Construction Completed on Traditions at Colorado Springs
With a shortfall of affordable housing upwards of 20,000 units, it’s no surprise that Washington-based developer Inland Group chose Colorado Springs as the location for their newest affordable senior living community, Traditions at Colorado Springs.
Brinkman Construction completed the four-story, 166,000 SF community. The complex includes 180 units consisting of studio, one- and two-bedrooms. Community amenities onsite include a community garden, dog park, fire pit, theater, craft room and library.
Apartment homes are being rented to seniors age 55 and older who earn less than 60 percent of the area median income adjusted for household size. In addition, eighteen of the units will be targeted at individuals whose income is less than half of the average median income.
The project utilized Low Income Housing Tax Credits which is a program through the federal government that provides dollar-for-dollar tax credits for investments in affordable housing. This program accounts for approximately 90% of all affordable rental housing in the U.S.
This marks the third project that Inland and Brinkman Construction have worked on together. Copper Stone in Lafayette will be completed next month and Affinity Fort Collins opened in 2017.
Brinkman Construction and Trade Partners Complete “Front Door of Community”
As Brinkman Construction continues its strategic growth, the company hasn’t outgrown the “small” projects.
Case in point: the new and improved Fort Collins Visitor Center at 1 Old Town Square. This fast-tracked project began in September and wrapped up less than two short months later with a fully customized build-out for Visit Fort Collins.
In addition to the condensed timeline, Visit Fort Collins completed this project with an extremely limited budget due to the donated time and materials from Brinkman Construction and their trade partners.
“We really felt that Visit Fort Collins was the front door of our community and by contributing to their success, it’s a win-win for all of us,” said Jim Ciesla, President and CEO of Brinkman Construction. “We thought we’d have to sell it to our subcontractors, but they not only came through with donated time and materials, but also mobilized immediately to meet our timeline. It was remarkable.”
The construction company launched a Special Projects Division in 2018 aimed at serving clients like Visit Fort Collins that are in need of tenant finish, renovation and core/shell services. These clients don’t have large-scale construction needs, but they want a high level of service and professionalism.
The new Fort Collins Visitor Center includes a fully customized interior design by VFLA and installations from local makers throughout the space. The focal point of the center is the seven by nine-foot interactive map on the wall created and installed by Reprographics that will be used to guide visitors to their destinations. The shelving, tables and signage throughout the space were also created by local makers including Wool Hat Furniture who utilized wood from the former Hughes Stadium to make the coffee table.
The trade partners included Air Comfort, Commercial Glass, Acoustics & Interiors, Maximum Painting, Masters Flooring, Distinctive Welding, and Merit Electric.
“This really has been quite the journey,” said Visit Fort Collins Director Cynthia Eichler. “We’re proud to have a fresh appearance to greet visitors and a new platform to tell the story of Fort Collins as we see it from the inside out.”
Strategic Expansion in Timnath Continues
The Town of Timnath is putting themselves on the map and emerging as the fastest-growing community by population percentage growth in Colorado. With a population that has nearly tripled in the last five years, it’s no surprise that real estate development is beginning to follow. As of last week, two pivotal developments within the Town of Timnath are officially underway – the Timnath Town Center building and Timnath Trails at Riverbend.
Construction on Lot Twenty Eight Begins
Project team members recently celebrated the groundbreaking of one of Denver’s newest adaptive reuse projects, LOT Twenty Eight. This redevelopment of a historic manufacturing plant is being developed by FORMATIV. Brinkman Construction is the general contractor on the project and OZ Architecture is the architect. LOT Twenty Eight delivers to Denver’s RiNo neighborhood in 2018.
New Greeley Memory Care Encourages Creating Moments from Memories
Project team members from Brinkman Construction, Lenity Architecture and Vista Pointe Development are celebrating the completion of the latest Northern Colorado memory care facility, Windsong at Northridge.
Oakridge Crossing Bridges Affordable Senior Housing Gap
Project team members from Brinkman Construction proudly handed over the keys to the newly completed Oakridge Crossing project, an affordable housing community in Fort Collins for seniors age 62 and up.
Brinkman Helps Eating Recovery Center Continue its Mission
Nationwide, more than 30 million people suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder. This is a conservative number given that most sufferers never come forward to be diagnosed. Of the most common eating disorders, anorexia nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. With statistics like that, it’s no wonder there is a need for an eighth Eating Recovery Center within a one-mile radius in Denver.
Brinkman Hires Director of Human Resources and Talent Management
As part of their key growth plan, Fort Collins-based companies, Brinkman and Brinkman Construction have hired Dan Miller as Director of Human Resources and Talent Development. Miller will lead the Human Resources department in planning, implementing, and evaluating the human resource function and performance of the company, as well as developing strategic programs for employees’ professional growth plans.