The Market at 9th and Flower is a mixed-use complex in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. The lofts span six stories above a street-level retail space that includes the area’s first supermarket since the 1950s. Lofts range from 650 square feet to 1,450 square feet. The 267 chic flex lofts have private residents-only parking.

A few months before the construction start date, the owner deleted the separate parking component, added another story to the building, reorganized some of the housing units, and changed the architect. In order to start on the original date while maintaining the budget, PCL worked in a collaborative manner to drive the preconstruction effort in a short period of time. PCL was able to achieve the owner’s goals by splitting the project into separate contract phases and guaranteeing the price on a phase-by-phase basis. Organizing bid packages and buy-outs to support a timely start and flow, using design-assist subcontractors for key trades, and working with the owner to add subcontractors and update the budget in a controlled fashion allowed for detailed scope adjustments and design revisions to occur within the overall project budget constraints.