represented the tenant. “Even as the landlord’s representative, Greg dedicated tireless hours assisting the school during the approval process by attending school hearings and working to have the site prepared for the 2009 school year,” Tarran-Jones said.
Best Build-to-Suit OfficeTaking
Best Build-to-Suit Office honors was the
Merkle headquarters (7001 Columbia Gateway Dr., Columbia). Manekin, LLC was the developer, Manekin Construction the contractor,
Design Collective, Inc. the architect,
STUDIO B2SJ the interior design firm,
GHT Limited the mechanical/electrical engineer and
GLW-
Gutschick, Little & Weber, P.A. the civil engineer.The five-story, 120,000- square-foot Class A office pre-cast concrete and glass building includes office space for up to 550 employees, plus a 10,000-square foot state-of-the-art data center. A two-story glass curtain wall section extends through part of the lobby, conference rooms, work space, huddle rooms and café area.Amenities include wireless access throughout the building, a plasma television on each floor, a first-floor coffee bar, company store, second-floor gym and a third-floor outside rooftop terrace. The building also contains many sustainable design features, including a high efficiency HVAC system, gray roof and occupancy sensors.
Best Single-Story Office103 Bata Blvd. in Belcamp, Md. was declared,
Best Single-Story Office. Located in the
Water’s Edge Corporate Campus, the 23,400-square-foot building was developed by Manekin, LLC and built by Manekin Construction.
Brasher Design was the architect and interior designer,
Schlenger Pitz the mechanical/electrical engineer, and
G.W. Stephens the civil engineer. With frontage on Pulaski Highway, the property is fully leased to Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, Bowhead Technologies and Telecordia Technologies.
Best Project AmenityThe Residents’ Club at The Residences at Bulle Rock was victorious in a new award category,
Best Project Amenity. Located at 1200 Bulle Rock Pkwy in Havre de Grace, Md., the 37,000-square-foot facility was developed by
Manekin, LLC, Clark Turner and
H&S Properties Development Corporation;land planned and civil engineered by
Morris Ritchie & Associates, Inc. (MRA); designed by
Gaudreau Inc.; built by
Manekin Construction, mechanical/electrical engineered by
Kibart, Inc., and decorated by
Marc-Michaels Interior Design, Inc.
The overall theme is casual elegance and comfort to enhance the year-round resort lifestyle offered at The Residences at Bulle Rock. Amenities include indoor and outdoor pools, a cardiovascular health and wellness center, tennis and bocce courts, a cyber café, Residents’ Art Gallery, ballroom, library, billiards room and much more. The Residents’ Club previously won a Best in American Living Award from Professional Builder magazine and was featured in Buildings magazine’s “Project Innovations” issue.About ManekinManekin has a long history of receiving NAIOP Awards of Excellence, garnering such honors as: Best Tech Center, Best High Rise, Best Mixed-Use Park, Best Suburban Office, Best Two-Story Office Building, Best Suburban Office Complex, Best R&D/Tech Complex, Best Office/Warehouse, Best Low-Rise Office, Best Warehouse, Best Flex Project and Best Urban Retail Rehab. Additionally, company founders, Bernard and Harold Manekin, have received NAIOP’s Lifetime Achievement Award.“Manekin’s roots go back over 60 years and we are proud that for over half that time we have been active members in NAIOP. We have benefited from its professionalism and its activities on behalf of our industry,” Alter said.Founded in 1946, Manekin, LLC is a full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Columbia, Md. with additional offices in downtown Baltimore and Southern Maryland. The company offers asset management, brokerage, construction, development and investment services. For more information, visit www.manekin.com.
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