We renovate apartment communities while people are living in them. We handle unit turns, common areas and exterior CapEx for publicly traded apartment and senior living owners. We have delivered over $60 million of work since 2021, and every building stayed open while we worked.
CSLB 1076552·Class B General Building·California statewide
Proudly trusted by
Welltower
Essex Property Trust
Fortress Investment Group
E&S Ring Management Corporation
Wandery Capital
Why AllReady Construction
Institutional standards, without the institutional overhead.
Owners usually pick between two kinds of contractor. A large firm brings the process and charges you for its overhead. A small shop keeps the price down and leaves the process to you. We are a boutique contractor that works to institutional standards. Our owner, Ruben Palacios, spent twenty years as Redevelopment Division Manager at Essex Property Trust, where he was responsible for more than $500 million of multifamily and commercial renovation and construction.
You get a national firm's standards and paperwork, without paying for their overhead.
Why schedules slip
We build working around your residents into the bid.
A typical bid prices the scope and leaves the residents for the site team to figure out. That is when a six-week schedule slips: a stairwell has to stay open overnight, a leasing tour walks past a torn-out corridor, and six weeks becomes nine. We plan the phasing, the resident notices and the leasing calendar before we give you a number.
The bid did not cost you the schedule. The sequencing did.
What the overrun costs
Three weeks late is not a scheduling problem.
It costs three weeks of rent on every unit in the package.
Run that against your own rents. It is usually more than the gap between the bids you compared.
Miss the fiscal year and the package goes back out to bid.
You rebid it next cycle, at next year's prices.
Residents remember a badly run renovation when their lease is up.
It shows up in your renewals long after the punch list closes.
None of it appears on the bid.All of it lands on the asset.
Why owners hire us
What stops being your problem.
Corridors left open overnight. We work one wing at a time and reopen it before the crew leaves.
Residents calling the regional manager. We send notices before work starts, and residents call us, not you.
Change orders that begin "we did not realize it was occupied." We price the residents into the bid, so that change order never comes.
Tours walking past your renovation. We schedule the work around your leasing calendar.
Chasing a license, a W-9 and a certificate of insurance. Our CSLB license is public, and we send the W-9 and certificate of insurance when you ask.
Services
What we self-perform and manage.
Grouped by type of project.
01 · Multifamily
Multifamily renovation
We turn units on your lease calendar. We phase corridors, lobbies and amenities so the building keeps running, and we handle exterior CapEx across multi-building sites.
02 · Commercial
Commercial and tenant improvement
We convert warehouses to offices, build out retail and office TI, and finish shell space. You manage one contractor instead of four.
03 · Management
Construction management
We settle scope, budget and schedule before you sign. The number you take for approval is the number we build to.
04 · Restoration
Major CapEx repair and restoration
We repair flood, fire and earthquake damage, fix balconies that fail inspection, and handle the structural work behind them. Our own engineers are on the team.
The project record
Properties we have worked on.
We have renovated these communities across California and Texas. Our scope
varied by property, from corridors and amenities to unit interiors and leasing
offices.
The Auberge at Cedar ParkCedar Park, Texas
The CamelotHemet, California
Ivy Park at Culver CityLos Angeles, California
Ivy Park at BonitaChula Vista, California
Ivy Park at Huntington BeachHuntington Beach, California
Ivy Park at Playa VistaPlaya Vista, California
Ivy Park at Studio CityStudio City, California
Ivy Park at Seven OaksBakersfield, California
Stonefield Assisted Living & Memory CareMcKinney, Texas
“AllReady Construction has been a dependable partner for Welltower Inc. across projects in California and Texas, executing over $30 million in renovations. We brought them in for the speed, flexibility, and efficiency of a boutique GC, while still delivering results comparable to much larger firms. They have successfully taken on projects larger GCs could not execute, consistently delivering on schedule, within budget, and to our quality standards. Ruben and his team operate with high integrity, honesty, and strong communication.”
Billy PhanFormer Group Vice President, CapEx & Redevelopment, Welltower Inc.
“Ruben Palacios and AllReady Construction have consistently demonstrated strong construction knowledge, professionalism, and the ability to execute. Having previously worked at Essex on the ownership side, Ruben understands an owner’s priorities, which makes him especially effective as a contractor and vendor today. He is responsive, solutions-oriented, and focused on delivering quality work while managing schedule and budget. I would confidently recommend Ruben and AllReady Construction for complex renovation and construction projects.”
Philip KangFormer Vice President of Redevelopment, Essex Property Trust
“AllReady Construction has proven to be a strong and reliable partner in executing large-scale commercial warehouse and industrial projects. Their team understands the complexities of working in active commercial environments and consistently delivers with a high level of accountability, responsiveness, and attention to schedule and budget. They have the experience and resources to manage significant construction scopes while maintaining the flexibility and hands-on approach that is often difficult to find with larger general contractors. I would highly recommend AllReady Construction for complex commercial and industrial construction projects.”
Ryan WilsonDirector, Head of Construction, Fortress Investment Group
“Wandery Capital is a boutique real estate investment firm that takes an entrepreneurial approach to developing large-scale luxury vacation homes and boutique hotels. Because we operate in hospitality, design, quality, speed, and guest experience all matter. AllReady Construction has been a great fit for that model, providing valuable consulting, hands-on assistance, and execution on complicated renovations. Ruben and his team are flexible, resourceful, and understand how to bring highly customized projects to life without losing sight of budget or schedule.”
Danny LeeCo-Founder, Wandery Capital
Contact
Request a bid.
Send us the scope. We walk the property, then send you a price with the schedule and assumptions written out. If you wait for the next budget cycle, you pay next year's prices.
