Built in 2018, the Vintage Cooperative of Johnston is a three-story, 46 unit senior living community. Features included within the building include a community room, outdoor patio, fitness center, lounge, library, heated underground parking and more.

The heated underground parking of the building was achieved through the use of precast foundation walls, beams, columns, and hollowcore.

Precast Components
25,891 square feet of 8” & 12” Hollowcore
36 Beams
26 Columns
97 Wall Panels (18,514 square feet)

Project Partners
GC: Downing Construction
Architect: JSSH
EOR: Blanchard Engineering

With a precast system of foundation walls, beams, columns, and hollowcore, you get a complete structural system to support even the heaviest of loads. Foundation wall panels hold back the earth creating a hole in the ground for usable space, like for a parking garage.

The two biggest reasons customers turn to precast foundation walls are speed and schedule. Our foundation walls are manufactured at our plant in South Beloit on a steel bed with side rails to create the edges. They are manufactured with steel reinforcing.

Once finished, they are stored in our yard, ready for shipping to the job site and can be installed in all weather conditions. Trucks bring the pieces to the site where they are installed with a crane. There is a welded connection from the base of the panels to the concrete footings and the panels are connected together with a welded connection. Once the panels are installed, the interior and exterior joints are calked.

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Do you want to learn more about how Mid-States Concrete’s foundation walls could work with your project? Our preconstruction team is happy to assist.

Wisconsin: Jeremy Olivotti
Iowa: Troy Yaun
Wisconsin/Iowa/Illinois: Colin Jones