Skender Wraps Up Renovations at Former Sara Lee Headquarters
Skender has completed a landlord capital improvement project at 3500 Lacey, located at the convergence of Interstates 355 and 88 in Downers Grove, IL. The former Sara Lee headquarters was built in 1992 and was purchased by KORE Investments in 2019. In May 2022, Skender began renovating the 622,600-square-foot building’s lower lobby, main lobby and fitness center.
Skender served as general contractor for this project, working with OKW Architects. The office building is also home to the Esplanade Lakes Ballroom, a wedding venue operated by DoubleTree.
Adding to project complexity, the office building lobby was used on weekends as a cocktail area. Skender was able to coordinate construction to allow these events to go on as planned and without disruption. Skender used scissor lifts rather than scaffolding to allow for discreet construction and was able to keep the lobby aesthetically pleasing during weekends.
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