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Cecilia Chouhy Promoted to Associate at Mogavero Architects

Mogavero Architects is pleased to announce that Cecilia Chouhy has been promoted to Associate at our Sacramento offices. Cecilia has been an integral member of the Mogavero Architects staff for over fifteen years, and her strong creativity and understanding of construction and building systems brings a high level of quality during all phases of design. We recognize her commitment to design excellence, dedication to client service, and mentorship. Cecilia was chosen for this promotion because she exemplifies professionalism, displays technical and design expertise, and constantly distinguishes herself as a key contributor to many of our projects. Each project that she has touched has been elevated substantially as a result of her unique contributions. During her tenure, she has contributed to many of the firm’s most heralded projects including Maple Park in Live Oak, UC Davis Tercero Student Housing, the Lohse Apartments on Vernon Street in Roseville, and (of course) the Mogavero Architects offices at 1331 T Street in Sacramento. Cecilia attended the School of Architecture and Urbanism, University of the Republic, Uruguay where she attained her Bachelor in Architecture degree. As a student, she earned an international architectural masterworks tour where she visited 27 countries on four continents within a 9-month period. After working for several years in Uruguay, she began her career at Mogavero Architects in 2004 as a designer. She has worked diligently and became a Project Manager and, now, an Associate. Over the years she has earned the respect and trust of our clients and her colleagues. Please join us in congratulating Cecilia on her promotion!

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Jay Hyde Earns CCCA Certification

Mogavero Architects’ very own Jay Hyde has earned the Construction Specification Institute’s Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) credential. The CCCA certification is awarded to construction professionals demonstrating expertise in the field of Construction Administration. By passing with flying colors, Mr. Hyde has displayed a high level of knowledge in quality assurance, bidding & negotiating procedures, as well as all documentation relating to the construction process. As a Certified Construction Contract Administrator, Jay Hyde will continue to offer valuable Construction Documentation and Construction Administration knowledge to the firm. Congratulations Jay!

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Main Street Plaza Progress

Our latest project in Roseville with Meta Housing – Main Street Plaza will enhance the downtown area. So cool! We look forward to seeing the progress and we’ll keep you posted.

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Mogavero Works From Home

Mogavero Architects has successfully transitioned to remote work for the time being during California’s Shelter-in-Place orders. For our staff, this means that our workspaces look a little different lately compared to the ones we are used to at our 1331 T Street office in Downtown Sacramento. Working remotely from our home offices has taken some getting used to, but the temporary change in scenery hasn’t stopped our creative team! Take a look at some of the many new views from Mogavero Architects’ home workspaces.

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Main Street Plaza Construction Update

A collaboration with Meta Housing Corporation, Main Street Plaza is a mixed use, affordable multifamily project located on an active corner in Roseville’s Old Town neighborhood. Aimed at revitalizing the Old Town and downtown areas of Roseville, the community fills a vacant lot formerly occupied by the Roseville Hotel, and will provide much needed housing and new retail opportunities to the area. Two 4-story buildings include 65 residences, offices and 3,000 square feet of retail space. The one, two and three bedroom apartments continue to address the City of Roseville’s plan to increase affordable housing for the local workforce, and also includes units for veterans and special needs populations. Construction is expected to complete in the fall of 2020.

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UC Davis Tercero Student Housing 4 Nationally Recognized

Mogavero Architects’ UC Davis Tercero Student Housing Phase 4 has received a 2019 Silver Best in American Living Award (BALA) in the Multifamily Student Housing category by The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Award levels were announced at the International Builders’ Show last week. A partnership with Brown Construction, the 506-bed student housing development on the University of California, Davis campus features three four-story buildings on a 3.6 acre site formerly occupied by the campus’ Leach Hall. Tercero 4 features 10 floor communities of first-time Freshman student residences, verdant outdoor common spaces, a large conference center, and a recreation room. View more on the Tercero Student Housing 4 project information page.

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Mercy Pedalers Collects Donations

Over the last couple of weeks Mogavero Architects’ staff has been collecting socks, toiletry products, scarfs, blankets, sleeping bags, tents, cash and homemade baked goods. We delivered our collection of items to Mercy Pedalers at an event held this morning in Cesar Chavez Park to donate to the homeless community in Sacramento. The event was well attended and the Mercy Pedalers staff was dressed in festive attire and led a parade of kazoo-ers around the park. Sister Libby Fernandez and the Mercy Pedalers staff and volunteers, with the help of KCRA’s Financial Expert Kelly Brothers, passed out donated items to homeless as they filled up donated backpacks and bags with much needed items. Mogavero Architects was happy to help collect items for the homeless community. Thank you to Mercy Pedalers for the work they do in our community and organizing such a worthy event.

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Jay Hyde Receives Code Development Award

Mogavero Architects’ code authority Jay Hyde has been awarded the 2019 Code Development Award from the Sacramento Valley Association of Building Officials (SVABO). SVABO has recognized Jay with the award for outstanding service each year since 2011. Jay’s expertise touches every project Mogavero Architects takes on, providing code analysis, quality control and plan review. His wide-ranging capabilities in all phases of architectural practice also include estimating, constructability analysis and specifications, as well as construction documents and support. Currently, Jay is Chair of the SVABO Code Development and Review Committee, a post he has held since 2013. His other professional affiliations include: Chair, California Association of Building Officials (CalBO) Outreach and Communications Committee Member, CalBO State Licensing Board Committee Director, Construction Specifications Institute, Sacramento Chapter Architect Representative, California State Building Standards Commission Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical and Energy Code Advisory Committee Member, Los Angeles Basin International Code Council (LABICC) Administration Committee Jay’s vast knowledge and exposure to building officials throughout the State provide an incredible asset to the Mogavero team. Congratulations to Jay on his many achievements!

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Moment of Truth on Climate by David Mogavero

Moment of truth on climate: 2020 sales tax plan must focus on transit, not freeways. By David Mogavero David Mogavero’s essay appears in this week’s Sacramento News and Review. In the next several weeks, our elected officials are writing a measure for the November 2020 ballot to levy a sales tax for transportation funding in Sacramento County. Will the expenditure plan for this measure provide operational support for transit to get more people off our highways; make walking and biking safer; offer mobility assistance for disabled, kids and elderly; and maybe support for affordable housing at transit stations? Or will it simply add to our dependence on expensive automobiles by making roads wider and more hazardous and increasing congestion? (I understand that new freeway construction increasing congestion is counterintuitive, but it is true; it is called “induced demand” or “build it and they will come”). The Sacramento Transportation Authority will meet Thursday, Dec. 12 and Jan. 9 to discuss the expenditure plan. We know that spending money on widening roads also increases air pollutants, including those that cause climate change, and reduces funds to support mobility for those who can’t drive, such as making suburban roads safer for pedestrian and bicyclists and supportive of new infill development on transit. Too often, road projects also use taxpayer money to subsidize infrastructure for land speculators who make hundreds of millions of dollars promoting more sprawl development. The vast majority of Sacramento County residents believe the science that climate change is caused by human activity. We would love to do things in our daily lives to lessen our personal impacts, including where we live and how we move around. We know that reducing car trips is the most important piece of a California climate change strategy. Our regional urban designs and transportation systems, however, often foreclose our ability to make those choices. That majority would very much like a vision for our community’s future that enhances accessibility, is safer and gentler on our lungs and more affordable. The average car costs about $10,000 per year. If a family can eliminate a car, the savings could make them eligible for $150,000 or more towards a home mortgage. Our ironic political challenge is that a possible majority of elected representatives on the STA board likely do not reflect such a vision. Some of them are stuck in the bankrupt transportation paradigms of the 1950s and 1960s. Los Angeles County has passed two ballot measures that are generating nearly $150 billion focused on transit, biking, and walking. If L.A., the land of cars, can begin the path to an economically more sustainable future, so can Sacramento. Go to sacta.org/a_board.html, find the name of your elected representative who sits on the board and call, email, text or ask them for a meeting. Tell them: You don’t want more roads, but want more transit and safer streets for bicycling and walking. You won’t be fooled by a measure that funds the road project down the street (that your neighbor told the pollsters they like) but sacrifices the quality of our county’s future. You will only support a transportation measure that moves our community to a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable future. This is most critical for those who live outside of the city of Sacramento, including in Citrus Heights, Arden Arcade, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove and North Highlands, etc. Please contact your representative now and voice your concerns. By February, it may be too late.