Summer 2008 Project Report: Architects: Baron Design & Associates LLC

Address: 3727 S. Campbell Ave.

General Contractor: Not yet selected

Estimated Cost: Not disclosed; a Springfield building permit is not yet on file

Colvin Jones Davis LLC is the mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer, and Webb City-based Tappana Ondrick Structural Engineers is the structural engineer for this renovation and addition project, which will expand Elite’s showroom, service area, parts department, waiting area, managers’ offices and employee break room. The building’s eaves also will be raised for increased visibility from adjacent roadways. Key architectural components include a curtain wall façade and cobalt blue columns capped with silver, representing the global corporate identity of Mercedes-Benz. Completion is slated for March 2009.