Wednesday, December 16, 2009

CONSTRUCTION TODAY Article Features Centerpoint Builders

Centerpoint Builders was featured in the December 2009 issue of Construction Today magazine. A link to the article can be founded here.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Centerpoint launches Centerpoint Design Builders LLC

The partners of Centerpoint Builders LLC are pleased to announce a new venture named Centerpoint Design Builders LLC. The new company, which runs parallel to the original Centerpoint, will seek to expand on Centerpoint's work building the regional headquarters for the Secret Service, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, and Education in Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas.

The new company offers federal government contracting officers with the opportunity to utilize a proven, professional general contractor, while achieving their goals for minority, small business and veteran-owned companies. Centerpoint Design Builders, LLC is pleased to provide the following certifications to its federal projects: SBA 8(a), SBA HUB, and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business. The company also provides a $100 Million bond line for larger projects.

Centerpoint Begins Construction on Patriarch's Sanctuary Bar

Centerpoint is pleased to announce that construction has started on its design/build Patriarch's Sanctuary Bar in Frisco, Texas. This unique design maximizes the client's cigar and drinking establishment while complying with the stringent zoning regulations of the City of Frisco. The construction start marks the end of a twelve-month process working with the City of Frisco to gain acceptance.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Centerpoint President, David Gunderson, on Pro Bono Work

Although your company’s client roster might not be growing the way you’d like it to now, pro bono allows you to continue growing your network. The mechanics of a nonprofit simply lend themselves toward meeting some incredible—and incredibly powerful—members of your community. Corporate executives, civic leaders, and prominent business people tend to sit on a nonprofit’s board of directors, and just about any design proposal work has to be approved by this body.

“It’s a way to meet business and community leaders in a professional environment where they’re seeing the benefits of what you do,” David Gunderson, AIA, of Centerpoint Builders in Dallas says. And that’s a much stronger introduction than the cocktail parties and luncheons where a lot of networking takes place. Plus, when things right themselves, these new contacts could turn into new clients. Gunderson points out that if you make an impression on a board member, once that person has a paid opportunity available, your firm will be one that comes to mind.

Full story available at http://info.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek09/0327/0327p_probono.cfm

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Centerpoint honored in 2009 Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards

Centerpoint Builders has been selected as a winner of the 2009 Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards as one of Dallas' fastest growing, most dynamic privately held companies.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

"it's getting a little easier being green..."

"Green" medical building goes from ground to occupancy is six months

By Leslie Gibson, Rockwall County Herald-Banner

Kermit the Frog once said, “It’s not easy being green,” but thanks to increasing steel prices, builders of a Rockwall medical building found being “green” wasn’t so hard.

“We were able to build a green building at almost no additional cost,” said Scott Asbury, of 3L Realty Group.

Across from Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall, three medical office buildings are being constructed. Of them, 3L’s 17,000-square-foot building, which in early October was framework, will be ready for tenants in six months or less.

“We’ve only been vertical for a week,” Asbury said Oct. 2, from the construction trailer. “The entire building will be watertight in three weeks.”

Why and how? The envelope, please: Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are replacing the conventional metal stud and batt insulation wall-structure technique, said Tyler Adams, the building’s designer. He is from Centerpoint, and is LEED certified; and one can see his “Smart” car parked near the site; Adams lives what he builds, said Asbury. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design.


The SIPs are non-proprietary from EH Systems in San Marcos, and consist of solid foam core with OSB board. They come pre-cut from the vendor, including cuts for windows.

“This saves waste,” said Asbury. “We are not throwing away 2-by-4s.”

He and Adams looked at the neighboring steel frames going up on other projects.

“None of them will have the efficiency levels we can get to with this type of construction,” said Adams.

“The outside will look the same. The people who will benefit are the tenants who see the efficiencies in their electric bill and operating costs,” Adams said.

“The building envelope will be as energy efficient as anything you can build now,” Asbury said.

Instead of electric bills in the thousands, bills will be about 40 to 60 percent less, according to Asbury.

The building started off as conventional construction.

“We budgeted as conventional, and went back in and started asking questions on how to make it more environmentally friendly,” said Adams.

“As steel prices were shooting up, these prices were shooting down,” he added. The foam panels are used primarily in residential construction and “demand for it is going down,” said Adams.

SIP technology has been around since the ’70s said Adams. “It is used typically in the north where heating costs are so high.”

A side benefit is that the air is significantly cleaner inside such envelopes.

Once the panels are put together and the envelope is completed by around Oct. 22, both outside wall material, and the inside finish-out of walls, and wiring and other jobs can take place simultaneously. This is why the construction time is significantly reduced.

Additional savers on the building are the use of a white reflective roof, and a “very efficient glass system” which is a high-end standard construction. Large awnings will prevent heat gain, while allowing natural light in the interior.

Carpet, with all recycled materials, and paint with low off-gassing are being used. “We chose materials on the inside that are environmentally conscious without adding any real costs to construction.”

The envelope’s SIP construction allows “significant savings on HVAC equipment,” said Asbury.

“The EPA changed requirements for efficiency on rooftop units and that was going to cost a lot more money. We were able to go for fewer high efficiency units at only $1,500 more as opposed to $20,000 more,” Adams said.

New codes also require that lights turn on and off based on motion sensors.

“Very receptive,” and “enthusiastic” was how Asbury and Adams described the City of Rockwall building officials.

A link to the original article can be found here.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Mesquite: Council postpones TIF reimbursement

The city council voted Monday to postpone the approval of a tax increment financing incentive package for the development of an active senior project until the July 20 meeting

The project is planned to consist of a 250 room age-restricted, multi-family resort style facility to be built at the northeast corner of U.S. Highway 80 and Gus Thomasson Road. The facility is designed to be a five story structure with retail on the ground level and living areas on the top four levels.

“[City staff members] think this is a very unique project for the city of Mesquite. We are excited about it, thinking it would be a good front door for our city, a project unlike anything we have seen in the city,” Economic Development Manager Tom Palmer said.

To obtain funds for the project, the developers are going through a Housing and Urban Development program that guarantees payments to a third party lender.

“There (are) no low income restrictions at all with the specific program,” project architect David Gunderson said. “The reason that we are applying through that method is obviously the standard credit markets for this type of development are completely frozen. We think this is one of the few avenues available to fund this.”

The HUD approval process takes several months and the developers were not sure how much of the loan would be approved by HUD up front, so they presented the council with the project divided into two phases.

It was the possibility of a two phase project that raised concerns with council members. Council member Stan Pickett questioned the payment of a full tax increment financing district reimbursement on the project since it may not all be fully completed when the payments are made.

“We want to be a participant with the economic development in our city, but we also like see projects be completed or at least 60 to 75 percent,” Pickett said. “I know at this point you don’t know whether or not it is going to be a one or two phase project.”

The developers told the council that the TIF would be used to help pay for the infrastructure that has to be replaced in order to complete the project.

“Almost all of the expenditures on the infrastructure will be done on the first phase of this [project]. Having met with city staff on water and sewer that needs to be replaced, it is going to have to be done regardless of whether there are 100 units or 300 units.” said Rich Billings, one of the property owners.

Pickett said that he did not feel that he could justify giving full reimbursements for a project with too many maybes involved. Mayor John Monaco echoed Pickett’s concerns.

The council tabled a vote on approval so that a plan could be put into place to have the TIF line up with the amount of the project that is completed at the time of reimbursement.

- Star Community Newspapers, Kenny Green Staff Writer, July 8, 2009 (full article here)

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Centerpoint Signs Title Sponsorship for Cooper Triathlon

Centerpoint is pleased to announce its title sponsorship for the Cooper Summer Sprint Triathlon to be held July 25, 2009 at the Cooper Fitness Center at Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. The triathlon is a 350-meter swim, followed by a 12-mile bike, followed by a 3.2-mile run.

This event marks another successful partnership between Centerpoint and Cooper Clinic. Together the team has successfully completed the 75,000 sf Million Cooper Fitness Center at Craig Ranch. the 30,000 sf Cooper Clinic at Craig Ranch, a dermotolgy operating room and MRI installation.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Centerpoint Signs Development Agreement for Mesquite Senior Project

Centerpoint has signed a development agreement with BIB Management for a 250-unit active senior housing project in Mesquite, Texas. The $29 Million project design calls for a five story urban-style mixed-use structure with ground floor retail and amenities. The building wraps around a courtyard focused on an extravagant pool and outdoor recreation areas.

The ground floor retail/office will focus on senior services provided by the City and other non-profit organizations, along with other neighborhood amenities such as coffee bar, dry cleaners, and financial services.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Centerpoint Hired for Little Elm Senior Resort

Centerpoint has been hired as design/builder for the Autumn on the Lake senior living resort. The project, located on the shores of Lake Lewisville just north of Dallas, comprises 56 acres. Preliminary plans for the development include 35,000 sf of retail, a 128-bed Assisted Living center, a 250-unit hotel style rental building, 250 units of garden style rental housing, 48 units of detached courtyard-style single family units, and 72 duplex units.

The residents of Autumn on the Lake will enjoy a 5,000 sf community center with a variety of indoor and outdoor amenities. The entire community will be designed around a nature preserve.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Centerpoint Hires Andrew McCall as Director of Development

Centerpoint is pleased to announce that Andrew McCall has joined the firm as a Director of Development. Mr. McCall is an experienced investment banker, having sourced over $900 Million of debt and equity for various real estate development opportunities. His role is to manage financing of Centerpoint's multiple current development efforts and expand its fee-development and design/build business lines.

Before joining Centerpoint, Mr. McCall was a Principal at several Texas real estate development companies. He holds an MBA from Baylor University and a BS in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin. In addition, he holds 27 national gymnastics titles and 4 world titles in tumbling.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Centerpoint Completes Restaurant Depot in Houston

Centerpoint recently completed a 75,000 square foot big box retail building for Restaurant Depot on Bissonet Road in Houston, Texas. Despite the challenges of Hurricane Ike, Centerpoint completed the project on schedule. The facility features 12,000 square feet of freezer space, another 20,000 square feet of cooler space. This is the second project completed for Restaurant Depot. Centerpoint has a third facility under construction for the company in Fort Worth, Texas.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build, construction and financing for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Centerpoint Hired for Burleson Senior Development

Centerpoint has been hired by Hawkeye Development of Fort Worth, Texas to design and build a three phase senior housing project in Burleson, Texas. The project is comprised of an age-restricted market rate apartment complex, an assisted living center, and a memory care facility. The project value is estimated at $45 Million.

Centerpoint is currently working with the City of Burleson to gain site plan approval. Construction is anticipated to begin in October 2009.

Centerpoint offers turn-key design/build and construction for its clients with experience in a wide range of project experience - medical, office, retail, multi-family, and industrial. With offices in Dallas and Houston, the company supports its clients' projects throughout Texas. The company has also been recognized nationally for its "green building" experience. For more information, please visit the company website at www.centerpointbuilders.com.