SERVING OTHERS SINCE 2007. PIONEERING IDEAS AND RAISING THE BAR.
Truebeck is a top 10 general contractor defined by safety, quality, partnership, and values. Founded by Sean Truesdale and David Becker in 2007, Truebeck quickly established a reputation for excellence through a commitment to best-in-class service, innovation, and high performance. With annual revenue totaling $1 billion, Truebeck specializes in building award-winning projects within the commercial office, education, healthcare, life science, mission critical, mixed-use, multi-family, and interiors market sectors.
Born in the Bay Area, Truebeck has grown to 500+ employees and four offices dedicated to serving clients throughout the West Coast. We remain steadfast and committed to improving construction practices and elevating industry standards while contributing to the community. Truebeck’s foundational values continue to guide our people and business.
OFFICE LOCATIONS
Portland Sacramento
San Francisco
San Mateo
$1 billion
ABOUT US
Truebeck Construction is an industry-leading full-service general contractor specializing in technical building, complex projects, and interiors. Clients come to us when they have ambitious goals, and when they want certainty, predictable costs, and high-performance buildings. We build it right the first time and deliver the best value
A FULL-SERVICE GC
Truebeck’s work environment foregoes department silos, and instead encourages deep collaboration—with disciplines sitting side-byside. Working in nimble, autonomous teams, each project squad develops their own strategies and efficiencies to achieve the best outcome for your vision. When you work with Truebeck, you engage all our integrated disciplines.
Construction Technology + Innovation
Design-Build
Integrated Project Delivery
MEP Expertise
Preconstruction
Progressive Delivery Methods
Quality Assurance / Quality Control
Safety Management
Self-Perform Work
MARKET SECTORS
Commercial
Mass Timber
Mission Critical Mixed-Used
Multi-Family
These are the values that guide our people and business. They’re what we look for in every employee across the company. Recognizing that our success is founded upon these beliefs, they embody our culture and promise to our employees and business partners. This is our DNA.
WE WIN AS A TEAM AND HIGH-FIVE A LOT.
DON’T DO WHAT’S EASY. DO WHAT’S RIGHT. AND HUSTLE.
PROJECT SUCCESS. EVERY TIME. NO EXCUSES. IF IT’S NOT THE BEST, IT SIMPLY WON’T DO.
COURAGEOUSLY, MAKE IDEAS REALITY. BUSINESS AND LIFE ARE ALL ABOUT PEOPLE.
PROJECT AWARDS
AIA Merit Award for Energy and Sustainability
DBIA, Regional Award for Educational Category Go Beyond Award for a New Construction Project
USGBC-Northern California, Green Building Super Hero
UC Davis Winery, Brewery & Food Science Bldg, Davis, CA (8)
Coworky Award for Best Space Design
ENR Best Project
Bespoke Co-working, San Francisco, CA (4)
DJC Oregon Top Projects, 1st Place, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Logistics
The Factor Building, Portland, OR
ENR Best Project
Twitter Headquarters/1Tenth, San Francisco, CA (9, 10)
ENR Best Project
Gilead Wellbeing Center, Foster City, CA
ENR Best Project
SmartLabs North Tower Lab & Office, So. San Francisco, CA
ENR Best Project
Mozilla Headquarters, Mountain View, CA (3)
ENR Best Project
IIDA Award
GitHub Headquarters, San Francisco, CA (2)
ENR, Best Project, California Merit Award
SF-Marin Food Bank, San Francisco, CA
ENR California, Best Project, Excellence in Sustainability County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3), Redwood City, CA
ENR California, Best Project, Government/ Public Building County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3), Redwood City, CA
SAFETY AWARDS
President’s Safety Award
Construction Employers’ Association (2016–Present)
CA Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP) Designation
Cal/OSHA (2016–Present)
Excellence in Safety
Construction Employers’ Association (2007–Present)
1st Place, National Construction Safety Excellence Award AGC (2013)
ENR California, Best Project, Interior/ Tenant Improvement Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA
IIDA Design Excellence Award, Best in Education
TEL HI Childcare Center, San Francisco, CA
Interior Design Magazine, Best Tech Office of the Year, Largest San Francisco Construction Project
Uber Headquarters, Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA (1)
Metal Construction Association, Best Overall, Best Solar, and Best Custom project
Thirty75 Tech Office Development, Santa Clara, CA
NAIOP Best of the Bay Award Tribune Tower, Oakland, CA
Real Estate Deal of the Year
Uptown Station, Oakland, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Milestone Project of the Year
Apple Park, Cupertino, CA (5, 6)
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Project of the Year
Stanford Research Park at 3223 Hanover, Palo Alto, CA (7)
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Honoree for Office Project, Medium Thirty75 Tech Office Development, Santa Clara, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Public/Civic Project County of San Mateo, County Office Building (COB3), Redwood City, CA
Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Awards, Honoree for Interiors, Small Arc Institute, Palo Alto, CA
NOTABLE COMPANY AWARDS
Best Places to Work
San Francisco Business Times (2013–2014, 2017-2024)
Top 100 Bay Area Corporate Philanthropist San Francisco Business Times (2017–2024)
Facebook, Inc.
MPK 22 Office Building and Parking Garage
MENLO PARK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The MPK 22 project consists of a 457,000sf fourstory office building and 570,000sf eight-story, 1,750-stall parking garage with one level partially below grade, and includes design-build MEP and exterior glass systems. The project includes collaborative office space, conference areas, and four full-service cafeterias. Sitework, landscaping, and utility infrastructure work will be incorporated into the project package in phases. Project includes abatement and demolition of five existing buildings, a public park, and offsite work.
SIZE
457,000sf (Office); 570,000sf (Parking Garage)
CONSTRUCTION COST
$600 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Gehry Partners
Uber
Mission Bay Corporate Campus Headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Truebeck built this 450,000sf ground-up global headquarters for Uber. Consisting of two buildings, one 12 stories and the other seven stories, the campus is located in the thriving Mission Bay neighborhood in San Francisco. Constructed using steel and concrete, the project was delivered using design-assist MEP and façade systems. The exterior façade of the buildings feature unique, one-of-akind systems comprised of glass, metal, and wood assemblies. The project includes a green roof with an urban farm component and extensive courtyard landscaping. Truebeck also completed the 415,000sf office tenant improvement build-out, including 2,000+ work stations, executive spaces, assembly spaces, communal spaces, full cafeteria on 2nd floor of 1515 building, child care facility with exterior play yard in 1455 building, and extensive A/V throughout. The project achieved LEED Gold and WELL Silver project , which is the leading tool for advancing health and well-being in buildings globally.
SIZE
450,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$561 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
SHoP Architects (Core & Shell); RMW Architecture & Interiors (Interiors)
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-assist MEP and façade; Self-perform concrete; LEED Gold; WELL Silver; Cal/OSHA - California Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP) Designation; Illuminating Engineering Society - Illumination Merit Award; Interior Design - Best of Year Tech Office Award
County of San Mateo
County Office Building 3 (COB3), Parking Structure, & Promenade
REDWOOD CITY, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The new San Mateo County Government Center headquarters will stand as a testament to environmental stewardship and provide benefits for generations. The iconic structure will be the first Net Zero Energy, LEED Platinum, mass timber civic building in the nation. Configured in an H-shape, the five-story structure consists of a mass timber, glulam, and CLT deck structure. The building incorporates two generous public plazas, flexible office space, a gym, café, multi-purpose rooms, and board chambers for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.
The interior features exposed wood, while the facade complements with copper anodized aluminum panels alongside sizable glass segments, inviting natural light throughout the building. COB3 will utilize the power produced by solar arrays on the seven-story parking structure. The parking structure includes 1,200 stalls, 124 EV chargers, and will meet the needs of COB3 and other facilities in the County Government Center.
SIZE
208,000sf COB3; 368,000sf Parking Structure
CONSTRUCTION COST
$235 million COB3; $43 million Parking Structure
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Skidmore Owings & Merrill - COB3; Watry Design - Parking Structure
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
LEED Platinum; Net Zero Energy; Cross-laminated timber; Design-build MEP; Silicon Valley Business Journal 2024 Structures Award for Public/Civic Project; ENR California 2024 Regional Best Projects for Best Government/Public Building; ENR California Best Projects for Excellence in Sustainability
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
201 Haskins Way Office/Lab Buildings & Parking Structure
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The 510,576sf project includes a 280,765sf office/ lab warm shell building consisting of a three-story east building and a five-story west building that are adjoined by a three-story open atrium. The new 229,811sf five-story pre-cast concrete parking structure includes 706 parking stalls. The project includes a new amenities building complete with gym and kitchen, associated sitework including new patio, parking lots, hardscape, Halio electrochromic glass curtainwall system, and demolition of an existing warehouse/distribution facility.
SIZE
510,576sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT WRNS Studio
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Owens Street Campus
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The new 7-story 228,572sf core and shell building with a penthouse will serve as ARE’s new regional headquarters and will include biotech laboratories, office space and a West Coast version of ARE’s LaunchLabs incubator. LaunchLabs provides movein-ready office/laboratory space for early-stage companies, first-class support resources, shared equipment and services, creative amenities, and access to start-up capital through ARE’s Seed Capital Platform. Additional features include an atrium, green roof, and outdoor terraces on the 3rd and 6th floors. Targeting LEED Gold certification at minimum.
The four-level, 110,000sf above grade parking garage consists of cast-in-place concrete and includes 317 parking stalls. Additional features include a green wall that acts as a security screen, 25 electric vehicle charging spaces, dynamic signage informing users of parking availability at the entrance and on each floor, and roll-down gates for extra security.
SIZE
228,572sf (Office Building) 110,000sf (Parking Garage)
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT DGA
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS LEED Gold
MDY Properties
Thirty75 Tech Office Development
SANTA CLARA, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Located near the intersection of Scott Boulevard & San Tomas expressway, the office development provides approximately 224,000sf of first-class office space on six levels. Included with the office tower will be structured and below-grade parking totaling 308,000sf for approximately 800 cars, including 40+ electric vehicle stations. An outdoor plaza area will be located between the 140,000sf parking garage and northern wing of the office building. The office tower development will help anchor all business in the general area into a unified corporate center. The development consists of two new building structures. The primary building is an office facility occupying the north and east portions of the site. The office facility is six stories and is arranged as two wings. The project intends to advance a green “Miesian” approach to design, which is both minimalistic and modern, while exceeding all sustainability standards.
SIZE
224,000sf (Building); 308,000sf (Parking)
CONSTRUCTION COST
$130 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Verse Design Los Angeles
Onyx Pharmaceuticals Headquarters East Grand
Campus
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A phased corporate campus development across three sites, comprising of ground-up, structural steel construction of two office buildings and multiple office and lab tenant improvements.
The state-of-the-art facility features an open-office floor plan, conference centers, executive suites, fitness center, full-service kitchen, cafeteria, and an employee break room complete with a 56-screen TV feature wall.
Additional features include assembly space, highoccupancy first floor restrooms, bridge connection to existing adjacent building, architectural open central stair, and dual lobbies.
Sustainable features include increased energy efficiencies of the building’s MEP systems, enhanced lighting and MEP controls, and enhanced commissioning of all systems.
SIZE
310,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT DGA
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS LEED Platinum
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
499 Illinois Bioscience Campus and Lab Tenant Improvements
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This six-story steel framed lab building is an iconic facility in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, reflective of innovative and collaborative culture. The project scope included tenant improvements for leading life science companies (UCSF, Illumina, Medivation, and Clovis) and the STEM Kitchen Garden & Restaurant.
The warm-up included the two-story lobby, research and development labs, a data center. Office solutions that were built included open office spaces, meeting rooms, administrative support areas and enhanced technology solutions for conference center. A back-up generator was also installed on-site.
The sustainability-centric STEM Restaurant is a 158-space eatery, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. An outdoor heated terrace space includes fire pits, an edible garden and a bocce ball court.
SIZE
252,000sf (Warm-up); 97,000sf (Illumina TI); 50,000sf (Medivation TI); 30,600sf (UCSF TI); 30,000sf (Landlord Scope); 24,700sf (STEM Kitchen Garden & Restaurant)
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT DGA
Shorenstein Realty Services
Market Square Campus
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Symbolizing San Francisco’s unique synergy of history and high tech, Market Square comprises two buildings and spans an entire block in the city’s MidMarket area. The renovations transform two former retail warehouses into a thriving urban mixed-use campus and Class-A creative office space. Deemed an “urban game changer” by Architectural Record, this project is now home to Twitter’s headquarters and includes over 70,000sf of retail space. Because of the location and historic nature of the Market Square block, special attention was required for the coordination of phasing, scheduling, and site logistics to ensure continuity of work and that there was no disruption to the adjacent businesses. This, in addition to the project’s location on a tight, congested, downtown site, were challenges the project team conquered in order to deliver this stateof-the-art facility. The project achieved LEED Gold certification and 1TENth was awarded the 2015 ENR Best Project.
SIZE
1,360,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$122 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
RMW Architecture & Interiors
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
LEED Gold; ENR Best Project
Steve Jobs Theater
CUPERTINO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Partnering with a world-renowned architect, Truebeck completed Apple’s one-of-a-kind, belowground 1,000-seat theater for presentations and media project launches. The building consists of a structural glass auditorium lobby, a structural glass cylindrical elevator, and a carbon-fiber roof structure spanning 150 feet. Because of the impressive design, the project included coordination of numerous international specialty vendors.
SIZE
168,900sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Foster + Partners
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Net Zero Energy; LEED Platinum
Wellness & Fitness Center
CUPERTINO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Partnering with a world-renowned architect, Truebeck completed Apple’s ground-up fitness and wellness center. The building includes fitness studios, nursing areas, pharmacy, and offices. With equal attention paid to the exterior of the complex, the building includes playing fields, basketball and volleyball courts, and jogging path, as well as courtyard dining facilities.
SIZE
100,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Foster + Partners
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Net Zero Energy; LEED Platinum
Apple Visitor Center
CUPERTINO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
An architectural extension of the private Apple Park corporate campus, the new Visitor Center offers guests a place to learn, explore, shop, and more. The one-story, above grade “jewel-box” sits atop a three-story, subterranean, 264,000sf cast-in-place concrete parking garage complete with 850 stalls including 40+ electric vehicle stations. The multipurpose Exhibition space illustrates and showcases the innovative design principles of the office park. The Store was designed to offer a highly curated selection of products and accessories and includes exclusive branded merchandise. The ground-floor Café offers comfortable seating both inside and out, while the Roof Terrace features a unique view of the office park and its rolling landscape from above. Additional project features consisted of extensive, 160,000sf sitework, design-build MEP work as well as a LEED Platinum certification.
SIZE
447,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Foster + Partners
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Net Zero Energy; LEED Platinum
Confidential Client
Uptown Station Revitalization
OAKLAND, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This 12-story mixed-use building renovation and seismic upgrade contributes to the revitalization of Oakland, as a major overhaul to downtown’s historic Uptown Station. The former Sears building, originally opened in 1928, was refurbished as a corporate headquarters expansion to house well-known members of the East Bay’s burgeoning tech scene. Designed with an abundance of natural light and to evoke creativity, the development includes highceilings, exposed brick walls, retail spaces, public amenities, roof deck, and a spectacular 85-foot, fivestory atrium/lobby space. The various re-purposed and innovative features of the project contributed to the LEED Silver certification.
SIZE
333,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$100 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT Gensler
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS LEED Silver
Lane Partners
520 Almanor Office Building & Parking Structure
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
New 230,000sf four-story steel warm shell office building, designed to achieve LEED Gold NC certification and accommodate Class A office space for a high tech tenant, including 16’ clear-height ceilings on the ground floor and 14’ clear-height ceilings on upper floors. The project includes a sevenlevel, 900-stall concrete parking structure with five levels above grade and 2 below. Sitework will include 7,000sf of outdoor terrace space.
SIZE
230,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST $100 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT Korth Sunseri Hagey
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS LEED Gold
Longfellow Real Estate Partners
San Mateo Science Center
SAN MATEO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The San Mateo Bay Center property is an approximately 439,000 square foot site near the intersection of Highways 92 and 101 with two (2) existing seven (7) story buildings addressed 901 and 951 Mariners Island Blvd in San Mateo, CA. The project vision includes conversion of these two existing multi-story office buildings with associated surface parking to combined lab/office buildings, each building targeting a 50/50 ratio of lab and office space. The conversion will include the construction of a new central utility plant for shared HVAC and electrical utilities between the two buildings to support necessary lab functions.
SIZE
248,364sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$80 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT HOK
Sand Hill Property Company
Folded Wings Research Park at 3223 Hanover PALO ALTO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This state-of-the-art phased Class A office and R&D project includes abatement and demolition of two existing buildings along with soil remediation for excavation. Phase 1 includes 2 floors of underground parking with 360 stalls and a 120,000sf 2-story building adjacent to the garage. Phase 2 consists of a 80,000sf 2-story building above the garage, along with additional surface parking and landscaping. The project consists of a park-like setting and will have a low impact on the environment while also producing significant operating cost savings.
The efficient and modern elements effectively communicate a culture of innovation and is highly amenitized. With a large central courtyard, extensive balconies, and decks, the project reflects the evolution of the modern office environment in its embrace of a seamless interaction between the indoor/outdoor to achieve greater employee productivity and retention.
SIZE
200,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$73 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Form4 Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS LEED Silver certification
455 Mission Bay Biotech Campus
Nektar Headquarters and Bayer Innovation Center
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Located in the heart of Mission Bay, this new biotech facility consists of two five-story buildings and included the build-out of the lobby and multiple tenant improvements. Features include open-office space, collaborative research and development areas, full-service kitchen, cafeterias, and common areas.
Tenant build-outs include the following clients: Bayer Healthcare, Nektar Therapeutics, Innova, Third Rock Ventures, Orbimed, and QuSwami.
The five-story tenant improvement for Nektar was changed to a design-build MEPF procurement method to meet the aggressive schedule and resulted in substantial cost savings to the client.
SIZE
219,000sf (Shell); 100,000sf (Nektar); 60,000sf (Bayer)
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT DGA (Shell) Flad Architects (Nektar)
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS LEED Gold
Wareham
740 Heinz Avenue
BERKELEY, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project consisted of a ground-up, four-story warm shell building, completed with the infrastructure for future office and lab occupancy, and a four-story, 293-stall cast-in-place parking structure. Built within an existing multi-tenant campus in the Aquatic Park Center of Berkley, the new structures combine modern facilities, while also incorporating many of the stylistic features of the old brick buildings. The building is LEED Gold certified.
CONSTRUCTION COST
$26.6 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
DGA
LEED Gold
Roku, Inc.
A2 Event Center
SAN JOSE, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This design-build MEP projects consists of a 23,000sf build-out of an existing cold/dark shell building at Roku’s brand new world headquarters. The new Event Center includes a 240-seat auditorium, 14-person screening room, executive boardroom area, open pre-function space, and a modified stairwell between floors one and two.
SIZE
23,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST $17.8 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT Gensler
Portland Sacramento
San Francisco
San Mateo