PROJECT OVERVIEW

Gennaro’s Farmer’s Market, Supermarket

Florida Steel Buildings

Ed Cannatelli of Cannatelli Builders Incorporated had a large task at hand when he was going to help construct a structure for Genarro’s Farmer’s Market in Pompano Beach, Florida.

“It was our greatest challenge to date,” said Cannatelli. “We needed to add a 17,000 square foot addition to an existing CBS building.”

He was recommended by a friend to contact Allied Steel.

“We were told that Allied Steel would know how to get the job done, and give us what we needed to attach the supplement to what was already there.”

Instead of causing Genarro’s Farmer’s Market to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, Cannatelli exclaimed he was able to find a better solution with Allied.

“We were able to save the customer $250,000 from Conventional CBS Construction without having to sacrifice any aesthetics.”

Allied Steel was able to give Cannatelli what he needed to enhance Genarro’s Farmer’s Market by supplying a structure that was 317 feet long and 44 feet wide with a wind load of 146 mph. In addition, they were able to give him tie-in flashing with a parapet, point loads for roof units, a complete valley gutter, 240 deflections for stucco, and a complete three foot industrial reinforced insulation.

“The store needed a lot of improvements and Allied was able to give us all we needed and much more. We even received framed openings for the garages in the loading docks.”

“The services that Allied Steel provided were second to none. The complexity of this project created many obstacles, especially integrating the two buildings together, yet Allied was up for the challenge. We are very satisfied with Allied Steel and would definitely recommend their services to other people.”

After construction was compete and the store was up and running, Hurricane Wilma came barrelling through, ripping down everything in its path. “Our CBS Building took a beating, disfiguring parts of the exterior and opening up the roof. We had to repair the roof immediately in order to stay in business. The steel building that Allied provided for us took the hurricane winds like a champ, not a scratch on the building. Next hurricane season the family and i will seek shelter in our Allied Building, says Mugnano.”