ASTHO
Arlington, VA
Project Overview
RSF: 20,000
Project Type: Commercial Interiors Nonprofit Office Buildout
Project Team
Tenant: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Architect: CA+D
MEP Engineer: Caliber
Construction: Korth Construction
Furniture: Washington Workplace
AV: Cenero
Project Features
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Nonprofit health association required full-cycle assistance — lease work letter review, programming, design, permitting, construction, and closeout — during a period of significant federal funding uncertainty affecting the organization's operating budget.
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Tenant required assistance overseeing the lease work letter review, programming, design, permitting, construction, and closeout.
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Incorporated several movable glass partitions.
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Custom acoustically insulated wood panel ceiling system.
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Structural floor leveling required in multiple areas — raising the floor up to 4" with full structural engineering coordination — managed without impact to the delivery schedule.
Highlighted Services
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Tenant Representation and Construction Management Services.
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Used relationships to build a strong team for ownership.
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Collaborated closely with the design team and the structural engineer to design a raised flooring system and multiple operable partitions.
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Multiple rounds of preliminary pricing with the GC and reviews with ownership ensuring the project hit the target budget.
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Coordination with lobby renovation.
Successful Results
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Worked with landlord to prevent schedule delays and submitted the permit set on time.
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Managed lobby design changes affecting the current design and permit set, coordinating necessary modifications with the design team and permit expeditor.
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Expeditiously closed out all contracts — including a separate proposal to the landlord for additional scope required per a lease addendum — saving several months of rent abatement through proactive schedule management and early closeout coordination.
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Delivered under budget during DOGE-era federal funding cuts — saving the client 6 months of rent abatement through schedule acceleration at a moment when many peer organizations were halting capital projects entirely.
