case study:
Hype Recreational Building
Role: Owner's Representative | Chief Development Officer
Status: Successful Completion
challenges
- Identifying reasonably priced, large tract of undeveloped land in heavily populated urban Setting
- Identifying obstacles associated with being in a floodplain and wetland
- Accommodating turn-key community educational and recreational nonprofit facilities
solutions
- Accommodated unsuitable soil to hold proper bearing capacity by pile driving, building reinforced concrete foundations, and construct reinforced structural floors
- Funded in full by HUD Stimulus and brownfield grant funding
- Built 100,000 SF recreational facility that serves children from many municipalities, including thousands of Detroit Public School students
project summary
- Developed 100,000 SF building for $10 million
- Identified viable, contiguous parkland acreage for a nonprofit, multi-use recreation center
- Development funded by HUD Stimulus and brownfield grants
- Accommodated unsuitable soil with proper bearing capacity and foundation as the site was in floodplains and wetlands
