Highlights

•     Renovated a 3,900 sq. ft. suite to create a reception area, numerous private offices, a conference room, and break room

•     Installed pre-engineered vinyl plank flooring to create the appearance of natural hardwood, and attractive faux brick wall and counter treatments

•     Dealt with COVID-19 delays and other obstacles and worked to complete the project on budget in a timely fashion

LifeStance is a national team of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists who provide emotional wellness care to individuals in need. Pacific Coast Psychiatric Associates (PCPA) is part of that team — offering a variety of outpatient services.

When PCPA was looking to open a new facility in the southern San Francisco Bay Area, the practice quickly settled on the newly renovated Solar Row at Winchester building —and arranged to have the tenant improvements handled by SiliconX Construction.

Challenge

The most difficult challenge facing SiliconX in improving the almost 3,900 sq. ft. space was dealing with the local COVID-19 shutdown. Work began in early March and then had to be paused for weeks due to the pandemic. When the project resumed, SiliconX was required to comply with very stringent guidelines set forth by the county’s public health department to keep the construction site safe.

SiliconX needed to ensure that the project remained on a tight timeframe, while continually keeping both Solar Row’s owner and LifeStance/PCPA up to date.

Solution

Work started with a complete demolition of the existing interiors. SiliconX then created a comfortable reception area and numerous private offices for patient counseling — in addition to a conference room and kitchen/break room for the staff.

The flooring throughout is pre-engineered luxury vinyl plank that’s highly functional, while looking like real hardwood. The upscale design also called for a faux brick wall, as well as faux brick under the counter in the reception area.

The flooring throughout is pre-engineered luxury vinyl plank that’s highly functional, while looking like real hardwood. The upscale design also called for a faux brick wall, as well as faux brick under the counter in the reception area.

Results

LifeStance and PCPA chose SiliconX for the tenant improvements because of the quality of work that SiliconX did in renovating the full three-story, 72,000 sq. ft. Solar Row at Winchester office complex — which is managed and leased by Borelli Investment Company. The Solar Row location was selected due to the high-quality building amenities, as well as its proximity to suburban Silicon Valley and the many technology workers and other professionals residing in the South Bay area.

Improvements were completed on budget and as dictated by the revised timeline due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 shutdown. PCPA, which is conducting all sessions via teleconsult at the present time, looks forward to taking full advantage of the inviting, upgraded space once the pandemic allows in-person patient care again.