Complex Tenant Improvement in Long Beach Completed with Rewarding Results
It’s always very rewarding when we get to be involved in projects that benefit the community in a positive way. Several months ago, we featured the opening of Suite Beauty Salon in the city of Orange that we had just completed. This well-crafted salon is unique in that it gives stylists an opportunity to try […]
Partnering with Modmacro on “Kill the Noise” Book Project
We are excited to announce our partnership in a new project with small business owner Matt Smith of Modmacro, Inc. Matt is in the process of writing and publishing his latest book titled Kill the Noise and M. Grisafe Architects is one of three small business sponsors of the book. The book is being published […]
M. Grisafe Architect Presents Case Study to City of Long Beach
In our last blog post, we talked about how we were going to be presenting a case study to the City of Long Beach about the process of obtaining permits and dealing with various departments within the City. (Read the press release). As we previously indicated, our design and construction team happened to be working […]
Working with the City of Long Beach to Improve Processes
We’ve always worked really hard at M. Grisafe Architects to maintain great relationships with the cities in which we work, including Long Beach, Signal Hill, Orange, Irvine, and the surrounding cities. We are knowledgeable and mindful of building codes and regulations and always keep safety in mind when we design. This goes a long way […]
Treating Clients as Members of our Team Creates Inspiring Outcomes
At M. Grisafe Architects, it is our aim to be relational, not transactional, in the way we do business. What does that mean exactly? To us, that means we treat our clients as a member of our team, rather than just consumers. We love involving our clients throughout the design process. When clients are willing […]
Benefiting the Community and Connecting With the Right Clients
In my last blog post, I talked about developing a defined identity and a clear vision for our company in 2015. Since that last post, Businessing Magazine, a national online publication dedicated to small business owners and entrepreneurs, interviewed me for an article about the process of discovering and communicating your business identity, and the […]
2015 Goals and Our Company Identity
Recently, a friend of mine introduced me to his commercial real estate agent. I was grateful for the introduction, knowing he could be a good source for future work. At our meeting over lunch, the Realtor asked one of those questions that is impactful not because of it’s profundity, but because of it’s timing. “So, […]