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Excerpts from Cincinnati Enquirer Article by Mike Boyer on 07/25/08 |
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WEST CHESTER TWP. – An environmentally friendly office park is planned on 18 acres along Port Union Road here by the owner of Contingent Network Services, a provider of data and voice communications for businesses.”I don’t consider myself an environmentalist, but it just seems the right thing to do and it doesn’t cost a lot of money,” said Mark Stuhlreyer Jr., managing partner of Contingent, which employs about 80.Jeff Wolf, vice president of Everest Group Commercial Real Estate Services, which is marketing the site, said, “It’s a one-of-kind project. I’m not aware of anything similar in the area.”The company plans to seek certification for the building through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. In addition to the $3.5 million corporate office and an existing 18,000-square-foot warehouse that Contingent plans to use, the company is marketing two 4-acre parcels flanking its site west of Ohio 747 on a ridge overlooking much of West Chester east toward Interstate 75. The site is in the middle of an industrial development explosion along Port Union Road west of Ohio 747. The land is adjacent to the under-construction Port Union Commerce Park, which includes two warehouse buildings totaling 840,000 square feet, and overlooks two of BAE Systems’ armoring plants and Amylin Pharmaceuticals’ expansion. Stuhlreyer’s brother Peter, a Detroit-area architect, is designing the company’s building. Franklin Savings & Loan is providing financing. |
