IT LOOKS LIKE "SPRING CLEANING" AROUND HERE

“Spring Cleaning” has started early at The Inn on the Pond. As we come down to the last few weeks of construction and we complete portions of the building, we are moving materials around and cleaning up behind us as we move to the next section. Storage space is at a premium, but materials keep coming. They are temporarily stored wherever we can find a spot. As you look through the photos, you may still notice stacks of building materials, as well as what looks to be a whole lot of paper and plastic over the floors, counters, fixtures, etc. They may not make for a pretty picture, but they do make for a beautiful end product as they protect the new finishes from scratches, dents, paint splatters, etc. Please be patient – the protective coverings will be coming off and everything will be organized and in its proper place very soon.

The first thing you may notice as you approach the building is that all scaffolding has been removed. he exterior stucco and painting are finished and the building is ready for the decorative stone to be set in place in January. If you make it around to the back of the building, you will see we have some landscaping in place! ValleyCrest had to plant the large trees prior to pouring the concrete for the Promenade to prevent the heavy equipment from damaging and breaking up the concrete once it was in place. Once the trees were planted, Gilbert & Byrd began prepping and pouring the concrete. At the same time, B.R.W. was busy on the south side of the property laying the first lift of asphalt and installing the curbs for the south parking lot.

As you enter the building you will once again notice that all scaffolding has been removed. The majority of the overhead mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection is complete and most of the drywall is in place and finished. The residential units on the first floor of the two towers are basically finished and “locked down” to prevent unnecessary traffic in and out of the rooms, thereby preventing potential damage to the finishes. As each floor is finished it will be closed off to traffic and ready and waiting for the cleaning crew to come in at the end of the project. As the residential towers are completed the subcontractors are moving to the rest of the building to finish their scopes of work. There is still a lot of work to get done in the non-resident areas (Kitchen, Assembly, Multipurpose Room, etc.) to have the building ready for the final inspections and issuance of certificate of occupancy in February.

There is still a lot of activity that has to take place throughout the month of January. But, in the not-to-distant future, the construction will be finished, equipment will be tested and tweaked, the cleaners will have made their way through the building, all the landscaping will be planted and growing, and the last stripe will be painted on the parking lot. It will be time to turn the keys over to the new owners.

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