Marx Okubo proudly welcomes Craig Brenner, R.A., Alan Willig, R.A., and Giulia Alimonti, R.A., LEED AP to its White Plains Office and Dan Yntema, Jr., AIA to its Atlanta Office. Craig Brenner, Senior Associate, brings to Marx Okubo over 18 years of architectural, construction, and real estate experience managing residential, academic, hospitality, ski resort, assisted living, a...

The Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles was recently included in Condé Nast's 2014 List as one of the five best new design hotels in the world.  The hotel and restaurant are receiving rave reviews from press and patrons for their innovative design and service.  The property sits approximately one mile south of the Downtown Los Angeles Civic Center, near the arts, fashio...

California has adopted Senate Bill (SB) No. 407, which has been enacted into the state civil code for purposes of ensuring that the water supply in the state continues to be reliable and continues to support the economic and environmental health of California.  The bill applies to single-family residential, multi-family residential, and commercial properties built prior to...

It is our pleasure to announce the appointment of Fred Zanghi, AIA, LEED AP, to Assistant Vice President of the Northeast region and Paul Reginato, PE, to Assistant Vice President of the San Francisco office. Fred Zanghi joined us in February of 2013 and has brought a wealth of knowledge to the company in a short period of time.  Mr. Zanghi has over 25 years of architectur...

If you owned a home, residence, building, or other structure in the United States as of September 30, 2013, on which specific CertainTeed products were installed on or before September 30, 3013, you may be entitled to receive funds from the class action settlement that was approved on March 20, 2014. The settlement will resolve allegations that CertainTeed sold defective Weathe...

The California Building Standards Commission recently published the 2013 Edition of the California Building Code (CBC).  This code replaced the existing 2010 CBC standard and went into effect on January 1, 2014.  Several changes have been made to the code that will affect Marx Okubo's core services. As we work to represent property owners and lenders, Marx Okubo refer...

Christopher Lilley, Associate, brings 20 years of experience in the design and construction industry, including work on all phases of commercial, corporate, education, hospitality, multi-family, mixed use, and industrial projects. Project responsibilities include construction project management, property condition assessments, pre-construction project reviews, and owner’s repre...

The hotel market has been heating up, and Marx Okubo worked hard to support our clients in that sector in 2013. Marx Okubo condition assessment teams worked on over 65 hotel acquisitions for 23 different clients. The projects were distributed all across the country in 20 different states and represented over 6.5 million square feet of building area. The teams faced varied envir...

Again this year, Marx Okubo has adopted a family through Families Forward and is making the season brighter for a group of individuals who are facing challenges over the holiday season. Families Forward is a non-profit organization helping homeless and low-income families in Orange County, California, develop self-sufficiency through a variety of services, from food and ho...

Gary Cohn, AIA, and Christy Kim, AIA, CASp, from Marx Okubo's Irvine office spoke recently at the 2013 Pacific Oil Conference in Los Angeles. The presentation, called "Protect, Abide, and Provide" outlined the responsibilities that gas station operators face related to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Knowing the regulations, typical complaints, and cos...

As part of a strategic plan to better serve our clients in the Northeast region, Marx Okubo has consolidated the Connecticut and New York offices. The transition will improve operational efficiency and provide a stronger foundation in the region. Located near the heart of New York City in White Plains, the New York office is prepared for growth. "Combining our resources into on...

Demonstrating Marx Okubo's growth across the country, we are pleased to announce the addition of five new staff members: Philip Ragland, AIA, LEED AP, in the New York office; Shane Christian, AIA, NCARB, in the Dallas office; Carmen McCafferty, AIA, in the Seattle office; and Sean Paradine, AIA, and Joel Ochs, Associate AIA, Licensed GC, LEED GA, in the Southern California offi...

Marx Okubo is pleased to announce the addition of two new staff members: Keith Moore, PE, SE, in the Seattle office, and Mark Hulme, AIA, LEED AP, in the Pasadena office. Keith Moore, Senior Associate, has nearly 20 years experience in structural design for new construction, seismic retrofits, and water infiltration, including over 700 Tier 1 and Tier 2 facility surveys for the...

Marx Okubo welcomes Jeff Benham, AIA, LEED AP, to its headquarters in Denver. Jeff Benham, Associate, brings to Marx Okubo over 25 years of full-service architectural design experience, including programming, conceptual design, design development, construction documents, bidding administration, construction administration, and project close-out. Mr. Benham's responsibilities in...

Marx Okubo is pleased to announce the addition of three new staff members to the San Francisco office: Paul Reginato, PE; Ronald Brown, PE, CEM; and Theo Thanopoulos. Paul Reginato, Senior Associate, will use his numerous years of experience as an engineer for construction defect litigation support and forensic investigation services to provide property condition assessments, d...

BUILDER, the software system used by Marx Okubo's Atlanta office for the evaluation of over 500 buildings for the landmark Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) project, has been profiled in the September issue of Engineering News Record (ENR). The asset management software developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will now be required for all military facilities of th...