Month: April 2021

Recently completed in Lemon Grove is the new transcenDANCE renovation! The 2,000 SF studio consisted of tenant improvements to an existing ground level space beneath an affordable housing project. 

 

Interior finishes, along with mechanical and electrical upgrades were added to the space to create an open, light filled area for the non-profit organization. To hide the overhead utilities, the team incorporated triangular shade sails while still keeping the flexibility of the industrial look and feel. 

 

“transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project (Catherine Corral, Patricia Zigarmi), DTV Designs (Tom Vorkoper), and Lusardi project team Glenn Davis, Superintendent, and myself all worked together seamlessly to bring the organization’s vision to life from ideas to paper to execution. The team held many coordination meetings (virtually, of course) to pick just the right finishes for the space, as this will serve as their first permanent home in the non-profit’s history. Glenn Davis worked successfully with Patricia and Catherine of transcenDANCE to get their vision just right, all while not disturbing the apartment units above the space or neighboring businesses. We are thrilled that transcenDANCE picked Lusardi as their construction partner on this project.” 

– Brent Frickey, Project Manager

 

The Del Rey Crossing project consists of (3) concrete tilt-up two story buildings offering prospective tenants 150,000+ SF of flexible and open floor space that can be customized to meet tenant needs and is marketed as creative office space. The project is setup as a campus with the buildings and the 589 stall 5 level parking garage all on the perimeter creating a campus atmosphere and layout. The buildings feature high exposed clerestory ceilings as well as balconies and patios. The parking garage includes an amenities center with fitness equipment locker rooms and showers. The campus courtyard also features a large fireplace, yoga deck and barbecue area. 

 

“As in any new area or district it always seems to come with its own set of challenges. However I do not think any of us were prepared for what LA had to offer. We have had 60+ permits on this project that we have had to pull and close throughout the course of construction and are still wrestling with closing the remainder of these out for final completion. LA requires a separate permit for each building address then supplemental permits for each trade associated with that address. On top of that there are a dozen or so local agencies that all have jurisdiction that also require specific permits and their own inspection processes. The project has been a testament to Ron Davis’ abilities to track these items, deal with the constant surprises and maintain the project completion dates for all items that were not impacted by delays due to the various public agencies.”

-Zac Zander, Senior Project Manager.