HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA— GlobeSt.com has learned exclusively that commercial builder Bernards recently provided the oversight for a helicopter lift during the construction of UDR's Pacific City multifamily residential complex here, offering a fast solution at half the price of a crane. Pacific City is a 516-unit complex located at 21002 Pacific Coast Hwy. here.
The helicopter, trailing heavy climate-control units attached to it by cable, placed eight units, one by one, onto the roofs of the residential buildings. The live action can be viewed at BernardsPacificCityHeliLift.
The helicopter lift was planned to help keep the budget in line for the high-visibility, prestigious project. Most construction projects rely on cranes, but space was limited at the Pacific City development site.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
