The Latest
CCA Cleveland Tops Out
With BKV spearheading the interior design portion of this latest City Club Apartments (CCA) project, it was a terrific to see the building reach the topping out phase with the final design including 304 apartments and penthouses plus street-level market, restaurant, bar, and retail spaces.
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BKV @ ALA 2023
Education & Library Practice Leader and Partner, Susan Morgan, and Senior Associate, Chris Hutton, attended the 2023 American Library Association Conference & Exhibition with Susan (third from right) being a featured panelist in the “Understanding & Advocating for Net-Zero and Sustainable Energy in your Library” session.
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BKV Workshop’s Metamorphosis
Our design outreach group, BKV Workshop, is supporting artist Angela Two Stars with Metamorphosis –a two-sided mural representing the strength of the Longfellow neighborhood after the 2020 murder of George Floyd and subsequent uprisings that caused destruction and devastation to the area.
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Shelby Commons Groundbreaking
Shelby Commons, a residential building entirely made up of affordable housing, reached a pivotal milestone towards creating a community which provides units for those making 30%, 50%, 60%, and 80% of the HUD Multifamily Tax Subsidy Projects income limits.
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Crystal Towers Completes Approval Process
Dweck Properties and BKV Group’s Crystal Towers project has successfully completed the Arlington County 4.1 approval process. Together, Dweck and BKV were able to navigate the zoning requirements and approval process with the project receiving unanimous approval from the transportation and planning commissions.
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Sandwich Project Minnesota
We were honored to partner with the Sandwich Project Minnesota to make sandwiches for those in our community who are experiencing food insecurity. It was a pleasure to work alongside such a dedicated and passionate organization to make a positive impact in our local community.
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BKV’s Inaugural Celebration of Juneteenth
This year, we asked our teams to make Juneteenth a “no-meeting” day to allow staff to observe the holiday how they choose, and thoughtfully allow pause to remember when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free.
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TPC at Long & Kees
In the Minneapolis office, our Culture Committee brought back the office putt-putt challenge with each of our in-house disciplines setting up a golf hole with found materials in the office. The result, a very creative, nine-hole course with the Marketing/IT/Finance team being named the winners – FORE!
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Jack Boarman on Student Housing Going “Full Speed Ahead”
Senior Design Leader and CEO, Jack Boarman is the featured interviewee in “Full Speed Ahead,” the Multi-Housing News spotlight piece on BKV’s latest student housing work and how our firm designs for the modern student renter.
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BKV Pride 2023
Happy Pride! It is BKV Group’s core value that we foster a welcoming culture where everyone feels included, valued, and supported each day. Check out the initiatives and celebrations we have planned this year to spread awareness for LGBTQIA+ equality.
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Mike Krych Provides Insights on Office-to-Housing Conversions
Senior Design Leader and Managing Partner, Mike Krych, details our past and current work transforming office and warehouse spaces to market-rate, affordable, senior, and even student communities in a Heartland Real Estate Business article.
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Jack Boarman on Designing Student Housing for the Modern Day Renter
Multi-Housing News approached Senior Design Leader and CEO, Jack Boarman, to discuss the design strategies that cater to the modern student, and the considerations that inspire the best experiences for residents.
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Vietnam Offices Receive Top 10 BCA Asia Award
We are extremely proud to see our Vietnam colleagues be honored as a Top 10 Leading Architectural Design Firms in Vietnam as part of the BCI Asia Awards 2023.
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Photo Tour of Tuckahoe
Courtesy of Environments for Aging Magazine, take a photo tour of our terrific Tuckahoe project.
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