CORNERSTONE HOUSING PARTNERS LP (3)

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Scope of Work — Cornerstone Apartments Cornerstone Apartments is a multifamily affordable housing development that consists of 126 one- and two -bedroom units. The project is located at 805-904 S. Minnie Street, Santa Ana, California. There are eight separate two story buildings that were originally constructed in 1961. The last substantial renovation was in 2003. The buildings are two-story walkups with wood framing and a stucco exterior. There are currently 179 parking spaces on -site, with at least 46 of them being tuck -under spaces. The project is slated to receive approximately 6.3 million dollars' worth of rehabilitation work. This rehabilitation work is expected to increase the useful life of the property as well as improve the living conditions of current residents. There are several major Items included in this work. Eight of 126 current units will be converted into full ADA compliant accessible units. This work will involve demolition of existing walls, abatement, installation of insulation, and electrical panel upgrades. The scope of work is meant to increase unit size space and reconfigure the layout so that it is ADA compliant. There will also be ADA sitework in terms of parking and path of travel. The current scope of work will repave designated areas for ADA accessibility and create ADA markers, signs, and bumpers. One of the major issues identified at the property was the lack of parking for residents. To address this, the project will be installing a car lift system to increase the parking capacity onsite. This car lift system will be located on existing parking spaces at the 810/816 and 828/904 apartments. The car lift system is being manufactured by Klaus Multiparking and will be a standalone two-story structure with a puzzle system. The car lift system will add 30 additional stalls to the project. There will also be the installation of photovoltaic panels on top of a carport structure adjacent to the car lifts, and on top of the adjacent roof. These PV panels will help residents save on their energy costs. There will also be the installation of a solar thermal hot water system. Exterior work will also include the recoating of all elevated deck areas, new silicone roofs, general exterior repairs, and a seismic retrofit of the tuck under parking. The seismic retrofit will install shear panels that are meant to better reinforce the soft story created by the tuck under parking. The existing windows will be replaced with new vinyl dual glazed retrofit windows. The exterior of the buildings will also be repainted. Interior work will include the installation of new Energy Star appliances, bathroom fixtures, maple shaker cabinets and countertops, new blinds, wall heaters, LEED light fixtures, and other general repairs. New acoustic dampening flooring will be installed on the second story units.