Mercy Family Practice of Washington - Part of Mercy Iowa City, this 17,000 s.f., $4 Million medical facility is scheduled for completion in late 2011 on South Iowa Ave. The trusses being installed in the picture below were manufactured by Engineered Building Design, LLC in Washington. The facility will be heated and cooled with a geothermal system. The medical clinic is vacating about 8,000 s.f. of space in the Washington County Hospitals and Clinics facility a few blocks away.
Pizza Ranch -Washington Pizza Ranch is building a new 5,200 s.f. restaurant on Washington's east side on Wiley St., near the new Wal-Mart superstore. Dalhaze Development of Washington is the general contractor. Engineered Building Design, LLC supplied the wall panels for quick erection, as well as the roof trusses. The restaurant is scheduled to open in Spring 2011. The project is financed by MidWestOne bank and an SBA 504 loan from Iowa Business Growth Company. The restaurant is relocating from rented space on West Madison St.
Pierce Auto Body - Randy Pierce is building a new 6,500 s.f. auto body repair facility on East Washington St., next to Capper Auto. The facility was financed through West Chester Savings Bank in Washington and a SBA 504 loan through Iowa Business Growth Company. Ossman Construction is the general contractor, and HVAC is supplied by Armstrong Heating and Air, all of Washington. This is a relocation for the business from smaller facilities a few block to the west on Hwy 92.
Drahota Woodworking - Andy Drahota, owner of Drahota Woodworking purchased the last lot in the Washington Industrial Park in August and is now building a 2,400 s.f. workshop on part of the 1/2 acre lot. Tad Ross of Maple Grove Construction is the general contractor. The workshop should be completed in Spring 2011. Drahota is moving out of rented space that is under new ownership.
Syngenta Seeds - Syngenta Seeds is building a 7,200 s.f. machine storage warehouse for its Project Development group on the north side of its campus on North 12th Ave. in Washington. The building project was designed and constructed by Greiner Buildings of Washington.
For more information contact the City of Washington's Building and Zoning Department at (319) 653-6584 Ext. 24.
