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Posted by on May 19, 2016 in Blog |

San Diego Couple Goes with Prefab Construction

San Diego Couple Goes with Prefab Construction

San Diego Couple Builds Their Home Using Prefab Construction to Avoid Standard Costs Location: Carmel Valley Road, Del Mar Terrace Description: 4,000 square feet in two-story configuration on 60-foot-wide lot Manufacturer: Guerdon Enterprises, Boise, Idaho General contractor: Lusk Custom Design & Construction, San Diego Architect: Joseph Remick, Orinda Cost: Modules: $646,000 Transportation and installation: $21,000 Other costs: $350,000 Total: $1,017,000 Source: Lusk Custom Design & Construction When Cliff Hanna and his wife, Lana Le, bought a dream lot overlooking Torrey Pines State Reserve, they hired an architect to design a dream home to match. The trouble was that the price tag came out at $2 million. “The cost was way too much to build,” Hanna said. “We couldn’t afford it.” So the couple turned to Hanna’s father, Charles Hanna, a civil engineer who recommended a cheaper construction method: modular housing. This week, the results of that detour from standard, site-building construction will arrive. A caravan of flatbed trucks will deliver four modules built in Boise, Idaho. A crane will...

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Posted by on Oct 5, 2015 in Blog |

Senior Living Embraces Modular Construction

Modular buildings are revolutionizing the way some senior living providers approach the development process from start to finish—driving costs down while creating more appealing spaces than some might realize. Tigard, Ore.-based assisted senior living provider Elite Care has used modular construction in the development of its campuses since 2013, starting with Sylvan Park in Vancouver, Washington and then Oatfield Estates in Milwaukie, Oregon. The company also has two more Oregon-based developments in the works. Knoll Summit is expected to open in 2016 and Oak Hills is expected to break ground in 2016. In addition, the company has plans to expand into northern California. “Modular construction gets a bad name,” Elite Care CEO Jason Hess tells SHN, noting the negative public perception may be due to images of tornadoes tearing through mobile home parks. “But modular construction is rooted in technology and sophistication. You wouldn’t want a BMW built in a muddy field. You would want that BMW built in a factory offering laser-guided precision. That’s how we view our developments.”...

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Posted by on Sep 29, 2015 in Blog |

So Cal’s Largest Multifamily Modular Project

Valencia Grove, a multifamily community at the corner of Orange Street and Lugonia Avenue in Redlands, CA was built more than 70 years ago. The entire community is currently undergoing a major revitalization. For this multifamily project, the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) is partnering with its affiliate non-profit developer, Housing Partners, Inc. (HPI), in an effort to move away from the traditional public housing model towards a multifamily mixed-income housing community. The site plan for the revitalization of Valencia Grove in North Redlands includes three parks/playgrounds and a multi-use community center. Construction and financing costs are lower, the project permitting and construction was faster, so the project will have earlier occupancy due to the use of innovative Modular Construction! The project includes the following partners: HPI, Chase Bank, PNC Bank, US Modular Inc., City of Redlands, Redlands Unified School District, and the County of San Bernardino. These partners are working to revitalize this North Redlands neighborhood to create a vibrant multifamily mixed income community...

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