Jim McShane received the Distinguished Service Award from the Chicago Building Congress. Jim was recognized for his dedicated service on the Chicago Building Congress Board of Directors. The Chicago Building Congress is the only vertically-integrated trade association in the Chicago area. Its varied membership includes real estate professionals, general contractors, subcontractors, engineering firms, architects, labor unions, associations, governmental entities, educational facilities, financial institutions, insurance providers, consultants, media publications, and material manufacturers and suppliers.
2015 Distinguished Service Award
2015 Architectural Excellence Award
Adaptive reuse project, Grove Apartments in Oak Park, Illinois received The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design by LISC Chicago. Originally designed as a car dealership by renowned industrial architect, Albert Kahn and constructed in 1927, the structure was transformed from a panelized concrete box to a 51-unit apartment residence with ground floor retail. With the addition of two floors, special care was taken to utilize the same materials as the original structure, including sourced Indiana limestone, compatible brick and beveled glass doors similar to those called for in Kahn’s original design.
2015 Multifamily Executive Awards
The Shops and Lofts at 47 mixed-use development was named the Grand Winner in the Mixed-Income category by Multifamily Executive magazine. After years of limited development activity, The Shops and Lofts at 47 brought new, attractive, and much-needed housing and retail opportunities to the community of Bronzeville. Today, the property provides 96 fully-featured apartment units serving the growing need for affordable housing options within the City of Chicago. The development’s retail component, which includes the new Walmart Neighborhood Market, represents a significant milestone for the neighborhood and satisfies a critical void for full-line grocery options and access to fresh food. In fact, until the Walmart retail store opened in October 2014, the nearest grocery store was over a mile away making it difficult for low-income families to access quality food selections. The Walmart Neighborhood Market also successfully brought 100 full- and part-time jobs to Bronzeville. As a whole, the development ignited the retransformation of this underserved community and represents a flagship for housing and retail revitalization within the neighborhood.
2014 Merit Award Winner
Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy in Chicago, Illinois was named Merit Award winner in Rehab Construction by the Chicago Building Congress. McShane Construction led the fast-track adaptive reuse project that transformed this 1920s-era heavy timber and brick building into an attractively-designed, highly-functional LEED-Silver educational institution. The transformation was completed utilizing a new high-performance skin with a rain screen and spray insulation providing the technological means to improve the thermal performance of the overall building. The striking architectural detail on the exterior was carried into the interior utilizing the same contemporary elements. Spaces inside the school were designed and constructed to be shared between the students and local community.
2014 Chairman’s Award
Valparaiso University’s College of Arts and Sciences received an Honorable Mention for Creative Detailing by the Metal Construction Association. Awards are based on overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal and the role of metal in achieving project objectives. The College of Arts and Sciences features a digitally-fabricated screen above the building’s main entrance. The university’s motto “In Luce Tue Videmus Lucem” (In Thy Light, We See Light) was translated into 39 languages and incorporated into a lattice cut design out of aluminum plate.
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