The Serrano - 4th Floor on the way...

Fourth floor is on the way

The Serrano - 3rd floor going up

2nd floor framing is done

The Serrano - Construction Observation

One lucky tenant will have an amazing view of Downtown LA.  This is only the 2nd floor...imagine the view from the 6th floor!

Gordon - Construction Updates

21-unit housing under construction.

The Serrano - Construction Progress

Welder hard at work with community room.

The Serrano - wood framing is going up!

And...we have a podium deck! Wood framing is going up.

5555 Hollywood - Nearing Completion

We walked 5555 Hollywood Monday and it's getting close. The intrest list has closed with over 2,500 applicants!

 

Veiw from Hollywood Blvd and Western Ave

The Serrano - Big Day...Podium Concrete Pour Day

 

 

After one cement mixer truck unloads all the concrete to concrete pumper, another one is ready to start its unload...smooth process to ensure continuous material delivery

The Serrano - Rebar at Podium

Rebar is installed per Structural Drawings

The Serrano - Working on the Podium Deck

Rebar is much heavier then it seems!

The Serrano - Building is above grade

 Vehicular Entry to the basement garage.  CMU block walls are up.  Wood formwork for the Podium Deck is underway

The Serrano - Concrete Deck poured

And...we have a concrete deck - our first floor

The Serrano - Preparation for Concrete Deck Pour

 Rebar is laid out and tied securely

5555 Hollywood - PSL crew at the job site

PSL crew at the job site

 

The Serrano - Concrete deck formwork

 Construction of the concrete deck formwork has began.  Plywood (which is essentially the bottom of the concrete deck) is securely attached to metal scaffolding below.  Many, many building systems must be coordinated before any concrete can be poured. It's amazing how much material is used for formwork... Once the concrete deck is set then it all gets taken down and reused (hopefully) somewhere else!

The Serrano - Drainage system is in

Numerous tranches carry drain pipes that will take access perimeter water and drain it to the sump pump pit

The Serrano - Shotcrete walls almost done!

Shotcrete wall are in as well as the concrete columns in the subterranean parking garage.  Stair #2 shaft in the back corner

The Serrano - Rebar being installed

Waterproofing is installed and secured in place.  The rebar is installed in a solid grid, making sure that each rebar intersection is securely tied...so tight that several men can walk on it!!!

The Serrano - Column footings

Construction of column footings

The Serrano - Subterranean Parking Garage

...and there's the subterranean parking garage...looks amazingly neat for a construction site.

The Serrano - 3 weeks into construction...

Construction has begun on The Serrano project.  Shoring is in place. The "hole" gets deeper and deeper to allow for subterranean parking garage.

The Serrano - Official Ground Breaking

The official Ground Breaking ceremony took place today at The Serrano job site.  Among many speakers, Richard Solares of PSL Architects gave a brief description of the project.

The Serrano is a 44-unit, Multi-Family Affordable Housing project in Korea Town area in Los Angeles, CA.  6-story, Residential building, at a little over 52,000SF, will provide 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartment units ranging from 652 SF -1,213SF.  Common areas include: 2 community rooms, computer area, management office and laundry room.  A central courtyard houses a tot lot and landscaped gardens with sitting areas. Parking is provided on two levels with easy access to the Entry Lobby area.

Let the construction begin!