by Amy Self | Oct 6, 2022
The
Goodwill Excel Center building in South Bend was a renovation to the 1930’s building that was part of the massive Bendix Corporation Campus. In the 1960s, the building became underutilized with the fall of this specific industry.
In 2015, Ancon Construction partnered with Goodwill Industries of Michiana to retrofit nearly 21,000 SF of the building, transforming a portion of it into an adult education center. In 2021, Ancon worked closely with Goodwill after they purchased the entire building to transform the remaining 57,000 SF. Renovated spaces include an E-commerce warehouse, training rooms, office space, tech step labs, and other workshop spaces.
Location: 2721 Kenwood Ave, South Bend, IN 46628
“Once again, Ancon met our needs! I do not worry about projects when working with Ancon.”
Debie Coble, CEO | President Goodwill Industries
by Amy Self | Aug 23, 2022
The Shady Creek Winery Project is a multi-phase 23,500 sq. ft. renovation and new construction effort aiming to put Northern Indiana “on the map” regarding winery tourism. The site is in close proximity to the nation’s renowned “wine trail” and aims to boost the Michigan City, Indiana economy through a state-of-the-art winery user experience.
A portion of the project is constructed with heavy timber construction sourced from Austria and then sent to Tennessee for fabrication and detailing –then finally shipped to Northern Indiana and assembled. A 144-barrel racking system – fabricated in Italy – is located in a transparent, yet climate-controlled, barrel room. Shady Creek Winery has numerous settings for different user experiences, creating a mixture of small, intimate areas that contrasts greatly with expansive, transparent spaces for larger crowd gathering. A private tasting room, upstairs lounge area, a 90-person event space, a north exterior bar structure, and outdoor seating areas, allow for unique vistas of the wooded property.
“Working with Ancon throughout the design and construction of the winery was a pleasure. The team was attentive to the wants and needs of our new building and designed a product that captures our vision with unparalleled beauty.”
Shady Creek Winery
by Amy Self | Aug 10, 2022
LazyDays RV updated its facilities in 2022 to include a new larger sales center and improved parking for customers and their RV inventory. Their new sales center includes a welcome center, customer lounge and a covered area for new RV owners to learn about their RV. The new parking areas include a larger paved lot for customer parking and a vastly expanded paved parking lot for their extensive line of RVs.
by Amy Self | Mar 10, 2022
Victory Driveaway, a vehicle storage lot, provides 16 acres of offsite protected parking for vehicles. Ancon partnered with Design Collaborative to design-build the new corporate office located in Elkhart, IN. The new headquarters consist of a driver suite, guard shack, dispatch window, conference room, break room, restrooms, workstations, training room, offices, and storage for many vehicles.
“The building process is much more comprehensive than I imagined it would be. Ancon did a terrific job of guiding us through the process and being our advocate along the way.”
