1401 Union Street – Simone

Notable KOR Structural Solutions

• The building integrates the desired mix for residential apartments as well as commercial spaces at level 1 and public and amenity spaces.
• The residential apartments from levels 6to 35 conform with the structural scheme and form the main portion of the tower.
• The east facing penthouse suites on level 36 have panoramic views of East Village and and Balboa Park.
• Roof top amenity for the residences containing an outdoor pool and Skylounge has been provided on the south and west side of level 35 & 36 with panoramic views of the downtown core of the city as well as San Diego Bay and Coronado Island
• Further shared amenity for the residential space including Fitness Room and exterior lounge areas has been provided at level 6.

• The base building structure is comprised of regular reinforced concrete slabs in the basement including levels 1 through 6.
• The residential floors consist of post tensioned concrete slabs with in-slab ducts.
• The foundation structure was designed to bridge over a 20 ft wide trunk sewer pipe easement requiring scour analysis and special approvals from the City of San Diego.
• The Seismic load resisting structure containing a centrally reinforced concrete elevator core was design using Performance Based Design process enhancing the safety and performance of the structure in the design earthquake event.
• Earthquake instrumentation monitoring has also been provided by the California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program by the California Geological Survey.