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Southside Constuction Update 4/23

Chris Lynn — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:26:15 +0000

If you’ve ever been in the lobby at our Southside Branch, you’ve surely noticed the beautiful tongue and groove ceiling—one of the most striking features of that 30+ year old building. When we began the design process for the new addition and remodel of the old building, one of the items we wanted to preserve was this beautiful wood. Since we will be lowering the ceiling to accommodate a state of the art training center in the old building, we decided to remove the tongue and groove and reuse it in the new lobby….our salute to the history of the old building and a way to reuse something that still has many years of beauty ahead. Our contractors cleaned up the edges of the old wood and refinished it. It is being installed right now in the new lobby. Check out the pictures—we just couldn’t wait to show you!

“Pre-Completion” Staff Tour 4/7/2010

Chris Lynn — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:22:20 +0000

The staff who will be moving into the new building are getting more and more excited as the completion grows nearer. And of course everyone has been extremely curious to see what their new digs will look like, so we arranged a “pre-completion” tour for staff. This way they can get a sense of what their new space will look like—floor plans just don’t do a project justice—before they start moving in. As always, Gordon Construction crews went above and beyond to make sure the space was tidy and allow us entry after they were done working for the day. And even though there is still a lot of finish work to be done, everyone could see how beautiful the building will be when it’s completed.

Needless to say, staff were duly impressed…the space has been very well-designed to take advantage of as much natural light as possible and provide comfortable work spaces for everyone. And now, it’s just a matter of hanging in there through the last few weeks of completion! Updated pictures to come soon!

Southside Construction Update 3/1/2010

Chris Lynn — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:49:45 +0000

Progress on our project has been huge in the last few weeks. Windows are almost completely installed…even the big glass on the front of the building is making great strides. One of the really neat aspects of this building will be all the natural light we will experience. We’ve used Low-E double paned windows to minimize energy loss through conduction and most work spaces will have some amount of natural lighting. We’ll be installing daylighting sensors that will automatically control lights in select areas to minimize energy usage while providing sufficient light for us to work. Occupancy sensors in all rooms will automatically shut off lights in rooms not being used.

As the building starts to take shape, our staff are getting more and more excited to move into the building. We are coordinating furniture and equipment and will be phasing our move in to give our IT staff ample time to get the networks and work stations set up appropriately. Because we will be moving our servers into a specially-designed, top of the line server room, members may experience some Miss Web or Miss Fed outages in June (we’ll let you know more specifics when WE know them) as we make the physical moves. Our intention is to make the process as seamless as possible for members, however, unexpected issues can pop up at the last minute.

Members who have safe deposit boxes here at Southside will soon receive communications regarding the move from the old building into the new—along with some preview of the new self-serve technology we will be installing.As the weather warms, more site work will be starting. Sometime in early April, you’ll see some more lines being dug in, more paving happening and of course the landscaping through the spring and summer.

Southside Construction Update 1/19/2010

Chris Lynn — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:45:49 +0000

Please pardon our mess…We’re salvaging the paneling from the lobby ceiling to reuse in our new lobby!

When we first started thinking about remodeling/building at our Southside branch, one of the items that came up regularly was the tongue and groove on the ceiling in the lobby. We all agreed it was too nice to just cover up or demolish, so we found a way to reuse it! During the Martin Luther King holiday our contractors came in and carefully removed the paneling and will be refinishing it in their workshop. It will be installed in the new lobby…so be sure to look for it when you visit this summer! In the meantime, our lobby at Southside is a little bare…so please pardon our mess.

Southside Construction Update 12/29

Chris Lynn — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:57:19 +0000

From the outside, it might appear that progress on our building has come to a significant slow-down….however, there is a LOT going on inside the building! The interior walls are framed on the first floor 100% and the second floor about 80%. Window frames are starting to appear and glass should be following shortly. Speaking of windows…we’re using double pane, low-E windows to help minimize energy loss—windows are one of the biggest areas for heat/cooling loss on a building. The whole project was modeled to help choose the most efficient combination of design and materials (both economically and eco-consciously). This modeling included the HVAC system, insulation package, windows and exterior wall construction.

The temporary heat is on (which the guys working on site appreciate in a BIG way!) and electrical rough in continues. All the ductwork, conduits, and pipes that no one ever sees are being installed. The masons are making great progress on installing the 60,000+ bricks on the exterior…who knew there would be so many bricks! We can hardly wait to see them all without the scaffolding covering them up.

The schedule still looks pretty good for us to move into the new space in July. Once the new construction is completed and everyone moved from the old building, the remodel on the old building will start. The entire project is still on track to be completed this time next year.

We appreciate everyone’s patience with the mess of construction and the challenge of getting around the site. By this time next year, all this inconvenience will be but a vague memory! Here’s to 2010!

Southside Construction Update 6/11

Chris Lynn — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:30:29 +0000

The asphalt has arrived in our new drive!

Southside Construction Update 6/10

Chris Lynn — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:43:48 +0000

New Drive up Nearly Complete!

Our crews are working hard to get the new drive up at 2237 34th Street (right next door to the Southside Branch—formerly our corporate training center) up and running. Asphalt will be coming Thurs and Fri and we are TENTATIVELY scheduled to open the new drive up on Tuesday June 23rd. Watch for signs directing you to the new drive up. The old drive up at the Southside Branch will be CLOSED once we get the new one open. Access from Dore Lane will ONLY be for lobby and ATM.

The new drive up will be nearly double the capacity of the old one (with double stacked lanes like at our Russell and Reserve St Branches) and will have a tube designed especially for commercial transactions (it’s larger and can carry larger transactions than the regular tubes). There is also a drive up ATM and a night drop in the lane closest to the building. A walk up teller tube is available on the front of the building. We won’t be moving our walk up ATM from its current location at the temporary entrance of Southside for some time, but eventually its new home will be on the front of the new drive up.

There will be NO LOBBY in the drive up building. All lobby transactions (coin counting, loans, new accounts, etc.) will need to be conducted at the Southside lobby (currently only accessible via Dore Lane).

Construction Update 5/21

Chris Lynn — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:56:33 +0000

The temporary entrance is now up and functioning…the only access to the Lobby, drive up and ATM is off Dore Lane. The front parking lot is now gone and excavation for the basement of the new building will begin shortly.

The new drive up remodel is in full swing and we anticipate opening the new drive up by the end of June.

Southside Construction Update 5/19

Chris Lynn — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:05:43 +0000

The Southside project is moving right along…after a slight hiccup with the sewer and water lines, we are now on track to open the temporary lobby entrance (off of Dore Lane) Thursday the 21st….starting that day, the front doors will no longer be accessible. The ATM will be moved on the 21st and temporarily unavailable while we make the move. As of the 21st, the ONLY access to drive up, lobby and ATM at Southside will be via Dore Lane…the other entrance will be fenced off so the contractors can start excavating for the new building.

Southside Construction Update 5/14

Chris Lynn — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:54:34 +0000

The windows are boarded up, but we’re still open! The windows on the front of our Southside Branch have been covered with plywood to prevent random tools, machinery, pieces or parts from flying through the windows as our construction crews remove the soffit from the front of the building. Eventually the windows will be removed and filled in with normal “wall stuff”, however, that won’t occur until the remodel of the old building starts (around this time next year). The soffit needs to be removed so the new building (and the firewall separating the new and old buildings) can be built right in front of the old one. We’ll post pictures as the process goes along so you can get an idea of how it’s all going to work.

We will shortly be closing off the front parking area so the excavator can start digging the basement for the new building. Keep an eye out for the banners and signage to direct you to our temporary lobby and drive up entrance off Dore Lane. This is TENTATIVELY planned to happen early next week (May 18th or thereabouts).