Project Overview
This project addresses the demand for enrollment in the Performing Arts programs by constructing a new complex that will combine music, drama, theater arts, and communication programs into a single facility. The new building will replace outdated facilities with electrical deficiencies and outmoded configurations. The new structure will take advantage of the potential use of commonly required spaces to improve overall utilization and flexible spaces that help programs in meeting higher demands anticipated in the near future.
Status: Construction
Project Costs: Measure J=$92,005,166; Local=$163,859; Capital Outlay=$43,787,000
Architect of Record: Perkins Eastman Architects DPC
Project Manager: John Erickson
General Contractor: SJ Amoroso
Construction Manager: Kitchell/CEM, Inc.
Program Management: MAAS Companies
Construction Start: May 2025
Anticipated Construction Completion: Summer 2028
Future Site For New Performing Arts Complex
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Construction Progress Photos
Upcoming Milestones
- CMU Wall Installation
Impacts and Closures
- Working is scheduled Monday - Friday from 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Expect some noise, dust, and loss of use parking lot during construction
Emergency Contact:
- Mike McNally: 714-433-2326
Q1 2026 Project Update
New Performing Arts Complex
March - June
Substantial progress has been made at the Orchestra Pit, where concrete wall construction is underway. Planned activities through early March includes reinforcement steel installation, concrete placement and curing, waterproofing, slab-on-grade preparation, and foundation drainage. Completion of the Orchestra Pit’s structural and masonry work is anticipated by early April, representing a key milestone for the project’s core facilities.
Foundation shoring operations to form the future East Building (located on the southeast side of the project site) began in March; concurrently, the Architect of Record addressed design adjustments to the shoring plan. The remaining foundation work will include caisson drilling, grade beam excavation, reinforcing steel installation, anchor bolt placement, and concrete pours, which is expected to continue through mid-March. These efforts mark the transition from site preparation to permanent structural foundations for the Auditorium and East Classroom Building.
Basement construction is expected to ramp up in March, involving caisson drilling, grade beam installation, pier cap excavation, and construction of the elevator and sewage ejector pits. Completion of basement foundations is projected for mid-April, aligning with the overall structural schedule for the project. The drilling rig arrived during the second week of February to enable the start of drilling activities.
Coordination with SCE continues as the design and installation of transformers required to power the building are finalized.
Key milestones were completed including the successful cutover of existing heating, and hot water (HHW) utility lines.
Coordination continues between the subcontractors, general contractor, vendors, and Architect of Record to finalize deferred submittals.






