Real Estate Journal — Owners, Developers & Managers — June 26 - July 16, 2015 — 11B
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C ontractors & S ubcontractors The award is for Merritt’s restoration work for Agora, Inc. at 1001 Cathedral Street Merritt Construction wins a 2015 Historic Preservation Award from Baltimore Heritage
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ALTIMORE, MD — Baltimore Heritage has named Merritt Con- struction Services a winner of a 2015 Historic Preservation Award for their restoration work on Agora Inc.’s new headquarters at 1001 Cathe- dral St. in Baltimore. Merritt won the Adaptive Reuse and Compatible Design Award, which recognizes excellence in the adaptive reuse of a historic structure for a new function or in compatible new construc- tion connected with the repair, restoration or rehabilitation of the structure’s historic context. In May of 2014, Merritt completed the 16,500 s/f inte- rior fitout for Agora, Inc. The four-story building required a complete gut of the existing medical space for Agora’s new state-of-the-art office. Built in the early 20th century, the building’s age and condition posed significant challenges in order to reinforce the build- ing’s structural support while salvaging much of the original historic features. The design also called for two new orna- mental stairs to connect the floors, as well as installation of a roof monitor on the fourth floor to allow for more natural light throughout the office. This project has previously been awarded an Excellence Award from the Associated Builders & Contractors for the General Contractor In- terior Fitout Over $1 Million category. For nearly 50 years, Balti- more Heritage has hosted an annual awards program to present winning projects with their Historic Preservation Award. Each project winner is selected by a panel of lead- ers in historic preservation for their work to preserve and promote historic places in Baltimore. This year the awards reception was held on Thursday, June 18th at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Theater. With a project portfolio of nearly 16 million s/f, Merritt has been providing site devel- opment, general construction, redevelopment and interior build-outs for more than 40 years. Whether serving as gen- eral contractor, construction manager or design-builder, Merritt Construction Services offers full-service construction capabilities through all phases of development, from feasibil- ity to commissioning. n
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