Pizzuti is a full-service Developer based in Columbus, Ohio. In the 1990’s, they sold off their Property Management division in order to concentrate on their core business as a multi-regional developer and property holder. Pizzuti has completed Build-to-Suit projects in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas in addition to developing office parks.
In 1996, in addition to other projects, they asked us to look at Medicourt East, which had suffered serious property damage during a vehicle collision with the building.
Challenges
A Run-In With A Happy Patient
A patient finished her physical therapy & got in her car, but accelerated in the wrong direction, taking her up over the curb—& directly into the room she just left. Unfortunately, there was a building in the way. We evaluated the situation and after a quick approval began the repairs:
Secured area temporarily and isolated the damaged room
Made repairs to the interior and exterior
Minimized disruptions to the ongoing work at the center
Features
A Little Bit of Everything Can Make A Big Difference
Fixed the structural damage to the side of the building
Put in a new window to match existing
Interior repairs to the drywall & new interior paint finishes
New interior wood trim
Replaced damaged ceiling grid and ceiling tiles
Carpeting replacement and new vinyl baseboard
Exterior repair work
Repairs to the irrigation system
Replaced landscape timbers destroyed during the accident
Results
A “Physically-Rehabilitated” Building
Once the repairs were finished, the building was as good as new. Despite the long-lead time with the Malta window—unavoidable because it was custom—the work proceeded quickly.
After the landscaping and irrigation system had been repaired and the new window was in place, no one was the wiser. The staff moved their equipment back into the space and it was “business as usual,” which is the goal of all sensible repair work: MCR Services was happy to oblige.
