The #HuffTeam completed construction for the Avena Bella Affordable Housing project in Turlock, CA in time for the new residents to move in and celebrate the Christmas and New Years’ holidays in their new homes.
Huff Construction built the Avena Bella Affordable Housing project from the ground-up in about 13 months during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The project includes 61 units encompassing 69,789 sq. ft. between 2 wood-framed structures with stucco exteriors and tile roofs. Additional features of the Avena Bella Affordable Housing project include an exterior picnic area, a playground with several play structures, a bicycle storage room, common interior spaces, a solar thermal hot water system, and photovoltaic panels.
This project achieved LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Huff Construction is excited to announce that we will be breaking ground on a new exciting project in the coming days. The project is Childs Ave. & B St. Apartments in Merced, CA. These apartments will be offered as affordable housing for low-income residents of Merced. The apartments will be 117,224 square-feet in total with 119 units on 4.98 acres. It consists of five 3-story buildings with an adjoined community center and services. Other work includes building a playground, a swimming pool, a pet area/dog park, a community garden, other site development, and miscellaneous site amenities.
Leading this project is Project Manager, Larry Nelson, and Superintendent, Ken Marshall. Combined, they have over 54 years of experience working at Huff Construction and over 65 years working in the construction industry. Needless to say, these gentlemen are well-seasoned and are a core part of the Huff Team. As a Central Valley general contractor and an affordable housing builder, we can’t wait to begin construction for this project to bring affordable housing to the Central Valley and to put Central Valley construction workers to work.
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We are excited to announce that we have started construction on a new project, the Element Hotel by Marriott in San Jose, CA. The hotel will be built in the Coleman Highline mixed-use office park which is home to Roku, Verizon, and the San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer club.
The new 115,000 square foot Element Hotel is slated to have 175 rooms throughout its 5-stories. Some common amenities for this hotel will include a fitness center, meeting room, bar, lounge, market, and a rise dining area. The Element Hotel brand has redefined the longer-stay experience with an outdoor-inspired design philosophy that is clean, modern, and bright. In addition to the hotel’s clean and modern design, it is also being built with sustainability in mind to achieve LEED Gold certification.
Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch Groundbreaking Ceremony
We are pleased to announce that we are the contractor of choice to build the Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch affordable housing community in Pleasanton, CA. Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch will be home to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
Sunflower Hill Project Information
The Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch project will consist of 31 units as well as a large community center with a bocce ball court, sports court, and an expansive courtyard that is designed to accommodate additional residents from the neighboring subdivision. Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch will be Pleasanton’s first residential community for adults with developmental disabilities.
Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch came to life from a partnership between non-profit Sunflower Hill and developer Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA). Huff Construction has partnered with SAHA in the past and built Tower Park, a 49-unit affordable housing community for senior citizens in Modesto, CA. Construction for Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch is slated to start later this month and we are excited to hit the ground running. Stay up to date with construction updates on this project by following us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
We are pleased to announce that we have been selected as the general contractor to build The Campus Clubhouse in Manteca, CA for developer Trumark Companies.
The Campus will be built within The Collective community. The Collective is Trumark’s first age-qualified master-planned community that will include a health-forward 13,000 square foot clubhouse registered to achieve WELL Certification™. This designation will allow the community to incorporate the seven concepts of the WELL Building Standard, which include air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort, and mind. The Campus community clubhouse is complete with ample gathering spaces, pool and spa, walking trails, fitness center, and bocce ball and pickle ball courts. The Collective’s community will also enjoy a coffee and wine bar, demonstration kitchen, dog park, outdoor patio, and an outdoor amphitheater for concerts and other live events.
The Collective community is located only ten minutes away from grocery and other retail stores. The Collective is just under 20 miles from downtown Modesto and about an hour and a half away from San Francisco. Homebuyers 55 and over looking for a resort-style community near Modesto, California should consider The Collective.
We have partnered with Trumark in the past when we built the Wallis Ranch Kindred House in Dublin, CA. We are excited to get construction going and we are looking forward to building excellence for Trumark again.
The Aloft Hotel in Dublin, California officially opened its doors to their guests on Monday, August 13th. We broke ground for this project last April and we are excited to see it through completion. We built this hotel for one of our great clients, Zenique Hotels, whom we have been construction hotels for since 1992.
Zenique Hotels is a world-class hotel ownership and management company headquartered in Burlingame, California. Their mission is to create a rewarding experience for their guests, their associates, and their investors through developing, operating, and repositioning hotels nationwide. They operate under 6 core values: People, Transparency, Quality, Accountability, Profitability, and Community.
This project was led by our Project Manager Larry Nelson and Superintendent Leroy Kinser. Both Larry and Leroy have many years of experience in hospitality construction. This hotel marks the sixth hotel that we have built for Zenique Hotels and we are proud to have been their contractor of choice for this project.
This new contemporary hotel features 63,298 square feet, four stories, and 127 rooms. The Aloft Hotel provides cleverly named amenities aimed to serve today’s tech-savvy business traveler, including flexible Tactic conference rooms, Recharge fitness room, WXYZ bar, Refuel snack bar, Re-Mix social lounge, workspaces, and pool. The Aloft Hotel is focused on style and furnishings that will attract younger travelers who appreciate refined design. The exterior of the building utilizes high-end finishes including Alpolic Aluminum Panels, Prodema Wood Panels, glass panels, and integrated LED lighting. The furniture for the Aloft Hotel brand was developed in collaboration with Design Within Reach to create a high-quality, and cohesive overall design aesthetic. The building is also crowned with the Aloft Hotel brand’s signature ‘Swoof’ roof feature that is clad in multi-colored metal and includes architectural lighting.
We are pleased to announce that Ridgemont Hospitality has selected Huff Construction to build the new Home2 Suites by Hilton in Alameda, CA. Ridgemont Hospitality is a family owned development group ran by Peter, Sima, and Dhruv Patel. This 4-story, 53,485 square foot extended stay hotel is being built over a 1-acre site near the San Francisco Bay and Oakland International Airport. Fun fact: this hotel is being constructed next door to the Hampton Inn & Suites that we built for Ridgemont Hospitality back in 2008.
This project marks the second Home2 Suites built by Huff Construction. The first Home2 Suites that we built was finished last May in Livermore, CA. The Superintendent at this project is Jeff Smith who recently completed the new Lucky California grocery store in Dublin, CA. Stay tuned for more updates on this project as the Huff Team continues building excellence.
Construction for Lucky California in Dublin, CA is complete. The Save Mart Companies held its grand opening for their first ground-up Lucky California grocery store on Wednesday, March 14th. The store is a 51,365 square foot concrete tilt building which began construction last summer. We’d like to thank Superintendent Jeff Smith, the Huff Team, and all subcontractors who worked hard to get this store ready for the grand opening.
This Lucky California store features a coffee bar, a grab-and-go meal section, and a Golden Gate market area which features groceries from the San Francisco Bay Area. “I’m excited to open our doors and offer our customers the all new shopping experience Lucky California brings,” said store manager Ann Bradford. “With this new location, Dublin shoppers will have a one-stop shop for all their meal solutions.”
Lucky California is inspired by the Bay Area’s unique food culture and aims to bring people together around that shared love of food. Here, Lucky California will introduce customers to an entirely new grocery shopping experience that makes each trip an opportunity for discovery. From the fresh salad and hot soup stations to the ready-to-eat meals and fresh juice bar, Lucky California is infused with unique flavors, organic and better-for-you items.
If you are around Dublin, CA, we encourage you to visit Lucky California as it transforms the grocery shopping experience by embracing California’s spirit, identity, and flavors.
Last summer, we started construction on a very exciting project: A co-branded Residence Inn and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in San Jose, CA. This project includes a 147-room Residence Inn and a 114-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott.
The hotel will be on America Center Court, near the America Center Office Park in the Golden Triangle area of Silicon Valley. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, one of the strongest hospitality markets in the country, the project will benefit from the surrounding tech companies such as Oracle, Cisco, and Adobe. The project is also located within one mile of the Levi Stadium and Great America Theme Park.
The-branded hotel will be 166,340 square feet and will include an outdoor pool and patio with a fire pit, a fitness center, a bar, a complimentary breakfast area, guest laundry facilities, meeting space and a business center. The Residence Inn will contain 124 king studios, 19 one-bedroom suites, and four two-bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens, separate dressing areas, and a six-foot walk-in shower. The Fairfield Inn & Suites will offer 30 king rooms, 34 king suites and 50 double queen rooms with mobile desks and ergonomic chairs, refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee makers.
The project is led by our Project Manager Larry Nelson, Senior Superintendent Tim Bughi, Superintendent Guy Hacker, and Project Engineer Jesus Sanchez. We have a strong team building this project and we are excited to see their progress.
Concrete construction is versatile and comes with many advantages. Concrete buildings resist fire, withstand tornadoes and hurricanes, and even take on earthquakes. These buildings are also flexible with their design and are built to last. When we build with concrete, there are two types of processes that we use which are masonry block and concrete tilt.
The building cost, time, and practicality for masonry and concrete tilt depend on a few factors. Masonry construction can be more affordable in areas where there isn’t a lot of expertise in concrete tilt construction and also where there is an abundant masonry labor source. Another factor is building size. For buildings smaller than 10,000 square feet, masonry construction is most likely a preferable choice. This is because the floor space may not be enough to cast panels and the expense for the crane to tilt the panels may not be economical. The size of the building also applies to the height. For buildings over 24 feet, tilt-up is more economical and practical as the depth of the walls only need to be slightly larger while masonry requires larger block units.
When constructing with masonry block, the block is usually joined together by a mortar that is a mixture typically made of sand, cement, and water. Brick by brick, masonry block construction stacks up to be very popular for retail buildings and shopping centers. An advantage of masonry construction is that it is easier to set over uneven grades than tilt-up panels. Tilt-up generally needs an even graded slab to stand the panels upright.
In concrete tilt-up construction, the building’s walls are created at the job site by pouring concrete into horizontal wood forms to create panels. After about a week, the concrete gains sufficient strength for lifting and the forms are removed. When ready to lift the panels, cables are attached to inserts and a crane lifts each panel in a sequence until all exterior panels are set into their desired position. Today, concrete tilt construction is very popular for warehouses, distribution centers, offices, shopping centers, schools, and other types of industrial/commercial facilities.
A variation of tilt-up construction is using precast concrete walls. In this process, the concrete panels are not created at the job site. Instead, these panels are cast in a manufacturing facility and shipped to the job site. After the panels arrive at the job site, the process of lifting/tilting the walls is the same. This construction process provides a huge advantage in cold climates because it can be expensive and difficult to cast concrete panels when the temperature drops below freezing. A disadvantage of having precast panels is that their size will be limited because they have to be transported to the site.
Two of our projects that are currently under construction are concrete tilt buildings. The first project is the new Jelly Belly Warehouse which is over 100,000 square feet. We recently did a time-lapse video of a huge concrete pour and tilt-up process. You can check out the latest video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQJkW6uNlUg. The second project is a new Lucky California Grocery Store in Dublin, CA which uses precast concrete panels. Overall, concrete construction is versatile and can be used for any type of building. We have built grocery stores, retail stores, warehouses, offices, a car dealership, and even a clubhouse for a country club with concrete construction processes.
If you have any questions or if you’re interested in building in the future, please give us a call or email. We hope you’ll consider Huff Construction for your next project. Let’s build excellence together.
