Ledcor Completes Work on San Elijo Hills Town Center
Ledcor Construction Inc. has completed construction for San Elijo Hills Town Center, a new zero-lot-line commercial/residential mixed-use project located within the masterplanned community of San Elijo Hills in San Marcos in northern San Diego County.
San Elijo Hills Town Center, LLC was the developer. Ledcor project manager Leon Hayden reports that the project was completed under budget and 30 days ahead of schedule.
San Elijo Hills Town Center consists of three separate three-story buildings comprising approximately 33,000 sq ft, including 22,000 sq ft of residential and over 11,000 sq ft of retail. Composed of wood-framed stucco on post-tensioned reinforced concrete deck, each building has exterior features of stucco and stone finishes. Construction began in June 2008.
Designed by Architects B.P. Associates of San Diego, the town center project was highly design-driven, which posed major challenges to the construction team. Its execution demanded an unusual degree of creativity, extremely fi ne craftsmanship, and acute attention to detail.
According to Russell Hamilton, regional manager for Ledcor Construction, the vision for San Elijo Hills Town Center was that of a new urban community with a 1920-30s era California style. The intent was to capture the look of a small, dense neighborhood characterized by a variety of architectural influences, and to accomplish this on the facades of just three buildings. Each building required construction of a different facade using an entirely different palette of materials, and one building even incorporates three entirely distinct looks -- Colonial, Italianate and loftstyle -- to make it appear as though it were three separate structures constructed with common walls.