The Bridge Home, an affordable housing development aimed at supporting the unhoused population in Ames, officially broke ground on September 27, 2023. This innovative supportive housing project is now underway. The Bridge Home’s 18 units, funded by a $4 million grant from the Iowa Finance Authority, will soon provide stable housing for those without a…
CGA assisted ISU FP&M with improvements to 4000 feet of 13th Street from Stange Rd to the east edge of campus. The project approach includes using non-destructive pavement and subgrade evaluation technology to determine the remaining pavement life throughout the corridor to determine the extent of rehabilitation vs. reconstruction. CGA will take the project to…
CGA worked with this ISU Fraternity on an economical solution for the rehabilitation of their existing parking lot. The design included pavement evaluation, select removal and replacement, select rehabilitation, new striping, stormwater conveyance, landscaping, neighbor and access coordination, and city site plan approval.
CGA assisted U-Haul with the completion of a new 3-story, 24,000 SF climate-controlled self-storage facility in Ames. The building is located along the Ioway Creek floodway and was placed to maximize the site without disturbing the floodway. Design included placing the first floor 3’ above the 100-year floodplain, loading docks, pedestrian access, parking, access road,…
CGA assisted a private franchise owner with the completion of a new coffee shop in Ames. Our scope included various site layout concepts to maximize the building on the site, topographic survey, Plat of Survey to combine multiple lots, coordination with the City of Ames Development Review Committee, coordination with Scooter’s on a custom building…
The City of Ames has experienced localized flooding in various areas around the city including in the Somerset area. CGA modeled stormwater flowing to the Somerset detention basin along GW Carver and measured the amount of silt that had accumulated in the bottom of the pond over the years. The final design included silt removal,…
CGA performed Land Acquisition Services for the Ioway Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) Flood Mitigation Project including 11 parcels near the Duff Avenue Corridor in Ames, Iowa. Services were in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance, Real Property Acquisition Act (URA), and FEMA HMGP Section 44 CFR Part 80, including: Title Certs, Appraisals,…
CGA partnered with Studio Melee Architects on improvements to the Seed Science Building on the ISU campus in 2020. Site improvements included parking lot reconfiguration, ADA access upgrades, and storm sewer modifications. CGA provided services from schematic design through construction. Project Manager: Mindy Bryngelson CGA’s Role Included: Topographic Survey Storm Sewer Analysis ADA Compliance Review…
CGA partnered with the City of Ames and Design Alliance in order to build a new Clubhouse at Homewood Golf Course. The project included a topographic survey, boundary survey, and site design.
The 2010 flooding along South Duff resulted in the redevelopment of 716 S. Duff Avenue. The site offered an opportunity for the CGA design team to creatively navigate the city’s requirement for stormwater management at 10,000 square feet of disturbed impervious area. The Jimmy John’s site is the first along S. Duff Ave. to incorporate…
