The fire-life safety infrastructure, including the mechanical smoke control system of the new tower, was combined with the existing building’s system, effectively turning the two towers into one building. Impressively, the project team did not miss a single concrete placement date.
Each floor consisted of two concrete placements-there was a placement every three days from March 23 until August 14 when the structure was topped out. The tower’s post-tensioned concrete structure was completed on a one-floor-per-week schedule from level three to the top. The building’s exterior is constructed of panelized curtainwall and EIFS. The roofline of the new tower features a large “swooping” architectural screen wall that is 38′ tall at its highest point. The new tower’s interior features high-end modern finishes which were completed on an aggressive, fast-paced schedule. This new tower connects to the existing tower, and like the first, it has 402 keys, bringing the total room count to 1,065. O’Neil had the honor of building on the Harrah’s Southern California Resort property in Valley Center. Phase VII is the second 21-story hotel tower W.E. O’Neil has enjoyed a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians in Valley Center, California.
