MORE DWELLINGS NEAR LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO BE SOUND-INSULATED

(Los Angeles, California – October 19, 2009)  The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners today awarded a contract to Karabuild Development, Inc. ofInglewood for a portion of the work being undertaken as part of the Los AngelesInternationalAirport (LAX) Residential Soundproofing Program. 

            The contract, to Karabuild Development, Inc. for $736,780, covers sound-insulation modifications on 46 dwelling units (seven single-family residences, one duplex, one seven-unit apartment, one four-unit apartment and 26 condominium units), all within Los Angeles City Council District 11.

            The overall LAX Residential Soundproofing Program includes more than 9,400 residences in the Los Angeles communities of South Los Angeles, Westchester and Playa del Rey with a recorded Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNL) of 65 decibels or higher.  Contractors typically install double-paned windows, solid-core doors, fireplace doors and dampers, attic baffles, insulation and heating-ventilation-air conditioning (HVAC) to achieve a noise level reduction of approximately one-half in a home’s interior.

            The 46 dwelling units in this project will bring the total units completed, under construction, or approved by the Board to date to 6,566.  The remaining 2,834 units are either in the design phase, awaiting commencement of design, or the owners have not responded or declined to participate.

            The program is administered by the Los Angeles World Airports Residential Soundproofing Bureau.  A community office at 8939 South Sepulveda Boulevard inWestchester is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

             Residents may call (310) 646-7444 for further information.