LISLE, Illinois (November 9, 2011) – Leopardo is building a three-story, 95,000-square-foot medical office building for DuPage Medical Group in Lisle. Located at 430 Warrenville Road, at the intersection of I-88 and I-355, the facility will house a state-of-the-art cancer center for DuPage Medical Group and Rush University Medical Center, part of a recently announced partnership to bring university-level cancer care to the Western suburbs.

The medical office is designed with two wings – one for the outpatient diagnosis and treatment of cancer; the other serving as a medical office building for primary care, specialty care and advanced diagnostic services.

According to a November 1, 2011, Daily Herald article, “the first floor of the cancer center wing will house a cancer resource center and radiation therapy services. The second floor will house a chemotherapy infusion center. The third floor of the cancer wing will be used for comprehensive cancer clinics staffed by both [DuPage Medical] group and Rush physicians. Rush will provide specialty services in the areas of hematology, lung cancer, melanoma, thoracic surgery, gynecologic oncology and brain tumors.”

Ranked by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the nation’s top 20 healthcare contractors, Leopardo is the trusted healthcare builder for 40 hospitals and multiple physicians groups. Since 2002, Leopardo has managed nearly 100 unique construction projects for DuPage Medical Group, including its 92,000-square-foot medical office in Glen Ellyn, completed in early 2009. Leopardo is serving as general contractor on the Lisle cancer center/medical office building with Eckenhoff Saunders as architect. The expected completion date is December 2012.

For more information, please visit:

• DuPage Medical Group press release (10/13/11)
• Daily Herald article (11/1/11):
• Chicago Tribune article (10/13/11)

Legal Assistance Foundation: This 60,000-square-foot, two-floor build-out at 120 S. LaSalle will include 100 private offices, two multi-media conference rooms, and seek LEED Silver Certification. Construction for the non-profit law firm starts mid-August and completion is scheduled for December 1, 2011.

Leo Burnett: Chicago-based advertising agency Leo Burnett is updating its corporate look with a four-floor demolition/remodeling project at its 35 W. Wacker headquarters. With 25,000-square-foot floor plates, the combined project totals approximately 100,000 square feet. Leopardo is the general contractor with Nelson Architects. The final phase of the project is scheduled to wrap by the end of July 2011.

Target (Sullivan Center): As part of the Sullivan Center historic landmark redevelopment by Joseph Freed and Associates, this 121,000-square-foot, first- and second-floor, white-box build-out is for the future Target store at the corner of Wabash and Monroe, one block west of Millennium Park. The DePalma Group is architect. The project began in April and is expected to be completed in December 2011. Leopardo is also repairing the sidewalks on Monroe and building a 3,500-square-foot loading dock to be used exclusively by Target.

DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse (Sullivan Center): Also as part of the Sullivan Center historic landmark redevelopment by Joseph Freed and Associates, this 26,000-square-foot, white-box build-out of the basement level with escalators from the first floor is intended for the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse store. In conjunction, Leopardo began construction on a 20,000-square-foot exiting/freight corridors project for the landlord.

Financial Services Firm (name withheld at client’s request): Leopardo is currently on phase two of a four-phase build-out of a financial services firm headquarters. Phase two is a 26,356-square-foot build-out of the 29th floor, which includes all new offices, high-end finishes, new technology infrastructure, extensive millwork and wood flooring. Phase two completion is scheduled for July 22, 2011 with all four phases expected to conclude in May 2012. In the end, Leopardo will have renovated nearly 170,000 square feet for this financial services client.

Located in Schaumburg at 929 W. Higgins Rd., just west of the Higgins Rd. (Rt. 72) and Golf Rd. (Rt. 58) intersection, the medical office building will house Barrington Orthopedics’ full-service practice with physical therapy, work hardening, work conditioning, MRI and physician offices.

To help manage construction costs, the building envelope was built of precast concrete wall panels featuring brick liner. A full basement, spanning nearly the entire footprint of the building, houses the mechanical systems and emergency generator.

The second floor includes a procedure room with recovery bays as well as a 1,400-square-foot conference center with commercial kitchen that will be used for training and large group functions.

The project, including parking lot and landscaping, was completed in less than 11 months. Leopardo was the general contractor with Tinley Park-based Arete-Knight, a division of Knight E/A, as the architect.

The new two-story Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago, located at the corner of Lake Street and Medinah Road, will feature a museum and library, traditional lodge hall, kitchen facilities, dining room for 290 people, bar and game room, grand hall, administrative offices, and theater with seating for 270.

“The history of the Scottish Rite will be evident in the interior by integrating symbology, patterns, artwork, and historic items from the former Scottish Rite Cathedral on North Dearborn Street in Chicago,” said Valley of Chicago Executive Secretary and Chief Operating Officer Gregory Klemm.  “By integrating these historic elements in a creative way, the building will convey a sense of mystery and discovery to visitors as they explore the new spaces and discover familiar elements from the Scottish Rite’s history.”

Designed to tell the story of Freemasonry’s symbolic origins through the future of society, the interior and exterior will feature traditional Masonic structures executed in a timeless and contemporary composition that incorporates traditional masonry materials like stone and brick as well as modern construction systems like precast concrete.  The heavily wooded 16-acre site will be nicely landscaped for stunning views, and include a parking lot to accommodate approximately 190 vehicles.

“Given the Scottish Rite’s great history in artisanry, architecture and construction, we are honored to be building such a prestigious and significant facility for the fraternal organization,” said Leopardo Senior Vice President Michael Behm, AIA.

Leopardo was selected as construction manager and general contractor, and is working hand-in-hand with Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (tvsdesign) as the architect and Core Project Management Group as the owner’s representative. The Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago will be finished by the end of 2011.

According to Crain’s description of the video, “the latest forecast shows construction activity is slower than initially expected this year. But at least one local contractor [Leopardo] says the market is improving.”

“Leopardo is breaking ground on several new projects this year.  The company has hired about 10 people recently,” said Chicago Business Today Host Lisa Leiter.

In recent months, Leopardo has been awarded about 20 projects totaling approximately $70 million worth of construction.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 2, 2010)

The Communitas Award recognizes exceptional businesses, organizations and individuals that are unselfishly giving of themselves and their resources, and those that are changing how they do business to benefit their communities.

According to the judges from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), Leopardo clearly exhibited the spirit of communitas, a Latin word that means people coming together for the good of a community. Leopardo was the only Illinois recipient and the only general contractor to win.

CHICAGO, Illinois (July 13, 2009) – Leopardo recently completed a $4.3 million, 22,000-square-foot office renovation for the Chicago office of international law firm Jones Day.

Based in the United Building at 77 W. Wacker Dr., Jones Day worked with Leopardo to modernize its entire executive conference floor. Almost the entire floor was gutted in order to upgrade the HVAC and cabling infrastructure, as well as to install a new supplemental cooling system. Jones Day continued to utilize the space throughout the renovation, so construction was completed in multiple phases over the course of 24 weeks to prevent any disruption.

Leopardo built new or upgraded a total of 15 meeting rooms, five administrative offices and a café/break room. Included in the 15 meeting rooms is a larger multi-purpose conference room that can be configured into two or three smaller rooms as needed. Each meeting room was fitted with a new plasma video monitor, state-of-the-art conferencing capabilities and new stone credenzas. High-end millwork, wood flooring and carpet were also installed throughout.

Leopardo served as the general contractor with Gensler as the architect.

CHICAGO, Illinois (April 28, 2009) – Leopardo recently completed a 40,000-square-foot office renovation and expansion of the corporate headquarters for Envestnet, a leading provider of wealth advisory solutions.

The headquarters, which comprises a floor and a half of the historic Capone-era Jewelers Building at 35 E. Wacker, features several high-end finishes, such as French limestone and Organic French walnut-veneered wall panels and Pivot doors, red oak stained parquet wood flooring, and full-height interior office glass partitions.

Leopardo served as the general contractor with Baumann Studios as the architect. DUS Management was the owner’s representative.

Leopardo brings home the honor for the second year in a row and the fourth time in nine years.

Both Crain’s Chicago Business and Chicago Sun-Times covered the event and the winners in their respective publications.

Prior to Walsh, Walder spent 10 years at Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and 23 years at Mayfair Construction Company, where he began his career as an assistant superintendent and worked his way up to vice president. His construction career includes several visible projects, such as:

• Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center
• Navy Pier Redevelopment
• The Sears Tower
• The Wheeling Westin Hotel and Convention Center
• McCormick Place Conference Center
• McCormick Place South Building
• The Heritage
• The Legacy
• Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
• Millennium Park – Lurie Garden, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, BP Bridge, Exelon Pavilions
• 55 East Erie
• O’Hare Air Traffic Control Tower
• Skybridge

“We are very excited to have Harry join the Leopardo team,” said Rick Mattioda, president of Leopardo. “His impressive background and construction experience will add tremendous strength to our already high level of service and quality.”

Walder is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), a registered professional engineer and a trustee in the Village of Lincolnshire.  He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in Civil Engineering.

“I’m thrilled to be joining such an outstanding and talented team at Leopardo,” said Walder. “This company has a great entrepreneurial spirit and passionate workforce, which provides the perfect foundation for me to step in and help it grow even more.”