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Joseph Pontiac
Location: Fenton, MI
Completed: 1999
Architecture, conceptual design, construction,
and exterior renovations were done by API. The
building backed
up to an
interstate
highway,
and API redesigned the
back of the building to look like the front of the building
to attract customers passing by on the highway.
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Murray's Auto
Location: Howell, MI
Completed: 2004
Murray's Discount Auto is located on prime real estate
with high traffic, in a highly developed area of big
named stores such as Lowe's Home Improvement, Elder
Beerman, WalMart, and Art Van, on the site of old outdated
structures.
The owner worked closely with API in the planning and
development stages to remove two old buildings and
the clean up of toxic chemicals on the site to build
a new 8,000 square foot building for the big name
Murray's Discount Auto chain.
Murray's Discount Auto Grand Opening was held the
first week of October, 2004.
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Murray's Auto (Dort Plaza)
Location: Flint, MI
Completed: 2001
Murray’s Discount Auto had been a
tenant in Dort Plaza for many years. They had become displeased
with the appearance of the 40 year old, out-dated retail center.
Two direct competitors had opened new stores within a few hundred
feet of the plaza and Murray’s found itself struggling to
compete. Their lease would be up in a few months and they needed
to decide if they wanted to stay in the plaza. Murray’s upper
level management decided to contact API and commissioned a conceptual
rendering to see what could be done to the building.
API met with The Equitable Group to get approval
for the Murray’s project. The Equitable Group, who owned
the plaza and was funding the renovation, expressed their desire
to renovate the entire plaza, not just the Murray’s, which
was the anchor store of the center. API came up with some ideas
that would save the owner a lot of money. API put together a
new budget; created conceptual renderings for the entire center;
and was hired to complete all architectural, planning and construction
work for the building.
While the exterior of the building was being
renovated, a new tenant, Dollar General, contacted the owner
of the plaza and indicated that they wanted to lease a space
in
Dort Plaza. Since the shopping center had previously been built
in different phases, the flooring of the lease space was not
on the same grade. Dollar General was under a tight moving schedule
and it seemed possible that Dort Plaza would not have enough
consecutive space to accommodate the new tenant unless a lease
space could be built for them quickly. In order to create the
space that Dollar General needed, API combined three different
lease spaces and leveled the grade of the floor.
In just 14 weeks, all the architectural,
planning and construction were finished for this phase of the
project. Not only that, but the City of Flint was understaffed
at the time, making building inspectors and permits hard to
acquire. API expedited the project due to their excellent relationship
with the City’s building department. API gave the building
a modern look, which made it possible for Dort Plaza to attract
its new tenant and keep its existing tenants.
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ProStyle Auto & Truck Accessories
Location: Burton, MI
Completed: 2001
ProStyle Auto Care had become dissatisfied
with the out-of-date appearance of their two stores and the inconvenience
of running their business from two locations.
The architect they hired for the project had
over-designed the building, the owner bid the project out to
five different construction companies; asking each to, not only
quote the job, but also to suggest ways that they could save
money on the project. API was the only company to come up with
a substantially decreased price option.
By using a pre-engineered steel building structure
and split face decorative masonry API gave the client the same
basic design the previous architect had devised, while making
the project significantly less expensive. API did all the site
improvements for the project in addition to the design and construction
of the new retail building.
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Soft Cloth Car Wash
Location: Lake Orion, MI
API created the design, completed the architecture,
interior and exterior renovations, and construction for Soft
Cloth Car Wash.
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