Los Angeles, California
PARKING STRUCTURE
“My analogy is that McCarthy built the parking structure like a Swiss clock.”
—Stanley Westfall, project manager, University of Southern California
Significant (and largely unforeseen) utility relocations, close proximity to an operational hotel, plus the careful coordination of all embed locations for architectural pre-cast components were among the challenges facing McCarthy’s USC project team.
The $20 million, 8-level, 1,193-space structure included a cast-in-place, post-tensioned long span concrete moment frame. “What struck me immediately was that McCarthy didn’t approach the project like it was ‘just a parking structure’ – their process was identical to the approach they’d take on a large healthcare project. Our punchlist at the end was very minimal and was completed with zero delay,” said the university’s Stan Westfall. An extensive brick façade also was included. McCarthy currently has 24 parking structures in preconstruction or construction in Southern California. Architects: AC Martin Partners, Inc., Los Angeles; Parkitects, Inc., Irvine, Calif.
