From the Ground Up: Office warehouse at Town Center Plaza

Address: 500 E. Harrison, Republic

Owner/developer: Bill Jester and Jeff Casady

General contractor: Missouri Supermarket Builders

Architect: Creative Ink

Engineer: Creative Ink

Size: 21,000 square feet

Estimated cost: $750,000, including land

Lender: Metropolitan National Bank

Estimated completion date: end of July

Project description: This office/warehouse space, a pre-engineered metal building with a brick veneer front, is the first construction at Town Center Plaza. Leasing agent Galen Pellham of CJR Commercial Group said the building would be divided into as many as 10 bays, starting at 2,100 square feet. Ace High Heating and Air Conditioning has agreed to occupy two bays, Pellham said. Each bay has overhead door designs, and five bays are equipped with loading docks.