Conco is partnering with Clark Construction to create the Block 34 Mission Bay Parking Garage, a 9-level parking structure for the UCSF Medical Center Campus in San Francisco, CA. Conco’s commercial concrete services include concrete pumping, concrete reinforcement, concrete formwork, concrete finishing, and shotcrete. Additional construction … [Read more...]
New Mixed-Use Apartment Community Begins Construction in Portland
In mid-June 2021, the Conco Companies began full concrete services on the Modera Morrison project in Portland, a 36,000 SF footprint with two levels of below-grade parking and four elevated decks totalling nearly 120,000 SF. It will be a mixed-use apartment community providing studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes with private … [Read more...]
Big Upgrades for Conco’s Rebar Fabrication Yard
The Conco Companies own and operate two rebar fabrication yards: Rochester, WA (roughly halfway between Seattle and Portland), and Benicia, CA. At these facilities, multiple grades of rebar are cut, bent, and fabricated to meet the exact needs of our construction projects. Our rebar is shaped into columns, wall segments, and other units for precise … [Read more...]
The Downtown Seattle Skyline is Gaining Another 40+ Story Tower with the Help of Conco’s Concrete Services
In late April 2021, Conco Companies poured a mat foundation for the 1000 Virginia project, a 45-story mixed use tower. This tower was developed by NASH - Holland Boren & Virginia Investors and is using Conco’s concrete services for pumping, formwork, reinforcement, among others. This project’s challenges include its location in a tight, … [Read more...]
Rolling Up Our Sleeves to Get Back to Work
Over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has required us to mask up, stay 6’ apart from others, limit in-person interactions, and make adjustments to our daily lives and schedules to limit the spread of the virus. Unfortunately, the virus has gone on to claim more American lives than U.S. soldiers killed in World War II. Many of us personally know … [Read more...]
Using Technology to Improve Construction Layout
It is often said that the construction industry is slow to embrace technology. Walk on to some job sites and you will see workers perform tasks using the same methods of 30 – 40 years ago! However, some exciting advancements are now being implemented by companies keen to provide their clients with a better finished product. The following … [Read more...]
A Building for the Ages: 2072 Addison St, Berkeley
A building’s design and architectural style will leave an impact for years to come. Poorly designed architecture will cheapen the look and feel of a neighborhood, while a thoughtfully constructed building can accentuate the surrounding architecture. The latter will be the case for 2072 Addison, a new mixed-use building in the Berkeley Arts … [Read more...]
How Conco Tops Out Structures During a Pandemic
We can all agree that 2020 was a year like no other. Our personal lives bled into our professional lives, with little distinction between the two. Even though construction was classified as an essential business, that didn’t mean Conco could continue “business as usual”. Far from it. All businesses have a social responsibility to their workers, … [Read more...]
Apartment Tower Topped Out by Conco in Downtown Vancouver
In May 2020, The Conco Companies topped out Angelo Tower, which is part of a project that produced multiple low-income housing units in the Vancouver community. Also contributing to the project were Robertson & Olsen Construction, Wilson Architects PLLC, and KGA Consulting Engineers. Conco was selected to contribute to the concrete portion … [Read more...]
Conco Tops Off 10-Story Office Tower in Seattle’s Business District
In November 2020, The Conco Companies completed its concrete services for 400 University @ Rainier Square, a 10-story office building in downtown Seattle. We were selected based on our experience with similar tower structures in the Seattle market. This building, which was developed by Wright Runstad & Company, required full concrete services … [Read more...]