From the Ground Up: Kirk's Collision & Custom

Owner/developer: Kyle Kirk
General contractor: Steel Builders LLC
Architect: Derington Architects
Engineers: Wilson Surveying Co. Inc., civil; Steel Tech of the Ozarks LLC, structural; and Latifi Engineering, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 9,800 square feet
Estimated cost: $675,000
Lender: Guaranty Bank
Estimated completion date: July 1
Project description: After renting facilities in Nixa, Billings and Republic for the past eight years, Kyle Kirk is building his automobile-collision repair shop one block west of highways 60 and MM. Kirk said the move would provide greater visibility and highway access to customers and allow room for growth on a 5-acre lot. He said the facility includes an 8,000-square-foot shop and a drive-thru estimating bay, as well as a heated paint booth and insulated and heated shop flooring. The building is constructed of metal with full cement block exterior, Kirk said, and spray foam insulation.

Send project info to bbrown@sbj.net.