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GBX Group, Kupperman Companies and REV Birmingham Announce the Acquisition and Preservation of the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company Building
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September 23, 2021CLEVELAND, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Last evening, GBX Group LLC was recognized as a first-time NorthCoast 99 winner by ERC as one of 99 great Northeast Ohio workplaces. This annual recognition program, now in its 23rd year, honors Northeast Ohio workplaces for top talent. Hundreds of companies participated in a rigorous application process that included more than 7,000 individual employee surveys.
May 21, 2021Historic character combines with luxury living in South Carolina’s capital city and is the largest non-student residential development ever realized in the city’s central business district.
April 16, 2021Revamped Mixed-Use Site Latest in Line of Economic-Boosting Superior Arts District Initiatives.
January 26, 2021Revamped hospitality property one of few originals remaining on Grand Strand
December 9, 2020Revitalization of 2125 Superior Avenue by developer Ethos Capital Partners is latest project by GBX Group LLC to preserve downtown Cleveland’s architectural heritage
November 20, 2020COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 20, 2020 - Columbus-based Connect Real Estate and historic preservation real estate firm GBX Group LLC today announced the opening of Microliving @ Long and Front.
March 5, 2020Salt Lake City, UT. - NORCAP and GBX Group LLC have announced that the historic Peery Hotel, established in 1910, will become a part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton (previously an Ascend Collection Hotel). This transition reflects on NORCAP and GBX’s mission to further develop and preserve the Peery Hotel’s important historic value and continuing presence in Salt Lake City.
May 28, 2019Cleveland, Ohio May 28, 2019 - A funky little 49-room motel at 1500 South Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach was an award recipient presented by The Board of Architectural Review and Historic Preservation of Horry County.
AWARDS
Best Commercial Rehabilitation - Large Community
Municipal Light Plant
Columbus, OH
Heritage Ohio
2023 Remix Award
Tom's Starlight
Denver, CO
Historic Denver
NorthCoast 99
GBX Group
Cleveland, OH
ERC
2023 Architectural Award Residential
YWCA Nashville
Nashville, TN
Metropolitan Historical Commission Nashville & Davidson County
2023 Preservation Award for Revitalization
Whaley House
Columbia, SC
Historic Columbia
Best Office / Medical Office Project Award
Municipal Light Plant
Columbus, OH
NAIOP
Best Commercial Rehabilitation in a Large Community Award
2125 Superior Living
Cleveland, OH
Heritage Ohio
L. Vincent Lowe, Jr., Business Award
GBX Group LLC
Raleigh, NC
Preservation North Carolina
2022 James B. Recchie Design Award Winner
Municipal Light Plant
Columbus, OH
Columbus Landmarks
NorthCoast 99
GBX Group
Cleveland, OH
ERC
Silver Award for Multi-story
Domain at Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
Northern Ohio Apartment Association
Platinum Award for Moderate Living Pre-1985
Apartments at Nautica
Cleveland, OH
Northern Ohio Apartment Association
Best Office/Medical Office Project Award
Hayden & New Hayden Building
Columbus, OH
NAIOP
NorthCoast 99
GBX Group
Cleveland, OH
ERC
Preservation Award for Revitalization
1321 Lady Street / 1321 Lofts
Columbia, SC
Historic Columbia Preservation Awards 2021
Ruth Ratner Miller Award
2125 Superior Living
Cleveland, OH
Downtown Cleveland, Inc.
Commercial Project
Hotel Trundle | Powell Furniture Store
Columbia, SC
GlobeSt.ADAPT
Commercial Project
Waikiki Village Motel
Myrtle Beach, SC
GlobeSt.ADAPT
Innovative Reuse of Abandoned Spaces
Hotel Indigo | Pepper Building
Winston-Salem, NC
GlobeSt.ADAPT
Overall Design
Thirteen 21 Lofts | Owen Building
Columbia, SC
GlobeSt.ADAPT
Overall Design
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
GlobeSt.ADAPT
Griffin Award - Adaptive Reuse
The Foundry Hotel Asheville
Asheville, NC
Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County
Commercial Business Smart Business
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
Smart Business
Cleveland Design Award
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
AIA Cleveland & Cleveland Restoration Society
Innovative Industrial Rehabilitation of Abandoned Space
Empire Improvement Center
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Restoration Society and AIA Cleveland
Celebration of Preservation Award
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
AIA Cleveland & Cleveland Restoration Society
Historic Preservation Award
Waikiki Village Motel
Myrtle Beach, SC
The Board of Architectural Review of Horry County
Award of Excellence - Interior Renovation
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
NAIOP
Award of Excellence - Interior Design
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
NAIOP
Award of Excellence - Exterior Renovation
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
NAIOP
Preservation Award For Adaptive Use
Powell Furniture Store
Columbia, SC
Historic Columbia
Preservation Award For Adaptive Use
Robinson & Mark's Building
Columbia, SC
Historic Columbia
Preservation Award For Preservation / Restoration
J. C. Penney and Maxwell Furniture
Columbia, SC
Historic Columbia
2019 Leadership Award
GBX Group LLC
Cleveland, OH
Campus District
Award of Excellence In Engineering
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Engineering Society
Award of Excellence In Renovation
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Engineering Society
Achievement of Excellence in Architectural Design for GBX Group
Empire Improvement Center
Cleveland, OH
AIA
Historic Rehabilitation Awards
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits
Developments of Distinction Awards
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits
Ruth Ratner Miller Award - Downtown Development
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
Downtown Cleveland, Inc.
Architectural Design Honors Award
Empire Improvement Building
Cleveland, OH
AIA Ohio
2018 Legacy Awards - North American New Build
The Foundry Hotel Asheville
Asheville, NC
Hilton Hotels
Excellence in Historic Preservation
Catahoula Hotel
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana Landmarks Society
Distinguished Adaptive Use of a Sacred Landmark
Our Lady of Mercy Office Campus
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Restoration Society and AIA Cleveland
Ruth Ratner Miller Awards
Edwin Hotel
Cleveland, OH
Downtown Cleveland, Inc.
IN THE NEWS
Denver Post
Tom’s Diner on Colfax reopens as Tom’s Starlight with a patio, cocktails and retro “Palm Springs” vibe
September 26, 2022On Wednesday, the Tom’s Starlight signage popped against the autumn sky above the Capitol Hill neighborhood as customers settled in for conversations and cocktails, seated on the orange bar stools inside and at patio tables.
Denver 7 - ABC
After years of controversy, Tom's Diner to reopen in less than a month as Tom's Starlight cocktail lounge
August 9, 2022DENVER — Another iconic restaurant in the Denver metro is announcing plans to reopen. Tom’s Diner closed in March 2020 when the pandemic hit. But even before that, the owner was looking to sell and retire.
Denverite
Tom’s Diner on Colfax will reopen next month as a cocktail bar and lounge
August 4, 2022There are signs of life at Tom’s Diner on Colfax for the first time in over two years. The plywood boards that covered the restaurant’s windows have come down, and a giant “Now Hiring” sign fills the front window.
Westword
Historic George Schleier Mansion to Become Boutique Hotel and Restaurant
July 21, 2022Urban Cowboy, a cowboy-inspired boutique hotel chain, is set to open an eighteen-room outpost at the George Schleier Mansion, at 1665 Grant Street in 2023. The Queen Anne-style building was built by architect Fred Edbrooke for George C. Schleier, a hat tycoon and politician, in the 1880s.
NOLA.com
K-Paul’s, French Quarter culinary landmark lost in pandemic, to become new restaurant
June 28, 2022For two years, the fate of the former K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen has been an open question, after the famous and highly influential New Orleans restaurant closed amid pandemic woes and its building remained idle. Now, though, it has a new owner with a plan to transform it into a hub for breakfast, brunch and lunch in the middle of the French Quarter.
News 19 - CBS
Developers look to bring new life to old funeral home in downtown Columbia
February 6, 2022COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of developers hope to bring new life to an old funeral home at the corner of Gervais and Pickens streets in downtown Columbia. Commonly remembered as the old Dunbar Funeral Home, the original WB Smith Whaley House, one of the oldest properties in Columbia, is being re-developed.
WHAT NOW ATLANTA
Historic Preservation Effort Underway to Add More Affordable Living into Midtown
January 29, 2022GBX Group LLC and partners announce the beginning of construction to rehabilitate the longstanding Winnwood Apartments, a multi-family property listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cleveland.com
Samsel Supply Co. sells warehouse, waterfront buildings on Flats east bank in Cleveland
January 12, 2022CLEVELAND, Ohio — Companies affiliated with a Cleveland-based developer have bought four buildings on the east bank of The Flats – three of which are on the waterfront of the Cuyahoga River – though the developer is remaining mum on its plans for the space.
DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM BLOG
Nationwide Marketing Group brings new life to historic buildings at 609 N. Liberty Street
October 13, 2021Welcome to downtown Winston-Salem Nationwide Marketing Group, which recently relocated from Stratford Road in Winston-Salem. They occupy the entire building at 609 N. Liberty (the building on the left - northernmost) and the 2nd floor of the corner building, 601 N. Liberty Street.
NOLA.com
Jazz-centered South Rampart St. project moving forward despite damage from Hurricane Ida
September 22, 2021Frequented by Louis Armstrong as a boy, the Karnofsky building was one of New Orleans’ most significant jazz landmarks. It was also a key component of GBX’s long-gestating plan to redevelop the 400 block of South Rampart Street and celebrate its history as an early hotbed of jazz.
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