Bay Area High Rises (Bayview Development)

Leanne,

I have put together this web tour for you. It features some of Langan’s recent tall building projects in the Bay Area. I look forward to working with you on future projects. Thank you. 

Vitina Mandella, P.E., LEED AP, QSP/D

 

75 Howard

OVERVIEW
Plans for 75 Howard are to build a 20-story residential building with 133 units, 102 below-ground parking spaces and 123 bicycle parking spaces. The building will also feature 5,824 SF of ground-floor retail space. A 7-story parking garage with one partially below-grade level currently occupies the site. One important aspect of our services will be to lead the stormwater management design. As the site is tributary to the City of San Francisco combined sewer system, the project will be required to reduce peak stormwater quantity, both flow and volume, to meet the requirements of the Stormwater Management Ordinance. Langan has also performed a preliminary geotechnical evaluation and an environmental site characterization for the site.

Location
San Francisco, California

Client
Paramount Group, Inc

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical

Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)


399 Fremont Street

OVERVIEW
The 42-story tower and 9-story podium over one and two basement levels encompasses three parcels in downtown San Francisco. Langan's tasks include updating the geotechnical investigation report and site-specific seismic design criteria to the current building code as well as performing an environmental site characterization and site/civil engineering at the site.
AWARDS
2016 Engineering News Record Global Best Projects, Residential/Hospitality Award of Merit
2016 Engineering News Record California Best Projects, Residential/Hospitality Best Project

Location
San Francisco, CA

Client
SCB (Solomon Cordwell Buenz)

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Environmental

Architect
SCB (Solomon Cordwell Buenz)


Oracle

OVERVIEW
Langan performed a geotechnical investigation for the Oracle Headquarters and the adjacent Island Parkway Campus. Langan developed foundation design criteria for several office buildings, a recreation center, conference center, pedestrian bridge, and four parking structures.

Location
Redwood City, CA

Client
Oracle

Service
Geotechnical

Architects
Gensler
KSH Architects

Strategic Partners
Nishkian Menninger
Webcor


385 14th Street

OVERVIEW
This block-sized development at 385 14th Street is part of the Lake Merritt Station Area Plan. It consists of a 40-story residential tower with ground-floor retail and a 5-story wood-frame apartment building on top of a concrete podium. Langan’s site/civil engineering team is responsible for the streetscape design, stormwater management design, utility infrastructure design, and coordination for the project. Our geotechnical team conducted several investigations and performed extensive analysis to evaluate settlement. We also developed site-specific ground motions for seismic design. Langan’s site lighting specialists provided streetscape lighting design.

Location
Oakland, CA

Client
Carmel Partners

Services
Site/Civil
Geotechnical
Landscape Architecture
Earthquake/Seismic

Architect
Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB)


Silvery Towers

OVERVIEW
Silvery Towers is a residential development in downtown San Jose. The project features two towers, 22 and 20 stories, above three basement levels, offering retail and residential space, including 643 apartment units and associated parking. The three basement levels required excavation of 34 to 38 feet below street grade. Langan provided multi-disciplinary engineering services for design and construction of the project. Data from the geotechnical investigation was used to reduce field exploration costs. We performed field observation and provided weekly reports regarding stormwater compliance per the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP).

Location
San Jose, California

Client
Full Power Properties, LLC

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical


340 Fremont Street

OVERVIEW
The 42-story, mixed-use development will consist of 348 residential units and three below-grade parking levels. Langan's responsibilities include preparing plans for site preparation (demolition), site layout (dimensional control), street improvement, site grading and drainage, utility, and construction details. The city's Public Utilities Commission approved Langan's stormwater control plan while the Department of Public Works approved Langan's street improvement plans. Additionally, Langan reports on site seismicity and seismic hazard and appropriate foundation type(s).

Location
San Francisco, CA

Client
Equity Residential

Services
Geotechnical
Earthquake/Seismic
Site/Civil
Environmental

Architect
Handel Architects

Strategic Partner
Suffolk Construction


EASTLINE (2100 Telegraph Avenue)

OVERVIEW
The planned mixed-use project at 2100 Telegraph will occupy the entire 3.2-acre block, making it one of the largest developable sites in downtown Oakland. Running beneath the site are three concrete tunnel box structures that contain Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) rail lines. Langan evaluated the soil and groundwater conditions at the site and developed conclusions and recommendations regarding the site seismicity and seismic hazards, probable foundation types for the new structure(s), foundation settlement behavior, floor slab support, construction considerations, and seismic design criteria in accordance with the 2013 California Building Code. Langan's civil engineering services included performing boundary and topographic surveys and support the project through the initial Planning Application of the project.

Location
Oakland, California

Client
Lane Partners & Strategic Urban Development Alliance

Services
Geotechnical
Site/Civil
Earthquake/Seismic

Architect
Gensler

Strategic Partner
Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA)


706 Mission & Mexican Museum

OVERVIEW
The 706 Mission — Mexican Museum project will be a mixed-use, high-rise residential tower and museum in the Yerba Buena District. This 47-story tower will house 146 luxury residential units. The Mexican Museum will be within the first four levels of the tower base and existing 1903 Aronson building, which will be restored, rehabilitated, and repurposed. Langan is providing multi-disciplinary services for the design and construction of this project. Some of our services include performing probabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard analyses, observing soil handling and disposal, and underground storage tank (UST) removal and testing, and providing technical support to the design team for the project’s LEED certification.

Location
San Francisco, CA

Client
706 Mission Street Co LLC

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical
Earthquake/Seismic

Architect
Handel Architects

Strategic Partner
Webcor Builders


525 Harrison

OVERVIEW
Langan provides multi-disciplinary services for design development through to construction administration for the new 16-story residential development above two to four basement levels for below grade parking. The building will occupy the entire site. The first basement level will approximately match the grade at the site’s west end and will extend below grade towards the east; the site slopes upward from west to east. We lead the stormwater management design and sidewalk legislation — two of the project’s most crucial aspects — to comply with the City’s Stormwater Management Ordinance and Street Improvement requirements.

Location
San Francisco, California

Client
Hines

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical

Architect
SCB (Soloman Cordwell Buenz)


AVA – 55 Ninth

OVERVIEW
AVA 55 Ninth is a 17-story residential building with two underground parking levels in the SOMA district. The building’s northern portion has two below grade parking levels while the remaining development has one below grade parking level. Excavations extend up to 25 feet below existing street grade. Amenities include a fitness center and a 10,000 SF courtyard. Langan performed multi-disciplinary engineering services from schematic design through construction. We worked closely with the client and design team to come up with effective and economical foundation, shoring, seismic design, and dewatering systems. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) approved our Stormwater Control Plan and the project became one of the first to comply with the City of San Francisco Stormwater Management Ordinance.

Location
San Francisco, California

Client
Avalon Bay Communities

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical
Earthquake/Seismic

Architect
SCB (Soloman Cordwell Buenz)


500 Folsom – Transbay Block 9

OVERVIEW
This mixed-use project replaced Embarcadero Freeway infrastructure that was damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and occupies the entire Transbay Block 9 site. The 42-story, 600,000-SF building is flanked by a nine-story podium and consists of market-rate and affordable housing units with six levels of underground parking. Our multidisciplinary services included leading the design for incorporation of the non-potable ordinance into the project.

Location
San Francisco, California

Client
TMG Partners & Essex Properties

Services
Site/Civil
Environmental
Geotechnical
Earthquake/Seismic

Architect
SOM


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