New Name, Right Direction: Architecture, General Contracting Firms Merge to Form North Arrow Partners VILLA PARK, Ill., May 21, 2018 — After nearly two decades of operating as two entities, Chicagoland architectural firm #9 Design and La Mancha Construction have converged as North Arrow Partners, a design-build firm for developers, housing authorities and nonprofit organizations. “La Mancha Construction and #9 Design are closely related and serve an identical mission,” said Dulcinea Gillman, North Arrow’s owner and principal architect. “It just made sense to pull them together under a new brand that reflects our work as a whole. We wanted a distinctive name that suggests our commitment to lifting communities and seeing them thrive, and North Arrow Partners captures that.” North Arrow Partners’ strengths in forging trusted partnerships with public officials and extensive knowledge in ADA compliance and energy design have already earned the firm a reputation throughout Illinois as the go-to experts on building projects that truly advance multifamily communities. With inventive, creative, efficient, value-adding solutions, North Arrow Partners’ projects include the renovation of Seguin Services’ Carr Center in Cicero, an innovative, 45,000 square-foot activity hub for those with disabilities; new, energy-efficient construction of Hall Street Lofts in Sandwich; and the design and construction of Trinity Services’ Landings on Villa, a multifamily building in Villa Park for individuals with special needs. About North Arrow PartnersNorth Arrow Partners is a woman-owned, full architectural and general contracting firm specializing in innovative multifamily communities. From new construction to renovation upgrades, the Chicagoland firm approaches all of its work—and partnerships—with technical mastery informed by sound principles and imaginative design. For more information, visit northarrowpartners.com.

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La Mancha Construction, LLC is a woman-owned general contracting firm.We are involved in building multi-family and single family residential developments, interior build-outs for offices and supportive service spaces and new commercial/retail buildings.

#9 Design, LLC is a full service architecture firm specializing in commercial, institutional and multi-family architecture in the Chicago metropolitan area and throughout the State of Illinois. #9 Design, LLC was established in 1999 by Dulcinea B. Gillman, AIA and John Cronin after working many years for reputable Chicago firms. We have assembled a highly skilled group of architects who combine unique, thoughtful design with precise technical detailing all within a very competitive fee structure. Our architecture team has experience and expertise in a variety of building types allowing us to give our clients experience and creativity needed to help them fulfill their architectural vision and programmatic requirements. In addition to expertise in all phases of architectural drawing, we have a thorough understanding of budgets and multi layered funding requirements through the construction management component of our firm.We excel not only in big-picture / site planning concepts to create neighborhoods or groupings of structures/spaces, but very detailed work such as ADA compliance as well. Our firm principals and key team members are experienced, knowledgeable and involved in each project ensuring quality control and best possible results for our clients. Our superior customer service and listening skills contribute to our success and our long-term client relationships. #9 Design, LLC is a certified WBE (Women’s Business Enterprise).