Local 5 Ohio

JOURNAL: ISSUE 2 - 2015

Executive Board Tours Jobsites in Pittsburgh and Cleveland

New Facility Fosters Healthcare Education at CSU

On the block bordered by Euclid and Prospect Avenues and East 21st and 22nd Streets in downtown Cleveland, 25 bricklayers, marble masons, terrazzo workers and finishers of Local 5 Ohio employed by three BAC signatory contractors – Cleveland Marble Mosaic Co. (Cleveland), O. A. Bertin Terrazzo & Marble (Cleveland), and L.M.R. Construction Company, Inc. (Chardon, OH) – are constructing a $45-million healthcare facility at Cleveland State University (CSU) – the Center for Innovation in Health Professions.

The four-story, 100,000 sq. ft. building features a curtain wall and terra cotta system on the exterior and multifunctional interior spaces where future physicians, pharmacists and other health care professionals will learn to work together to take their places at the forefront of collaborative healthcare education and research. The project has already produced 8,860 work hours for Local 5 members.

Other interior facilities include a health and wellness clinic, a speech and hearing clinic, audiology labs, nursing labs, and occupational therapy/physical therapy training rooms, as well as distance learning rooms, meeting rooms, lounge and quiet study areas, and associated faculty offices.

Robert Zavagno, owner of Cleveland Marble Mosaic Co., praised the professionalism demonstrated by BAC members. “[BAC members] do the whole system of terra cotta, installing insulation, metal, anchors, screws, and the terra cotta panels. They do it all and they don’t miss any days,” adds Zavagno, noting members’ commitment to the project regardless of weather considerations.

From left, BAC President James Boland, OH-KY ADC Director Ken Kudela, Cleveland Marble Mosaic Co. owner Robert Zavagno, and ADC Secretary-Treasurer Freddie Hubbard discuss the project.

BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, left, and foreman Frank Katusak of Cleveland Marble Mosaic Co.

ric Detweiler of Local 5 OH prepares to install the terra cotta system.

Michael Goldbach of Local 5 OH installs a terra cotta panel.

Local 5 member John Kilner of O. A. Bertin Terrazzo Marble Co. finishes the floor.

Revitalizing Cleveland’s the Upper Chester Neighborhood

The city of Cleveland has spent nearly a decade acquiring property in the Upper Chester area in hopes of bringing homes, jobs and pedestrians back to the blighted neighborhood’s once-vibrant streets. Now members of Local 5 OH are helping turn those hopes into reality.

Eighteen Local 5 bricklayers employed by BAC signatory contractor Foti Contracting LLC (Wickliffe, OH) are installing 2.6 million CMU, brick veneer, and pre-cast planks in the construction of a six-story apartment and retail building at Chester Avenue and East 97th Street. The 177-unit residential project has generated 13,234 work hours for Local 5 members since its March 2014.

The $42 million, light-colored brick structure includes high-end apartments, mostly one-bedrooms geared toward busy professionals, and ground-floor businesses such as a small market and a coffee shop. As the first phase of the Upper Chester development, this project is a major step forward in rebuilding the area.

The exterior of the new mixed-use building.

Local 5 OH President Joseph Coreno, left, discusses work opportunities for members with BAC President Boland.

BAC Secretary-Treasurer Henry Kramer, left, with Local 5 OH-KY ADC Field Representative Russel Smith.

Green Building and BAC – a Force for Excellence at Case Western Reserve University

Foti Contracting foreman Gino Dipaola of Local 5 OH, left, greets BAC President James Boland.

On another Foti Contracting (Wickliffe, OH) project, about 20 Local 5 bricklayers are installing 2.4 million CMU and brick veneer on a five-story green Residence Hall designed to meet Silver LEED Certification requirements. All told, the $40 million project has generated 10,700 BAC work hours since last September.

Upon completion this fall, the 123,000 sq. ft. facility will host 290 students in 104 units ranging from one-bedroom to four-bedroom apartments. In addition, the building will include eight townhouse-style units and a main residential lounge with study lounges.

From left, OH-KY ADC Field Representative Russel Smith, and Director Ken Kudela, BAC Executive Vice President Gerard Scarano, and ADC Secretary-Treasurer Freddie Hubbard.

BAC Executive Vice President Tim Driscoll, left, with OH-KY ADC Director Ken Kudela.

Local 5 OH bricklayer Kim Elam.