Projects
Grifols Engineering, S. A.
The J. Byer Group has been providing geotechnical and geologic services at this site since 2002. Grifols Engineering, S.A., is a global health-care company, based in Barcelona, Spain. Grifols produces plasma derivatives that are used in the health-care industry to save lives and improve life expectancy. Most recently, ground was broken on the new 92,000-square-foot intravenous immune globulin production facility. The target date for completion is early 2013. The new facility will provide approximately 300 new jobs to the Los Angeles community and represents an investment of over $50 million. The photo is looking north over the existing facility with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background, the County of Los Angeles, Public Works building to the right, and the mound of soil is the grading for the long delayed Long Beach (710) Freeway extension through South Pasadena. The new building will be north of the existing facility. Civil engineering services are being provided by the Mollenhauer Group, and structural engineering services are being provided by Grossman & Speer Associates, Inc.
Westfield Corporation, Inc.
Westfield Corporation, Inc., is actively expanding their Fox Hills Mall. The J. Byer Group has been busy providing geotechnical services, including site observations during construction. We have verified the capacity of almost 1,600 driven piles, and have been actively testing utility trench backfills. The Westfield design duties were handled by Mark Shaw and Matt Morgan. The Westfield construction site planning was performed by Sherwin Rosenbloom. A truly national team was used for the project. Target Stores, home based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will be the anchor store for the addition. Dale Rhoads of Dallas, Texas-based Omniplan, Inc., provided architectural services. The structural engineering was handled by Paul Kukla of PK Associates, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona. The civil engineering duties were performed by National Survey and Engineering, based in Wisconsin. Foundation Pile, Inc., based in Fontana, California performed the pile driving.
Chase Partners Limited
Chase Partners Limited is putting the finishing touches on their newest industrial building project in Chatsworth. The two mirror-image buildings include more than 37,000 square feet of industrial space. Architectural design was provided by Nakaishi Associates. The civil engineer is AMPAK Civil Engineering, Inc., and the grading was performed by Triangle Enterprises. The structural engineer is Masoud Dejban.
J.H. Snyder Company
The J. H. Snyder Company is getting ready to break ground on their Hollywood Studio Office project. It is located in the heart of the Hollywood Media and Entertainment district and is the site of the former Technicolor facility. The project will be a unique 245,000 square foot Class A office development, consisting of two separate low-rise buildings (4 and 5 stories). The buildings will be interconnected by a beautifully landscaped open courtyard and common area, displaying art and water features, with accommodations for special events. Geotechnical issues include locating previous basement excavations and providing recommendations for limiting settlement of the heavy column footings. The Jerde Partnership prepared the preliminary plan. Civil engineering plans are being prepared by Diamond West Engineering, Inc., of Calabasas, California. Structural Engineering services are being provided by Nova Structures, of Woodland Hills.
16700 Roscoe Associates, LLC
This Van Nuys airport project was featured in our January 2008 calendar. At that time the graded pad was near completion. The hanger building is now finished. The J. Byer Group worked closely with the owner 16700 Roscoe Associates, Los Angeles World Airports, Tim Violé Construction, architect J.R. Miller and the civil engineer Huitt-Zollars, Inc. Charter air travel is becoming more popular and this facility is intended to meet the demand. The J. Byer Group is the geotechnical engineering firm for two additional projects at the Van Nuys Airport.