Roof lifting | ROOFLIFTERS - clear height expansion solutions

Summary
• Overview of roof lifting
 A common challenge
 The simple solution
 Roof lifting process
 Key advantages & benefits
 Case study: Developer
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Who Benefits?
• Realtors/ Brokers
 Buildings for lease or sale may not be
considered due to clear low height
 Market at higher clear heights with higher
lease rates
 Allows for more options when discussing
properties with buyers/lessees

Who Benefits?
• Developers / Investors
 Purchase a property or portfolio at below
market rates.
 Raise the roof and increase lease
rates, sale prices
 Improve the long-term value of the asset.

Who Benefits?
• Owners/ Users
 Avoid relocating an existing business
 Eliminates need for “outward” expansion
 Creates options for buildings in more
desirable locations.

A Common Challenge
• Low clear heights in existing buildings
 Limited useable cube
 May lay vacant for years
 Often demolished
 Additions are costly and limited
 Poor marketability, low value

A Common Challenge
Vacant Distribution Center
16 ft. clear height | 70,000 sq. ft. | 1,120,000 usable cu. ft.

A Simple Solution
• Raise the roof of existing buildings
 Increase usable cube
 Maximize the functionality of the property
 Allow for more material handling options
and machinery
 Increase marketability and asset value

A Simple Solution
Distribution Center occupied by Planters Peanuts
32 ft. clear height | 70,000 sq. ft. | 2,240,000 usable cu. Ft.

The Process
• How is roof lifting accomplished
 Install lifting system (hydraulic lifting posts)
 Shore walls and parts of building not to be raised
 Separate roof from walls
 Sever or remove the existing columns
 Raise the entire roof or just a portion
 Install new columns or stubs/inserts
 Enclose building with additional siding
 Reconnect utilities

Prior to lifting

During lifting

New columns installed

Wall enclosure installed

Pallet racking installed

Roof lifting complete

Case study: Developer
• Grand Rapids, Michigan
 300,000 sf manufacturing building
 Vacant for 5 years
 Considered demolition
 Functionally obsolete at 16’ clear
 Poor marketability, low value

Functionally Obsolete
The property is located in a well established industrial corridor. An ideal location for most
manufacturers/distributors. The 16’ clear building only lacked sufficient height considered
standard by most businesses in today’s market.

Value prior to raising the roof
“Value of the property was the value of the
land, less the cost of demolition.
Twenty-four acres at $50,000 per acre.
Approximately $1,200,000 with a cost of
demolition around $600,000.
Leaving a property value of $600,000 or
$1.71 per square foot.”
- Franklin Partners, Owner

Repositioning
After contacting ROOFLIFTERS, the owners felt assured that they could modify the building to
accommodate a tenant. They marketed the building at 32’ and within 10 months acquired a 12
year tenant.

Value AFTER raising the roof
The completed modernization created a
huge increase in value to the asset.
Upon completion, the owners immediately
received offers for the property as high as
$14,000,000 or $42.94 per square foot.
They stated that the entire
modernization, including the roof lift and
other renovations, was around $7,000,000.

A True Class A facility
The entire 400,000 sf property is
currently offered for sale at:
$22,000,000 or $51/sf
With the current tenant lease
remaining through 2025.

Who have we worked for?
CLIENT LOCATION BUILDING TYPE
ROOF
SIZE
HEIGHT
LIFTED
NEW CLEAR
HEIGHT
Home Depot Des, Moines, Iowa Retail 50,000 5 ft. 21 ft.
Albertsons Chicago, Illinois Distribution 620,000 20 ft. 38 ft.
Ford Motor Company Cleveland, Ohio Manufacturing 370,000 4 ft. 20 ft.
Safeway Landover, Maryland Warehouse 336,000 13 ft. 33 ft.
Springs Industries Spartanburg, South Carolina Warehouse 143,000 20 ft. 38 ft.
General Motors Detroit, Michigan Warehouse 307,000 15 ft. 30 ft.
Sports Authority Atlanta, Georgia Retail 45,000 7 ft. 20 ft.
New York Daily News Jersey City, New Jersey Printing 180,000 6 ft. 24 ft.
Zellers London, Ontario Retail 75,000 4 ft. 20 ft.
Simcoe Leaf Simcoe, Ontario Distribution 53,000 8 ft. 26 ft.
Delta Marine Seattle, Washington Manufacturing 32,000 20 ft. 50 ft.
Wachovia Bank Winston-Salem, North Carolina Office 37,000 8 ft. 58 ft.
U-Stor-It Chicago, Illinois Warehouse 35,000 6 ft. 28 ft.

What does it cost?
Roof Lifting &
Steel / Cladding *
Demo Roof
& Rebuild
New
Construction
Demolition Included Included N/A
Lift the roof Included N/A N/A
Rework steel joists N/A Included N/A
New steel columns Included Included Included
New steel deck N/A Included Included
Roofing: demo & new (cap flashing) Included Included Included
Electrical / Lighting / HVAC Included Included Included
Sprinklers / Mechanical Included Included Included
Masonry Included Included Included
Perimeter cladding Included Included Included
New Development charges N/A N/A Included
General Conditions Included Included Included
Cost per Square Foot $ 15.00 to $18.00 $ 26.00 to $28.00 $ 65.00 to $70.00

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