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Leopardo Wins 2011 Good Neighbor Award

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

CHICAGO (May 19, 2011) — Last night, Leopardo and @properties were awarded the 2011 Good Neighbor Award for Mixed-Use Renovation by the Chicago Association of Realtors. The award recognizes Leopardo’s residential and retail renovation work at 6 N. Michigan Avenue based on the criteria of architectural significance, distinctive characteristics, quality construction and craftsmanship, restoration and unique use.

Built in 1898, 27 years after the Great Chicago Fire, 6 N. Michigan was the original Montgomery Ward headquarters and remains a historical icon of Chicago’s early “skyscraper age” as it was Chicago’s tallest building for 20 years. Serving as general contractor, Leopardo helped reposition the building into a residential condo tower with 119 one-, two- and three-bedroom units and space for two first-floor retail tenants.

More information about the building, which stands over the heart of Millennium Park, can be found at sixnorthmichigan.com.

Tags: 6 N Michigan, Six North Michigan
Posted in Awards + Recognition, Interiors, Mixed-Use, Residential

Leopardo Completes 10-Story, 275,000-SF Student Housing Conversion Project

Monday, October 4th, 2010

CHICAGO, Illinois (October 4, 2010) – Leopardo recently completed Tailor Lofts, a 10-story, 275,000-square-foot student residence, a development by Atlanta-based Place Properties in conjunction with Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital, which provides student housing for multiple nearby colleges and universities.

Located at 315 S. Peoria, the building features 135 student apartments containing 441 bedrooms. Each apartment is fully furnished with its own kitchen, granite countertops, dishwasher, microwave, 42” plasma TVs per bedroom, and individual bathrooms with almost every bedroom.

The first floor amenities include a tanning room, fitness center and custom lounge area with upgraded finishes, including a glass block wall with color-changing LED lighting, and 11,400 square feet of retail space. As part of the project, Leopardo also built a new two-story, 15,000-square-foot parking garage.

“Leopardo overcame several unexpected challenges to the already compressed 10-month schedule by aggressively managing its own self-performed trades of metal stud, drywall, rough and finish carpentry, taping and painting,” said Pierre Cowart, senior vice president at Leopardo. “We also design-built and self-performed the entire low-voltage infrastructure, including structured cabling, access control, audio and television, surveillance and telephony low-voltage. It was a massive project made successful by Leopardo’s active involvement at all levels of design and construction.”

The project utilized federal historic tax credits as the building required a combination of re-use, salvage and custom replacement of existing historical features, including perimeter windows, lobby areas and façade.

Leopardo served as the construction manager along with Fitzgerald Associates as architect.

Tags: higher education construction, student housing, student housing construction, student housing conversion, Tailor Lofts
Posted in Education, Hospitality + Hotel, Interiors, Residential

Leopardo Completes Student Housing Conversion Project, Starts Another

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

CHICAGO, Illinois (August 26, 2008) – Leopardo, one of the nation’s premier construction companies and a recognized leader in sustainable building practices, completed one student housing conversion this summer and is starting another. Combined, the two student housing projects total 365,000 square feet, 312 student apartments and 792 bedrooms. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Community, Education, Hospitality + Hotel, Interiors, Mixed-Use, Office + Industrial, Residential

Leopardo Highlights 10 Solutions for Building Smarter, Saving Time and Money

Monday, August 18th, 2008

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (AUGUST 18, 2008) – In the face of the worst economy since the Great Depression, Leopardo has authored a white paper pinpointing 10 practical and economical solutions that will help companies save significant time and money on construction.

Building Design+Construction magazine called in progressive thinking and told its 75,000 readers to “take a page from Leopardo.”

Download the full-length Smart Construction report. [Updated February 2009 with the most current data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.]

Posted in Aviation, Community, Education, General Corporate, Healthcare, Hospitality + Hotel, Interiors, Mixed-Use, Municipal + Recreation, Office + Industrial, Residential, Retail, Sustainaiblity + LEED

Leopardo Profiled on Cover of Illinois Real Estate Journal

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (January 30, 2008) – Leopardo Construction was featured in a company profile on the cover of the January 2008 issue of Illinois Real Estate Journal. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Aviation, Awards + Recognition, Community, General Corporate, Healthcare, Hospitality + Hotel, Interiors, Mixed-Use, Office + Industrial, Personnel, Residential, Retail, Sustainaiblity + LEED

Leopardo President Named One of Midwest’s Forty Over 40

Monday, January 28th, 2008

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (January 28, 2008) – Leopardo President Richard (Rick) Mattioda was honored in the December 2007 issue of Midwest Real Estate News as one of the Midwest’s top commercial real estate executives. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Aviation, Awards + Recognition, Community, General Corporate, Healthcare, Hospitality + Hotel, Interiors, Mixed-Use, Office + Industrial, Personnel, Residential, Retail

Leopardo Construction Completes 20-Story South Loop Condo Tower, Tops Off Another

Monday, March 5th, 2007

Condo Projects Less Than One Mile Apart Total 644,000 Square Feet and 397 Units

CHICAGO, Illinois (March 5, 2007) – Leopardo Construction, a leading construction services firm, completed Lakeside Tower and topped off Vision on State, both of which are 20-story condominium projects in Chicago’s South Loop. The two projects – Lakeside Tower and Vision on State – are poured-in-place concrete structures with a combined size of 644,000 square feet and 397 units. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Mixed-Use, Residential

Leopardo Construction Breaks Ground on High-Rise Condo, Topping Off Another

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Two 20-Story South Loop Condo Projects Total 644,000 Square Feet and 396 Units

CHICAGO, Illinois (October 20, 2005) – Leopardo Construction, a leading construction services firm, today announced it broke ground on Vision on State and will soon top off Lakeside Tower, both of which are 20-story condominium projects in Chicago’s South Loop. The two projects – Vision on State and Lakeside Tower – are poured-in-place concrete structures with a combined size of 644,000 square feet and 396 units.

Located less than one mile apart, both condominiums are steps away from the South Loop’s rapidly expanding restaurant and retail offerings, as well as Grant Park’s southern-most edge, which provides access to Chicago’s museum campus, Soldier Field and the lakefront.

Vision on State Vision on State, located at 1255 S. State Street, is a 20-story, 253-unit condominium totaling 401,000 square feet. The units feature upscale finishes with hardwood floors and granite countertops. Private terraces or balconies are also included. Unit sizes range from 610 to 1,627 square feet with one-, two- or three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include an on-site fitness center, business center, hospitality room, individual storage units, a bike room and an indoor parking garage that can accommodate approximately 300 automobiles. The street level of Vision on State will feature 14,000 square feet of retail space. Leopardo Construction is general contractor. 13^th & State LLC is the developer of the project with Pappageorge/Haymes providing architectural services. Construction will be completed July of 2007.

Lakeside Tower, located at 1600 S. Indiana Avenue, is a 20-story, 143-unit condominium totaling 243,000 square feet. The units feature upscale finishes with hardwood floors and granite countertops. Private terraces or balconies are also included.

Unit sizes range from 683 to 1630 square feet with one- or two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fully-equipped fitness center, an outdoor landscaped plaza with terrace, grilling area, spacious sunning deck and a 163-space indoor parking garage. The project will also feature a contemporary façade with floor-to-ceiling windows and 10-foot ceiling heights throughout. The street level of Lakeside Tower will feature 4,300 square feet of retail space.

Leopardo Construction is construction manager. 1600 Lakeside LLC is the developer of the project with Hartshorne and Plunkard providing architectural services. Ground was broken in February of 2005, topping off will take place in late November and construction will be completed in August of 2006.

Posted in Mixed-Use, Residential