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 Public Works
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)
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
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
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
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Alexandria Center for Life Science—San Carlos
SAN CARLOS, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Alexandria Center for Life Science is a twobuilding flagship campus for research, innovation, and discovery. In addition to completing the core and shell of the two six-story buildings and six-story, 517,600sf 1,510-stall parking structure, Truebeck also delivered multiple tenant improvement projects within the buildings for biopharma companies ChemoCentryx, Vaxcyte, Codexis, and Nautilus.
The office and labs includes wet lab space, cold rooms, BSL2 labs, analytical labs, radioactive labs, an industrial nitrogen gas storage tank, and a prefab chemical storage enclosure. The complex MEPF infrastructure accommodates the life science tenants. The exterior facade includes electro-chromatic exterior glass to mitigate solar heat gain and increases energy performance. The project involves complex sitework on an eight-acre site, including contaminated soil mitigation, ground water control, engineered shoring systems, and mass excavation.
SIZE
1,069,360sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT ARC TEC, INC.
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build MEP; Targeting LEED Gold NC
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
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
Apple
Tantau Corporate Office Park and Interiors
CUPERTINO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Truebeck provided extensive preconstruction and construction services for Apple’s world-renowned corporate campus, including state-of-the-art office and research and development facilities and 16-acre sitework redevelopment.
Aging corporate facilities were replaced with 615,000sf of high performance office, R&D, and support buildings. The new campus also includes amenities that promote employee health and well-being.
The architectural detail and construction quality are revolutionary in excellence. The fit and finish represent the company’s elite products—no seams or gaps showing.
SIZE
615,000sf (Buildings); 779,000sf (Parking)
CONSTRUCTION COST
Confidential per Client
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Foster + Partners
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Net Zero Energy, LEED Gold
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
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
Office Tenant Improvement
An ’80s-era office building was transformed into a contemporary high tech facility that embraced Mozilla’s transparent and open source collaborative culture. This two-story high-end tenant improvement includes high-tech office spaces, open interconnecting stairs, a Blenheim Channel glass system, and outdoor common areas.
53,600sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$8.5 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT MKThink
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS 2014 ENR Best Projects, Award of Merit
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
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
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
County of San Mateo
San Mateo County Government Center Parking Structure
REDWOOD CITY, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The new seven-story parking structure includes 1,100 stalls and will meet the parking needs of the new COB3 and the other facilities in the County Government Center. The Truebeck and Watry design-build team delivered on the goals of creating a welcoming gateway to the COB3 campus while meeting the firm timeline, ensuring county staff had places to park. The project prioritized the best sustainable design practices for performance optimization, including a 1,350 panel photovoltaic system with annual production of 900,000 kilowatt hours, 124 EV charging stations with infrastructure for more, and droughttolerant landscaping, supporting the project’s goal of Net Zero Energy and LEED Platinum. The parking structure features a metal screen façade to maintain natural ventilation while also masking the building so it blends in with its surroundings. The San Mateo County logo adorns the façade screens, and for additional intrigue, a sculpture titled Hubcaps is in front on the public plaza.
SIZE
368,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$48.2 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Watry Design
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
LEED Platinum; Net Zero Energy; Design-build
Montage Health
Marina Campus Wellness Center & Medical Office Building
MARINA, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Located on a 10-acre site for Montage Health, the project includes a 33,800sf Health and Wellness Center next to a 28,000sf Medical Office Building. The Health and Wellness Center includes a retail fitness center that features infinity edge aquatic facilities, including a pool, warm water therapy pool, spa, steam rooms, massage room, locker room facilities, fitness equipment, and exercise studios. The adjacent two-story medical office building houses an urgent care clinic, primary care facility, blood laboratory, and additional space for x-ray and ultrasound capabilities. The OSHPD 3 facility required extensive site work, including the removal of underground utilities and construction of an underground storm water percolation facility. This LEED Silver NC project included unique sustainable systems and materials, included a storm-water collection and percolation structure beneath the main parking lot, energy-efficiency lighting, and thermal efficient windows.
SIZE
61,800sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$20 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT Boulder Associates
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
OSHPD 3; LEED Silver
Vantage Data Centers
V5 - Santa Clara Campus I
SANTA CLARA, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The V5 Data Center is a four-story, steel structure building with 15MW of raised floor data center space spread across three data modules on separate floors. Situated on a highly connected carrier neutral campus with extensive diverse fiber connections and a multitude of services, this modern data center includes N+1 redundancy that ensures system availability in the event of component failure and offers support for customers seeking higher power densities. The project also consisted of designbuild MEP systems, sitework, and Class A building amenities, including office space, conference rooms, and a break room.
SIZE
109,228sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$150 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
CAS Architects
DELIVERY METHOD
Design-build MEP Systems / Multiple Prime Delivery
Vantage Data Centers
V4 Data Center Facility
SANTA CLARA, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This two-story ground-up building was part of Vantage Data Center’s phased campus expansion. The development added three 2.75MW Cummins Generators with 5,000-gallon belly tanks. As a mission critical facility, the design also covered uninterrupted power supply for critical components of the operation, including IT load. Projects within the new facility ranged from complex interrelated building systems (such as security monitoring, cameras, building and energy management systems) to the telecommunications infrastructure connecting existing campus and data distribution.
Additional spaces included offices, conference rooms, break rooms, two data modules, electrical room, and battery room. The building has an electric capacity of 6MW of I.T. power.
SIZE
42,800sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$53.6 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
CAS Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; Mission critical
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Phase 3 Lab & Office Tenant Improvement Expansion
REDWOOD CITY, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This 61,000sf project included the phase 3 renovation of office and lab space in an existing facility and relocated and consolidated Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Biologics Discovery Center divisions with and from their current operations in Sunnyvale and Milpitas. The project included the following: build-out of cold rooms; vivarium holding and procedures rooms; upgraded lab process MEP systems; installation of casework, fume hoods, and bio-safety cabinets; new paint, flooring, and finishes; and sprinkler system modifications.
SIZE
61,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$38 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Stantec Consulting
Calico Life Sciences
New Facility Build-Out
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This life science facility was a 98,500sf build-out across three floors of a four-story cold dark-shell structure. It was retrofitted with cold rooms, biology labs, wet labs, café and tech talk spaces, an enlarged entrance with feature stairwell, meeting rooms, private offices, and workstations. In addition to the tenant improvements, the Truebeck team added elevators, self-performed first-floor slab, toilet rooms, and all MEP equipment.
SIZE
98,500sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$44 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Flad Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-Build MEP
John Muir Health
Ambulatory Surgery Center and Parking Structure
WALNUT CREEK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This first phase of John Muir’s significant masterplanned expansion consisted of a OSHPD 3 regulated 327,000sf eight-story structure with 44,000sf of medical use and 768 parking stalls. Medical uses include a surgery center, endoscopy, imaging, and an eye lab. Truebeck assisted with the coordination of the fully-designed MEP systems and interfaced with five different architectural and tenant improvement designers. The combined use of the overall structure as both a medical facility and parking garage posed the biggest challenges, which Truebeck supported the design efforts for by providing budgeting, scheduling, value analysis, and constructability reviews to help integrate the complex vibration, acoustic, and structural design elements into the project.
Interim site work projects included new helistop structure, relocating existing site utilities to support the new campus, loading dock renovation, electrical service improvements, and new mobile medical unit.
SIZE
327,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$60.3 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
HED (Surgery Center)
Watry Design (Parking Structure)
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
OSHPD 3
John Muir Health
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
To meet growth demand, this project transformed an existing 29,500sf retail facility into a new medical office building that consolidated three existing medical practices in Pleasant Hill. The new facility accommodates four clinics for primary care, pediatrics and specialty services. Each clinic houses 12 exam rooms and one procedure room, along with a laboratory with three draw stations and conference center. Scope of work included a new roof, selfperformed by Truebeck, seismic improvements, new exterior facade to align with the John Muir Health brand/identity, new MEPF systems throughout, path of travel, and landscape improvements.
SIZE
29,500sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$16 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Ratcliff
Montage Health
Ryan Ranch Medical Office Building 2
MONTEREY, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Ryan Ranch Medical is a ground-up, two story, OSHPD 3 medical office building on the Ryan Ranch campus in Monterey. The interior, 60,000sf tenant improvement and build-out included 91 exam rooms spread throughout seven clinics, a conference room, five family consultation rooms, four laboratory blood draw stations, and was delivered using a design-build delivery method.
SIZE 60,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST $23 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT Boulder Associates
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
OSHPD 3
University of California, Davis
Winery, Brewery, and Food Science Building
DAVIS, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This design-build project for the University of California Davis consists of three main components; the winery for the Department of Viticulture and Enology; the brewery small scale fermentation and classroom; and food pilot plant for the Department of Food Science and Technology. The facilities are a part of the UC Davis Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science and house a working smallscale winery brewery and food processing pilot plant in addition to a dairy processing room. The winery includes large experimental fermentation areas, controlled temperature rooms barrel, and bottle cellars and a testing lab. The entire project provides a world-class research and teaching facility. Support spaces for each department include laboratories classrooms offices controlled temperature rooms and storage facilities.
SIZE
34,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$17.25 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Flad Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; LEED Platinum, USGBC-Northern California, Green Building Superhero; AIA Merit Award for Energy and Sustainability; California Construction Best Award; Award of Merit for Green Building
Sonoma State University
Wine Spectator Learning Center
ROHNERT PARK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This project was a renovation and seismic upgrade of a 1960s-era university commons building into a modern educational facility with three focal areas: an education core, a student commons with areas for collaboration and student-run businesses; and an industry center with space for professional and academic faculty and program leadership. Sonoma State’s Wine Spectator Learning Center is a state-ofthe-art facility with classrooms and outdoor space to teach 300+, venues for public seminars and events, and technology to reach the world. The design utilizes modern learning and working practices to inspire collaboration for students and visitors. The Student Commons encompass a student hub, a wine entrepreneurship laboratory, an outdoor study terrace and a wine business research library.
SIZE
18,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$8.3 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
TLCD Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
North Bay Business Journal Top Project Award (2017); AIA Redwood Empire Chapter Merit Award (2018).
Sonoma State University
Stevenson Hall Renovation
ROHNERT PARK, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Utilizing a design-build delivery method designed to increase collaboration, the project includes 32,000sf of new construction comprised of building expansion with cantilevered steel, atrium addition, and significant seismic retrofitting. Complete renovation of the existing three-story 1967 Stevenson Hall building—the campus’ largest academic building—includes complete new systems, 60% exterior skin replacement designed to provide more natural light, and site improvements. The project accommodates classrooms, offices, conference rooms, computer and bioscience labs, and a psychology observation room. Sustainability is a critical component, with improving environmental quality and reducing resource utilization primary focuses for this LEED Gold project.
Truebeck performed extensive preconstruction services as well as phasing, scheduling, and site logistics. Core objectives aim to improve campus educational spaces to better meet the needs of the associated disciplines.
SIZE
140,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$72 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
EHDD Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build; LEED Gold; Fitwel Star; Extensive sitework; BIM coordination; LEED Gold; Design-Build Institute of America Innovation Award; Design-Build Institute of America Design Excellence Award
Lick-Wilmerding High School Campus Expansion and Renovation
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Lick-Wilmerding High School is one of California’s leading College Preparatory schools. This 55,140sf private high school campus expansion replaced an outdated 1950s-era building with a new steel structure while maintaining the historic building exterior. The building replacement included a seismic retrofit and accommodated new classrooms, staff offices, and locker rooms for gym use.
The project also builds a new entry, plaza, lobby and administrative offices at Ocean and Howth streets and renovated part of an existing building to reconfigure and expand science laboratories and technology classrooms. The project achieved LEED Platinum certification, as well as Living Building Challenge Petal certification, a program that requires meeting a series of advanced performance requirements during 12 continuous months of operation. Incorporating Net Positive Energy in its design, the building produces more energy than it consumes.
SIZE
47,140sf (New Building); 8,000sf (Tenant Improvement)
CONSTRUCTION COST
$30 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
EHDD Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Net Positive Energy; LEED Platinum, Living Building Challenge Petal certification
Marin Country Day School
Upper School Expansion
CORTE MADERA, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Marin Country Day School is an independent K-8 coed day school at a 35-acre campus in Corte Madera, California. The campus redevelopment included demolition of several existing small buildings, 24-foot-tall retaining wall, new two-story 10,000sf classroom and science building, built into a hillside with significant rock excavation, and installation of temporary modular classrooms.
Additionally, Truebeck undertook the extensive site improvements, consisting of two new sports fields, parking area, underground utilities, and a complete creek restoration. The project achieved LEED Platinum and Net Zero certification.
SIZE 10,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$19 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
EHDD Architecture
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
LEED Platinum; Net Zero Energy
555 Market Street Multi-floor Headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This 15-story design-build office interiors project on Market Street in San Francisco serves as a global corporate headquarters for Uber. The space included high-tech open office areas, large breakrooms, food service and pantries, an auditorium, and a full-service security package integration. The location of the project, in an active downtown location, required multiple permitting requirements and construction was phased to work within an occupied building.
SIZE
260,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST $28 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT Cannon Design (previously Studio O+A)
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS Design-build
Westfield, LLC
Coworking Office Tenant Improvement
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This coworking office tenant improvement and seismic upgrade was within an active downtown mall in the heart of San Francisco. It included innovative space, which connects retail startups with a working space, and storefront “lab” for pop-up shops. For the users of the space, there is an open office plan with private conference rooms and break-out spaces, as well as a kitchen and dining area. Member amenities were created, such as a climbing wall and bocce ball court
This very successful project had a fast-track schedule and tight budget lead to collaboration and innovation with the design team—and greater savings to the client. It also won the 2015 ENR Best Project Award of Merit winner for Interior/Tenant Improvement.
SIZE 14,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST $3.5 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Kenneth Park
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
2017 Coworky Awards, “Best Space Design”; 2015 ENR Best Project, Award of Merit
Confidential Client
Research Park Office & Lab Building Build-out
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This 34,000sf design-build MEP tenant improvement build-out project delivers advanced research and development lab space (10,000sf), small-scale manufacturing capabilities, and a modern office work environment (20,000sf). Specialty lab equipment includes compressed dry air (CDA), liquid nitrogen, and vacuum connections. Amenities include multiple break/lounge areas, cafeteria, private phone rooms and huddle spaces, and all-hands areas. High-end finishes, such as blackened steel, charred wood, and polished concrete, are highlighted throughout the space.
SIZE
34,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$15.5 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Revel Architecture & Design
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build MEP
Gilead Sciences Wellbeing Center
FOSTER
CITY, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This biotech client facility offers an array of wellness services designed to assist employees achieve and maintain optimal health and well-being. A goal of Gilead’s Wellbeing program initiative was to consolidate all programs into a single, dedicated location and to increase the capacity and capability of these programs.
At 60,000sf, the consolidated campus Wellbeing Center identifies five major components under one roof: expanded 19,500sf Fitness Center, dedicated 7,800sf Health Services, plus a lobby and support spaces. The program also called for adjacent outdoor amenities, consisting of recreational sports spaces. The new LEED Platinum, WELL Certified facility creates an aspirational statement with aesthetic elements worthy of a forward-thinking company making best use of the premium center-of-campus location. This project won a 2022 ENR Best Project Award for its design, delivery and project success.
SIZE
60,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$70 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
Flad Architects
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-Build MEP, LEED Platinum, WELL Certification
ChemoCentryx
Lab & Office Build-out
SAN CARLOS, CA
ChemoCentryx found their new headquarters by becoming the first tenant in the “Alexandria Center for Life Science” in San Carlos.
The 75,172sf lab and office build-out includes chemistry labs, hazardous occupancy spaces (H-rooms), a nitrogen gas storage tank, a chemical storage enclosure, office space, and a new spiral staircase modeled after the helical structure of DNA connecting their 5th and 6th floor space. With a focus on discovering, developing, and commercializing new treatments, ChemoCentryx’s new home will ensure they have the resources to push beyond “good enough” and strive for a totally new way of healing.
CONSTRUCTION COST
$29 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
DGA
Indeed
Office Tenant Improvement
SUNNYVALE, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This 38,525sf design-build MEP tenant improvement project delivered a modern, open office work environment in an occupied building in a congested downtown location. Amenities include multiple break/lounge areas, kitchen, private phone rooms and huddle spaces, conference rooms, and focus cave. High-end finishes, including specialty acoustic treatments, are highlighted throughout the space.
SIZE
38,525sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$8.5 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT Rapt Studio
Lyell Immunopharma
This 85,000sf build-out of an existing multi-story building and includes the combination of lab space, vivarium, offices, amenity space and building support. The principal project program comprises of 41,500sf dedicated to lab, lab support, and vivarium space; 19,600sf of office and amenity space; and 1,000sf making up building support space. The first floor is allocated to the vivarium space along with additional lab, office, and building support space. The remaining floors will house both lab and lab support spaces, as well as office, office support, and amenity space.
85,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$30.8 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build MEP
DGA
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
Plexxikon
Office and Lab Tenant Improvement
SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
This tenant improvement project consists of an office and two floors of lab space in an occupied building. Additionally, there will be support spaces for mechanical units and facilities improvements to the existing penthouse. The fast track schedule includes demolition and lab cold rooms.
SIZE
35,000sf
CONSTRUCTION COST
$13.1 million
PROJECT ARCHITECT
DGA
KEY FEATURES / AWARDS + CERTIFICATIONS
Design-build MEP
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
Portland Sacramento
San Francisco
San Mateo