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Photo: © J.P. Cullen & Sons, Inc. Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards Parking Ramp Y on the Epic Systems Corp. Campus 2 in Verona, Wis., is a four-level, 752,212-sq-ft underground parking ramp that houses 2,080 parking stalls. Though the ramp covers the area of six football fields, its vegetated green roof makes it invisible on the surface. Four driving tunnels lead in and out, and six pedestrian tunnels connect the ramp to the company’s training center and nearby office buildings. One million cu yd of rock had to be blasted and excavated to make the 47-ft-deep hole

The city of Chicago’s $51.5-million fire station program designed and constructed four new fire stations in the Near West Side, Edgewater, Rogers Park, and Beverly neighborhoods. Photo: CONNOR STEINKAMP Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards The city of Chicago’s $51.5-million fire station program designed and constructed four new fire stations in the Near West Side, Edgewater, Rogers Park, and Beverly neighborhoods. Located to help trigger urban renewal and designed be community resources, the new single-level, 15,000-sq-ft fire stations were built on abandoned building sites or sites that were community eyesores. Key Players Owner: Public Building Commission of Chicago