The bulldozers arrived on May 14!

Some foliage was cleared and the old playground removed to expand the parking lot.

Out with the old, clunky Community Room furniture to make room for the new.

It's official - the Brandt Construction sign is up!

Bulldozers cruise through the parking lot.

It takes a lot of machine power to tear out the old ramp to the 1st floor.

All 214 windows will be refurbished for energy efficiency and safety.

The 3rd floor Community Room begins its transformation.

The old carpet comes up.

The bulldozers are moving a lot of dirt!

The temporary fence keeps everyone safe.

With the playground temporarily gone, hopscotch is a favorite outdoor activity.

The new parking lot is beginning to take shape.

Another view from the existing parking lot shows how much more space we will have once it's completed.

The Community Room is ready for some big improvements.

This storage space in the Community Room will be very useful.

Masonry work on the chimney is a high-rise job.

The dirt pile continues to grow.

The new ramp is beginning to take shape.

This space will be used temporarily for staff offices, then permanently as a fitness center.

The permanent ramp wall is up.

Work continues refurbishing the windows with use of a "bucket truck".

Windows line the ramp area.

Workers use a giant vacuum on the roof in preparation for a new one.

The vacuum sucks tons of rocks off the roof and makes quite a racket!

Nearly one mile of cables and wires is required for our new state-of-the-art security camera system.

Installation of the cables and wires takes place throughout the building.

Work continues on the parking lot.

Concrete is poured for the floor of the ramp.

New storage cabinets arrived for the first floor just inside the ramp.

Dry wall is applied to a half wall to create a safe space for kids to play while their mothers workout in the new fitness center.

New cabinets are installed on the outside of the storage closet in the Community Room.

Our state-of-the-art security camera system will allow five staff at once to pull up views of all cameras from their computers.

The 3rd floor Community Room gets a fresh new look with paint.

The parking lot continues as a work in progress.

The curbs and sidewalks are starting to appear in the parking lot.

The curbs are set in the parking lot.

The fabulous new ramp is finished.

The chimney repair has been completed.

Looking at the new section of the parking lot (already with more than 20 spaces!) from the bottom of the steps leading to the main entrance

Looking at the main entrance from the new parking lot

Half of the parking lot is complete.

Tearing up the old parking lot for restructuring and resurfacing.

Refurbished windows in the hallway

The Community Room is painted a lovely cafe au lait color with thinly striped, colorful wallpaper below.

The drywall is up in the fitness center.

The sink is intalled in the Community Room.

Workers lay down the cool purple linoleum accents in the Community Room floor.

The second half of the parking lot is cleared for resurfacing.

The orange and white barrels let everyone know that we are definitely a construction zone. Preparation begins for the new gate placement.

The floor is finished in the Community Room, and the beautiful chair rail is being installed.

A meeting space on the first floor is finished!

A close-up look at the cool, recessed fluorescent lighting in the new meeting space. It is surprisingly "soft".

The floor and trim are installed in the fitness center. If all goes as scheduled, it will be the temporary office space to five staff members on July 20.

The offices of five staff have been temporarily relocated from the second floor to the first floor in the space that will become the fitness center.

Nancy Fabrizio, a volunteer of many talents, installs the curtains she made for the new office space.

Three other staff are sharing the space that formerly housed the children's computer lab.

Lianne and Brandt Construction workers check out the new roof.

A view from the parking lot showing the old gate (on the left) and the placement of the new gate (on the right).

The residents' mailboxes are moved to the first floor, as the last piece of the transition puzzle, in preparation for the second floor demolition.

Just five hours into the project, the second floor demolition is well underway! This is the old lobby area, which will house the new reception area, one other staff office, a new meeting space and the employee break room.

Two second floor apartments will be reconfigured into four staff offices. The two apartments were relocated to the first floor. The wall between them is being knocked out.

Lianne checks out the new construction partners thank you sign.

Lighting and ceiling tiles are going up in the Community Room.

Checking upholstery samples colors against the floor

This space was two one-bedroom apartments and will become four offices. Two new one-bedroom apartments were added to the first floor.

This is space was previously occupied by two offices (two of the four going in the space at the left). It will become the women's computer lab.

The lobby is definitely looking under construction.

View from office spaces looking into the lobby

The new offices are being framed.

Hand rails were installed on the ramp.

The brick for the wall around the new playground was delivered.

Preparation for the new entrance is underway.

A new doorway was cut through 14 inches of brick.

A close-up of the new doorway

The drywall has been delivered and part of the glass block has been moved to the opposite side of the lobby.

The drywall is up in the new office space.

A view of the new front desk area

A brick wall was built around the southeast corner of the building. This space will be a beautiful garden in memory of two dear Coburn Place friends, June and Fred Blaydes.

The huge pile of dirt has been cleared to make room for the new playground.

The curbs for the new entrance have been poured. Now all we need is the new gate.

The painting begins!

New sidewalks were poured.

The cement mixer is a familiar sight on our grounds.

The cool furniture for the Community Room arrived.

Another look at the new chairs and tables for the Community Room.

Light fixtures in the Community Room

Work began on the wall that will surround the playground.

Another look at the progress of the wall

Posts for the new gate were installed.

Counters have been installed in the reception area.

Cabinets, overhead lighting and ceiling tiles are going up in the staff work room.

The wall that will encompass the playground is in place.

Another view of the wall and the playground area

The brick is almost complete on the outside of the wall.

The entrance and ramp to the 1st floor

The difficult to navigate S-turn ramp

The playground, which was donated to School #74

A little used area on the west side where the new playground will be

Another look at the new playground site

The small, cramped parking lot

The 3rd floor Community Room