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Springfield, MO
Owner/developer: ENGR Properties LLC
General contractor: Grindstone Construction LLC
Architect: H Design Group LLC
Engineers: Lee Engineering and Associates Inc., civil; Mettemeyer Engineering LLC, structural; and CJD Engineering LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 14,000 square feet
Estimated cost: $2.5 million
Lender: Springfield First Community Bank
Estimated completion: May
Project description: Two engineering firms that currently share leased office space in Chesterfield Village are partnering on a three-level office building a couple of blocks to the west. Principals Ryan Jones of CJD Engineering and Alan Mettemeyer of Mettemeyer Engineering co-own the property under ENGR Properties LLC. Plans call for their firms to share over 8,000 square feet on the second floor and a third-level mezzanine, said CJD Engineering principal Allen Davis. “Our employees interact with theirs on a daily basis,” Davis said, calling the shared office resources “a big city approach.”
The firms have no shared ownership; projects they’ve worked on together are Bear Village, H Design Group’s office and First Baptist Church of Bolivar. Davis also said the first floor will have about 5,500 square feet available for lease.
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