14C — January 31 - February 13, 2014 — Shopping Centers — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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M id A tlantic ICSC P eople & C ompany N ews As business development manager Kristen Schrader joins KBE Building Corporation Over 28 years of experience Dewberry hires Charles Ruzicka as surveyor
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FAIRFAX, VA — Dew- berry , a privately held and nationally ranked profession-
surveying, and landscape architecture firm where she held multiple positions, in- cluding business development manager. Schrader is very active in the Baltimore-region con- struction and real estate industry. She is the co-chair of the programs committee for CREW – Commercial Real Estate Women , and is active in the Urban Land Institute – Baltimore, NAIOP , Society for Marketing Professional shopping center itself. “We were thrilled to host such a fun event that ben- efited an important nonprofit in the community,” said Tom Fitzpatrick, President of Greenberg Gibbons. “Grass- roots has a critical job to do -- taking care of the home- less and families in crisis throughout Howard County -- and we are honored to sup- port it.” The event came on the heels of the openings of several new businesses at Turf Valley Towne Square, developed by Greenberg Gibbons, including Facci, Grill 620, Smyth and Pet Valu. Anchored by Harris Teeter, the Towne Square is part of a master-planned com- munity featuring more than 1,800 homes, and a 175-room resort hotel and spa that features 26 holes of champi- onship golf, and class A office and medical space. n
based operation with multiple offices. He has been respon- sible for managing a wide variety of mapping projects across a diverse client base, including the preparation of products and deliverables for state, municipal, federal, and private projects. Ruzicka has worked with a variety of map- ping techniques and technolo- gies, such as GIS, mobile and airborne LiDAR applications, 3-D laser scanning, aerial photogrammetry, subsurface utility location, and bathy- metric survey applications withmulti-beamand side-scan sonar data collection. Ruzicka is a member of the National Society of Professional Survey- ors, Maryland Society of Sur- veyors, the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, the Home Builders Association of Maryland, and the District of Columbia Association of Land Surveyors. n state’s economy, its workforce and businesses. Companies from across the state entered the two-part survey process to determine the Best Places to Work in Virginia. Evalua- tions considered the company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, demo- graphics and an employee survey to measure the em- ployee experience. The Best Places to Work in Virginia pro- gram is sponsored by Virginia Business, Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Virginia SHRM State Council. n facade enhancements recently completed the project at the Tanger Outlets at National Harbor. The project included all directional signs, monu- ment signs, project identi- fication signs, water walls, custom made under canopy signs for every tenant, as well as various sculptural works, masts, brochure holders, and the iconic 75’ tall, 30’ square, Tower sign. Ad Vice performed the design development, en- gineering, fabrication and in- stallation of the tower which is illuminated with over 19,000 LED lights. n
OLUMBIA, MD — KBE announced that Kristen Schrader
Services, and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Baltimore Metro sec- tion. She is also a private helicopter pilot. “Kristen is a great addition to our growing team”, said Allan Kleban , vice president of business development at KBE. “She has stepped in and immediately assumed positions of responsibility, and we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with her.” n
al services firm, has re- cently hired Charles Ru- zicka, LS , as a senior sur- veyor. Hewill split his time between the firm’s Balti-
has joined its business development team. An in- dustry veter- an, Schrader spent nearly 10 years at Christopher Consultants,
Charles Ruzicka
Kristen Schrader
more and Lanham, Maryland, offices. Ruzicka will develop and extend Dewberry’s sur- vey and mapping capabilities to multiple market sectors in the mid-Atlantic region. His responsibilities will include business management, stra- tegic plan development, and the mentorship of a team of surveyors and engineers. Ruzicka has more than 28 years of surveying experi- ence with executive-level management for a regionally VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Gerald S. Divaris, Chair- man/CEO of DivarisRealEs- tate, Inc. (DRE) , announced that Divaris Real Estate was recently named as one of the 2014 Best Places to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business magazine. The award includes the Virginia Beach, Newport News and Richmond offices of DRE. The statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Virginia, benefiting the
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Greenberg Gibbons raises nearly $4,000 at the first annual “Turf Valley Trot”
OWINGS MILLS, MD — Turf Valley Towne Square announced that the first an- nual “Turf Valley Trot” – a 5K Run and Family Walk that celebrated the grand opening of Turf Valley Towne Square on November 28 – resulted in a $3,971 donation to Grass- Roots Crisis Intervention Center. The event also col- lected enough food, clean- ing supplies and personal hygiene products to fill three 29-gallon donation bins to the brim on race day. Grassroots is a private, nonprofit agency that oper- ates Howard County’s only homeless shelter and certi- fied crisis intervention cen- ter. The funds raised for the nonprofit were generated from the registration fee for the event, as well as on-site donations from individuals and businesses, including a substantial one from the
Divaris Real Estate named one of the 2014 best places to work in Virginia
The Turf Valley Trot resulted in a $3,071 donation and enough sup- plies to fill three 29-gallon bins
Baltimore-based DDG to design mall expansion BALTIMORE, MD —Bal- timore-based design, plan- ning, architecture, interiors, and graphics firm DDG has been named to design the expansion of Jakarta’s highly successful Grand Metropoli- tan mall. merchandising. For the expansion, DDG will emphasize the energetic and festive atmosphere of an urban hotel and a vibrant, contemporary theme for the office and residential tow- ers.
The second tower, Met- ropolitan Grand Office and Residences, will feature 24 levels of office space and 168 total apartment units with one-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts, plus a gym, bar, and pool with a city view. That building will also feature multiple parking decks. “The high-rise towers of Horizon Grand Hotel and Metropolitan Grand Office and Residences will create a new skyline for the area and become an architectural icon and modern lifestyle destina- tion for both business and living purposes,” says Ahsin Rasheed, Chairman, CEO and President of DDG. n
Ad Vice Studios completes project for Tanger Outlets
The Grand Metropolitan expansion will feature two high-rise towers. The first tower, Horizon Grand Hotel, will include a 221-key hotel, a new five-level retail anchor expansion area at the center of the entire development, and multiple parking levels, plus an executive sky lounge, sky ballroom, outdoor pool, and hotel amenities with a city view.
DDG was responsible for concept architecture – includ- ing defining the theme of the mall and schematics – for the original 646,000 s/f Grand Metropolitanmall, which had its formal grand opening on December 13. DDG provided environmental graphics and signage design for the project, as well as collaboration with local architects, dealing with all permitting and codes, and
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — Ad Vice Studios, LLC , a nationwide fabrica- tion and installation firm of signs, custom applications & Tanger Outlets
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