Construction projects: ranked by cost.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For the second consecutive year, the 25 largest construction projects currently ongoing in L.A. County all have individual construction values exceeding $100 million. The wave of large projects is a result of numerous factors. The 12 hospital projects on this year's list are renovating or building facilities to comply with a state law requiring hospitals to complete seismic upgrades by 2008. Capital improvement projects for school districts and other government agencies have also contributed to the massive construction effort under way throughout the county. The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Unified School District's $19.2 billion construction program is the largest of its kind in the nation's history. Downey Downey, city (1990 pop. 91,444), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb between Los Angeles and Long Beach; inc. 1957. Its many manufactures include metal products, rubber goods, communications equipment, and dairy products. , Lynwood Lynwood, city (1990 pop. 61,945), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1896, inc. 1921. Although it is primarily residential, Lynwood has printing presses and varied light manufacturing, including transortation equipment, furniture, and metal products. , Burbank Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. and other school districts have also spent hundreds of millions of dollars improving facilities, as has the community college district. A few projects on last year's list no longer appear because they were completed within the past 12 months. The $323.6 million Metro The code name for Microsoft's XPS document format. See XML Paper Specification. Orange Line Rapidway in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. opened in October October: see month. while the $280 million Getty Villa The Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, USA, is part of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The Getty Villa is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria. in Malibu reopened in January January: see month. . GOLD LINE EASTSIDE Adj. 1. eastside - of the eastern part of a city e.g. Manhattan; "the eastside silk-stocking district" east - situated in or facing or moving toward the east EXTENSION The six-mile, $868.8 million project being conducted by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority started preliminary construction in July July: see month. 2004 and is set for completion in December December: see month. 2009. The extension will connect Union Station and East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. , with eight stops planned along the route. Two stations will be underground along the 1.7-mile tunnel tunnel, underground passage usually made without removing the overlying rock or soil. Although tunnels are approximately horizontal, they must be built with sufficient gradient for proper drainage. below First Street in Boyle Heights. Two tunnel boring machines Tunnel boring machines (TBM) excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of geologies. They can be used to bore through hard rock or sand and almost anything in between. Tunnel diameters can range from a metre (done with micro-TBMs) to 15 metres. nicknamed "Vicki" and "Lola" started the process of excavating the tunnel in January and should finish the tunnel by next January. The 344-foot long machines not only carve out Carve out Usually occurs when a company decides to IPO one of their subsidiaries or divisions. The company usually only offers a minority share to the equity market. Also known as equity carve out. dirt, but also install the tunnel lining. In late July, one of the machines reached a milestone “Milemarker” redirects here. For the American indie rock band, see Milemarker (band). A milestone or kilometre sign is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median. by breaking through the wall at the Soto Station at First and Soto streets. The project has been an extremely safe construction project. With more than one million hours of work put in, it has yet to see lost time due to injury. Overall, the Metro Rail system will expand to serve 70 stations throughout the county when the project is completed.
Rank Project Construction Description
* name Cost
* location (millions)
1 Eastside Extension $868.8 six-mile light rail
of the Metro Gold extension of Metro
Line Gold Line with eight
Union Station to stations from Union
East Los Angeles Station to East Los
Los Angeles County Angeles
2 Kaiser Permanente 600 400-bed replacement
Los Angeles Medical hospital, new medical
Center office building,
4867 Sunset Blvd. central plant,
Los Angeles 90027 demolition of current
parking structure
3 LAC+USC Medical Center 559 600-bed inpatient
Replacement Project tower, diagnostic/
Marengo St. & State St. treatment facility,
Los Angeles 90033 specialty outpatient
clinic building,
central plant
4 Ronald Reagan UCLA 465 520-bed replacement
Hospital hospital
750 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles 90095
5 Kaiser Permanente 426 replacement hospital,
Downey Medical Center two medical office
Imperial Highway and buildings, central
Bellflower Blvd. plant, parking garage
Downey 90242
6 Childrens Hospital Los 414 hospital building
Angeles
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
7 Saint John's Health 394.4 four-story medical
Center's Howard Keck center
Diagnostic and
Treatment Center
1328 22nd St.
Santa Monica 90404
8 Westfield Topanga 330 250 shops and
Redevelopment/Expansion boutiques, dining,
6600 Topanga Canyon amenities
Blvd.
Canoga Park 91303
9 2000 Avenue of the Stars 300 12-story office
2000 Avenue of the Stars building, dining
Los Angeles 90067 facilities, cultural
center
10 Santa Monica UCLA 300 271-bed replacement
Medical Center & hospital, new central
Orthopaedic Hospital plant and four wings,
134416th St. renovation to existing
Santa Monica 90404 wing, parking
structure, demolition
of nine-story hospital
11 Elleven Luma Evo 262 residential,
11th and Grand Ave. commercial and parking
Los Angles 90015 development
12 Four Seasons Hotel 250 hotel, wellness
Westlake Village center, spa,
2 Dole Drive conference center,
Westlake Village 91362 television studio,
parking structure
13 Runway 25L Relocation 241 LAX south runway
and Center Taxiway relocation and taxiway
Improvements improvements
One World Way
Los Angeles 90041
14 Central High School 208.8 950-seat performing
No. 9 arts theater, parking
450 N. Grand Ave. garage/gymnasium,
Los Angeles 90017 library, cafeteria,
and classroom
buildings
15 New White Memorial 183 167-bed patient care
Medical Center tower, medical office
1720 E. Cesar E. building, parking
Chavez Ave. structure, central
Los Angeles 90033 utilities building
16 NoHo Commons $180 438 apartments, 292
Lankershim Blvd. and lofts, retail
Chandler Blvd.
Los Angeles 91601
17 Del Amo Fashion Center 180 lifestyle wing
3 Del Amo Fashion Center addition
Torrance 90503
18 Central L.A. High School 174 2,835 seat high school
No. 11
1200 W. Colton St.
Los Angeles 90012
19 Kaiser Permanente West 173 106-bed hospital tower
Los Angeles Medical addition, central
Center plant upgrade
6041 Cadillac Ave.
Los Angeles 90034
20 Huntington Memorial 170 seven story tower with
Hospital West Tower 128 private care rooms
100 W. California
Terrace
Pasadena 91109 ,
21 Central L.A. High School 164.6 2,403-seat high school
No. 2
1500 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles 90006
22 Miller Children's 151 four-story medical
Hospital building and central
2801 Long Beach Blvd. plant
Long Beach 90806
23 Kaiser Permanente 150 218-bed hospital,
Panorama City central utility plant
Replacement Hospital
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
24 Central L.A. Area New 145.7 1,944-seat high school
High School No. 10
322 S. Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles 90017
25 I-405 High Occupancy 135 3.6-mile high
Vehicle Lane occupancy vehicle lane
Route 90 to I-10 construction on I-405
Los Angeles County from route 90 tp I-10
Rank Project Profile Planners
* name * start date * owner
* location * completion date * architect
* square footage
1 Eastside Extension July 2004 L.A. County
of the Metro Gold December 2009 Metropolitan
Line N/A Transportation
Union Station to Authority
East Los Angeles N/A
Los Angeles County
2 Kaiser Permanente March 2001 Kaiser Foundation
Los Angeles Medical 2008 Hospitals Inc.
Center 1,000,000 SmithGroup/Chong
4867 Sunset Blvd. Partners
Los Angeles 90027 Architecture
3 LAC+USC Medical Center April 2003 Los Angeles
Replacement Project April 2007 County HOK
Marengo St. & State St. 1,500,000 Architects
Los Angeles 90033 Inc./LBL
Associated
Architects
4 Ronald Reagan UCLA Winter 2000 UCLA
Hospital Spring 2007 Perkins + Will
750 Westwood Blvd. 1100000
Los Angeles 90095
5 Kaiser Permanente May 2006 Kaiser Foundation
Downey Medical Center March 2009 Hospitals Inc.
Imperial Highway and 1,000,000 HMC Architects
Bellflower Blvd.
Downey 90242
6 Childrens Hospital Los January 2006 Childrens
Angeles December 2009 Hospital Los
4650 Sunset Blvd. 460,000 Angeles
Los Angeles 90027 Zimmer-Gunsul-
Frasca
Partnership
7 Saint John's Health February 2005 Sant John's
Center's Howard Keck June 2009 Health Center
Diagnostic and 275,000 HOK Architects
Treatment Center Inc./SmithGroup
1328 22nd St.
Santa Monica 90404
8 Westfield Topanga February 2005 Westfield Group
Redevelopment/Expansion October 2006 Westfield
6600 Topanga Canyon 1,600,000
Blvd.
Canoga Park 91303
9 2000 Avenue of the Stars March 2004 Entertainment
2000 Avenue of the Stars Fall 2006 Center LLC
Los Angeles 90067 790,000 Gensler &
Associates
10 Santa Monica UCLA March 2000 UCLA
Medical Center & Fall 2009 CO Architects
Orthopaedic Hospital 523,000 (818) 362-8391
134416th St.
Santa Monica 90404
11 Elleven Luma Evo September 2004 South Group
11th and Grand Ave. March 2008 Ankrom Moisan
Los Angles 90015 1,500,000 Architects, GBD
Architects, TVA
Architects
12 Four Seasons Hotel May 2005 Westlake Wellness
Westlake Village November 2006 Properties LLP
2 Dole Drive 769,080 WATG
Westlake Village 91362
13 Runway 25L Relocation March 2006 Los Angeles World
and Center Taxiway July 2008 Airports
Improvements N/A HNTB Architects
One World Way
Los Angeles 90041
14 Central High School March 2006 LAUSD
No. 9 August 2008 Coop Himmelblau/
450 N. Grand Ave. 238,000 HMC Architects
Los Angeles 90017
15 New White Memorial August 2001 Adventist Health
Medical Center July 2008 Kaplan McLaughlin
1720 E. Cesar E. 779253 Diaz
Chavez Ave.
Los Angeles 90033
16 NoHo Commons June 2004 J.H. Snyder Co./
Lankershim Blvd. and September 2006 Fairfield Van
Chandler Blvd. (2) Tilburg Banvard &
Los Angeles 91601 650,000 Soderbergh
17 Del Amo Fashion Center December 2004 Del Amo Fashion
3 Del Amo Fashion Center October 2006 Center Operating
Torrance 90503 420,000 Co. LLC RTKL
Architects Inc.
18 Central L.A. High School Fall 2005 LAUSD
No. 11 Spring 2008 WWCOT
1200 W. Colton St. 320,046
Los Angeles 90012
19 Kaiser Permanente West April 2004 Kaiser Foundation
Los Angeles Medical Spring 2007 Hospitals Inc.
Center 200,000 HMC Group
6041 Cadillac Ave.
Los Angeles 90034
20 Huntington Memorial June 2005 Huntington
Hospital West Tower February 2008 Memorial Hospital
100 W. California 237,734 HDR Architecture
Terrace Inc.
Pasadena 91109 ,
21 Central L.A. High School Winter 2005 LAUSD
No. 2 Spring 2007 Studio Works
1500 W. Washington Blvd. 255,333
Los Angeles 90006
22 Miller Children's July 2005 Long Beach
Hospital May 2008 Memorial Medical
2801 Long Beach Blvd. 139,000 Center
Long Beach 90806 Taylor and
Associates
23 Kaiser Permanente December 2003 Kaiser Foundation
Panorama City June 2007 Hospitals Inc.
Replacement Hospital 420,000 CO Architects
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
24 Central L.A. Area New Winter 2004 LAUSD
High School No. 10 Fall 2006 Johnson Fain
322 S. Lucas Ave. 231,105
Los Angeles 90017
25 I-405 High Occupancy October 2004 California
Vehicle Lane Winter 2008 Department of
Route 90 to I-10 N/A Transportation
Los Angeles County N/A
Rank Project General Contractor
* name * name
* location * phone
1 Eastside Extension Washington/Obayashi/Shimmick Joint
of the Metro Gold Venture
Line (510) 293-1100
Union Station to
East Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
2 Kaiser Permanente Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Los Angeles Medical (650) 216-3600
Center
4867 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
3 LAC+USC Medical Center MCH (1)
Replacement Project (949) 851-8383
Marengo St. & State St.
Los Angeles 90033
4 Ronald Reagan UCLA Tutor-Saliba-Perini Corps.
Hospital (310) 824-5053
750 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles 90095
5 Kaiser Permanente McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Downey Medical Center (949) 851-8383
Imperial Highway and
Bellflower Blvd.
Downey 90242
6 Childrens Hospital Los Rudolph and Sletten Inc.
Angeles (323) 913-4240
4650 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90027
7 Saint John's Health McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Center's Howard Keck (949) 851-8383
Diagnostic and
Treatment Center
1328 22nd St.
Santa Monica 90404
8 Westfield Topanga Westfield Corp.
Redevelopment/Expansion (818) 594-8732
6600 Topanga Canyon
Blvd.
Canoga Park 91303
9 2000 Avenue of the Stars Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co.
2000 Avenue of the Stars (213) 236-0500
Los Angeles 90067
10 Santa Monica UCLA Tutor-Saliba Corp./
Medical Center & S.J. Amaroso Construction Co. Inc.
Orthopaedic Hospital
134416th St.
Santa Monica 90404
11 Elleven Luma Evo Howard S. Wright Construction Co.
11th and Grand Ave. (949) 567-1909
Los Angles 90015
12 Four Seasons Hotel Matt Construction Corp.
Westlake Village (562) 903-2277
2 Dole Drive
Westlake Village 91362
13 Runway 25L Relocation Tutor-Saliba Corp./O&G Industries JV
and Center Taxiway (310) 491-3100
Improvements
One World Way
Los Angeles 90041
14 Central High School PCL Construction Services Inc.
No. 9 (818) 246-3481
450 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles 90017
15 New White Memorial Charles Pankow Builders
Medical Center (626) 791-1125
1720 E. Cesar E.
Chavez Ave.
Los Angeles 90033
16 NoHo Commons Fairfield Residential/Hill
Lankershim Blvd. and Contracting
Chandler Blvd. (858) 457-2123
Los Angeles 91601
17 Del Amo Fashion Center Bayley Construction/Whiting Turner
3 Del Amo Fashion Center (949) 863-0800
Torrance 90503
18 Central L.A. High School Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
No. 11 (949) 852-0111
1200 W. Colton St.
Los Angeles 90012
19 Kaiser Permanente West McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Los Angeles Medical (949) 851-8383
Center
6041 Cadillac Ave.
Los Angeles 90034
20 Huntington Memorial McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Hospital West Tower (949) 851-8383
100 W. California
Terrace
Pasadena 91109 ,
21 Central L.A. High School Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
No. 2 (949) 852-0111
1500 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles 90006
22 Miller Children's Turner Construction Co.
Hospital (213) 891-3001
2801 Long Beach Blvd.
Long Beach 90806
23 Kaiser Permanente McCarthy Building Cos. Inc.
Panorama City (949) 851-8383
Replacement Hospital
13652 Cantara St.
Panorama City 91402
24 Central L.A. Area New Clark Construction Group LLC
High School No. 10 (714) 429-9779
322 S. Lucas Ave.
Los Angeles 90017
25 I-405 High Occupancy Balfour Beatty Construction Inc.
Vehicle Lane (310) 216-9300
Route 90 to I-10
Los Angeles County
N/A--Not Applicable
(1) MCH is a tri-venture comprised of McCarthing Building Cos. Inc.,
Clark Construction Group LP and Hunt Construction Group.
(1) Retail portion scheduled to be completed in April 2007.
Note: Information provided by representatives of the owners and general
contractors. Projects must be under construction as of August 15, 2006.
To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
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