Berkeley construction cleaning for labs, shops and new apartments

Downtown, West Berkeley and the Fourth Street area

Swift works across Berkeley, downtown, in West Berkeley and around the Fourth Street area. West Berkeley’s life-science buildings and maker spaces need detail in places an ordinary cleanup skips: lab benches, casework, sinks, exposed ceilings and sealed concrete floors. The outside of lab fume hoods is wiped down as part of that work, and each lab suite is cleaned as it is released so the tenant starts moving equipment in while other suites are still being built.

Restaurants and shops in the Fourth Street area open to the public on dates announced weeks ahead. Kitchens are cleaned for the health inspection, from the cook line, walk-in coolers and prep tables to every floor drain, along with dining rooms, restrooms and storefront glass. Retail interiors get fixtures, shelving and fitting rooms finished before stocking, and one more pass before the doors open.

New apartment buildings downtown lease up in phases. Units are cleaned as each floor is released, and lobbies, amenity rooms and corridors are ready before the first tours. School and campus projects in Berkeley follow the academic calendar, with classrooms and offices finished before staff return. On every Berkeley site our crews keep to the general contractor’s rules and PPE requirements, and a supervisor inspects every phase before handover.