Getting ready to pour concrete for our building foundation on Monday! This photo is looking from the classroom/office into the kitchen (insulation pad on the ground for our 10x10 walk-in coolor on the left) and then into Dining Room 2. After concrete, the building framing is going up!  The excellent work of our GC - Element Builders - not only survived an atmospheric river storm event this week but thrived. Owner, Chris Grippi, even said the heavy rains helped pack down the sand for the team....

Our new home sits at 4712 Felton Street and was once the Jackson Electric Company, which fabricated the historic Normal Heights sign hanging over Adams Avenue. The front half of the building - about 70 years old - has great bones and we’ll be housing our dining rooms in it. Our construction activities this month include all the work below ground in the back for new plumbing, grease traps and foundation for our new kitchen and bathrooms.  Joe Jackson's hand and invoice. Our landlord gave this...

After 20 months of planning, design and permitting approvals, MAKE Projects finally began construction on a newly-renovated 2,000 square foot home! Nestled in the welcoming Normal Heights neighborhood off Adams Avenue, MAKE Projects will also finally realize its own dreams of bringing the entire San Diego community together over a common love of food and culture. The new MAKE Cafe includes a 900-square foot commercial kitchen, 48 seat dining room, outdoor bar, large garden patio and culinary...