PROJECTS
The President of MKS Builders Inc, Mekdem Sebhatu, has a strong track record and history built on more than 15 years of experience in the construction industry. Mekdem’s career began as a Field Engineer working for a large and internationally known construction firm building a very high-profile Hospital project in San Francisco, CA. He immediately excelled to a Project Engineer level, within the same company, where he took on more responsibilities and projects. Mekdem then continued to work for prominent and well regarded mid-size and small size construction companies headquartered here in the Bay Area.
MKS Builders Inc. | est. 2014
MKS Builders specializes in commercial construction projects throughout the Bay Area ranging from 0 to 25,000 square feet in the following sectors: Biotechnology, Corporate Offices, Market Ready, Pharmaceuticals, Research & Development, Retail & Restaurant and Tenant Improvements.
Below is a partial list of projects managed, executed and/or completed successfully by Mekdem Sebhatu throughout his career:
Pioneer Hi-Bred – Hayward, CA – Tenant Improvement, design/build, CM, Turn-Key.
EBR Systems – Sunnyvale, CA – Tenant Improvement, Corporate Office Relocate, CM, Medical Equipment, Mech/Elec Labs, fast-track project.
TerraVia – South San Francisco, CA – Tenant Improvement, CM, Fermentation Lab, Media Prep, Biology, support offies.
HealthTell – San Ramon, CA – Head Quarters, TI, CM, Clea Lab, Corporate Office, fast-track project.
Natera – San Carlos, CA – Tenant Improvement, BSL labs and offices.
Zogenix – Emeryville, CA – Corporate Office, CEO and Conf Room, design/build, multi-tenant building.
Pharmacyclics – Sunnyvale, CA – Tenant Improvement, Corporate Offices, design/build MEP, fast-track project.
Alexo Therapeutics Inc. – South San Francisco, CA – Tenant Improvement including new break room, office, lab and new cold room.
Alexandria Real Estate – South San Francisco, CA – Interior Improvement for new tenant, upgrades to labs and offices for lease.
Pioneer HI-Bred – Hayward, CA – BSL Lab expansion project, fast-track.
Pharmacyclics – South San Francisco, CA – Tenant Improvement, new offices, reception, breakroom, multi-tenant occupied building.
Rigel Pharmaceuticals – South San Francisco, CA – Corporate building TI, new lobby and open office.
Twelve Medical – Redwood City, CA – Tenant Improvement, Chemistry Lab, New Clean Room (Class 10,000), office furniture, entrance AV.
Quest Diagnostics – Alameda, CA – Demo, market ready labs and office, paint throughout, freshen up space for new lease.
Au Lounge – Oakland, CA – Tenant Improvement, new bar and lounge, new exterior window, bathroom core and all new finishes.
Tricida – South San Francisco, CA – Tenant Improvement, new executive offices with glass walls, open office, lab remodel, conference room, break room and board room.
Start X – Palo Alto, CA – Tenant Improvement, complete demo of two floors, rebuild multiple new offices and meeting rooms, open office concept.
Relypsa – Redwood City, CA – Tenant Improvement 30,000 s.f., high end offices with furniture glass sliding doors and first floor labs.
Crescendo – South San Francisco, CA – Complete office and lab remodel, two floors, including demo, expansion of labs and new offices, multi-phase.
Fluidigm TI – South San Francisco, CA – Tenant Improvement, multiple phases, multi-tenant occupied building.
Patrick Henry Market Ready for Drawbridge – Santa Clara, CA – 75,000 s.f. interior and 176,000 s.f. exterior modifications including new lobby, office and building core, market ready.
Golden State Warriors Head Quarters – Office remodel TI, media room, executive office IDEA paint
Brains-On-Line – South San Francisco, CA – Labs and Office remodel, multi-phase project, design build MEP.
Achaogen – South San Francisco, CA – Multiple phases of labs and offices remodels including conference rooms, private offices, open office, and break room.
Cytomyx – South San Francisco, CA – Vivarium facility, procedure labs and media prep remodel
Verinata Health – Redwood City, CA – 40,000s.f. tenant improvements including 2nd floor offices and 1st floor R&D & CLIA labs.
Innovation Endeavors – Palo Alto, CA – Venture Capitalist Firm Office TI, break room, glass roll-up door.
Threshold – South San Francisco, CA – Office TI and new break room
Ascend Clinical – Redwood City & Foster City, CA – Office TI and remodel.
BN ImmunoTherapeutics – Mountain View, CA – Office and Lab remodel, All Hands Room, Conf rooms.
Kalobios – South San Francisco, CA – Office expansion remodel, demo, conference room, open office.
Genencor – Palo Alto, CA – Executive office remodel, sound proof consultation and solution, conf room remodel.
Veracyte – South San Francisco, CA – Office TI and remodel, multi tenant building, occupied space, fast track project.
Atreca – San Carlos, CA – Office TI remodel, occupied space fast track project.
Sutro – San Carlos, CA - Lab and Office remodel, 10,000sf, Fermentation Lab, GMP, process labs, offices, conference rooms.
Sutro – South San Francisco, CA – 20,000 sf Lab & Office TI, media prep, chemistry, purification lab, offices, board room, exterior.
Pioneer Hi-Bred – Hayward, CA – 125,000 s.f. Interior and exterior remodel, 10,000 s.f. green houses, growth rooms, robotics lab, glasswash, biology labs and support offices.
PharmacoFore – San Carlos, CA – 12,700 sq. ft. corporate facility, chemistry, DEA, vivarium labs, and office space
Neo Tract – Pleasanton, CA – 10,000 sq. ft. lab and office remodel.
Faber Place – Palo Alto, CA – 33,000 sq. ft. lab and office remodel.
Theravance – South San Francisco, CA – 110,000 sq. ft. remodel of existing labs and office, various projects, multiple phases.
Ilypsa – Santa Clara, CA – 46,000 sq. ft. lab & office remodel, fast track project.
Abbot Labs – Santa Clara, CA – 7,000 sq. ft. Maintenance Lab, Pump Room, Office Remodel.
CardioDx – Palo Alto, CA – 24,000 sq. ft. CLIA lab & office TI.
Proteolix – South San Francisco, CA – 33,000 sq. ft. Corporate Facility, complete build-out of Medicinal Chemistry, Vivarium and Office space.
Affymetrix – Santa Clara, CA – 10,000 sq. ft. Interior Tenant Improvements, new offices and conference rooms.
ZKS Real Estate – South San Francisco, CA – 25,000 sq. ft. Tenant Improvement for Market Ready, two separate buildings multiple new offices and labs remodel.
Mercedes Benz – Palo Alto, CA – 21,000 sq. ft. North American Research Headquarters complete demo and build-out of Office Space, high end finishes, Auto Research Lab and Mid Research Centers.
Bioseek – South San Francisco, CA – 14,900 sq. ft. TI, biology & tissue culture labs.
Sutro Biopharmacueticals – South San Francisco, CA – 12,100 sq. ft. TI, Fermentation Lab, clean steam, process steam, DI, CDA, N2, & VAC.
San Ramon Regional Medical Center - San Ramon, CA – 20,000 sq. ft., occupied hospital renovation with complete upgrades to patient rooms, hallways and reception.
Tularik - South San Francisco, CA - 187,000 sq. ft., three story TI, 20,000 sf, pharmacology facility, biology, chemistry , analytical support labs with complete systems integration.
Elan Pharmaceuticals - South San Francisco, CA – 30,000 sq. ft. and 60,000 sq. ft two phase project, TI of an occupied R&D facility, renovation for new chemistry and biology labs.
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals - South San Francisco, CA – 52,000 sq. ft. two story corporate offices, pharmacology, chemistry and biology labs.
Alexandria Tech Center - South San Francisco, CA – 2 each – two story tilt-up buildings with structural slabs and pile foundations.
Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Hospital OSHPD - Oakland, CA – Includes a 5 story Critical Care Building and an 8 story concrete parking structure.
Kaiser Medical Office Building - San Francisco, CA – 8-story medical office building with 5 story of underground parking structure.