From the Ground Up: Queen City Building

General contractor: Oak Grove Construction Services Inc.

Architect: Bill Derington

Engineers: Edelman Engineering, structural; LaRose & Schober Engineering Inc., mechanical, electrical and plumbing

Size: 6,310 square feet

Estimated cost: $275,000

Lender: None

Estimated completion date: June 7

Project description: A 5,000-square-foot metal warehouse with a brick façade will connect to an 80-year-old renovated 1,310-square-foot brick office/retail building. Diversity Commercial Investments LLC will either lease or sell the property, according to co-owner Chris Slayden. The owners will act as their own agent and will sell the property for $375,000 or lease it for $3,200 a month, triple net, Slayden said. Diversity Commercial Investments owns 10 other Springfield properties, including seven acres in Galloway Village that Slayden said the group plans to build on this summer.

Reporter Cory Smith brings you new projects each week. He may be reached by e-mail at csmith@sbj.net, by fax at (417) 799-0603 or by phone at (417) 831-3238.