High Point Climbing and Fitness will soon arrive in Memphis, Tenn. The EMJ Construction Special Projects team began work on the project in late 2017 and is on schedule to deliver the project to the client in early 2019.
Designed by PV Design, Inc., the unique, 32,000-square-foot facility will include several indoor climbing walls up to 50 feet tall, a 40-foot outdoor wall, a kids climbing area, a cardio room, weight room, and spaces for yoga and spin classes.
Drone flyover footage captured in August 2018.
The design includes a specialized exterior wall panel system that provides water tightness and insulation and required extensive coordination with various stakeholders to ensure the project stayed on track.
“It’s a very complex system that took the entire team working together to overcome the hurdles, to keep our original schedule,” said Jon-Michael Davis, EMJ Project Manager.
“On top of that, we had multiple meetings involving every subcontractor that touched or penetrated the system to ensure water tightness per the manufacture recommendation.”
Having successfully installed the exterior wall system, the team began constructing the exterior climbing wall earlier this week.
“Working and coordinating with Walltopia, who provides and installs all the interior and exterior climbing walls, has been the most interesting part of this project,” said Davis. “This group is out of Bulgaria, so coordination has been extremely important.”
High Point’s leadership team recently commended the project team on a job well done, and the EMJ project team attributes this to weekly collaboration meetings and excellent communication.
“We’ve worked hard to earn their trust,” said Davis. “The High Point team has been great to work with.”
Look for more updates on High Point Memphis in the coming weeks, and thank you to the project team for delivering an exceptional client experience.
Project team members include:
Mark Stepansky, Lead Superintendent
Marty Nielsen, Superintendent
David Lindsey, Level 1 Superintendent
Jon-Michael Davis, Project Manager
Evan Rector, Project Engineer
Jerry Campbell, Senior Preconstruction Manager
Craig Skidmore, Preconstruction Manager
David Haley, Senior Preconstruction Manager
Travis Darwent, Preconstruction Manager
https://www.emjcorp.com/project-updates/emj-special-projects-to-begin-high-point-climbing-project-in-memphis/