Signature Financial Planning

at 525 William Penn Place

The Signature Financial Planning Fit-Out on the 34th floor of 525 William Penn Place was an 8,000 SF office fit-out. The project included private offices, meeting and collaboration rooms, a reception area, a pantry, and office support spaces. It also included an open ceiling plan throughout along with a custom “S” shaped light fixtures in the lobby area. All conference rooms and offices have full glass fronts. The reception area has a wood slat wall that extends and connects to the wood slat ceiling. The kitchen has an intricate ceramic tile design.  

LGA Partners at Four Gateway Center

After continuing to grow to over 70 employees, LGA Partners chose to move their offices from Uptown to the 15th floor of Four Gateway Center. The unique 20,000 SF space has a large library, multiple conference rooms ranging in size, video conference rooms, expansive open collaboration areas, a large kitchen and lounge area, and offices and work areas with beautiful views of the city. The project also included custom restroom renovations with intricate tile patterns and polished concrete floors throughout the suite. The space features exposed ceilings including multiple acoustic design elements, ceiling baffles and wall mounted sound dampening panels. The reception and main conference rooms have a custom, angled wood-look ceiling.

PNC Bank East Liberty

MBM completed construction of the new 3,100 SF PNC Bank branch in East Liberty. The new site combines three other local PNC branches into one. Because personnel and existing equipment were being relocated, there was no room for the schedule to extend, even for unexpected delays. Construction was completed on-time with no delays to PNC’s plans. The East Liberty branch, which employs 11, has ATMs at the entrance for 24-hour access, 6 private offices, 2 semi-private offices, a concierge station, teller area, restrooms and employee break room. The branch also features the new national marketing campaign that was just released in March 2024. 

Happenings

West Penn Hospital Central Sterile Ground Breaking Ceremony

In coordination with the AHN CRES department and West Penn Hospital Administration, MBM was able to move the existing Central Sterile Processing services to several remote locations in the hospital. Once it was confirmed they were operating in the new locations, all associated team members met onsite at the old CSP location to celebrate the start of an aggressive 10-month construction project. MBM will take the project area down to the steel and concrete and rebuild a totally new department capable of handling all processing needs at West Penn Hospital. Top West Penn Hospital Administration, AHN CSP services, the MBM/DesignGroup team, and the AHN CRES department all showed up with the CSP staff and operating manager Kassondra Healy to show support and have a little fun by beginning the demo and smashing up some of the old walls. Project completion is scheduled for first quarter 2025.

Team MBM

Ken Byrne

Superintendent

MBM Contracting

Ken joined the Carpenters Apprenticeship Program in February 2012 and became a Journeyman four years later. He joined MBM in 2016 and has worked on many notable projects at West Penn Hospital, Allegheny Valley Hospital, and for Independence Health System. Most recently he completed the new PNC Branch in East Liberty. Ken is also very busy at home. He and his wife of six years, Rikki have a four-year-old daughter and 1-year-old identical twin boys. He loves to be outdoors, hunting, fishing, kayaking and going to their camp in Erie.

What aspect of being a Carpenter and Superintendent do you like the most?

My favorite aspect of being a carpenter is watching an empty building transform into the finished product.

What do you like about working at MBM?  

MBM is a family-based company which makes relationships personable.

What was the biggest challenge on the PNC Bank East Liberty project?

I can’t say that there were any huge challenges at the PNC East Liberty project but we had a good team across the board with good communication.

Tell us three things most people don’t know about you…

I went to PIA to learn how to run heavy equipment, ice fishing is my favorite hobby, and I collect special edition beer cans.

Raising Money for ALS in Memory of Mike Lako

MBM President, Danny Brown to get Soaked at the Annual CEO Soak on August 8th

Danny is volunteering to get soaked on August 8th at the PPG Place Fountain. Proceeds go to the ALS Association. Danny volunteered in memory of and in support of Mike Lako. Mike was an excellent, well-liked MBM carpenter who unfortunately had this terrible disease and passed away in December 2021 at the young age of 36.

The CEO Soak raises money to provide local families living with ALS no-cost services like durable medical equipment, multidisciplinary clinics, transportation to medical appointments, home visits with specialists, and much more. Your donations will also fund local, state-wide, and national advocacy as well as innovative research for a cure. If you would like to make a donation please click here. Danny and the MBM family appreciate your support.