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Culver City Creative Office & Parking Structure Topping Out

Largo topped out at the Culver City Creative (C3) Office Tower and Parking Structure earlier this month with general contractor KPRS. Designed by Gensler and Saiful Bouquet the commercial building stands seven levels tall with 4 mezzanine levels totaling 321,000gsf. All the building concrete received an architectural finish and will remain exposed once the building is complete. Some unique structural elements include columns so large they are practically walls, aka ‘walumns’ and ring beams on the perimeter of the building at the mezzanine levels.

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Adjacent to the office building is the nine level, long-span parking structure which also topped out this month. Designed by Parking Design Associates and Miyamoto Int’l this shear wall structure is two bays wide and will house 990 stalls across 326,741gsf.

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First Quarter Update

2016 is off to a blistering pace for Largo Concrete, Inc. Listed below are some of the projects Largo is currently working on.

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High-Rise Construction from San Diego to the Bay

All across California, Largo is building high-rise projects in the residential and hospitality markets. In San Diego, the Atmosphere affordable housing development with Suffolk Construction is coming out of the ground with 172 units across 12 stories and three levels of below grade parking. Only one mile north, the Park luxury condominium project with GC Balfour Beatty features 62 units and 131 parking stalls across three levels of underground parking and 14 stories above.

Immediately across from the Staples Center, Largo is working with Lend Lease on the Circa development at 1200 S. Figueroa. With 26 stories of residential above eight levels of parking and retail on the ground floor, the project is slated for completion in late 2017 with concrete topping out in January of the same year. In San Jose, Largo will be working on the Silvery Towers project for the rest of 2016. This 1.1m sqft residential development will boast 643 units across two 20+ story towers with a retail podium and three levels of underground parking.  On April 2, Largo will pour a mat foundation of nearly 5,000CY at the downtown location, the second of six mass concrete pours scheduled for the buildings.

Two major hospitality projects that Largo currently has under construction are the Argyle Hotel in Hollywood and the Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills. The Waldorf Astoria is a 12 story concrete building with 170 rooms and 314 parking stalls, along with a pool, spa and lounge on the roof deck. The Argyle Hotel is located one block north of the iconic Capitol Records building and features 216 rooms across 16 total cast-in-place levels. The development is nearly 200,000 gsf, and concrete is scheduled to be complete during the late Summer of 2016.

Parking Structures

After completing the first phase of the Sony Parking Structure Expansion in Culver City in the Fall of 2015, Largo is back onsite building another expansion to the west of the existing structure with C.W. Driver. The long-span building has a moment frame structural design which will hold 899 stalls across six levels, all above grade. The new structure will tie into the existing structure and will continue the art-deco façade through the expansion. In Burbank, the Contract Services Administration Trust Fund parking structure with McCormick Construction is nearly topped out. This five level, 157,323 gsf long-span parking structure features a moment frame structural design and will hold 437 stalls when it is completed in the Summer of 2016. Both of these jobs are being performed using the design-build project delivery format, with Largo acting as the general contractor and managing all subcontractors.

In Northern California, the Britannia Cove Parking Structure in South San Francisco stands 9.5 levels above grade and holds 2,080 stalls. This 721,250 gsf building is scheduled to start this Summer with Hathaway Dinwiddie and features a curved wall along Oyster Point Boulevard. Across the Bay in Hayward, the Creekside Parking Structure is nearly as tall at 8.5 levels and will contain 828 stalls. The Creekside project, with South Bay Construction, will start during the Spring of 2016.

American Concrete Institute elevates Chris Forster to the rank of Fellow

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The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will honor Largo’s Operations Manager, Chris Forster, with the rank of Fellow during their opening session and awards program this April. Pursuant to the ACI bylaws, a Fellow is an individual who has made “outstanding contributions to the production or use of concrete materials, products, and structures in the areas of education, research, development, design, construction or management.” Congratulations Chris!

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Topping-Out at the 555 Fulton Apartments, San Francisco, CA

Largo Concrete topped out at the 555 Fulton Apartment Development in the Hayes Valley district of San Francisco earlier this week. The project features a total of 148 stalls across two levels of below grade parking and 139 residential units across 5 stories above grade. With the Junior One Bedroom units starting in the mid $500,000, amenities will include a dog park, community lounge, meeting space, bike work station, roof terrace and 29,000sf grocery store on the ground floor. Designed by Architects Ian Birchall & Associates with structural engineer Nishkian Menninger, general contractor Fulton Street Construction is expected to be complete in March of 2016.

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Doing Work in West Los Angeles – 3.5million sqft and 175,000CY of Concrete!

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Largo Concrete was recently awarded the cast-in-place, 7-level, 531,000gsf, Fountainview at Gonda project in Playa Vista, CA. Nestled amongst the already underway Runway and Playa Villas projects, this is the fifth contract Largo currently has along Jefferson Blvd for a total of nearly 3.5million square feet and 175,000CY of concrete!

The Runway at Playa Vista project is the centerpiece for the new development and consists of 230,000sf of retail space, 30,000sf of commercial, 420 apartments and a nine-screen theater. Largo’s scope includes three mixed-use podiums with metal decking above, two residential podiums with wood framing above, and one stand-alone, long-span parking structure for a total of 812,121gsf and 41,074CY. Largo started construction on Runway in June of 2013 and is scheduled to be poured out on August 2014.

Shortly after work started at Runway Largo was awarded the Playa Villas project with Western National Contractors. Divided into three parcels along Jefferson Blvd., Parcels One, Five and Seven are all 3-level parking podiums for wood frame residential units above. Parcel 1 includes of 646-stalls across 298,000gsf, Parcel 5 has 998-stalls across 765,000gsf and Parcel 7 with 1,432-stalls across 1,040,000gsf. Largo is schedule to be wrap up Playa Villas in November of 2014, with a total of 2,103,000gsf and over 100,000CY of concrete.

In order to keep up with demand, Largo purchased two 39meter Concrete Boom Pumps to service the projects. With the ability to pump a combined 1,400CY per days both pumps have been kept busy since they arrived onsite!

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Poured Out at the Summerlin Parking Structures & Macy’s Tilt-Up Building

Largo Concrete poured the last elevated deck on two multi-level parking structures in Summerlin, NV today. Located immediately south of the Red Rock Resort and Casino both structures are on the west side of the development facing the 215 Beltway. Parking Structure #2, completed today, is 334,331gsf, 1-level below grade, 4-levels above with a total of 951-stalls, and PS3 is 186,233gsf, 3-levels above grade with 484 total stalls. Largo’s scope also included three pedestrian bridges connecting the parking structures to the retail center.

Largo also poured the foundations, tilt-up panels and slab on metal deck for the 2-story, 83,000gsf Macy’s department store adjacent to PS3. A pedestrian bridge connects PS3 to Macy’s second level. The 106-acre Shops at Summerlin development is scheduled to open during the Fall of 2014 and Largo worked with Whiting-Turner on the Macy’s building and VCC on the parking structure contracts.

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IBC Bank Tower Complete

Largo completed the final clean at the Block 51, IBC Bank Building this week in Austin, TX for JE Dunn. The concrete framed building is over 400,000gsf and features 6-levels of commercial space above 7-levels of parking and retail on the ground floor. Scheduled to be complete in late 2014, this is the first commercial tower to be built in downtown Austin for 10-years with nearly 200,000sf of office space.

The curved façade on West Fifth distinguishes the building in one of the most coveted areas of town directly across from Republic Square Park and a couple blocks away from the Federal Courthouse and City Hall. Largo poured over 16,000CY of concrete over seven months with no recordable injuries.

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2013 Year in Review

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Largo Concrete completed the year with landmark projects such as the LA Marriott, Stanford BioE/ChemE, Harrah’s Rincon Hotel Expansion and the Dodgers’ Stadium Renovation. Largo posted an annual revenue of $211 million in 2013. With no intention of slowing down, large scale project starts in West Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX and specialty work such as the concrete domes at Sufism Reoriented in Walnut Creek, CA and the Great Wolf Water Park and Hotel in Anaheim, Largo continues to grow every day.

The Harrah’s Rincon Expansion in Valley Center and the Marriott in downtown Los Angeles are both concrete frame hotel towers over 20-stories in height. The $150 million, 403-room expansion at Harrah’s also includes, additions to the pool area, convention center and parking. Largo poured over 22,000CY of concrete at Harrah’s between January and August and the expansion is expected to be complete in the spring of 2014. With both convention and leisure travel on the rise, the Courtyard Marriott located on the corner of Olympic Blvd. and Francisco St., the 392-room hotel is expected to open during the summer of 2014 and improve downtown’s thriving hotel market.

In the commercial office market, Largo completed the 500,000sf Hyundai Motors America Headquarters building in Fountain Valley this past August. The Korean based firm is currently the fifth largest auto manufacturer in the world and the 6-story office and technical service building, with a showroom visible from the 405 freeway, solidifies their commitment to southern California.

At Stanford University, Largo poured the concrete in the 210,000sf Bioengineering / Chemical-Engineering building, completing the definition of the Science and Engineering Quad. The new facility features wet and dry laboratories for both departments but is also designed to encourage cooperation between them. Across the San Francisco Bay at UC Berkeley, Largo worked on the 7-story, 82,000sf Campbell Hall Replacement Building which features instructional, laboratory, administrative and support space for the astronomy and physics departments.

During the MLB offseason Largo worked on the Dodger Stadium Renovation project on a fast-track schedule. A majority of the renovation occurred below the lower level of seating which was rebuilt after the new clubhouse and dugouts were complete. The renovation also included four levels of ADA upgrades, two retail stores, a medium voltage DWP structure and back-of-house improvements. Construction teams worked through the night to be ready for the Dodgers’ season opener on Monday April 1, 2013 against the San Francisco Giants.

Largo was the design-build general contractor for the parking structures at the UDR Development in Mission Viejo, CA and at the Westfield Mall in Century City. The UDR project is a “wrap” parking structure with residential apartments on three sides and contains 535 total stalls over 3 ½ levels of parking. The UDR structure is a flat-plate design so the parking decks would match the residential floors, in contrast to the Westfield structure which utilized a long-span design. The Westfield structure is 206,000sf with 1.5-levels below grade, 5-levels above grade and 561 total stalls. The exterior façade is almost completely covered by chameleon colors metal panels which reflect different colors depending on the angle of the sun. The Westfield structure also features a photovoltaic array on the roof deck, designated stalls for fuel efficient vehicles and a car-counting system which displays available spots.

Outside of California, Largo completed the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant in Tonopah, Nevada and began construction of two parking structures at the Summerlin retail center in Las Vegas. The two structures total 1,435 stalls and 520,000sf and with concrete expected to be complete in February, 2014. In Austin, Texas concrete is nearly complete on the 7-level parking structure with 6-stories of commercial space above IBC Bank Building. The 850,000sf Seaholm project in Austin also started in November, 2013 with a scheduled completion in 2015. This mixed-use development features two stories of commercial and retail space above 3-levels of below grade parking and a 20-story residential tower above 9-levels of parking.

Notable project starts in California include the G8 project in Los Angeles, Runway and Playa Villas in Playa Vista and the Sufism Reoriented sanctuary in Walnut Creek. With a combined contract value over $100,000,000 the G8 and Playa Villas projects are parking podiums for large residential communities. The Runway project, adjacent to Playa Villas, includes commercial, retail and above grade parking structure components along with below-grade parking podiums for residential apartments. In northern California the Sufism Reoriented project is a religious sanctuary which features 13 concrete domes, 5 of which are cast-in-place.

Our commitment to quality work and client satisfaction has allowed us to successfully grow into new markets and take on larger, more challenging projects. With over 800 employees, Largo has the resources and capabilities to meet your needs on any project. We appreciate all the opportunities our clients have entrusted us with, and all the hard work and support our subcontractors and suppliers have provided, and look forward to a bigger and brighter 2014!

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Largo Tops Out at the Long Beach Courthouse

The Long Beach Courthouse, originally constructed in 1959, recently received a much needed upgrade in order to meet the region’s growing demands for state-of-the-art judicial facilities.

This upgrade by the California Judicial Council, includes the construction of a new 531,000 square-foot Courthouse, and is a financed through a unique Public-Private-Partnership between the Administrative Office of the Courts and Long Beach Judicial Partners, LLC.  This revolutionary development for social infrastructure utilizes the principles of Performance Based Infrastructure (PBI), a project delivery method which appoints a privately held firm to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the facility for a period of 35-years. Nestled comfortably on a 6 acre parcel on the corner of Magnolia and Broadway, the new “L”-shaped building will house 31 state-of-the-art courtrooms, administrative offices, and a secure courtyard.

At the peak of construction this project provided nearly 450 jobs for local contractors, subcontractors, and journeymen, of which 60 proudly represented the Largo team.  As a whole, Largo poured a total of 32,746 cubic yards of concrete between a concrete podium, slabs-on-metal-deck, a new transportation tower, and the retrofit of a nearby 900-stall parking structure.  For the mat foundation alone Largo poured nearly 12,000 cubic yards of concrete, requiring three boom-pumps pouring at a combined rate of nearly 3,000 CY per day for five days. In order to maintain the high volumes of ready-mix deliveries coming south on the 710 Freeway, the work started at 3:00AM to mitigate delays during the rush hour.

When asked about the challenges of this design-build project, Largo’s Project Manager Justin Green explains, “I enjoyed the complexity of the design-build process. The design was constantly changing which made it a challenge but I feel that it made me a better project manager.” Justin continues, “This was a great job for Largo to showcase how well we can execute high-profile and complex concrete projects on a design-build contract.”  Justin also credits his field superintendent and layout crew for their long hours and dedication in contributing to the successful completion of this complex project.

One major obstacle Largo faced was the 18-foot tall concrete basement walls, which needed to reach completion by a date that had been locked in for over 2-years in order to accommodate a delivery of structural steel to the jobsite. The design team elected to use cast-in-place walls instead of shot-crete, which put added pressure on the Largo team to form and place over 1,250 lineal feet of walls. Largo’s Project Executive Ted Rebelowski fondly recalls, “We hadn’t even finished pouring the entire mat foundation before erecting formwork for the basement walls!”

Clark Construction, the project’s design-build GC, had previously used Largo in 2009 on the successful University Gateway project in Los Angeles, and this added to heightened expectations for Largo’s team.  Largo has successfully delivered on those expectations, with construction moving smoothly towards finish despite the project’s complexity and fast-track delivery schedule.  Largo would also like to credit their reinforcing and excavation sub trades performed by the Commercial Metals Company (CMC) and Mike Zarp, Inc., respectively.

Largo Concrete placed and finished their last yard of concrete on June 28th of this year, and the new Courthouse is on schedule to open Fall 2013.

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