Frost Engineering & Consulting teamed with Kil Architecture to provide site-civil services for the adaptive reuse of this building and site. Located in the heart of the city’s historic downtown area, the Mishawaka Main Junior High retrofit was a keystone project in the city’s revitalization effort with a total construction cost of approximately $7.2 million.

Frost Engineering designed all site improvements including re-grading of the site, underground stormwater drainage systems and an enlarged parking lot, correlating them with electrical, gas, sewer and water utilities.

Originally constructed in 1910 as the local high school the structure was eventually converted to a furniture store. The retrofit project transformed the building to serve the community’s senior residents as an apartment complex. This change in use necessitated that additional parking, accessible green spaces and utility services be provided to ensure a high quality of living for the building’s occupants.

Frost Engineering designed all site improvements including re-grading of the site, underground stormwater drainage systems and an enlarged parking lot, correlating them with electrical, gas, sewer and water utilities. Site utility improvements were further complicated by ongoing city plans for simultaneous reconstruction of neighboring roadway projects, requiring that the Frost team deal closely with multiple parties to ensure proper tie-ups and efficient scheduling.