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Hilton Names Rochester Hotel As Top In North America
May 2022
Hilton Worldwide announced this week that the Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area, which opened in 2019, is being honored with the 2021 Connie Award by Hilton Worldwide. That means the Rochester hotel at 10 E. Center St. is deemed as the top North American Hilton hotel with 500 rooms or less… [READ MORE]
Country’s Tallest Wooden Building Rising in Cleveland
May 2020
In Cleveland, a developer is moving ahead with an ambitious project despite the pandemic: the country’s tallest wooden building. The nine-story development, dubbed Intro, will include 298 apartments, retail space and an event venue. It is being built primarily with mass timber, a type of pressed wood that is gaining popularity as a climate-friendly alternative to steel and concrete… [READ MORE]
Mass timber: Multifamily’s next big building system
Building Design + Construction
Apr 2022
Mass timber is poised to join concrete, steel, and light-wood framing as a primary structural material for multifamily projects … Its advocates say building with mass timber creates less waste, leaves a lighter carbon footprint (because wood sequesters carbon), and can be quicker and quieter than other construction modes. Some go so far as to claim that exposed wood has tangible health and wellness benefits for building occupants… [READ MORE]
Harbor Bay, Panzica Unlock Mass Timber Efficiency
Engineering News-Record (ENR)
Mar 2022
Mass timber with concrete cores is great for the environment, but it can also speed construction with less labor. The team behind Cleveland’s 512,000-sq-ft, eight-story INTRO apartment/retail complex unlocked the construction efficiencies of cross-laminated and mass timber… [READ MORE]
Intro project in Ohio City wins major economic-development award
Crain’s Cleveland Business
Oct 2021
As Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors prepares to start leasing apartments at Intro, a 297-unit building on Cleveland’s near West Side, the developer is garnering national applause for its work on the unusual project… [READ MORE]
Developers of Intro apartment project in Ohio City sing virtues of mass timber construction
Cleveland.com / The Plain Dealer
Apr 2021
In a no-touch world of glowing screens, Zoom calls, and virtual reality, it’s encouraging to see something indisputably authentic that you can rap your knuckles on — like a big building made of good old wood. Authenticity is one of the big ideas behind Intro, a $145 million Cleveland apartment building rising in Ohio City… [READ MORE]
Is Wood the Future of Sustainable Multifamily?
Multi-Housing News
Oct 2020
Mass timber is the latest in sustainable construction materials for the apartment industry. In Cleveland, Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors is developing its first mass timber project. With an exterior clad in wood, the nine-story project will feature 298 units, 40,000 square feet of retail and 340 parking spaces… [READ MORE]
NAIOP Development of the Year – 2023
Awarded by the Northwest Ohio Chapter of the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP), this annual award recognizes INTRO Cleveland for its national leadership with the use of Mass Timber and transformation impacts on Cleveland’s residential and commercial real estate market. [READ MORE]
Ohio USGBC Green Building of the Year – LEED for Building Design + Construction – 2023
Awarded by the Ohio Chapter of the US Green Building Council for achieving LEED Gold, use mass timber construction to reduce its carbon footprint, and its use of efficient systems and product selection to reduce water and energy consumption. [READ MORE]
CoStar Impact Awards – Multifamily Development of the Year – 2023
Awarded by CoStar, INTRO Cleveland earned this Impact Award, as judged by real estate professionals familiar with the market. Peter Volas, Senior Director of Real Estate for the Cleveland Clinic and CoStar Judge stated, “INTRO’s scale and significance is a game changer for the West Side Neighborhood.” [READ MORE]
WoodWorks Regional Excellence – Wood Design Award Winner – 2023
Awarded by WoodWorks and Wood Products Council for INTRO Cleveland’s design and technical innovations that contributed to the prevalence and use of mass timber in modern architecture. [READ MORE]
US-A-BIZ Spectacular Award – 2022
Awarded by Advantage Austria to Harbor Bay and Binderholz for constructing the United States’ largest mass timber building and setting a new standard of sustainability with an Austrian produced product. [READ MORE]
IEDC Public-Private Partnership Excellence Gold Award – 2021
INTRO, Harbor Bay and Greater Cleveland Partnership were named the Gold Winner of the International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC) Public-Private Partnership Excellence Award for communities with a population of greater than 500,000. [READ MORE]
Global EcoVision Award – 2021
Awarded by the Austrian Economic Chamber for innovative technologies, products, and services that contribute to a sustainable environment and climate protection. INTRO Cleveland was built with mass timber produced by Austrian-based Binderholz. [READ MORE]
NAIOP Mixed-Use Innovation Project of the Year – 2021
Awarded by the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP), this annual award recognizes a developer that has demonstrated exceptional leadership and innovation within commercial real estate. [READ MORE]
Hilton Worldwide Connie Award – 2021
Awarded by Hilton Worldwide to Hilton Rochester for being ranked the best Hilton hotel in North America with 500 guest rooms or less.
Celebration of Regional Growth Awards – 2018
Awarded by the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce to Harbor Bay for their investment, leadership, and ongoing transformation of the Greater Lansing region. This award was presented to Harbor Bay in recognition of two mixed-use developments within the Center City District Development of East Lansing: Landmark on Grand River and Newman Lofts.
Top Projects of 2018 – 2018
Awarded by Finance and Commerce for the HUB Minneapolis – celebrating the degree of difficulty, creativity in design, innovative construction techniques, cooperation among contractors and management, and sustainability efforts. Harbor Bay received this award alongside Land O’Lakes, Ecolab, the University of Minnesota, and the Rochester International Airport.