Plant Construction Company, LP

We broke ground last week for the UC Berkeley Optometry Clinic! In attendance were Plant Vice President Brian Main, Assistant Superintendent Pete Nava IV, Assistant Project Manager Brooke DePorto, Intern Mohammed Gealani; City of Emeryville Mayor Courtney Welch; University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Carol Tecla Christ, Dean John Flanagan, Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs Chris Wilmer; and, representatives from TEF Design, donor groups, and clinic and University personnel. The new facility, set for completion in 2025, will house the School of Optometry, sports vision and vision therapy spaces, as well as the Academy for Advanced Clinical Education, all of which will continue to support more than 80,000 annual visits.

We completed the first of two monolithic pours for the new San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Muni 30 Line terminal bus pad adjacent to Chrissy Field. Executed by trade partners BCI (Berkeley Cement, Inc.), Berkeley Concrete Pumping Inc, and Construction Testing Services, the crews will continue to form the remaining sections, with the final pour set for next week. The work keeps Plant's team on schedule for a mid-August turnover of the Muni Post project for the Presidio Trust. #concrete #construction #presidio

Initial surface demolition for the Japantown Peace Plaza is underway! #demolition #renovation #japantown #pagoda

This week, our trade partner California Erectors Bay Area mobilized to erect three 80-foot steel trusses from Gayle Manufacturing Company, Inc. for the University of California, Berkeley Academic Seismic Replacement Building's future auditorium. This was the first step in the steel erection process, which will progress with the installation of steel BRBFs acting as a lateral bracing system. With steel erection underway, the door is open for our first delivery of mass timber scheduled for late May. More to come soon! #construction #steel #masstimber

Plant's President and CEO Chris Rivielle is featured in the San Francisco Business Times for his take on market-rate development in the Bay Area and the disconnect between rent and construction costs. https://lnkd.in/dPbWu-wZ

In honor of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Preservation Month, we take a look back at some of the iconic 19th- and 20th-century landmarks Plant has restored in the past two decades. We feel strongly that it is our responsibility as builders and residents to conserve California's rich history! So much of our ability to give new life to these significant buildings can be attributed to design partners like Architectural Resources Group, BAR Architects & Interiors, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Gensler, Hornberger + Worstell, Indidesign, Jensen Architects, Mark Cavagnero Associates, The Office of Charles F. Bloszies, FAIA, Page & Turnbull, Perkins&Will, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Studio O+A, TEF Design, WRNS Studio, owners such as Boston Properties (BXP), Brookfield Properties, University of California, Berkeley, Forest City Realty Trust, Presidio Trust, Stanford University, TMG Partners, Wilson Meany, engineering firms including AECOM, BKF Engineers, Degenkolb Engineers, FORELL ELSESSER, Holmes US, Marx|Okubo Associates, Inc., Nabih Youssef & Associates, Tipping, and all of our many trade partners. #thisplacematters #savingplaces #historic #preservation #renovation #construction

Our team broke ground last month as the general contractor performing "open heart surgery" on the Japantown Peace Plaza! We look forward to continuing to work with San Francisco Public Works, San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, Japantown Task Force, Inc., and City and County of San Francisco on this important delivery. #construction #renovation #japantown https://lnkd.in/g4Bquwuv

We are happy to announce Plant has been awarded three affordable housing contracts!   Plant is returning to Casa Esperanza (formerly Eula Hotel) in the City and County of San Francisco's Mission District to complete Phase 2. The scope of work includes the build out of support spaces with new office space and exterior enhancements. The work for Phase 2 of Casa Colibri (formerly Mission Inn) includes a seismic retrofit, conversion of new ADA units, renovations, and additions including office and support spaces, electrification of the existing gas hot water systems, and installation of new fire sprinkler systems. Both projects, which are being completed for Dolores Street Community Services in partnership with San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing and designed by Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, are beginning this month and are set for completion later this year.   Plant will also begin a major exterior rehabilitation at the Dunleavy Plaza Apartments in the Mission District as part of the preservation of affordable housing, set for completion for Mission Housing Development Corporation later this year.   Congratulations to Vice President/Construction Manager Phillip Aguilar and Senior Project Manager Beau Kent on their continued success helping provide affordable housing to serve the communities in which our employees live and work!   #construction #affordablehousing

Plant holds monthly site tours for our employees in order to share best practices and lessons learned, keep each other in the know, and build company synergy. The University of California, Berkeley Academic Seismic Replacement Building and Dwinelle Hall Annex (seen in the background) project teams hosted site tours in late April. Front Row (left to right): Greg Bonderud, Ted Boehm, Justin Graham, Mathew S. Guerrero, CRIS, SMS, CHST, Lauren Marshall, Jacob Moss, Martin Donohue, Travis Knight, Scott Eastman, Titus Yuen, Chase Corcorran, Gerald Wentland, Hector Giron Back Row (left to right): James Byers, Mike Paves, Ryan Attias, Brian Main, Roy Vasquez, Aaron Betschart, Peter Lucchese

The restored stained-glass windows at St. Ignatius Parish are currently being installed by our partners at Daprato Rigali Inc. The refurbishment of these 110-year-old beauties will both allow more light in from the clerestories, further illuminating the decorative Italian Renaissance and Baroque elements of the church, and enable congregants to more clearly observe the narrative of the saints depicted on them. #stainedglass #windows #construction