Past Experience

ADAM M. GRECO, S.E.

PAST EXPERIENCE:

Historic Building Renovation and Strengthening:

540 S. Broadway – Arcade Building (12 Story, steel frame, built in 1920’s) Adaptive Re-use seismic strengthening and renovation project, Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles.  Strengthened the building with concrete shear walls and frames.  The strengthening was optimized using nonlinear evaluation techniques per criteria contained in FEMA-356.  The seismic strengthening was based on the City of Los Angeles Adaptive Re-use Ordinance.  Degenkolb Engineers.

540 S. Broadway- Arcade Building, Los Angeles. Past project experience with Degenkolb Engineers; Adaptive reuse of 12-story steel framed office building.

Rowan Building (12 Story, steel frame, built in 1910) Adaptive Re-use Renovation, Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles, CA, Designed new concrete frames and shear walls for the seismic strengthening of an existing steel framed building that has hollow clay tile floor arches.  Risha Engineering.

Biscuit Lofts (8 story, steel frame, built in 1924) Adaptive Re-use Renovation, Los Angeles, California, Designed the seismic strengthening for the conversion of the manufacturing building to residential lofts.  The seismic strengthening included adding new concrete core walls and foundations.  The strengthening was optimized using nonlinear evaluation techniques per criteria contained in FEMA-356.  The conversion included new roof top units, a new concrete parking structure, and a new mechanical platform.  Risha Engineering.

Victor Clothing Building; Seismic strengthening and adaptive re-use renovation of a 4-story non-ductile concrete building.  Seismic strengthening included adding concrete shear walls.  Downtown Los Angeles.  Degenkolb Engineers.

University of Redlands Memorial Chapel Seismic Strengthening and renovation of historic structure.  Seismic strengthening included strengthening the wood roof diaphragm with new steel bracing connected to the concrete walls.  Redlands, California.  Degenkolb Engineers.

Arden Estate (Three story hollow clay tile building, Built 1915) Single Family Residential Renovation and Voluntary Seismic Upgrade, Pasadena, California.  Risha Engineering.

San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot Seismic Strengthening, San Bernardino, California, Provided structural engineering services for the seismic retrofit of a 60,000 sf concrete building originally constructed in 1917.   Degenkolb Engineers.

Hotel Del Coronado (wood framed, built in 1888) Seismic Strengthening, Coronado California, The project involved the seismic strengthening of the original signature Ballroom, Crown Room, Main Lobby, and the guest room wings.  The seismic strengthening was based on the California Historical Building Code.  The construction was phased with portions of the hotel open to guests.  Degenkolb Engineers.

Hotel Del Coronado (URM) Smokestack Seismic Strengthening, Coronado California, Provided structural engineering services for the seismic retrofit of an existing 100 foot tall URM smokestack.  A new shotcrete interior lining was added the full height of the stack.  The underlying bearing soils were strengthened by the compaction grouting method.   Degenkolb Engineers.

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Renovations – Provided structural engineering design services for architectural improvements to the 1920’s historic concrete hotel building.  Improvements included; converting a second floor room into a bar with two bowling lanes, renovating the Johnny Grant Suite, upgrading the roof to an exclusive bar and roof deck.  The bowling lanes required supporting pinsetter machines on new steel framing that span to support points located on the existing concrete structure capable of supporting the additional loads.  The new roof top deck required extending two new stairs from the hotel’s existing internal stair cases through the roof framing for access.   Brandow & Johnston.

Seismic Strengthening and Renovation  Projects:

Toy Loft; Seismic strengthening and adaptive re-use renovation of a 6-story, 1920’s non-ductile concrete industrial building.  Seismic strengthening included adding concrete shear walls.  Los Angeles, California.  Degenkolb Engineers.

Toy Box Flats; Seismic strengthening and adaptive re-use renovation of two 7-story buildings; one 1950’s non-ductile concrete frame and a 1910 steel frame with masonry infill.  Seismic strengthening included adding concrete shear walls.  Downtown Los Angeles, California.  Brandow & Johnston.

2117 East 7th Place (URM) Seismic Strengthening, Los Angeles, California.  Degenkolb Engineers.

6th Street Lofts Adaptive Re-use Renovation, Los Angeles, California. Converted an early 20th century warehouse to live-work lofts by adding a new second floor to the interior of select portions of the floor plan.  New concrete masonry block (URM) core walls and shear walls provided the building’s seismic resistance.  Risha Engineering.

6th Street Lofts, Los Angeles. Past project experience with Risha Engineering Group; Adaptive reuse of early 20th century warehouse.

1300 Factory Place; Seismic strengthening and adaptive re-use renovation of a 4-story, 1920’s non-ductile concrete industrial building.  Seismic strengthening included adding concrete shear walls.  Los Angeles, California.  Risha Engineering.

360 South Alameda Street; Seismic strengthening and adaptive re-use renovation of a 5-story, 1920’s non-ductile concrete industrial building.  Seismic strengthening included adding concrete shear walls.  Los Angeles, California.  Risha Engineering.

915 Mateo (3 story concrete building) Seismic Strengthening,

Los Angeles, California.  Risha Engineering.

816 South Grand Parking Renovation,

Downtown Los Angeles, California.  Risha Engineering.

Sather Gate Garage Seismic Strengthening of a 5-story non-ductile concrete frame parking structure.  Seismic strengthening included adding exterior steel braced frames.  Berkeley, California.  Degenkolb Engineers.

5 Rose Avenue (6 story, URM) remodel,

Venice, California.  Brandow & Johnston.

Fox Studio Store (URM) Seismic Strengthening,

Los Angeles, California.  Risha Engineering.

Building Evaluations:

ANJAC Fashion Buildings Seismic Evaluations; 9th and Broadway Building, Orpheum Theater, and 834 S. Broadway.  Downtown Historic Core, Los Angeles, California.  Degenkolb Engineers.

846 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA; Historic Orpheum Theatre.  Structural evaluation and recommendations for structural improvements to stage grid and head block rigging system.  Degenkolb Engineers.

110 West Ocean Boulevard (14 story concrete office building). Building evaluation and seismic strengthening recommendations for hotel and residential conversion of 1920’s concrete office building.

110 West Ocean Blvd. Long Beach. Past project experience with Degenkolb Engineers; Structural evaluation and seismic upgrade recommendations for hotel and residential conversion of 1920‘s concrete office building.

Past project experience with Risha Engineering Group; developed schematic seismic strengthening scheme for adaptive reuse conversion to hotel.

217 East 8th Street (12 story, steel framed building) Seismic Strengthening Budget Recommendations, Downtown Los Angeles, California.  Risha Engineering.

712 South Olive Building Evaluation,

Downtown Los Angeles, California.  Risha Engineering.

315 W. 9th Street, Coast Savings Building (12 story, steel frame) Seismic Strengthening Recommendations, Downtown Los Angeles, California.  Risha Engineering.

Municipal Services Building Base Isolation Study (steel framed building),

Glendale, California.  Degenkolb Engineers.

City of Glendale City owned buildings post earthquake welded steel moment frame connection surveys; performed detailed structural inspections per FEMA-267 criteria of two steel framed buildings after the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.  City of Glendale, California,  Degenkolb Engineers.

High Rise, and Large Foundation Design

Atlantic Time Square Mixed Use Development, (concrete and steel),

Monterey Park, California.  Provided full structural engineering design services for three levels of below grade parking, above grade concrete podium structures containing retail and five levels of metal framed residential construction.   The project consisted of 210 new residential units, 1,6254 parking stalls all below grade, and a total of 1,305,300 square feet of construction.  Also included in the project was the structural design of a steel framed 72,000 square foot theater, for Risha

712 Fifth Avenue, New York; Structural analysis and design of 53-story concrete tube office building.  Analyzed concrete system for thermal effects; designed concrete elements to resist wind and thermal stresses,  Weiskopf & Pickworth.

Office Building, London, England; Structural analysis and design of 18 story steel braced frame for gravity and wing loads; designed the building’s gravity framing and lateral wind system,  Weiskopf & Pickworth.

Southland Cityplace, Dallas Texas; Structural design of 42-story concrete and steel office tower.  Designed concrete shear walls and frames for wind loads; designed steel gravity framing considering differential shortening between steel and concrete columns,  Weiskopf & Pickworth.

Merck Co. Inc. Headquarters, New Jersey; Construction support during the construction of large retaining wall and mat foundations,  Weiskopf & Pickworth.

AWARDS:

James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation Silver Award - Seismic Retrofit of the Sather Gate Parking Garage, Berkeley California.   Degenkolb Engineers.

2009 Los Angeles Conservancy Historic Preservation Award for Biscuit Company Lofts Adaptive Reuse of the 1925 Nabisco west coast headquarters into 104 live/work lofts with ground floor retail.   Risha Engineering.

PUBLICATIONS:

Modern Steel Construction, December 1997

PRESENTATIONS:

Presenter at the 2000 Structural Engineering Association of California (SEAOC) annual meeting. 

Topic: Seismic Retrofit of the Hotel Del Coronado.