In six years, Nelson, Tietz & Hoye had successfully coordinated two design projects for Alliance Capital Management Corporation in Minneapolis. So when it was time to expand the company's rapidly growing Chicago office on the 50th floor of the AT&T Corporate Center, Alliance Capital officers called in the reliable Nelson, Tietz & Hoye team — the team Alliance Capital trusted to pull together the project, despite an extremely tight schedule.

Coordinating projects in a distant location — where the players and work environment are unfamiliar — can present a challenge, but the overall process for Nelson, Tietz & Hoye was familiar. Also, Nelson, Tietz & Hoye could rely on colleagues in Chicago to provide insight about the unique aspects of that city's market, such as current real estate dynamics, construction costs and reliable contractors.

Timing was no small challenge: Construction couldn't start before September 1, and had to be completed by December 1. Not much breathing room. In addition, logistics needed careful planning, since the space would be partially occupied throughout the project.

"Particularly with such a tight schedule, we needed to start planning even before our first meeting with the Alliance Capital team," says John Tietz, Nelson, Tietz & Hoye. "We knew, though, that with our industry relationships and process knowledge, we could expedite the process."

Because of a long standing relationship with Nelson, Tietz & Hoye, Alliance trusted them to organize the process and do the initial screening, while educating Alliance to make any final decisions.

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