Since 1994, Deerfield, Illinois-based Kiferbaum Construction Corporation (KCC) has completed more than 135 buildings nationwide with a total volume of more than 20 million square feet. These projects have included manufacturing, distribution, office, retail, healthcare, hospitality, institutional, educational and industrial facilities. During 2002, Kiferbaum built nearly 1.5 million square feet of product nationwide and, based on current backlogs and strong prospects, the company expects to build more than 2.3 million square feet of product in 2003.

“Our main goal is to design and build high-quality, cost-effective structures that accommodate our clients’ needs,” says the company’s president, Jacob Kiferbaum. “Our clients range from national developers and Fortune 100 companies to small privately held firms making the biggest investment of their lives in a new facility. We consolidate design and construction services to offer clients significant cost savings, as well as efficiencies in scheduling, cost identification, and single-source management and accountability.” Through this approach, the company aims to offer its clients the best value for the allocated budget.

KCC also provides services for all phases of construction planning and management — from conceptual design and budget development through project completion. A project team provides direction and cost input on design ideas as they are developed. The team also offers alternatives that can make the building — and business operations — more efficient. “Our goal is to simplify a project, and we do that by providing realistic expectations of design, cost and scheduling parameters, and by guiding clients through each step, offering options and recommendations along the way,” Kiferbaum explains. “All, or part, of our services can be tailored to meet the needs of an organization depending on its internal resources.”

Although the company’s core business is building industrial properties, it has adapted to current market conditions by diversifying the types of projects that it builds. Its most recent projects include:

• Finch University Student Housing Facilities-Phase I, which is under construction in Chicago. This 180-unit project will total 205,000 square feet when complete.

• Staybridge Suites, a 77,400-square-foot, 120-suite hotel that is near completion in Glenview, Illinois. Additionally, Staybridge Suites in Lincolnshire, Illinois, a 77,000-square-foot, 118-suite hotel, is also near completion. Each project features an indoor pool, a conference room and a fitness center.

• A recently completed 138,600-square-foot expansion to the existing Chicago Medical School, including classrooms, faculty offices and a student union.

• A 388,640-square-foot corporate headquarters, warehouse and distribution facility for BOX Packaging in Elgin, Illinois, that is currently under construction.

• Exel Building I and Exel Building II, which are warehouse distribution facilities currently under construction in Bolingbrook, Illinois. The buildings will total 365,714 square feet and 591,748 square feet, respectively, when complete.

• The 107,000-square-foot relocation project for FedEx Ground facility in Wheeling, Illinois, that is a currently under construction.

• McHenry Savings Bank — a 49,000-square-foot, three-story office building recently completed in McHenry, Illinois.

In addition to KCC’s extensive project list in Chicago, the company has also built projects in Kansas City, Missouri; Omaha, Nebraska; Atlanta; Dallas; Fontana, California; Orlando, Florida; Watauga, Texas; and southern Wisconsin. “Much of our business is relationship driven,” Kiferbaum says. “Therefore, our focus is not necessarily on where we build, but on the clients for which we build. Many of our out-of-state projects stem from our continuing relationships with local clientele. It’s all about a good track record and doing whatever it takes to help our clients succeed.”


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