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Leisure & Hospitality Site Development Projects & Services

Engineering for Leisure & Hospitality Site Development

Faced with shifting consumer trends and unique industry challenges, change is a constant in the leisure and hospitality development arena. Projects for this industry require a complex mix of expertise and insight to produce high quality experiences that are welcoming, attractive, and sustainable. The planners and engineers at Snyder & Associates are well-versed at creating solutions for projects ranging from urban hotels to sprawling sports and leisure complexes. In a world where inspiring amenities, maximum comfort, and ultimate customer experience take center stage, our team incorporates design features that meet the highest expectations.

Using a sensitive approach to design and unrivalled engineering intellect, our teams are perfectly placed to facilitate excellence in the highly competitive leisure and hospitality field. We work with leading hotel brands, signature architects, property developers, and management companies to create exceptional, sustainable, and cost-effective projects that will generate value for their owners far into the future. Leisure and hospitality development projects are typically more complex than simply designing and constructing a building. Local, state, and/or county governments are often involved at every step of the process.

Our decades of work with municipal permitting agencies ensure that your project receives quick approval, shortening time to market for high-profile projects that generate economic activity and impact bottom lines. Above all, we know it’s the guests and customers who matter most. Whether we’re designing the stormwater infrastructure for an urban hotel or green building services for a mixed-use housing development, our sights remain steadily on the end user.

Featured Leisure & Hospitality Projects

Urban Site Development: Hilton Hotel This new, award-winning Hilton hotel located in downtown Des Moines stands eight stories high and features 330 rooms, 28 suites, and 14,000 square feet of meeting space. Other amenities include an indoor pool, fitness center, restaurant and bar, along with 135 underground parking spots. By combining these extensive amenities with a skywalk connection to the Iowa Events Center, the hotel is poised to strengthen downtown Des Moines’ ability to accommodate regional and national conventions.
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North Towne Corporate Park Gains Athletic & Multi-Use Facilities The North Towne Corporate Park in DeForest-Windsor is one of Dane County’s rapidly growing industrial areas. The park is designed to accommodate light warehouse distribution and other multi-tenant, commercial structures, marketable to a broad base of potential owners. The state‑of‑the‑art player development center opened by GRB Academy in 2017 exemplifies the type of unique, high‑quality businesses our firm is qualified to support through expert site development planning.
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Bold Renovations Prepare Hilldale Shopping Center for Shifting Consumer Preferences Originally opened in 1962, Hilldale Shopping Center has served as a central retail destination for shoppers in Madison and the surrounding area. Numerous site expansions and renovations have taken place over the decades, as well as a few changes in ownership. The present owners, Massachusetts-based WS Development, have implemented some of the boldest renovation efforts to date.
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Eric Cannon, P.E.

Eric Cannon, P.E.

Development Business Unit Leader

Mike Calkins, P.E.

Mike Calkins, P.E.

Madison Business Unit Leader

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