For over 70 years we have created some of the most iconic buildings in northern Nevada. Hotels, casinos, office buildings, shopping centers, warehouses, roads and bridges, apartments and corporate headquarters McKenzie-built structures dot the Reno skyline and are used by thousands of people every day.
Founded in 1953 by E.W. McKenzie – and family owned for three generations – our company built the first concrete tilt up warehouse in the State of Nevada. This revolution in construction made it much quicker and more affordable to construct commercial buildings than it had ever been before. In over 70 years in business, we have constructed over $1 billion in projects.
1954
The first tilt up in Northern Nevada
1963
Fleischmann Planetarium on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
1967
College of Education on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
Effie Mona Mack Social Sciences Building on the University of Nevada, Reno campus
1974
School of Medicine on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
Lombardi Recreation Building on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
1975
The McKenzie Construction crew begins to install oil tanks under the sidewalk along Virginia Sreet.
During the construction of the 16-story Fitzgerald’s Hotel Casino, McKenzie Construction sets the first of two columns in the southeast corner.