GRCA Commerce Quarterly Fall 2021 - 21

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The nominees of the 2021 Building
Berks Awards are part of a larger story we
have been telling about Greater Reading
for some time - our region is growing
and is primed for even more development.
The 2021 nominated projects are
more than just the walls and square footage,
they represent opportunity, growth,
jobs and possibilities for our region.
The 25 nominated projects provided
a snapshot into how the Greater
Reading region continues to grow.
The submitted projects represent:
Over
$123 million
in total
investment
Nearly
2,000
Over
700 jobs
were created
and retained
construction
jobs
Over
2.2 million
total square-footage
developed, renovated,
or newly constructed
* Berks 61
* Berks Career and Technology
Center - Welding Technology
Building
* Christ Episcopal Church
* Penn State Health - Compounding
Pharmacy Renovation
* Crestmont Heritage Townhomes
* Drexel University College of
Medicine at Tower Health
* Glen-Gery Office Renovation
* Kate & Steve Murray - 600 N.
Brobst Street Renovation
* Keeler Residence Addition
* KNG Equity - Penn Square Plaza
* Mail Shark - Mohnton Fit-Out
* Mail Shark - Tuckerton Road
* Mohrsville Private Residence
* Neighborhood Housing Services -
Revitalizing a Neighborhood
* NorthPoint Bethel / Berks Park 78
* RADIUS Corporation
* Reading Distilling Guild
* Reading Public Museum
- Nefrina Exhibit
All nominated projects must have been
completed between July 2019 and
July 2021. The categories included:
* Adaptive Reuse
* Commercial Renovation/Restoration
* Education
* Healthcare
* Housing - Single +
Planned Community
* Industrial
* Office
* Miscellaneous
* Restaurant/Bar
Nominated projects were:
* Alvernia University - Tom
& Helen Flynn PLEX
* American Barber and
Beauty Academy
* Reading School District -
Administrative Building Updates
* Riverfront Federal Credit Union
Spring Township Office
* The Highlands at Wyomissing -
New Villas at the Highlands
* U.S. Courts and Marshals
Projects were evaluated based on
design, aesthetics and economic impact
by a group of distinguished judges
representing various industries.
* Greg A. Bogia, PE, PTOE
- Bogia Engineering
* Scott O. Graham, AIA, LEED AP
BD+C - Muhlenberg Greene
Architects
* Miguel A. Herrera, Assoc. AIA,
SCANY. - Milan Consulting Group
* David N. Hunter, Sr. AICP -
Berks County Planning Commission
* Elizabeth A. Magovern - Hartman,
Valeriano, Magovern & Lutz, P.C.
* Sarah Phillips - Irish Creek
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Drum roll please...the
2021 Building Berks
Awards winners:
* Adaptive Reuse: RADIUS
Corporation
* Commercial Renovation/Restoration:
Christ Episcopal Church
* Education: Alvernia University
- Tom & Helen Flynn PLEX
* Healthcare: Drexel University
College of Medicine at Tower Health
* Housing - Single: Kate & Steve
Murray - 600 N. Brobst
Street Renovation
* Housing - Planned Community:
The Highlands
at Wyomissing - New Villas
at the Highlands
* Industrial: Berks 61
* Office: KNG Equity -
Penn Square Plaza
* Miscellaneous: Reading Public
Museum - Nefrina Exhibit
* Restaurant/Bar: Reading
Distilling Guild
Thank you to the 2021
Building Berks Awards
& Expo sponsors
Title
Drexel University College of
Medicine at Tower Health
Shuman Development Group
Platinum
Berks County Industrial
Development Authority
Muhlenberg Greene Architects
Schlouch, Inc.
Synergy Environmental
Gold
Burkey Construction
D&S Elite Construction
Irish Creek Enterprises
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