Grand Crossing

/ WATERLOO, IOWA

/ MASTER-PLANNED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT

Grand Crossing Development, located in Waterloo, Iowa, is an active project currently under construction. The project is an enormous 260,000+ SQ FT development encompassing multiple buildings through three separate phases.

/ PHASE I

KEY FEATURES

68 unit apartment complex
Underground heated parking
National and local award-winning complex
Completed in Summer of 2017

/ PHASE II

KEY FEATURES

36 unit apartment complex
7,500+ SQ FT of commercial space with drive-thru
Underground heated parking
Active Tenants / Jimmy John’s / Sidecar Coffee
Completed in Spring of 2018

LOCATION
Waterloo, IA
United States

SIZE
6 Acres

MARKETS
Mixed-Use & Retail
Multi-Family
Redevelopment & Infill

“Progress is exciting. It’s about responsibly investing in the future of our great community. Welcome Grand Crossing, to the new Waterloo.”

MAYOR QUENTIN HART

SITE TRANSFORMATION

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS AND CHALLENGES

/ PHASE I HIGHLIGHTS

Unsuitable soil quality required over-excavation and replacing with suitable soil for building load
Constructed with Iowa Green Streets Criteria 4.0.
Green Streets Initiative required:
- Environmentally friendly building materials
- Water-saving plumbing fixtures
- High efficiency HVAC and appliances
- Sustainable building practices include minimizing waste, increasing material package recycling and efficiency of building techniques
- Advanced storm-water management practices including permeable paver parking lot and bio-swale retention areas

/ PHASE II HIGHLIGHTS

100% below grade/building parking garage required extra excavation and care for property safety including appropriate benching of soil
Extremely tight site parameters required coordination of multiple subcontractors and material storage
Coordination of first floor commercial space build out in addition to unit build outs on floors above required expert project management