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Commercial | REEVES YOUNG - ATLANTA BRAVES STADIUM Reeves Young is building the mixed-use Entertainment Block outside the Atlanta Braves' arena. « Bringing Value REEVES YOUNG IS AT WORK ON SEVERAL JOBS FOR THE ATLANTA BRAVES. BY ALAN DORICH F or Reeves Young, construction projects are more about relationships than just building things. They are also about the relationships that they form with their clients, Sr. Project Manager Reeves Young - A anta Braves Stadium www.reevesyoung.com * Combined project budgets: $36 million * Location: A anta * Employees: 200 (peak) * Scope: Two buildings, a parking deck, pedestrian bridge and parking lot "It looks like we're building a city, not a ports arena." - Ted Roberts, r. project manager 58 CONSTRUCTION-TODAY.COM JANUARY 2017 Ted Roberts says. "That's the value we bring to it, a commitment to our clients," he states. The company enjoys repeat business due to the way it treats clients, he says. "We look out for them. We definitely value turning over a quality project." The general contractor is bringing that approach to several projects it is building for the Atlanta Braves around its new stadium, SunTrust Park, which also is under construction. Reeves Young's work includes the Entertainment Block that is part of a mixed-use development that is outside of the sports arena. "It looks like we're building a city, not a sports arena," Roberts says, noting that the block includes the Roxy Theatre, a live entertainment venue that will share the name of a historic location that once stood in Atlanta. "It was originally a movie theater that was converted to a live music venue." Although the original Roxy was torn down, the new theater will cover 54,000 square feet with a main auditorium and stage, as well as a second floor with a VIP room and bars. "The Braves are developing it, but it will be leased to Live Nation," Roberts says, noting that it will be finished sometime in January 2017. A Unique Structure The entertainment block also includes a four-story office building, which Reeves Young built using a unique approach. "We built it as a tilt-up, like you would a big-box distribution center," Roberts says, noting that four-story tilt-ups are rare in the state of Georgia.