by Audrey Wilson | Apr 28, 2021 | Commercial Construction, Snyder Building Construction
Snyder Building Construction Nears Completion of New Food Incubator Bottling Facility in Westwood Neighborhood
April 28, 2021
Written by: Audrey Wilson
Snyder Building Construction nears completion of a USDA-certified bottling facility called the Kitchen Network Bottling Company. The tenant improvement project expands the existing Kitchen Network’s commissary capabilities in the Westwood neighborhood. Local community development organization, BuCu West, champions the venture’s expansion. BuCu West offers focused attention and support for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and culture organizations along the Morrison Road corridor and West Denver. The project is scheduled for completion at the end of this month.
The adaptive reuse project consists of renovating an old, 2,200 square-foot space from an automotive body and mechanic shop into a fully licensed, food product bottling facility. The project is designed by the RE: Architecture and construction services are in progress through Snyder Building Construction, a Denver-based commercial general contractor. Snyder Building Construction is working alongside the Kitchen Network Bottling Company to obtain full USDA-certification for the facility.
“Snyder has helped expand our services for the future,” said Erick Garcia, director of the Kitchen Network commissary about the addition of the new bottling facility. “With our full certification expected by the end of the month, we plan to be the first and only USDA-certified bottling facility in Colorado. “with our full certification expected at the end of the month, we plan to cement our position as the first and only USDA-certified bottling facility in Colorado.”
From sourcing groceries, glass bottles, recipe development, and proper labeling, they consult and educate small business owners in launching their food products from start to finish. Some criteria must be met in order to work with the team and use their facility. Some of the criteria includes the production of shelf-stable end products that are naturally acidified and the use of glass containers for bottling, among others. As part of the certification process, only trained personnel may use the equipment.
The Kitchen Network is a branch of BuCu West’s business incubator, specifically for food businesses. The Kitchen Network Bottling Company is led by Director Julie Casault. With the new bottling enhancements, the Kitchen Network’s food incubator and commissary kitchen is an all-in-one hub ready with the necessary equipment, expertise, and support for operators to produce small-batch recipes from conception to bottling to market.
“We are excited to grow the bottling company and bring more local living wage jobs to the Westwood community,” said Jose Esparza, executive director of BuCu West. “We take pride in manufacturing products in Westwood that are sold wholesale across the country.”
Location of The Kitchen Network Bottling Company.
The Kitchen Network Bottling Company Construction in Progress
This is the third project Snyder Building Construction has completed along the Morrison Road corridor. Previous projects along Morrison Road include the renovation of the Re:Vision / RISE Westwood community and events center and the Denver Indian Center.
About BuCu West:
Where business meets culture. Established in 1987, BuCu West began as a business owner association. Today, BuCu West’s efforts extend to include promoting and supporting entrepreneurs, small business, cultural organizations and residents. BuCu West’s unique name reflects the organization’s commitment to business and culture. BuCu West is a non-profit 501(C)3 organization governed by a board of directors and led by staff members Jose Esparza and Julie Casault. The organization is also known as the West Community Economic Development Corporation. The nonprofit places focused intention on Morrison Road and West Denver development projects. For more information, visit www.bucuwest.com.
About the Kitchen Network:
Let’s Bottle Success. Kitchen Network Commissary is Denver’s longest running shared kitchen incubating approximately 150 specialty food businesses each year. The organization is part of BuCu West’s efforts to support and promote small businesses, specifically through the incubation of food ventures. The Kitchen Network Bottling Company aims to be Colorado’s first and only USDA-certified bottling facility in an effort to support food entrepreneurs from start to finish in their businesses. For more information, visit www.thekitchennetworkdenver.com.
by Audrey Wilson | Apr 23, 2021 | Commercial Construction, Snyder Building Construction, Uncategorized
General Office Tenant Improvement Cost Guide
April 23, 2021
The changing dynamics of the workplace may have you curious about costs for renovating your company’s office. There’s certainly a lot of nuance that goes into pricing, but also a few rules of thumb. To help with the process, we’ve put together a Denver-based, costing rubric (from a general contractor’s point of view) that you can use in conversations with your architect and engineers to guide design with cost in mind.
Quick tip: In general, tenant improvement projects vary based on the number of enclosed spaces, as well as the level of finishes. The more rooms and enclosures built and number of high-end finish selections made, the more pricey a project becomes.
As always, we can assist in budgeting and bidding office improvement projects to accommodate budgets for a variety of office layout and quality options.
Have specific questions or a project in mind? Contact us at 720.900.5082 or info@snyderbuilding.com
by Audrey Wilson | Oct 21, 2019 | Commercial Construction, Snyder Building Construction
2019 BBB Torch Award Recognizes Snyder Building Construction for Commitment to Ethics
October 21, 2019
Written by: Audrey Wilson
We’re honored to announce we’ve been named winner of the prestigious 2019 Better Business Bureau (BBB) Torch Award for Ethics in the Small Business category. Hosted annually by the BBB Serving Denver and Central Colorado, the awards honor companies who demonstrate high level of personal character and ensure that their organization’s practices meet the highest standards of ethics, and consequently generate trust.
Awards criteria were based on the six Principles of TRUST!, high ethical standards developed by the BBB. These criteria included strong leadership, culture of high character, unifying the team, high competency management strategies to steer performance, honoring the intrinsic value of people, and community engagement.
“We’re humbled to receive a BBB Torch Award,” said Rich Snyder, president and founder of Snyder Building Construction. “It feels good to be recognized for doing the right thing.”
Twenty two applications were submitted for the small business category for the 2019 cycle. During review, each business was thoroughly vetted and were in good standing with the BBB. Applications were judged by an independent panel of board members and past winners.
The awards dinner was held at Infinity Park Event Center in Glendale, Colorado last Thursday, October 17, 2019.
by snyderbuilding | May 30, 2019 | Commercial Construction, Snyder Building Construction
3400 South Broadway Adaptive Reuse Project
June 5, 2019
Written by: Audrey Wilson
We are excited to announce the completion of the $1.8M renovation of the old lighting outlet in Englewood, Colorado at 3400 South Broadway. The 100-year-old building now bolsters exposed ceilings, glass storefronts, and new offices. The renovation, built by us and designed by ArcWest Architects, features significant upgrades to all levels, a new 6,750-square-foot finished office and nearly 21,500 square feet of leaseable restaurant and retail space on South Broadway.
The former lighting outlet had many other identities including Wagner’s patio furniture store and JCPenney. After a near full demolition of the interior, the renovations created open and airy leaseable space along the main level and mezzanine, along with a fully occupiable basement level.
Our team worked closely with Anchor Engineering to create structural solutions that kept the building design intent intact while providing much needed upgrades throughout. Future tenants will love the high-visibility corner with vast open structure and large amounts of natural light.
We also partnered with Colorado C-PACE and building owners Ken Fukayama of BHS properties, and Benjamin Schuessler and Jacob Cohley of Lincoln Energy to support the owners in integrating energy savings and resource efficiency into the building. Read more about this partnership at https://copace.com/retail-owner-finances-energy-savings-project-through-states-c-pace-program/.
Current tenants of 3400 South Broadway include Lincoln Energy Partners, BHS Properties, and Del Rio Royalty Company with available leasable space for future tenants.
All photography by John Johnston Photography (www.johnjohnstonphotography.com).
by snyderbuilding | Mar 11, 2019 | Commercial Construction, Snyder Building Construction
CrossPurpose Grand Opening Brings Together Community
Local Artists Featured throughout Heart-of-Denver Facility
March 11, 2019
written by: Audrey Wilson
This past Sunday, CrossPurpose officially opened its doors alongside Providence Bible Church. While classes for the non-profit have been going on for a couple weeks, the grand opening marked the official opening for the community. We joined in on the festivities to celebrate! Take a peek at the photos to see how the space turned out.
CrossPurpose Together Cafe. Local artist. Photo courtesy of Snyder Building Construction
The grand opening culminated years of growth and expansion for CrossPurpose and serves as an important milestone for the organization’s unique and important work of abolishing relational, economic, and spiritual poverty through career and community development in Denver.
Aligned with its mission, CrossPurpose wanted to open a headquarters that was designed in community. The 56 walls display their values through quotations, verses, and custom community art. Chief Executive Officer Jason Janz and his team were intentional at all phases of the design process to feature diverse voices, input and leadership for the overall design aesthetic, layout and artwork. As a place-based organization, all of the art is from Denver-based artists. The new facility displays the art of inmates, historic residents, and children.
CrossPurpose Entry Mural. Art by Denver muralist Leti Tanguma. Photo courtesy of Snyder Building Construction
“We are thrilled to provide a place for the voices of our neighborhood artists to be seen and heard,” said Jason Janz, chief executive officer of CrossPurpose.
On the construction side, this 16,000 square-foot, tenant improvement project included new glass-enclosed offices featuring all DIRTT systems, spacious classrooms, a community café, and airy sanctuary. Both café and sanctuary show off beautiful wood cloud ceiling elements.
Matt Redick was the senior project manager on the job and Johnny Jones took the reins as superintendent. Together they truly delivered a wonderful space in collaboration with our friends at CrossPurpose. In Matt’s words, “It was an absolute pleasure working alongside the CrossPurpose team on this project. There’s a great deal of satisfaction for us bringing new life to a building that will allow this wonderful organization to serve the community.”
Entrance to Providence Bible Church. Photo courtesy of Snyder Building Construction
The interior remodel was developed by Principal Architect Michelle Miller, AIA, Interior Designer Annie Pratt, and 3D Graphics and Production Lead Ron Sieh of Jigsaw Design (www.jigsawdesignllc.com). Michelle recognized early on “the team at Cross Purpose had a clear vision for a space that was inviting and spoke to the culture and heritage of the people in the NE Denver community, whose lives are being benefited by the services that the non-profit provides. We worked closely with them to make this vision a reality through the use of color, pattern, texture and art.”
CrossPurpose art wall. Various local artists. Photo courtesy of Snyder Building Construction
We love working with businesses and nonprofits alike who are dedicated to building up our Denver community. We’re looking forward to what great things are in store for CrossPurpose.
Got something in the works? We’d love to know how we can help! Email us at info@snyderbuilding.com.
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