Lots of exciting new projects underway and in the news.  Look for renderings of all four facilities in the near future.

Long time client Sweetwater is growing and expanding.  Plans call for a 110,000 s.f. office and warehouse addition to the beautiful LEED Platinum certified campus.  Even better, their workforce is expected to double once expansion is complete.

Planning and design is underway for a new home for Erin’s House for Grieving Children in Fort Wayne.  Plans call for a 13,000 sf  new building to be constructed near the future site of the Northeast YMCA.

MSKTD & Mackey Mitchell Architects are leading the design team for a planned renovation/addition to the Phi Gamma Delta – Lambda Chapter house at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

Plans for the IU Kokomo Fitness Center were approved June 22nd and are moving forward.  Read the story from Inside INdiana Business

MSKTD & The Hagerman Group won the 2012 Excellence in Construction Award from the Building Contractors Association of Northeast Indiana in the Renovation under $2.0 mil category for the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo Entrance Renovation.

The project involved renovation of the existing main entry into the Zoo and the construction of a new membership building, stroller barn, stroller concession building, new ticket booths and some new large trellis work.  In addition, some of the walkways were modified and/or rebuilt.  The project was completely funded by donations.

Congrats to all team members, zoo staff and the community for your contributions to this project!

We’re getting closer to completion of construction for this phase of the Concordia Theological Seminary’s Walther Library Addition and Christine Spatt, project manager, shared these construction progress photos from her last visit to the campus.  More accurately, her last visit to campus on a “no rain – no snow – no hurricane winds – wait, could that be the sun? – grab the digital” day.If you look closely at the roof peak on the top right exterior photo, you’ll see a couple of the turkey buzzards that have been helping supervise construction. 

On February 15^th, Jim Kratzat, MSKTD President and Architect, presented conceptual drawings to the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts for a proposed waterfront development project.   Jim and his wife Linda have a home in Gloucester, where Linda is a seasonal volunteer with Cape Ann Whale Watch.MSKTD’s conceptual plan for the harbor property provides for both public and private development, which will enhance its historic character, respects its neighbors, supports the visitor and business economy and is compatible with the work waterfront.More images can be found on MSKTD’s Facebook page

Read more about it here.