“Jan van Dijs a developer and builder who’s designed and preserved some of the city’s most beautiful buildings...”

“All of the buildings have architectural attributes that are worth preserving,” van Dijs said. “I think this is one of the things that almost anybody can agree on: it is a good thing to reuse old buildings and to do it in a smart, creative way.”

“Jan van Dijs at Jan van Dijs Construction Management will be responsible for the build-out and ensuring the renovation remains true to the client’s needs and vision. ”

“This has never been done before—anywhere,” Ferraro said. “So we had to work the City Attorney in drafting what will be the guidelines for the project—truly a collaboration that is largely thanks to Councilmember Lena Gonzalez, Studio One Eleven, and Jan Van Dijs… ”

“...Under The Sun hopes to not only cater to existing vegans but garner a new following—and given their wonderfully designed space (which echoes Berlin Bistro thanks to the work of Jan Van Dijs) ...”

“Developer Kurt Schneiter worked with Jan Van Dijs and Gary Lamb to design the much-anticipated 14,000-square-foot facility, which incorporates aspects of architect Kenneth Smith Wing’s original midcentury building — including its exposed beam ceilings.”

“Jan Van Dijs and Gary Lamb took great care in bringing Wing’s design to another level.”

“The idea behind the project was to have an office building that really responded to the way that people wanted to work. ”

“The Edison’s history began in 1959, when it opened as an office building near the crossing of Long Beach Boulevard and First Street. The building is among the many contributions of renowned Long Beach architect Kenneth Wing... The Edison’s restoration provides for a continued presence for his work in the city’s core.”

“I like adaptive reuse from a very practical standpoint. From an urban standpoint, I like that old buildings provide a texture and a structure to a city and give it some integrity and a degree of character. ”

“Douglas Park’s highly desirable location adjacent to the Long Beach Airport as well as the freeway and the port, coupled with the state-of-the-art facilities and amenities that have been created, is a really unique workplace opportunity. ”

“Noted Long Beach contractor and restoration expert Jan Van Dijs will be presented with Long Beach Heritage’s Preservationist of the Year award”

“Van Dijs is being honored as Preservationist of the Year, highlighting a long career in maintaining and restoring some of Long Beach’s most treasured structures.”

“We are looking to create a healthy environment that we can all share,” van Dijs has said. “We want to improve the area, and we think we have designed something that will compliment the neighborhood… When we looked at this derelict building, we wanted to find the very best solution.”

““In 1905, Dr. William C. Price of Tennessee blew into town to build the four-story brick building to house his Psychic Temple for the Society of New or Practical Psychology.””

“When the front of the building was first complete around March of 2014, van Dijs worried that the impeccable facade was too perfect.

It came out so beautiful that I was worried that people wouldn’t think it was a true restoration,” van Dijs said. But it is exact—we even have the pictures to prove it.”

“The famed building sitting between 1st & Broadway at Long Beach Blvd. was built in 1959 and designed by Kenneth Wing’s firm, under the design of then-budding architect and mid-mod master Edward Killingsworth.”

“...a building from 1910 that was originally apartments, Lauren speaks with excitement: “As we started sandblasting the front, all this beautiful brick was revealed—and it was yellow. It’s like it was serendipitous.”

“Turn the depot into the Willow Springs Park community center, overlooking what will eventually be an entirely restored wetlands, and connecting it to Long Beach’s transit history by placing it near the former Union Pacific Railroad line.”

“Right now, [the building] is a physical manifestation of Long Beach’s changing facade,” said van Dijs. “There’s an element of history and an element of the future.”