Peter Skornia

Peter Skornia is the President of Cella Building Company, with over 25 years of construction experience in multi-family and mixed-use development. Peter holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University.

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The primary target of Cella Building Company is developing, designing, and building high performance buildings. Peter's expertise expands the role of builder to assist in many areas beyond construction that support a project’s goals. These include redevelopment incentives, tax credits, owner’s representative services, estimating and scheduling as well as urban re‐development assessment with a proven record in the Grand Rapids market and other communities throughout Michigan and around the country. 

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Project Experience: 

• Wealthy & Sheldon Apartments

  • New construction; urban redevelopment​

  • Two buildings with 58 apartments and four retail spaces

• 730 Leonard Street

  • Renovation of 100 yr old building providing apartments and retail space 

  • All electric building pending Carbon Neutrality for Operations

• Bradford Station

  • Development, design, and construction of all Electric Building with Carbon Neutral Operations

  • New construction providing 23 apartments and 1 retail space 

• The Mill at Vicksburg

  • Owner’s Representative 

  • Renovation of historic paper mill for brewery, music, and event center 

• Kingsley Building

  • Design and construction 

  • Renovation of 100 yr old building providing apartments and office space 

• Wesener Building – Owosso, MI

  • Development, design, and construction 

  • Renovation of 100 yr old building providing apartments and retail space 

• Mary Free Bed, Grand Rapids, MI

  • Owner’s Representative 

  • 320,000 SF hospital expansion and renovation 

Affiliations/Awards 

• USGBC-WM Board Member / Treasurer 

• USGBC-WM 2030 Leadership Award 2022 

• Member Grand Rapids 2030 District 

• Licensed Builder, State of Michigan 

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