Government / public works — historic affordable senior housing rehabilitation • Completed
• Rehabilitation of a 1914 four-story, 130-unit single-room-occupancy building serving low-income seniors • Structural repairs to west and south walls and portions of north and east walls; analysis of century-old concrete and wood support systems • Basement waterproofing, sump pump construction, sewer line repairs, and microbial growth remediation • Exterior power-wash and repaint, stucco repairs, gutter replacement, drainage redesign, attic insulation • Rooftop solar photovoltaic system • Upgrade of two elevators and cabins • Common-area renovations — lobby, dining and community rooms, hallways, laundry room, stairways, leasing office reconfiguration • Electrical upgrades — main switchgear, meter room relocation, new breakers, wiring, smoke/CO detectors • ADA path-of-travel upgrades and lead-containing material mitigation
• Occupied senior housing — 129 senior residents in place during the rehabilitation • Built through COVID — a documented 261-day pandemic time extension; completed June 2021 • 1914 historic building — century-old structure with structural repairs and surprises
In downtown San Diego, we served as general contractor for the San Diego Housing Commission's rehabilitation of the historic Hotel Sandford — a 1914, four-story building that provides 130 affordable apartments for low-income seniors. Working through the COVID-19 pandemic with residents living on site, we delivered structural repairs, basement waterproofing, exterior restoration, rooftop solar, elevator upgrades, renovated common areas, electrical upgrades, and accessibility improvements throughout the occupied building — absorbing a documented 261-day pandemic delay and still delivering for the seniors who call it home. A $2.3M project that demanded care in every sense.
Government / public works — historic affordable senior housing rehabilitation • Completed
