Described in another section of this website, this building was essentially unoccupied due to its reputation as having a very poor HVAC system.

The problem was so bad the primary tenant had threatened litigation if the problems were not repaired.

At the request of the owner, our Team performed a thorough investigation of the entire building and discovered that most of the tenant spaces had slab-to-slab walls that eliminated the return air path from the occupied areas. 

In addition, the previous owner had a contractor designed lighting retrofit that utilized a two-tube T-8 design with a reflector to increase light output.  Unfortunately,  no one on their team had realized that the only return air path out of the tenant spaces was through the light troffer return air openings.  When the reflectors were installed in the light fixtures, the return air path into the plenum was blocked.  To promote proper air flow, several hundred 2'x2' perforated grills were added to allow return air to enter the return air plenum, and over two hundred 2' tall by 4' wide openings were cut in the slab-to-slab demising walls to allow the return plenum to function properly.

Additional changes were made to the refrigeration equipment, and a new Siemens DDC system was added to the building, the building was fully commissioned, and in a very short period of time word on the street changed from very negative to very positive concerning this building.

This building is now fully leased out, and has taken tenants from nearby competing buildings.

600 B. Street | 701 B. Street | 8383 Wilshire | Arden Norwalk