Integrated Facility Services (IFS) is installing a $3.2 million plumbing system for the $40 million 51st and Oak multi-use development in Kansas City, Missouri.

Van Trust Real Estate is the developer, HOK is the architect and The Weitz Company is the general contractor for the design-build project, which is scheduled for completion in December 2017.

The eight-story, 325,000-square-foot complex includes 170 luxury apartments, a clubhouse and fitness center, student health center, Whole Foods grocery and parking garage on a nearly three-acre site.

IFS participated very early in the design process, which used Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) planning, BIM technology and Robotic Total Station Layout.

Integrated Facility Services (IFS) is a full-service HVAC, plumbing, piping, fire protection and building automation firm with more than 270 professional and trade employees.

St. Louis Construction News and Review June 2017