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49 South Van Ness Topping Out

5 June 2019

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Congratulations to the Central Shops Team

27 May 2019

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California Pacific Medical Center's new hospital opened for service

2 March 2019

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Groundbreaking Ceremony at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music

25 October 2018

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Central Shops SF Partnering Award

26 September 2018

2018 San Francisco Collaborative Partnering Award Winner

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Federal OSHA National Safety Stand-Down

7 May 2018

On May 7th- 11th, Pankow participated in the fifth annual Federal OSHA National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls in construction.

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701 3rd All Hands

4 April 2018

On Wednesday April 4, the 701 3rd Street team held an All Hands Meeting at the jobsite in San Francisco.

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Ford Theaters recieved ACI Award

16 November 2017

On Thursday November 16th, the Ford Theaters Renovation was presented with an award for Outstanding Performance in Repair & Restoration by the Southern California Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI).

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Curtain up on Segerstrom Center's next act: Julianne & George Argyros Plaza & Center for Dance Innovation

7 November 2017

Segerstrom Center for the Arts celebrated the opening of its new Julianne and George Argyros Plaza and Center for Dance and Innovation on Saturday, October 28, 2017.

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Metropolis Timelapse

6 November 2017

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Murrieta MOB Ribbon Cutting

2 November 2017

On 11/2/17 the Murrieta MOB project celebrated its Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in style, with hundreds in attendance including operational staff, designers, City Officials, and all those who had a part in the planning and execution of this new facility.

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Pankow utilized Tekla Software

17 October 2017

"Pankow achieves better cost and schedule control by self-performing. Using Tekla software helps them to deliver meeting company’s core values, and because of utilizing information-rich visual models and software powerful's management tools throughout their projects, they can provide superior value to their clients." Tekla

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West Hollywood Edition Topping Out

5 October 2017

On Thursday October 5th, Pankow Builders,The Witkoff Group, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, New Valley LLC and many other guests gathered together to celebrate the topping out of the West Hollywood Edition.

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Congratulations to the Murrieta MOB Team

31 July 2017

The Murrieta MOB Team achieved a great victory gaining both Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) & Substantial Completion (SC) for the Project.

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Ford Theatres Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

14 July 2017

On July 14th, Los Angeles County conducted a dedication and open house for its 1,200 seat John Anson Ford Theater which received a $72.2 million upgrade.

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Congratulations to the VNMOB Team

13 July 2017

On July 13, VNMOB team celebrated another milestone as they topped off structural steel.

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VDC Summit

12 July 2017

On July 12th and 18th Pankow hosted regional VDC Summits in an effort to showcase the value of implementing Virtual Design and Construction (VDC).

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Pankow Strives to be "Leading Edge, not Bleeding Edge"

21 June 2017

Pankow has been featured in a recent publication of Concrete Construction magazine in a section called America's Concrete Contractor

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2017 Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy Conference

11 May 2017

On May 11th - 12th, Michael Strong discusses building sector's role at the 2017 Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy Conference,

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SoCal Pankow employees toured the Metropolis

10 April 2017

On Monday, April 10th a group of 10 SoCal Pankow employees toured the Metropolis jobsite.

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270 Brannan Won Platinum LEED Certification

21 November 2016

"The United States Green Building Council has awarded a prestigious Platinum LEED Certification to 270 Brannan Street in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood,

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ENR California: Regional Best Projects 2016

31 October 2016

Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center project team takes home an award!

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Metropolis Mid-Rise Topping Off Celebration

27 October 2016

Recognition of the crew members, field staff and...

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Innovative Tools to Win and Deliver a Design-Build Project

26 October 2016

At DBIA, this design-build team will discuss strategies on...

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The Ford Theatres - From Concept to Completion

3 October 2016

Successful completion of this iconic project in Los Angeles

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Calabasas Senior Center Successfully Completed

28 September 2016

Savvy Seniors are enjoying their new educational and activities center.

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Mayor Eric Garcetti toured Metropolis in downtown L.A.

23 August 2016

Pankow-PENTA project team hosted Mayor Garcetti at jobsite.

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LAWA (Los Angeles World Airports) Small Business Forum

12 July 2016

On Tuesday July 12th Pankow’s Kristina Owyoung Vinson and Debbie Boughner joined Leslie Fangman and Jeff Anker of Saunders Construction (one of our Citadel partners) to attend the first ever LAWA (Los Angeles World Airports) Small Business Forum.

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Ford Theatres Opened its Doors

8 July 2016

Hollywood, CA. The Ford Theatres opened its doors to the delight of audiences on Friday, July 8th after closing for renovations last season. There were three performances during the opening weekend including a sold-out

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Worker Appreciation Day

31 May 2016

On May 31st, the LAVC Valley Glen Gateway project team hosted a Worker Appreciation Day and brought in Son of a Bun food truck for all of the workers who've been working hard to keep the project running smoothly.

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Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center wins DBIA WPR's 2016 Regional Excellence & Design Excellence Awards

26 May 2016

This multi-award winning project takes home two prestigious awards!

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The Ford Theatres Project Garners Media Interest

17 May 2016

Read full feature articles and check out in-progress videos.

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Zev Yaroslavsky receives awards recognition from CMAA and IIDA

13 May 2016

This award-winning project is on a winning streak!

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CST Covers Awarded Ford Theatres Project in Hollywood, California

5 April 2016

Pankow recently awarded CST Covers the contract for fabrication of the structural aluminum framing system on the Ford Theatres Project in Hollywood, California.

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Los Angeles Valley College Community Services Center Wins Best Public Project at SFV Business Journal

15 March 2016

Our design-build team celebrates as LAVC CSC is recognized as Best Public Project.

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McClintock recognized as one of the Real Estate Deals of the Year

9 March 2016

Project team celebrates the award-winning Jessica McClintock headquarters

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San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building wins APWA Project of the Year Award

25 February 2016

Project team members celebrated while accepting the APWA Project of the Year award.

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The Village at Santa Monica wins Gold Award at LABJ CRE

23 February 2016

The Village at Santa Monica takes home the Gold for Best Mixed Use Project

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270 Brannan: Future Home of Splunk

28 January 2016

On Thursday January 28th, the 270 Brannan/Splunk team held an All Hands Meeting in San Francisco.

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Pankow celebrates Groundbreaking Ceremony at The West Hollywood Edition Hotel & Residences

26 January 2016

Celebrated Groundbreaking Ceremony on January 26th for this new 190-room Hotel and Residences Building in West Hollywood.

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Why do we use Building Information Modeling (BIM)?

21 January 2016

Check out this video featuring Wally Naylor and Luis Perez who explain the benefits of using BIM technology.

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Pankow's City National Plaza NT52 Project: Concrete pour time lapse video

15 January 2016

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Impressive Public Artwork at Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center

6 January 2016

Newsworthy public artwork was used throughout the office building and campus.

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The Panoramic is featured as a model for Bay Area Multifamily's Hottest Trend: No Parking!

15 December 2015

Pankow's recently completed project, The Panoramic is featured as a model for Bay Area Multifamily's Hottest Trend: No Parking!

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San Diego Miramar College Administration Building achieves LEED Gold Certification

9 December 2015

Originally targeting LEED Silver, this project reached 60 points and achieved LEED Gold Certification.

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CPMC Cathedral Hill Hospital celebrated its "topping out" ceremony

8 December 2015

On Tuesday December 8th, the CPMC Cathedral Hill Hospital celebrated its "topping out" ceremony, marking the hoisting into place of the structure's final steel beam.

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Metropolis Stand-Down

8 December 2015

On December 8th, 2015, the Pankow/PENTA team held a Safety Stand-Down for the entire Metropolis project.

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Calabasas Senior Center celebrates Topping Off Ceremony

20 November 2015

Calabasas Senior Center reached a project milestone with its Topping Off Ceremony

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2015 Ebbies Award Gala: SF Safety Building awarded "Building San Francisco" award

19 November 2015

On Thursday, November 19th, Bret Firebaugh, Joe McKeown, Frank Murphy, Marc Valls, Mike Trim attended the 2015 Ebbies Award Gala.

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Bisnow’s Future of Healthcare

18 November 2015

Pankow SVP Scott Anderson, inspired the audience of roughly 250 attendees as he skillfully moderated the panelists during Bisnow’s Future of Healthcare: Patient Experience event on November 18.

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Cathedral Hill Hospital and MOB All Hands Meeting

18 November 2015

Northern California got to learn from Pankow's Cathedral Hill Hospital and MOB team about the benefits and challenges of being on an IPD project. Joe McKeown and the team shared what it is like to be a Structural Concrete trade partner on the job versus the GC.

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Los Angeles Valley College's Valley Glen Gateway project status

16 November 2015

Construction is currently under way at the Los Angeles Valley College's Valley Glen Gateway project.

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Pankow Builders hosted Lean construction tour

14 November 2015

On Saturday November 14th, Pankow Builders hosted 10 Chico State DBIA students at the Van Ness and Geary Campus Hospital Project for an education on Lean construction.

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St. Luke's Replacement Hospital Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony

12 November 2015

Project team celebrates the placement of its final steel beam.

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Stanford Sustainable Design and Construction Program tour 270 Brannan

6 November 2015

On Friday, November 6, 16 students from the Stanford Sustainable Design and Construction Program came to tour 270 Brannan.

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Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center comes to a successful completion

29 October 2015

From conception to completion, Pankow is thrilled with its successful design-build collaboration resulting in an award-winning facility for the County of Los Angeles.

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Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center celebrated its Grand Opening

8 October 2015

On Thursday October 8th, Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center (formerly known as San Fernando Valley Family Support Center) celebrated its Grand Opening.

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Re-Dedication of the historic War Memorial Veterans Building

16 September 2015

On September 16, 2015, San Francisco dignitaries and Veterans gathered in the newly renovated Herbst Theater for the Re-Dedication of the historic War Memorial Veterans Building. The State Landmark was built in 1932.

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270 Brannan Topping off

17 August 2015

On Monday, August 17th, the project team at 270 Brannan gathered to celebrate the topping-out of the seven-story office building that will be home to Splunk, creators of a software for searching, monitoring and analyzing machine-generated big data.

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SoCal Interns

14 August 2015

On August 14th, the SoCal interns got together for lunch, a tour of LAVC Valley Glen Gateway, a tour of the Ford Amphitheater and played mini-golf.

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Pankow and Quatro Design Group completed the design and construction of Los Angeles Valley College's Community Services Center in Valley Glen

29 July 2015

Pankow and Quatro Design Group completed the design and construction of Los Angeles Valley College's Community Services Center in Valley Glen. In true design-build collaboration, the team worked together to

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SF Chronicle: First look at remodeled Herbst Theatre and Veterans Building

17 July 2015

Pankow is seismically renovating the 83 year old Herbst Theater which will reopen in September, as part of a two-year, $128 million seismic upgrade and improvement project of the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building.

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CREW SF The View: 270 Brannan

9 July 2015

CREW SF's The View features an article by Peter Pfau on 270 Brannan, a Class A office building we're designing, which is being developed by SKS/Mitsui Fudosan and built by Pankow Builders in SOMA. We're targeting LEED Platinum and Pankow is currently rocking the construction, expected to be complete in April 2016.

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Drone Demo at the San Fernando Valley Family Support Center Project

2 July 2015

At our last Citadel Group VDC/BIM meeting held in Pasadena, we had the opportunity to 'see the possibilities' and test drive a drone at our San Fernando Valley Project.

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Pankow Representative at CREW Network Convention

26 May 2015

This year’s Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network Convention, “The Rewards of Risk,” was held at the Loews Miami Beach. CREW San Francisco had 37

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Historic Theater's Retrofit a Tough Act to Stage

26 May 2015

The landmark Herbst Theatre in San Francisco's War Memorial Veterans Building will look much the same when theatergoers return in September—if all goes according to plan.

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2000 Days

26 May 2015

On Wednesday, January 21, Dick Walterhouse hosted a lunch for the Hawaii region in recognition of reaching 2000 days without a recordable injury. He kicked off the lunch

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San Francisco Chronicle: New S.F. police headquarters commands respect, if not love

25 May 2015

The newly completed Public Safety Building is home to San Francisco’s police headquarters, a neighborhood police station and a fire station.

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Bishop O’Dowd’s Center for Environmental Studies (CES) Building

22 May 2015

Congratulations to the Pankow team of Jim Coyle, Marielle Price and Allan Wallis for their work on Bishop O’Dowd’s Center for Environmental Studies (CES) Building.

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Pankow Received 2014 Excellence in Safety Award

12 February 2015

On February 12, 2015, on behalf of the Pankow team, James Downey accepted the 2014 Excellence in Safety award from the Construction Employer Association (CEA).

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AIA San Fernando Valley 28th Annual Installation and Design Awards

7 February 2015

On February 7th, a few Pankow employees attended the AIA San Fernando Valley 28th Annual Installation and Design Awards Banquet at the Woodland Hills Country Club.

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Fraying Civic Center Landmark Getting Its Glory Back

5 December 2014

San Francisco’s Veterans Building doesn’t have the luster of Civic Center neighbors such as City Hall or the War Memorial Opera House. There’s no gold-tipped dome

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Emerson Achieved LEED Gold Certification

1 December 2014

The Emerson (aka Grand Avenue Parcel M) has achieved LEED Gold Certification under the LEED for New Construction Rating System with a total of 61 points.

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Cathedral Hill Hospital Completed "First and Largest" Foundation

25 November 2014

On November 25, 2014, Cathedral Hill Hospital successfully completed the “first & largest” foundation. The pour consisted of 810 CY of concrete placed in 6.5 hours

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Memorial at SFPD Headquarters Will Honor Fallen Officers

18 November 2014

The installation is supposed to inspire both reverence and contemplation. Every name on the wall tells a story. Matt Bloesch was just

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Pankow at Bisnow

17 November 2014

On Monday, November 17, Oakland Mayor-elect Libby Schaaf, joined by the city's top developers, explained why the stars are aligning--and what's still a little off center

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San Francisco Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony

10 October 2014

On Friday October 10th, crowds gathered to dedicate the San Francisco Veterans Memorial to our Nation’s Veterans in honor of their service. With completion of the

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"Small Project Challenges and Keys to Success"

1 October 2014

The La Salle High School Design Build team presented at this year's DBIA conference on the topic of "Small Project Challenges and Keys to Success".

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Kaiser in Cerritos, CA Completed

1 January 2014

Pankow and its design partners successfully renovated a quality healthcare facility for Kaiser's community-at-large in Cerritos, California. With spacious interiors

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