GROUND BREAKS FOR 150,000-SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE/WAREHOUSE FACILITY

LOS ANGELES — G.A. Gertmenian & Sons, an importer and wholesaler of accent and area rugs, has broken ground for the construction of a 150,000-square-foot corporate headquarters and warehouse at 300 W. Avenue 33 in the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles. Whittier, Calif.-based Oltmans Construction Co. has been selected to oversee the design and build project for the development. The project will feature a concrete tilt-up structure and 25,000 square feet of mezzanine office space. HPA of Irvine, Calif., provided architectural services for the project, which is slated for completion in fall 2008.