LEFT TO RIGHT: CORY HOLZHAUER (GHIDORZI COMPANIES), WITH PROJECT SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS CHARLIE MISSLIN (COUNTY MATERIALS CORPORATION), CHRIS CARDINAL (MARK CARDINAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC.), AND RYAN FIRKUS (FIRKUS MASONRY)

A good parking lot is more than a drive-thru means for your morning coffee fix or pregame real estate for your cooler and lawn chair.  A parking lot is a critical design detail that ultimately determines a building’s capacity.  Ghidorzi Companies was recently recognized for our well-planned approach to the parking lots of our real estate development and design build construction projects with a Concrete Design Award from the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association for Panera Bread at 1700 Stewart Avenue in Wausau.

Choosing concrete over asphalt for a parking lot enhances the building aesthetic, lifecycle and cost over time.  Here are the top benefits it delivers to our design build construction clients and real estate tenants:

• Low maintenance cost
• Durability for heavy vehicle loads without rutting or developing potholes
• Lighter surface color reduces number of lights and energy consumption
• Color and texture options to enhance building aesthetics and company brand

The Panera Bread parking lot achieves the perfect pairing of function and aesthetics that compliment the Panera brand.