FRANKLIN CROSSING

Bend, OR

Franklin Crossing was the recipient of a 2008 Building a Better Central Oregon Award. It is a sustainably designed mixed-use building that features an underground parking structure, ground floor retail, mid floor office suites and eight 5th floor condominiums. It revitalized the downtown by turning a vacant corner into a vibrant pedestrian oriented streetscape. It’s home to a restaurant, bar, office tenants, and residents.

” We have had many positive experiences working with the Steele Associates Team. Having first experienced their fast response team with the Lumbermen’s Insurance…and then proceeding to work with them in designing and building the first five story, multi-use building in Bend, better known as Franklin Crossing. I can simply state, ‘These guys are good. ”

Joe Bankofier, Managing Principal
Lumbermen’s Insurance & Financial Services

919 BOND

Bend, OR

SAA designed this sustainable four story mixed-use building which is home to a restaurant, wine loft, office suites and nine condominiums. It features a parking garage accessed from the alley, terraces and a roof garden.

” We have had the opportunity to work with Steele Associates for several years and have been very satisfied with the professionalism, attitude, and quality of work and timeliness of the services they provide. Most importantly is the quality of the work, the creativity and uniqueness has given our buildings a value advantage along with an excellence we can be proud of. ”

Todd M. Taylor, President
Taylor NorthWest

ST. CLAIR PLACE

Bend, OR

St. Clair Place was the recipient of a 2003 Building a Better Central Oregon Award and the Oregon Downtown Award. SAA designed this renovation and complete exterior remodel in downtown Bend. It features a two-story interior street gallery and is home to a restaurant, a spa, offices, retail and loft condominiums.

HANES BUILDING

Prineville, OR

This 15,000 SF medical/mixed-use building won a Community Enhancement Award and was designed for a Chiropractor to accommodate his practice and other medical tenants on the second floor. The first floor is retail suites. This contextual urban style building has been lauded by some as the best building in Downtown Prineville since the original historic stone Courthouse.

“I spent months looking at buildings in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle trying to get the perfect elements to create a building with timeless appeal. Once I communicated my vision to Scott and his team, they came back with conceptual drawings that almost perfectly matched my vision – and on the first try! ”

Dr. Coby Hanes
Hanes Chiropractic Wellness Center

THE BOND BUILDING

Bend, OR

SAA designed this four story mixed-use building on the corner of Bond and Greenwood in Downtown Bend. The features include a contextually sensitive masonry exterior, a strong corner entrance and a landscaped fourth floor terrace. Tenant design services included architectural and interior design for a Bar & Grill, a local law firm and 2nd and 3rd floor suites.

” Working with Steele Associates was a fun, collaborative process which resulted in a contextual design solution that we are very pleased with. As an architect myself, it was a pleasure working with a local firm that understood the necessary building/ zoning requirements and provided a highly professional service. We would recommend and/or use Steele for work in the future.”

Steve Schwanke, AIA
Schwanke Architecture

NORTHWEST CROSSING BUILDINGS F & G

Bend, OR

This project was the recipient of the National Commercial Builders Council’s Grand Award for Green Building in the 2008 Awards of Excellence. The two mixed-use buildings are LEED Silver Certified. The larger building houses a bank, a restaurant and retail and office suites, while the smaller building is home to a restaurant.

“Scott Steele and his firm have done many projects for Brooks Resources Corporation and for joint venture projects in which we have been involved. Scott has great knowledge of mixed-use communities and mixed-use design. He is creative, thoughtful and responds well to client needs and desires. His teams are motivated, communicate effectively and coordinate their work well with clients and other contractors. He has knowledge and passion for sustainable design. His competed works are credits to his firm, his clients and the communities he has improved.”

Michael P. Hollern, Chairman and CEO
Brooks Resources Corporation

BLACK BEAR SQUARE

Redmond, OR

Black Bear Square is the 2008 Winner of a Building a Better Central Oregon Award. This block long mixed use project was designed to appear as individual “infill” buildings to better fit the scale and character of downtown Redmond. We successfully worked with the Owner’s specialty kitchen consultant, the Black Bear Diner corporate staff and the Contractor, Sunwest Builders, in the delivery of this unique project.

STEELE ASSOCIATES BUILDING

Bend, OR

This 16,000 SF mixed-use building is our headquarters and was the first commercial building in Bend to achieve a LEED Gold NC Certification. We are strong advocates and practitioners of sustainable design and that is why we chose to lead by example with our own LEED NC Gold Certified building. As a community service and to facilitate sustainable design education our building is open for public tours.

At the fifth annual BetterBricks Awards held October 2007 Scott Steele, the President of Steele Associates Architects, was selected as the winner of the “Emerging Leader” category. The judge’s comments on Scott’s award: “Scott demonstrates leadership qualities in energy innovation and sustainable design with a breadth and depth of work that is outstanding. He has a commitment beyond his own portfolio, and that speaks to a willingness to go above and beyond expectations. He is truly a leader in a market that is emerging in its reputation for energy efficient design.”

MILL POINT

Bend, OR

Mill Point is a recipient of a Building a Better Central Oregon Award. SAA designed this six building, 140,000 SF class ‘A’ office campus on 10 acres of Deschutes River front property in Bend. The mix of uses in the campus include stock brokers, a commercial real estate firm, a restaurant, Oregon State University Cascades Campus, a commercial contractor, a federal agency, and many other professionals.

“My partner Wayne Perry and I had a vision to develop a truly unique, high quality complex that fit properly with the beautiful site. SAA provided designs for the site and buildings that meld with the environment and possess a distinctive quality and character. Not only does SAA do an outstanding job of designing, they also meet deadlines and take great care coordinating the project team. I highly recommend Steele Associates Architects.”

Cal Cannon
Mill Point LLC