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Gold Winner – Multi-family – The Confidential

Gold Winner — Multi-family Photo courtesy of Exxel Pacific  [enlarge] The masonry base anchors the 29-story mixed-use building along Bell Street Park, and includes detailed brick openings. The Confidential, Seattle Mason contractor: J&S Masonry Architect: Perkins Eastman General contractor: Exxel Pacific Masonry supplier: Mutual Materials The Confidential, a 29-story mixed-use residential tower in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, reinforces the [...]

Gold Winner – Multi-family – The Confidential2026-03-20T09:55:10-07:00

Internships building female leaders at Exxel Pacific

By MERRISSA WESTERMAN Exxel Pacific Internships provide invaluable opportunities for young professionals to gain hands-on experience and develop crucial skills in the construction industry. At Exxel Pacific, internships also empower young women and prepare them to thrive in the industry, serving as a bridge between academic learning and professional success. For women, particularly in traditionally male-dominated industries [...]

Internships building female leaders at Exxel Pacific2026-03-20T09:52:25-07:00

St. Luke’s Apartments – Project of the Week

By JOURNAL STAFF Photos from Exxel Pacific [enlarge] St. Luke’s Apartments is the first of two Ballard apartment projects to rise on the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church property at 2035 N.W. 58th St. The eight-story, 84-unit building has rents affordable to households earning between 50% and 60% of area median income. Examples include a studio with 408 [...]

St. Luke’s Apartments – Project of the Week2026-03-20T09:44:40-07:00

Exxel Pacific breaks ground on 142 Bellingham units

By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by MG2 [enlarge] Construction should take about two years, with the townhouses to start during that period. Up in Bellingham, yesterday marked the official groundbreaking for the 142-unit Manning apartments, at 2401 Rimland Drive. That's within the larger mixed-use Barkley Village, which is owned and run by Talbot Group. On a [...]

Exxel Pacific breaks ground on 142 Bellingham units2025-12-30T08:00:48-08:00

84 Ballard units, all affordable, open at St. Luke’s

By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Photos via Exxel Pacific [enlarge] The leasing website is live for St. Luke’s entirely affordable apartment project. In May of last year, Exxel Pacific began work on the first of two Ballard apartment projects to rise on the St. Luke's Episcopal Church property. The entirely affordable east project, Phase I, received its certificate [...]

84 Ballard units, all affordable, open at St. Luke’s2025-11-24T10:40:04-08:00

Exxel Pacific starts on Yonder, with 230 Fremont units

By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering via Prometheus Real Estate [enlarge] Looking southwest, Stone is at left and 39th at right. Demolition has been ongoing for several weeks now at 3831 Stone Way N., to remove about three old structures, but it wasn't clear until recently that the anticipated apartment project would then proceed. Exxel Pacific now looks [...]

Exxel Pacific starts on Yonder, with 230 Fremont units2025-08-27T09:26:01-07:00

Shea begins leasing its 550 Shoreline units near station

By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Photo by Brian Miller [enlarge] Verdant totals around 664,400 square feet, with 499 parking stalls. Verdant is the new name for a large Shoreline apartment project newly leasing its 550 units, on a corner just west of Interstate 5. The mostly seven-story building from Shea Properties now goes by 108 N.E. [...]

Shea begins leasing its 550 Shoreline units near station2025-08-11T14:30:29-07:00

Washington projects honored at the 2025 Gold Nugget Awards

By EMMA LAPWORTH A/E Editor Photo by Chris J. Roberts Photography [enlarge]   Bloom in Kirkland took home the top honor in the Best Multifamily Housing Community – 30 to 60 DU/Acre category.The Pacific Coast Builders Conference recently announced the winners of its 2025 Golden Nugget Awards. Now in its 62nd year, the awards program recognizes the best [...]

Washington projects honored at the 2025 Gold Nugget Awards2025-07-01T12:37:08-07:00

A strong safety culture lays the foundation to address the construction industry’s hardest challenges

By BRIAN SORENSEN Exxel Pacific Safety is key to Exxel Pacific’s culture and is integrated into our daily project activities. Since joining the AGC Safety Team in 1992, Exxel Pacific has consistently demonstrated leadership in safety practices. This dedication was recognized at the Build Washington Awards, where Exxel Pacific received the prestigious Grand Award for Safety Excellence. This accolade [...]

A strong safety culture lays the foundation to address the construction industry’s hardest challenges2025-06-17T09:06:18-07:00

Old offices to become 49 apartments in Lacey

By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Renderings by Weber Thompson [enlarge] Looking south across Huntamer Park is the 629 Woodland building. It is oh-so-hard to find a viable office-to-apartment conversion candidate. Such unicorn projects are endlessly discussed, with fanciful marketing renderings to suit, and every housing-starved city across the county is encouraging such schemes. Rarely, however, do [...]

Old offices to become 49 apartments in Lacey2025-05-05T11:46:13-07:00
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