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Project Type
Residential, Multi-Family
Location
Los Angeles, California
Project Size
196,893 sq ft.
Date of Completion
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Architect/Client
Jamison Properties, Inc.
3460 Wilshire Electrical
Alex Yamada
Senior Project Manager, Retail Development and Construction,
Probity International Corporation
Project Overview
This project involves the conversion of an existing office building at 3460 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, into a 12-story live-work building with one below-grade level, encompassing a total area of 196,893 sq. ft. Lam+Tea Engineering will serve as the Electrical Engineer of Record, utilizing existing electrical plans prepared by Creative Engineering Group. Our team will continue the current design and provide electrical design revisions as directed by the client, ensuring code compliance, seamless integration, and alignment with the project’s functional and operational goals.
Project Scope
Mechanical Engineering – Engineer of Record Services:
Mechanical engineering services include full review of plan check submittal drawings for compliance with California Electrical Code, City of Los Angeles Electrical Code, and the Owner’s Project Requirements. Our team will meet with the client to review and incorporate design changes, including the conversion from hotel to live-work units and replacement of the existing main electrical switchboard. Services include preparing drawings for plan check submittal, coordinating with other disciplines, incorporating revisions for plan check review, constructability, and coordination, obtaining plan check approval, and preparing bid documents while providing clarification and interpretation of electrical drawings during the bidding process as needed.
Mechanical Engineering – Construction Administration Services:
During construction, our services include reviewing shop drawings and submittals, responding to Requests for Information (RFIs), evaluating change order proposals, and issuing field bulletin revisions as necessary. We will incorporate electrical changes initiated by other disciplines, provide periodic site visits and job site observations, attend construction meetings, review contractor-proposed substitutions, and prepare punch lists for final acceptance. These services ensure that the mechanical systems are installed accurately, coordinated with all disciplines, and fully compliant with project requirements.
Services
Mechanical Design
Highlights
Why Architects Choose Us
- Electrical Engineer of Record Experience – Responsibility assumed for electrical permit documents developed by a prior consultant.
- High-Rise Adaptive Reuse – Electrical infrastructure coordinated for an existing office-to-residential conversion.
- 12-Story Development – Electrical design continuity maintained throughout a multi-level high-rise property.
- 196,893 SF Building – Engineering support provided for a substantial adaptive reuse development.
- Live-Work Residential Conversion – Electrical infrastructure coordinated around the building’s new residential functionality.
- Existing Design Continuation – Prior engineering documents utilized as the basis for ongoing work.
- Plan Check Support – Electrical revisions prepared as the project progresses through permitting.
- Existing Building Integration – Revised electrical systems coordinated within the established high-rise framework.
- Vertical Electrical Coordination – Infrastructure considered across 12 stories and one below-grade level.
- Architect–Engineer Collaboration – Client-directed revisions coordinated with evolving architectural requirements.
- Design Continuity – Existing engineering work advanced without unnecessarily recreating established documentation.
- Constructability Focus – Electrical revisions developed with practical implementation within the existing building in mind.
We provide electrical engineering for multifamily architects working on office-to-residential conversions, live-work developments, high-rise adaptive reuse, existing-building renovations, and projects requiring Engineer of Record transitions or continuation of existing permit documents.
Multifamily & Adaptive Reuse Project Experience
Our relevant engineering experience includes:
- Office-to-residential adaptive reuse
- High-rise residential conversions
- Live-work developments
- Electrical Engineer of Record services
- Engineer of Record transitions
- Existing electrical design continuation
- Permit document revisions
- Plan check support
- Residential electrical infrastructure
- Vertical electrical distribution
- Existing-building integration
- Constructability coordination
