18-Story Ocean Villas Condominiums, Long Beach, CA

Tallest tunnel-formed structures constructed in a region of highest seismic risk

Owner: Genesis Real Estate Group, Inc., Dallas, TX

Architect: EDI Architecture, Inc., Houston, TX

Structural Engineer: Englekirk Partners Consulting Structural Engineers, Inc., Orange County, CA

General Contractor: Summit Builders Construction Co., Irvine, CA

Concrete Sub-Contractor: Highrise Concrete Systems, Inc., Irving TX

Photo courtesy of Highrise Concrete Systems, Inc.

BauGrid^® WRG^™ are being used in the Ocean Villas Condominium Project, a twin high-rise multi-family project in Long Beach, California. The project consists of two 18-story towers, each with an additional 3-stories of subterranean parking. The project will encompass a total of 576 units and 630,000 square feet.  For REAL TIME pictures of this project, visit the Summit Builders website. http://www.summitbuilders.com/cameraOceans.asp

You can also find the PCA case study for this project here  http://www.cement.org/buildings/buildings_luxury_ocean.asp