DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Griffin Venture Group
Griffin Venture Group (GVG) is a family governed, privately held diversified alternative asset management and real estate development firm. The company is committed to significantly enhancing the human experience and delivering superior, risk-adjusted value to its stakeholders. Its mission is driven by innovation, scalability, and a bold vision to create transformational impact—championing American excellence while improving the quality of life in the communities it serves.
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Wight & Company
Established in 1939, Wight & Company is a leading Integrated Design & Delivery firm based in Chicago. With a professional staff of specialists, including 60 LEED® Accredited Professionals, Wight & Company effectively connects its architecture, engineering, construction, and transportation and infrastructure services to provide clients in the public and private sectors comprehensive solutions. As the first firm to receive Green Firm Certification from the Sustainable Performance Institute (SPI) and the architect of more than 80+ LEED certified or registered projects including silver, gold and platinum designations, Wight & Company is committed to sustainable planning, design and construction principles.
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Studio Barnes
Studio Barnes is directed by Germane Barnes, who founded the studio in 2017. A licensed architect, Germane Barnes has over 15 years of architectural experience, and his career has spanned continents from South Africa to Spain to Italy. Currently based in Miami with projects in Chicago, IL, Fort Worth, TX, Memphis, TN, and Indianapolis, IN, the firm’s work is both expansive and far-reaching. Accompanied by a closely knit team of designers, the total design experience exceeds two decades. Studio Barnes has been featured in international venues and publications most notably, The Art Institute of Chicago, Venice Biennale, The Museum of Modern Art NY, SF MoMA, MAS Context, The Graham Foundation, The New York Times, DesignMIAMI/ Art Basel, Metropolis Magazine, Domus, LACMA, Denver Art Museum and The National Museum of African American History—receiving acknowledgment as one of the future designers on the rise.
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McHugh Construction
McHugh has proudly been in business for over 125 years and operates as a fourth-generation, privately-owned company and one of the largest full-service construction firms in the United States. The company provides a platform for collaboration, transparency, and efficiency. Within that seamless approach, the McHugh offers a full range of core competencies and capabilities including general contracting, construction management, design-build, preconstruction services, program management, concrete construction and structural engineering services on behalf of every client on every project. As a premier builder, the company has transformed some of the most luxurious five-star hotels like the Peninsula, Ritz-Carlton Chicago, Four Seasons and constructed record setting high rise buildings with NEMA Chicago, St. Regis Chicago, Aqua Tower and 1000M.
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