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Conco is assisting with the redevelopment of the UC Davis Orchard Park Student Housing Project, located between Russell Blvd and Orchard Park Drive. Originally built in 1964, Orchard Park provided students with families housing. In 2015, the facility was closed for redevelopment. Currently in construction, Orchard Park is expected to reopen to residents in September 2023.

The full student housing project consists of 11 residential buildings, which include graduate student commons, family commons, a mail & package delivery center, and a maintenance building. The residential buildings are 4-story with slab on grade, and all other ancillary buildings are designed to be 1-story.

Orchard Park will have approximately 613 units holding a total of up to 1,549 beds, with the single graduate units leased by bed, and the family units leased by unit. The bed and units break down into about 189 2-bedroom family units and 1,108 graduate beds. Both family and graduate communities will have meeting space, communal kitchens, an exercise room, and flex space. The graduate community will have communal laundry units on each floor, while the family community will have in-unit washers and dryers. Additionally, the family community will have indoor and outdoor play areas for children.

As for parking solutions, Orchard Park is designed to be bicycle-oriented with focus on alternative transportation. On-site parking will be first priority for the family community, with nearby off-site parking.

Conco’s role is to provide complete concrete services including concrete pumping, concrete reinforcement, concrete formwork, concrete finishing, and shotcrete. We expect to place 8,300 cubic yards of concrete and shotcrete, and 700,000 pounds of reinforcing bar. We’re proud to contribute to a project that will increase affordability of student housing, enhance resident life, and provide exceptional residential operations.

Conco is one of the foremost suppliers of concrete services for the Western U.S. We started in 1959 in the Bay Area by offering clients the best value on a broad range of concrete services and products. Since then, we have taken a leading role as top concrete contractors in the region. We have regional offices serving California, Portland, and Washington.

UCSF Block 34 Mission Bay Parking Garage - Conco

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 services will be provided by Stantec Architects and KPFF Structural Engineers, Inc.

The garage will be located at the corner of Mariposa Street and 3rd Street, and designed to be as visually open as possible, allowing for higher security and easier wayfinding. It will provide 500 total parking stalls, with 371 for public and campus access, 34 accessible stalls, 31 charging stations, 48 bicycle units, and 16 motorcycle stalls. It will also have an attached Transportation Department Administration Office.

The garage is part of a larger construction project, which will include a clinic building that houses an ambulatory surgery center with 14 operating rooms, and a clinic for primary care, urgent care, outpatient rehab, and more. Both the garage and clinic building will have clear arrival points and enhance the pedestrian and traffic experiences by allowing them to flow through the site. For example, outside of the garage will be designated areas for pedestrians, service vehicles, and drop offs.

Construction began April 2021, and the garage is expected to open to the public in August 2022. Conco will pour about 8,600 cubic yards of concrete and shotcrete, and 2,400,000 pounds of rebar and post tension reinforcement. When viewed from a pedestrian scale, the garage will knit together with the surrounding campus buildings and neighborhood, creating a seamless addition to UCSF.

Conco provides high quality concrete pumping in San Francisco and is one of the top suppliers in the Western U.S. We started in 1959 in the Bay Area by offering clients the best value on a broad range of concrete services and products. Since then, we have taken a leading role as top concrete contractors in the region. We have regional offices serving California, Washington, and Portland.

9005 Modera Morrison - commercial concrete contractor in Portland - Conco

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 balconies.

The community will also feature 11,000 SF of ground-floor retail space, a private garage, and a club-quality fitness studio 1.5 miles from downtown Portland. It’s located in a rapidly developing Central Eastside neighborhood situated between the popular Morrison and Belmont neighborhoods. It’s also conveniently between two of the main passageways leading into the downtown area.

Modera Morrison is designed by SERA and developed by Mill Creek Residential Trust, with KPFF as the structural engineer and Conco as the concrete services provider. Conco was selected for our expertise and exceptional turnkey concrete services and for being one of the top commercial concrete contractors in Portland & Southern Washington.

Conco has previously worked with the Mill Creek team to finish the Modera Akoya project on time and under budget, and looks forward to completing our next collaboration in Mid-December 2021. This will be another proud addition to our portfolio of Portland & Southern Washington projects.

Conco is one of the foremost suppliers of concrete services for the Western U.S. We started in 1959 in the Bay Area by offering clients the best value on a broad range of concrete services and products. Since then, we have taken a leading role as top concrete contractors in the region. We have regional offices serving California, Washington, and Portland.

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, downtown area adjacent to a school. Conco is no stranger to navigating difficult construction sites, and has often been selected for our experience in getting our teams inside to do the job. We won this project after making a competitive bid and project schedule that is proven possible by our past projects across the Western U.S.

When completed, 1000 Virginia will include 454 residential units and 1,000 sf of retail space. It will also include 6 levels of underground and 3 levels of aboveground parking to accommodate 242 vehicles and 397 bicycles. Conco is on track to complete our portion of the job in October 2022, making this our 4th 40+ story tower with Holland Construction, Inc. and 6th 40+ story tower to grace Seattle’s skyline.

Conco is one of the foremost suppliers of concrete services for the Western U.S. We started in 1959 in the San Francisco Bay Area by offering clients the best value on a broad range of concrete services and products. Conco is now the leading commercial concrete contractor in the region. We have regional offices serving California, Oregon, and Washington.

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 district that is developed by Ruegg & Ellsworth, designed by Kirk Peterson Associates (KPA), and constructed by ECS Corp and Conco.

2072 Addison pays respect to Berkeley’s timeless character.

As developers who were born in Berkeley, Dave Ruegg and Bob Ellsworth wanted 2072 Addison to respect their hometown with a historical design. Through their business, Ruegg & Ellsworth, they shared their vision with architects Kirk Peterson and Mike Tracy at KPA. Once the design was finalized, ECS was brought in as the general contractor, who in turn approached Conco to build the structure with a cost-efficient design-build approach. Conco then contracted Hoogerwerf & Associates to develop the structural plans.

KPA chose a concrete façade for its versatility and design flexibility. Using concrete as a medium, ECS contracted Conco to build the formwork, and pump and place the concrete. Conco used a combination of casting concrete in place and using shotcrete, a type of concrete that is sprayed onto walls at high velocity. The result is a beautiful exterior with a mix of Roman features and delicate and chunky elements that befit any structure in the Arts district. It’s no wonder that the Berkeley city planners embraced the design.

Construction is a feat of skill and collaboration.

Building great structures takes a combination of vision, design, and execution that can only be accomplished with a skilled owner, architect, and structural engineer. Together, they transform their visions into working designs for the general contractor and subcontractors, like Conco, to execute. Conco is proud to have played a part in creating the finished product, and are thankful to work with a fantastic team.