When an existing facility needed an expansion and facelift,
BD Construction brought the goals and budget into alignment.
When Blue Valley Lutheran Homes in Hebron, Nebraska,
decided on a 30,000-square-foot expansion
and facelift that would more than double the size of
the facility, BD Construction was charged with bringing
the goals and budget into alignment. BD Construction
was able to carve more than $800,000 from the
original estimate and still meet all the needs of the
facility, including an attractive, home-like character.
The new addition includes a main dining room with
an adjacent commercial kitchen, as well as a billiards
room, chapel, barber and beauty shop and a small
ice-cream parlor. For family gatherings and other
uses, a smaller, private dining room is also available.
In all, the project added 2 studio and 23 one-bedroom
apartments with full baths and kitchenettes to the existing
16, creating a central courtyard in the process.
A generous lobby and common area with a vaulted
ceiling and sunny clerestory windows presented a particular
building challenge due to its wood framing, but
in the end, the lobby became the central showpiece
of the project. Blue Valley Lutheran Homes quickly
became a focal point of the community and now has a
waiting list for units.
Because it was an existing, occupied facility, special attention
was given to keeping residents safe, comfortable
and informed during construction. Project managers
planned ways to make sure residents could get where
they needed to go, without compromising emergency
exists or fi re codes.
BD Construction's expansion and remodeling of Blue
Valley Lutheran Homes Courtyard Terrace facility gave
residents more space, more freedom, better amenities
and an improved quality of life — without breaking
the bank in the process.
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