We are excited to welcome David Laza to the Griffco team as Chief Financial Officer! David has more than 25 years of experience in finance, with 22 of those years being in general contracting, and enjoys working in the construction industry because of the diversity of projects and solving a variety of challenges. At Griffco, David is providing strategic corporate planning and overseeing day-to-day financial operations. Welcome, David!
GRIFFCO PARTNERS WITH SAXUM REAL ESTATE FOR 495,000 SF FREEZER PROJECT
We are excited to be Saxum Real Estate’s design/build contractor on its Greenfield freezer project outside Atlanta, Georgia. The campus will include two cold storage buildings totaling more than 495,000 SF. The buildings will have convertible storage rooms that can alternate between -10 and 35 degrees, and a two-story office space. We will be breaking ground in Spring 2022 and expect the building to be completed by mid-2023. Thank you to Saxum Real Estate for choosing to partner with Griffco Design/Build for the construction of this project!
GRIFFCO BREAKS GROUND ON ELECTRIC OWL STUDIOS
We have officially broken ground on Electric Owl Studios, a new $50 million greenfield movie studio in Atlanta, Georgia. The 18-acre campus will include 140,000 square feet of sound stage space across six sound stages and a total of 313,000 square feet including office, mill shop and wardrobe space. Congratulations to Michael Hahn, Dan Rosenfelt, Domain and Capstone South for breaking ground on this new facility!
GRIFFCO COMPLETES 65,000 SF SELF STORAGE FACILITY IN SMYRNA, TN
Our team recently completed another project with NitNeil Partners. Located in Smyrna, Tennessee, this 65,000 square-foot, climate controlled, multi-story facility has 567 units. Our team faced many challenges while completing this project, including 64 days lost due to weather and hitting rock during the storm utility install, but still obtained the Certificate of Occupancy by the contractual completion date. This self storage facility will serve the residents of Smyrna, Tennessee, a high-growth suburb of Nashville. Great work, Griffco team!
KEN’S FOODS TOPPING OUT CEREMONY
Celebrating our team today for topping out a new distribution facility for Ken’s Foods in McDonough, Georgia. Thank you to all of our subcontractors and partners on this project!
GRIFFCO COMPLETES 100,000 SF SELF STORAGE FACILITY IN HUNTSVILLE, AL
Our team recently completed another self storage facility with NitNeil Partners. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this 100,000 SF, 4-story facility is climate controlled, has 697 rentable units and has a one-acre outparcel for future restaurant and retail use. This site will serve the residents of Downtown Huntsville, the Medical District and West Huntsville neighborhoods. Great work, Griffco team!
Griffco Completes 100,800 Self Storage Facility in Columbus, Georgia
Griffco Design/Build, Inc. recently completed Woodruff Self Storage, a 100,800-square-foot self-storage facility in Midland, Georgia. This 3-story facility includes 554 climate-controlled storage units. Its exterior boasts a beautiful masonry and EIFS facade, a spacious storefront area and hand-painted signage resembling a historic warehouse. The Griffco team ensured that this project was set up for success from the very beginning and completed construction on time and within budget. This facility is owned and operated by Woodruff Storage and will serve the citizens and businesses in Columbus, Georgia.
Griffco Completes Atlanta Self Storage Facility on Cascade Road
Griffco Design/Build, Inc. recently completed a 99,000-square-foot self storage facility in Atlanta, Georgia. This 3-story facility contains 72,000 square feet of climate-controlled, rentable storage space and is positioned off of Cascade Road in southwest Atlanta. Our team faced many challenges during the construction process, including drilling and blasting down 30 feet of solid granite for the building pad while carefully avoiding the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport fuel pipeline easement that runs under the site, drilling along Cascade road for utility tie-ins and widening the road and decel lane for the adjacent roads. Our team worked hard to overcome these challenges and constructed an impressive facility with two-color brick veneer and decorative arches. This facility is owned by Diamond Point Development and managed by Life Storage.
Griffco Completes 107,000 SF Self Storage Facility in Fayetteville, GA
Griffco Design/Build, Inc. has recently completed Fayetteville Storage, a 107,000-square-foot storage facility in Fayetteville, Georgia. This 3-story, climate-controlled facility is located within minutes of downtown Fayetteville, on one one of the most travelled highways connecting Fayetteville to Peachtree City. The site is highly visible to all who pass by and is surrounded by existing communities along with an influx of new growth. Our team, in partnership with Diamond Point Development, worked to abide by Fayetteville’s architectural requirements for new construction by including brick veneer, abundant parapet cornice work and glass on the exterior of the facility.