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About
- - - About Leopardo
      
      Leopardo is a relationship-driven construction partner with a legacy built on trust, performance, and accountability. For decades, we’ve helped clients navigate complexity with confidence—bringing expertise, transparency, and a team mindset to every project.
Capabilities
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      From preconstruction through closeout, Leopardo delivers a full suite of services designed to drive certainty and results. Our teams bring focused expertise, technical depth, and a collaborative mindset to every project.
Projects
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      Our work speaks for itself. Explore a portfolio that reflects our ability to deliver across markets, project types, and delivery methods.
Careers
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      At Leopardo, you’ll find more than a job—you’ll find a team that invests in your growth and success. We’re looking for driven, curious individuals who want to build meaningful careers while making an impact on the communities we serve.
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UChicago Child Care Development Center

Location

Chicago, Illinois

Market

Community | Education

Type

Ground Up | Preconstruction | High-Performance

Architect

Wheeler Kearns Architects

Consists of classrooms, gross motor playroom and associated administrative and support spaces
Unique building features like tree bark siding, unpainted cement board siding and a gently folded roof
Outdoor natural play areas that with several monumental boulders and a gabion multicolored stone fence
Completed all related site improvements, including utility services, new parkway and permeable pavers
Sustainable features included green roof system, daylighting for 90% of the space, recycled content and sustainable and low-emitting materials, high-efficiency fixtures, 75 percent of materials were diverted from the landfill and more
Educational Facility Design Award (AIA)
Emerald Green Building Innovation Award (Illinois Green)

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Colm Hughes

Director of Business Development