CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION project by APPRO Development is a 34,000 sq. ft. corporate office and warehouse located in Lakeville, Minnesota with freezer and cooler facilities for a regional supplier of fund raising novelty items and amusement rentals. Contact the team at APPRO Development to learn more about starting a similar corporate office …
RESTAURANT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: ENJOY! (Now Vivo) Restaurant Construction Project for Enjoy! restaurant (now Vivo) consisted of a new 11,075 square foot, 350 seat restaurant with a 90 seat bar located in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Special Considerations Multi-vignette layout which includes banquet dining, wine grotto room, conservatory, 10 indoor and outdoor fireplaces, 100 seat outdoor terrace dining and bar with pergolas …
New School Construction Completed in Lakeville, MN CLICK ON THIS IMAGE TO LAUNCH A SLIDESHOW OF THE COMPLETED SCHOOL The team at APPRO Development, Inc. is pleased to announce that the construction of Christian Heritage Academy in Lakeville, Minnesota is complete. Located at the intersection of 175th Street West and Glasgow Avenue, this site is conveniently located just to the southeast of Cedar …
LAKEVILLE DESIGN BUILD COMPANY, APPRO DEVELOPMENT SHARES TOP FIVE DESIGN BUILD ARTICLES:
Lakeville design build company, APPRO Development, has compiled a “top five” collection of design and architecture related articles of interest.
Over the past week, we have come across numerous articles and posts of interest and thought that many of our readers would enjoy some of the articles on the topic of design, build, and architecture this week.
This top five list includes:
DESIGN – BUILD – ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS:
Take a look at the following articles we came across this week. We hope you enjoy digging into the ever-changing topic of design with a sampling of these recently published, interesting articles:
LOVE DESIGN TRENDS?
We do, too! You may also be interested in these articles and links:
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To Buy Existing or to Build New…That is the Question:
The decision whether to buy an existing commercial or industrial property or to build from the ground-up is a dilemma many business owners face. There are many factors to consider in making this decision. As the team at APPRO and CERRON assists business owners find creative and unique property solutions, this question inevitably surfaces. As a result, our team has created a side by side comparison chart of considerations to use in the process of making this decision.
In this article, you will learn about the top 5 considerations when deciding whether to build new or to buy existing commercial or industrial real estate.
Key Considerations:
As your business continues to grow, you may have found yourself transitioning from a small lease space, to a larger lease space. Eventually, you may have outgrown that, too. Now, you have found that in the best interest of your company, you need to purchase real estate for your next move. The question is, do you build it from scratch, or do you buy existing? Both have their pros and cons.
Some common considerations include:
1. Time: The amount of time you have to make a move. It is never too early to start planning your next location. Depending on the size and type of property, the time you need to either build or buy, can make a significant impact to your available choices. If you don’t know how much time you need to build, we would suggest reviewing our Project Timeline (which shows both the timing for choosing a new location & the amount of time to design and build).
2. Location: The location you choose may have future ramifications you need to be aware of today. Considerations regarding zoning, access, restrictions, and incentives are items to consider today. Additionally, considering your ability to make modifications in the future may have impacts you hadn’t originally considered today, but will matter down the road. Will you be able to add on if you should continue to grow?
3. Key building components: Consider the existing structure – are you able to make use of the space as is? Does it have ample parking? If not, are you able to add more?
4. Future considerations: Will you be able to add more space in the future? What does the neighborhood look like now? What are the future plans? What is your 5-7 year vision?
5. Total costs: Are you considering not just your hard construction costs or costs to purchase? Are you also considering the soft costs? (You may download our free resource, “Total Construction Costs” to see a list of hard and soft cost considerations.)
To Buy Existing or to Build New:
As you can see, there are a lot of things to consider when purchasing or building commercial or industrial real estate properties. The team at APPRO and CERRON have created a complete Buy vs. Build Comparison Chart going into more detail, beyond this Top 5 Considerations list. Download the complete chart today to add more information to your property solutions toolbox!
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The “Total Cost Summary” is a valuable tool:
Knowing all of your costs up front is important to your decision making process. This is why our team has created a “Total Cost Summary” tool.
In this article, you will learn about costs that you may not have considered when choosing your next commercial space. Our team at APPRO and CERRON has been helping business owners like you since 1987. We know the importance of being up front and helping owners to see the entire picture when it comes to obtaining a new space. This is true whether leasing, purchasing existing or building new.
Key Considerations:
As your business continues to grow, you may have found yourself in need of a new space. As you consider your options, be sure that you are considering all of your costs. Take for example, you have decided you want to build a new building, and want to budget for all of your potential costs. Here are a few considerations for cost calculations:
1. Cost of land purchase
2. Cost of new construction
3. Cost of moving, equipment
4. Cost of financing
Our Total Cost Summary Worksheet gives you even more details to consider. In a single page worksheet, you will be provided with additional cost considerations in each of these categories.
Total Construction Costs:
As you have seen, there are many construction cost considerations pertaining to a construction project – whether a new building or a modification of an existing building. Download your copy today!
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Lakeville Expansion Project in south metro, MN has begun after being awarded to APPRO Development, a Lakeville, Minnesota based General Contractor and Design-Build firm. This project consists of a manufacturing and office addition for Menasha Packaging. More information on the project may be found by visiting our Current Project page.
APPRO Development is honored to have been chosen as the general contractor on this Lakeville expansion project and our entire team looks forward to helping our client achieve their goal of increasing their building space as their company continues to grow.
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The groundbreaking event occurred on Wednesday, August 27, 2014:
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For additional information on this project, or to start an expansion project of your own, contact us today:
Manufacturing Trends to be Thankful For is an article we read this morning in the online publication of Industry Week. All of us, in MN or the Midwest for that matter, who are either in the manufacturing industry or have close ties to the manufacturing industry, are eager to see what the days of 2014 will bring. According to this article, “Favorable Forecast: Five Manufacturing Trends to Be Thankful For” by John Mills as published in Industry Week (online), 2014 might just prove to be year for which to be thankful!
According to the article, the following are the top five trends to watch this year:
As Mills states, “no one has perfect foresight” and it certainly would be nice if we did! However, in the meantime, by measuring trends and current data available, we are optimistic for our colleagues in the manufacturing industry. We hope 2014 results in the optimistic forecast, as it benefits not only MN, ND, WI, IA, SD, MT in the Midwest, but our great nation as well!
APPRO Development is a general contractor specializing in property solutions for manufacturers across the Midwest for more than 27 years. APPRO assists business owners find optimal property solutions that may result in renovations, expansions, additions or new commercial buildings to meet the ever changing needs of the manufacturing industry in Lakeville (55044), Apple Valley(55124), Burnsville(55337), Eagan(55123), Hastings(55033), and all of Dakota, Scott, Rice, Carver, Ramsey and Hennepin counties as well as Mankato and surrounding communities of Blue Earth in Minnesota. If your commercial or industrial space needs are changing as the result of a great 2014, contact our team today to help you minimize impacts to your manufacturing schedule, meet your budget requirements, and assist you in making 2014 a great year!
Warehouse building considerations have been a topic of discussion of late, as one of the building types APPRO/CERRON is frequently contacted about for real estate and construction projects happens to be warehouse projects. There have been some great deals on warehouses in the last few years, and a potential buyer is often posed with the dilemma of whether it makes the most sense to buy an existing building and spend the money to renovate it to his or her company’s individual needs, or design and build a warehouse custom built to those needs.
To build new, one potentially loses out capitalizing on the devaluation of existing buildings (the availability of which are quickly diminishing on the commercial market). To renovate, however, often means to compromise on some of the features of the building, and/or to invest money into a building whose components might not all last as long as those in a new building.
With APPRO pricing your projects, you can weigh the various pros and cons of either option to come up with a solution that best fits your needs before proceeding to hire us to assist you along whichever solution (buy, remodel, add or build) you choose.
Some of the other considerations that we’ve seen owners look at include more detailed considerations (or checklist), like the following:
There are more considerations, of course, than those above. But take a look at the list and consider which of these options are important to you when you make that all-important decision to buy or design/build.
Whether you are just starting the process or have been considering your building needs for a while, allow our team to assist you with any questions you may have about the construction (remodeling, additions or new building) process. We are here to help!
If commercial property improvements are on your horizon, there is still time to improve your commercial property before the end of the year. Did you know there are tax benefits available if you own and lease out commercial real estate? But, you will need to act fast – you have until December 31, 2013 to take advantage of these tax benefits.
According to Stephen Fishman in a recent blog article in Inman News, “Improve Commercial Property Now to Capture 2013 Tax Benefits”, “Qualified leasehold property improvements made during 2013 can qualify for the following tax benefits:
Any one of these benefits would be great, but all three together enable commercial landlords (and lessees) to deduct a huge percentage of the cost of making improvements in a single year, rather than having to depreciate the entire cost over 39 years.”
APPRO Development, Inc., your midwest design-build, general contractor, has been helping business owners like you to find unique property solutions for more than 25 years. We have a few openings left in our fall schedule – Contact Us today to schedule your commercial property improvement.
