Richlen Construction's Contracting Services help Revitalize Oakland's Eastmont Town Center Mall
Built in 1970, Eastmont Mall, located at 7200 Bancroft Avenue is a two-level, two building facility spanning 200,000 sq-ft. Richlen's contract with Owner, ScanlanKemperBard and Transwestern (Property Management at the time), along with Project Broker, Cornish & Carey outlined a 30-week construction schedule.
Richlen's challenge to keep construction from interrupting retailers and tenants during regular business hours.
Pedestrian protection, traffic control, and security were of high priority to the Owner and Richlen. Barricaded pathways helped steer pedestrian traffic to and from the mall.
The scope entailed two (2) buildings, the West and East Mall Buildings. New infrastructure and structural to the interior and exterior included:
- New interior and exterior color palette
- Design-Build elements,
- Demolish Escalators &
- Roof and skylights,
- New elevator, excavate elevator pit, new forms and concrete
- New seating areas
- Interior carpeting, flooring, furnishings and paint.
- Hardscape consisted of re-paving and striping parking lot, site concrete, light-poles, curbs & sidewalks, landscape, and irrigation.
- Exterior canopy
- Metal roofing, flashing, coping, & new drain piping