The project was a retrofit of an
existing building. The original building was a 40,000
square foot, 1-story warehouse structure with precast,
exposed aggregate exterior walls.
The proposed use was for a 2-story office building.
A second floor was added within the existing structure
with the use of permanent shoring steel and underpinning.
New exit stairs and 2 elevators were installed within
the building. The existing walls were reinforced,
and there were 90 openings for windows and storefront
cut into the existing panels.
The exterior walls were re-faced with a brick veneer.
Twelve gas fired rooftop HVAC units were installed
to provide the heating and cooling for the building.
A 3,500 square foot branch bank with a 2,500 square
foot drive through banking area was built on the
north end of the building. The west side of the
1st floor was prepared for future retail tenants,
and the office areas were constructed in the remaining
area of the floor.
The 2nd floor tenant work consisted of office areas
for a 3,600 square foot advertising agency, a 5,500
square foot legal office, a 20,000 square foot mortgage
office and 8,700 square feet occupied with offices
for a finance company. The site work consisted of
removing all existing items, i.e., fencing, paving,
curbs, etc., and installing new.
Although the original project contained a time
frame of 7 months, King was able to meet the needs
of the client, and the project was completed and
occupied in less than 6 months.
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