Kenyon Green Apartments

Solution: The podium of this apartment complex in Lakeville, Minnesota, provides a strong, stable foundation for the multi-story facility that rises above it. An assortment of precast concrete columns, IT beams, hollowcore, and solid slabs were fabricated off site, then delivered and installed rapidly, keeping the job on schedule.

A Solid Foundation for Living

The Kenyon Green Apartments structure stands proudly beside a busy roadway in Lakeville, Minnesota, securely atop a foundation constructed from strong, durable precast and prestressed concrete building components.

A series of solid precast concrete slabs frame the perimeter of the site, while two courses of precast concrete columns support precast inverted tee beams (IT beams) that run the length of the complex. These are topped by prestressed hollowcore, which serves as the ground floor of the apartment building.

Hollowcore is fabricated with tubular voids running through them, making them more lightweight than solid concrete slabs. Because they’re made of ultra durable prestressed concrete, they have a high load capacity that minimizes the need for load-bearing structures such as inner walls and columns.

The precast concrete components were produced off site in a controlled environment and were delivered to the jobsite quickly, where they were easily erected. That allowed the construction of the apartment complex to proceed on schedule, without any delays or obstacles to erecting its foundation.

As a result, the owners had a solid base from which to launch the Kenyon Green Apartments.

Project Highlights

This project demonstrates the outstanding strength and durability of concrete building components manufactured by County Prestress & Precast. Concrete columns, IT beams, and solid slabs serve as the foundation of the multi-story apartment complex, while prestressed hollowcore slabs comprise the building’s ground floor. This ensures a lifetime of performance.