Construction Starts on Oceanside Terraces

The San Diego office of general contractor Ledcor has begun construction of Oceanside Terraces, a 186,500-sq.-ft. mixed-use development in Oceanside's central business district.

Oceanside Terraces will have ocean views and house two and three-bedroom units, ranging from 1,600 to 2,600 sq. ft. A recreation complex on the third level will include an outdoor barbecue, spa, sauna and lounging areas (rendering courtesy of Rothenberg Sawasy Architects Inc.).

Developed by San Diego-based Janez Development and designed by Los Angeles-based Rothenberg Sawasy Architects Inc., the project calls for a six-story building with 38 luxury condominiums on the upper four levels, retail on the ground floor, office space on the second level and two levels of subterranean parking.

The structure will have ocean views and house two- and three-bedroom units, ranging from 1,600 to 2,600 sq. ft. A recreation complex on the third level will include an outdoor barbecue, spa, sauna and lounging areas.

Highlights of the building include a two-story arcade with detailed trellises. Glazed concrete block will be used at the base and throughout the arcade area. The commercial and retail areas are conceived to attract professional service firms, white tablecloth restaurants and high-end retailers.

"This imaginative type of mixed-use in the central business district is distinctive and reflects the forward-looking development policies of the city of Oceanside," said John Kocmur, Janez president.

The development is planned for completion in the summer of 2006.

Roseville Energy Park Gets CEC Approval

The city of Roseville and its electric department, Roseville Electric, recently was given the go-ahead by the California Energy Commission to build and operate a 160-megawatt electrical generating plant. Roseville Electric officials anticipate that construction of the energy facility will begin later this summer.

The Roseville Energy Park will be a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electrical generating facility rated at a nominal net generating capacity of 120 to 125 megawatts, with the ability to peak-fire to 160 megawatts during the summer.

The project will be built on a 12-acre site in a 40-acre city parcel, adjacent to and north of the Pleasant Grove Wastewater Treatment Plant off Phillip Road. Construction of the plant will cost between $100 million and $130 million and it is scheduled to go online by spring 2007.

The Roseville City Council recently awarded the Power Island equipment supply contract to Siemens. The equipment covered under the contract includes two Siemens GTX100 (GT800) gas turbine generators, two Vogt Heat Recovery steam generators, a Siemens steam turbine generator and a steam condenser. The contract includes technical field advisory support services and start-up spare parts.

The engineering, procurement and construction contractors that were pre-qualified in January to receive the RFP include Lake Forest-based ARB and Black & Veatch of Overland Park, Kan.; Gemma Power Systems and Parsons E&C of Needham, Mass.; Kvaerner Songer, PMI and Power Engineers of Washington, Penn.; and Lockwood Greene of Englewood, Colo.

The Roseville Energy Park became the first municipal power plant in the state to be licensed this year. The facility will generate about 60 percent of Roseville's electricity needs.

Johnson & Jennings Completes Law Office Renovation

San Diego-based Johnson & Jennings has completed the expansion and remodeling of office space for law firm Gordon & Rees on Broadway in downtown San Diego.

San Diego-based Jossy+Carrier Design Group was the architect retained by Broadway 101, owner of the building.

The two-floor renovation included a 5,000-sq.-ft. expansion to the existing 16,000 sq. ft. of office space on the 16th floor, along with the addition of 21,000 sq. ft. of office space on the 20th floor.

Design features of the remodeling project include new custom patterned limestone, travertine and marble flooring in the elevator lobby on the 20th floor. A new conference room, also located on the 20th floor, was designed for video conferencing, with special lighting and acoustical treatment, custom sliding wood and glass doors, and custom mahogany millwork. New built-in work areas on both floors are highlighted by travertine transaction counters and accent paint colors. Montbleau and Associates provided the millwork.

Barnhart Inc. Awarded CM Contract From City of Chino Hills

San Diego-based Barnhart Inc. was awarded a construction management contract to oversee construction of the 150,000-sq.-ft. Chino Hills government center and community park.

Initial plans for the government center include a library, police department, city hall and administration building. Design is underway by Irvine-based LPA Architects. The center is part of the proposed Shoppes at Chino Hills, a master-planned development located at Grand Avenue and Peyton Drive that will feature an open-air lifestyle retail center and residential community.

The new park will include six multi-use ball fields, five overlay soccer fields, two rest room buildings, concession stand and playground. The city of Chino Hills is also including two bullpens per ball field, two soft-toss batting cages per field, additional parking, two gazebo areas, maintenance building/storage yard and jogging/walking/biking trails.

Landscape architects from RJM Design Group completed the final design of the new park. The existing park is being relocated to make way for the Shoppes. Construction of the new park will be completed prior to clearing the existing community park.

Bycor Completes TI Job in Spring Valley

San Diego-based Bycor General Contractors and the San Diego office of Ware Malcomb, an Irvine-based architecture, planning and interior design firm, has completed a tenant improvement project in Spring Valley for Southwest Fabricators.

The project is in the M58 Zone, an area coded for heavy industrial activity. BCL Commercial Real Estate of San Diego was the developer for the project.

Ware Malcomb provided full-service interior design for a 103,300-sq.-ft. corporate headquarters project that includes 10,500 sq. ft. of office and 83,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space.

Gafcon Begins $5.4 Million Project

Gafcon Inc., a San Diego-based construction management and consulting firm, and the Glendale office of general contractor PCL Construction Services recently broke ground for BWA Financial's Klawiter Executive Plaza on San Elijo Road in Encinitas.

The $5.4 million project includes construction of a 14,739-sq.-ft. commercial office building and 31,340 sq. ft. of below-grade parking. Shultz Architecture Planning & Interior Design, is the architect of record.