Case Studies February 2017

A few years after SRM Development finished Google’s three building office complex in Kirkland, Washington, in 2007, the developer began thinking of ways to expand the project. In 2010, “we started looking at the vacant land across the way from the original three buildings, and started to formulate some thoughts about ways we could expand […]

In 1963 Josh Wiener’s parents—both dance instructors—bought a fixer-upper, Manhattan townhouse in what was then a bad neighborhood: 91st Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. Wiener grew up helping his dad repair that townhouse. At 6 years old, he was sorting nails. At 11, he was mixing plaster and rebuilding walls. Now, 53 years later, […]

Go boldly into that good future. The Kingspan Group wholeheartedly embodies this philosophy: the world’s largest manufacturer of metal panel technology, it approaches everything it does with veracity and an ingrained drive to push itself to be the best, most innovative and most sustainable that it can be, the company says. “Having the opportunity to […]

For Sam Hunt IV, success starts with a sense of heritage. As president, Hunt is the third generation to run Hunt Electric Supply, an electric supplier for residential, commercial and industrial contractors in North Carolina. His grandfather, Rector Samuel Hunt Jr., started the company in 1971—one year before Hunt was born—with his longtime friend, Ed […]

When Verizon was opening a concept store in Virginia a number of years ago, it appealed to the architectural and designing expertise of Gruskin Group. An integrated design firm in Springfield, New Jersey, Gruskin Group used pink foam to mock up a 5,000-square-foot concept that enabled Verizon’s departments to field-test what would be their new […]

Gary Yurt has been known to travel the country with six large totes. Inside each one is a piece of his model city. Built to meet the HO Scale used by model railroad builders, the city is Yurt’s pride and joy, and he’s aptly named it the City of Yurtville. The city is just one […]

Celebrating 32 years in business, FitzGerald & Sons Plumbing Company of Peachtree City, Georgia, knows the importance of staying a step ahead in the construction industry. “Being a pioneer in adopting the latest technology and processes is crucial in our ever-changing environment,” says Richard FitzGerald Jr., who is president and CEO of FitzGerald & Sons. […]

In 1872 a Scottish sea captain immigrated to Meriden, Connecticut, from Scotland and started his own plumbing company. Nearly 145 years later, that plumbing company, The James T. Kay Company, is one of the three oldest continuously running companies in Connecticut. In the beginning, James T. Kay and his son Frank would travel by horse […]

As Hurricane Matthew approached the coast of Florida in early October 2016, QFB Property Restoration was busy building its inventory to help with the crisis. Even though the disaster restoration company is located in Orlando—almost an hour away from the coast—QFB knew it would be called in to assist with the recovery. “[On the coast] […]

What do you do when a small buffalo herd appears on the property you are managing? Joan Magill remembers asking herself this question when nine buffalo escaped from a nearby farm and started running through one of the communities her company manages. This is just one story from Magill’s upcoming book, “Condolirious”, in which she […]