Issue.3 - December.2005
• Above and Beyond
 

Change is constant. It drives our business. I’m excited to tell you about our own major transformation at Meyer Design. We will, once again, have our entire team (42 staff) working in one building -- our headquarters in Ardmore -- by the beginning of the year. Our re-design and expansion is the result of a busy 2005. We are thrilled about showing you our new space.

This issue of Beyond Design will highlight many clients who are in the transformation process as well. For some, like American College of Radiology, it’s changing their entire image, while for others it’s tweaking, updating or addressing operational issues.

There are very few firms that can successfully work with traditional organizations like the Racquet Club of Philadelphia and a growing Bioscience firm like Sterilox. This is what we strive for – custom solutions for individual company issues.

Best wishes for a pleasant holiday and a great new year,

~ Norman Liedtke

• BPG Properties
 
• The Real Deal
 
• Project Rundown
 
• Karastan
 
• Life, Liberty
 
• Meyer Survivor
 
Above and Beyond                           

It's pretty rare.

Going above the client’s expectations, while staying well within expected budget parameters without compromising design quality can be an incredible task to accomplish.
But that’s exactly how it happened for American College of Radiology (ACR).
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BPG Properties on the Rise
DE Opening Celebrations!
October 18th and 26th marked the opening celebrations for Meyer's new Delaware office! Mixing and mingling among the crowd were clients from PNC Bank as well as brokers from Grubb & Ellis, Jackson Cross Partners and local developers like the EDiS Company.











Building and leasing new construction are on the rise for BPG Properties. This year, their premier property in West Conshohocken, 300 Four Falls, has reached 93% occupancy. Built in 2003, it has attracted many firms in the financial and insurance industries. Meyer Design, Inc. has assisted BPG with many tenant assignments, including the fit out of office spaces for The Judge Group, ECBM, GCA...... representing a total of approximately 192,500 square feet.
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The Real Deal                           
Top 15 Trends in Architecture
  1. Technology is changing how architecture firms do business
  2. Productivity is improving both inside and outside the design professions...
  3. Intelligent and fully-integrated smart buildings will become more of the norm...















Name : Steven J. Cousart
Title: First Vice President
Company: CB Richard Ellis

Business Philosophy: Client first, always
When and how did you become involved in commercial real estate?
I became involved in real estate in 1981. I was living in Houston, TX and a relative introduced me to the manager of a brokerage operation in need of a "runner".

What project have you enjoyed working on the most and why?
Radnor Court in Radnor is the listing I have enjoyed most. It is perhaps the most desirable office property in the region and representing a property like that is a pleasure. When my partner, Mike McShane and I first acquired the listing, we re-negotiated every existing lease in the building and filled all vacancies in a little over a year...
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Project Rundown                           
Best Real Estate Deals 2005

Two Meyer Projects: Universal Technical Institute (UTI) & WXPN won the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2005 Best Real Estate Deals

Here's a list of recent projects to hit the Meyer drafting table.

GMAC Commercial Mortgage
Wachovia
Korman Commercial Properties
Wharton School, UPenn
American Financial Realty Trust
Thomas Properties Group
Cushman & Wakefield
Brandywine Realty Trust
Liberty Property Trust
Racquet Club of Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr Medical Specialists
ING Direct
FirstTrust Bank
Township of Lower Merion
Strayer University
Johnson Matthey
Shechtman, Marks, Devor & Etskovitz, PC
PNC Bank
Sterilox


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Karastan in the Carolinas
-------- Cool / Uncool -------
Check out these cool products from NeoCon 2005...
Almanac from Teknion
NeoCon SILVER Award Winner

These customizable workstations and freestanding storage units offer the utlimate in design flexibility. Sophisticated yet practical, Alamanac workstations can be tailor-made to create your desired style...











What do a 110-year old chateau, a 92-year old frequent haunt of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and a 180-year old carpet mill have in common? They are all places Senior Designer Delta Rubsamen visited on a recent business trip to the Carolinas. As guests of Karastan Commercial Carpet, a division of The Mohawk Group, one of our financial services clients and Delta were treated to a tour of Karastan's mill in Landrum, South Carolina.
Developing these relationships with manufacturers enables Meyer designers to keep in step with the latest design trends and to specify high quality products for our clients.
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Green Design
Liberty Property Trust was chosen as the recipient of the 2005 Delaware Valley Green Building Council Board (DVGBC) Achievement Award.
Meyer Design was proud that George Wilson, Membership Committee Chair of the DVGBC and Principal of Meyer Architects, had the honor of presenting the award to Bill Hankowski, President & CEO of Liberty Property Trust at DVGBC's Annual Membership Meeting on October 20 at Liberty's LEED Core and Shell pilot project at One Crescent Drive in the Philadelphia Naval Business Center.
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Meyer Survivor
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