From the Ground Up: Battlefield Office Park

Owner/developer: Magers Management Co.

General contractor: Morelock-Ross Builders Inc.

Architect: Slone Architects PC

Engineers: Edelman Engineering, structural; Lee Engineering & Associates LLC, civil; Crocker Consulting Engineers Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Size: 20,100 square feet

Estimated cost: $1.6 million, according to Springfield building permits

Lender: Metropolitan National Bank

Estimated completion date: May

Project description: Developer Randy Magers is seeking office tenants, and two undisclosed parties are interested in leasing space in this development, according to property manager Shannon Handwerker of Magers Management Co. The two buildings are each 10,050 square feet, and they have matching footprints. One will be built to suit, and one will be move-in ready and have eight suites, Handwerker said. Lease rates were undisclosed.

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