-off lane. Ross Construction Group LLC is the general contractor and additional engineering work is by Anderson Engineering Inc., civil; and Miller Engineering PC, structural. The project is slated for completion in July 2024.