California City Scoop: Construction Starts in Los Angeles

Total Construction Spending Expected to Decline by More Than 3% This Year

Weakness in non-residential and non-building activity will more than offset a rise in residential work

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City Grill

Scott Kelsey
Managing Principal
CO Architects

LA’s strong institutional market may see changes ahead, Kelsey says, particularly in health care with new outpatient and ambulatory care facilities. He calls the K-12 market “robust,” particularly with the LA school district’s ambitious building program featuring new construction and modernization. This strength will continue as other area school systems look at bond measures and expenditures. “Higher-education clients are going through a steady but cautious period as they need to be extra thoughtful on capital expenditures,” he says.

Firm in Focus

Clune Construction Co.
350 S. Grand Ave., Ste. 1600
President, West Region: Bob Dahlstrom
Employees: 63
Founded: 1997
What’s New: The firm’s projects include AECOM offices at One California Plaza, DIRECTV, Eataly Los Angeles and the Latham & Watkins offices at 10250 Constellation.