Desiree Kelley is a Senior Construction Administration Manager and Associate Principal at TCA Architects, and has over 20 years of experience in this field. Prior to TCA, Desiree worked at PR & P, FCGA Architecture, and Architectural Dimensions, as project manager and job captain.
Her current role at TCA has Desiree serving as the main point of contact during the construction phase for the contractor, clients’ construction personnel, and the Authority having jurisdiction. She manages projects during the construction phase to ensure compliance with the design intent, codes, budget, and schedule. Desiree also reviews and responds to RFI’s and submittals for conformance with the contract documents.
Desiree worked on TCA’s recently completed San Francisco high-rise 390 First Street (aka Modera Rincon Hill) – a 14-story, 180-unit project with puzzle-lift parking. This project interweaves a slender and modern curtain wall tower into a more traditional podium structure, while stepping down a steep hill, to form a transition from the tall towers of Rincon Hill to the residential scale of Lansing Street. Desiree also completed Hanover Northgate and Hanover Broadway, both seven story mid-rise, mixed-use podium projects in Oakland, CA; as well as provided CA services for The Asher a wrap project in Fremont, CA. All three are transit-oriented developments.
As a long-term resident of Alameda, Desiree has been passionate about contributing to positive growth and development of her community.