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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

Woodcrest Elderly Housing, Somers, CT

Alca Construction Co. Inc. has extensive track record in community-based and government-assisted housing. Alca has worked with numerous developers, non-profit groups, housing authorities and state and federal agencies in the development and construction of housing. We have completed several projects financed with low income housing tax credits and historic tax credits. We have completed more than fifty projects financed by HUD, DECD and or CHFA.

Our extensive experience in housing has allowed us to build strong relationships with subcontractors and suppliers. These relationships have given us the ability to negotiate competitive pricing which translates into cost savings to the owner and also allows us to control our schedules so that our projects are completed on a timely basis and within budget.

Examples of our work include:

Woodcrest Elderly Housing Expansion Phase II, Somers, CT
This project consisted of a 34-unit, 2-story building and eight 1-story buildings containing 26 units.

Woodcrest Elderly Housing Expansion – 86 Units, Somers, CT
Project consists of a 34 unit 2 story building, 13 buildings containing 52 units and a community center. We demolished 56 existing units. The project included constructing a 2,100-foot road.

Hoffman SummerWood Community – 110 units, West Hartford, CT
SummerWood is a 110,000 square foot assisted-living facility. It includes a kosher kitchen and dining area as well as a café, beauty salon and media room.

Sachem Hollow Elderly Housing – Guilford, CT
New construction of 32 units of elderly housing.

Zion Street Mutual Housing – 24 Units, Hartford CT
New construction of multifamily residential housing consisting of 24 units. All brick structure with precast concrete details to match existing historic structures that were on the site prior to being demolished. Award from: The Hartford Preservation Alliance.

COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

Alca Construction has completed many commercial building projects that include retail, office and medical buildings.

Examples of our work include:

Connecticut River Community Bank
We constructed several offices for this client including the main office in Wethersfield, CT, and 2 branch offices in Glastonbury, CT and West Hartford, CT

Allerquest Office and Manufacturing Facility – Plainville, CT
We constructed offices , labs and a clean room for Allerquest LLC. This company manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products.

Pope Commons Retail Center – Hartford, CT
New construction of an 8,000 square foot retail building. This is a stand-alone building with multiple commercial tenants including Subway.

A project of this magnitude presented many challenges along the way but with your patience, guidance and expertise, it turned into a great experience for all of us. The building is beautiful and the tenants are happy. Mission accomplished!

Jim Goodridge, Guilford Housing Authority

Joe Calafiore and his staff were integral members of our building committee in both Phases offering many alternatives to enhance the project and contain costs.

David A. Houle, Executive VP & CFO of Hebrew Health Care, Hoffman Summerwood Assisted Living

Simply stated, Alca Construction is the best general contractor I have worked with in the 40 years that I have been in business. I look forward to working with Alca again, and I recommend them for any construction project you may be considering.

Harvey Edelstein, President of Real Estate Diagnostics Incorporated, Developer for Woodcrest Elderly Housing

Alca has completed all projects on time and within budget. They are willing to work with us to keep costs contained while still providing a quality project. The last two projects that we completed with them have won awards from state and local preservation organizations.

Catherine T. MacKinnon, Executive Director of Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford, For Park Terrace, Webster Street, Zion Street, St Mary’s School and many others

We were impressed with the Alca staff, their subcontractors and their knowledge of building, as well as the excellent project coordination on the part of their on-site manager. Many people who have seen our facility have commented on the quality of its construction and its beautiful features. The end result exceeded our expectations.

Frank R. DeLucia, Newtown Housing for the Elderly Inc.

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