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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

Weidner starts on 212 Wenatchee units, plus rehab and reuse for old jail

By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Milbrandt Architects [enlarge] Milbrandt Architects designed the seven-story Majestic apartments, now under construction. During 2019-2020, Weidner Apartment Homes assembled a nearly full city block in downtown Wenatchee. The sellers included the city, which conveyed a parking lot for $1.4 million. East of that is the Old Wenatchee Jail; that [...]

Weidner starts on 212 Wenatchee units, plus rehab and reuse for old jail2025-03-28T14:56:28-07:00

Apartment project opens near Shoreline light rail station

December 17, 2024 expand The 241-unit Line apartment development in Shoreline opened to tenants earlier this month. The project is shown here still under construction on April 29. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ  By Shawna De La Rosa – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Medina-based developer Evergreen Point Group announced Monday that it has opened The Line, a [...]

Apartment project opens near Shoreline light rail station2025-03-21T08:45:00-07:00

Exxel Pacific starts 234 Bellevue affordable units next to Spring District

January 9, 2025 By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by GGLO [enlarge] Bridge Housing is developing the two-building, 234-unit effort on surplus land from Sound Transit. With no fanfare or announcement, work began last month on an affordable housing project directly west of the Spring District in Bellevue. Bridge Housing is developing the two-building, 234-unit effort [...]

Exxel Pacific starts 234 Bellevue affordable units next to Spring District2025-03-21T08:45:45-07:00

Exxel Pacific poised to build 65 Fremont units

December 30, 2024 By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by MZA Architecture [enlarge] The corner site is on the far west side of Fremont, almost in Ballard. The land sale at 106 N.W. 36th St. was a decade ago. The master use permit followed early last year for a six-story, 65-unit apartment plan designed by MZA [...]

Exxel Pacific poised to build 65 Fremont units2025-03-21T08:46:30-07:00

TOD, with 241 units, opens in Shoreline

December 18, 2024 By EMMA LAPWORTH A/E Editor Photo courtesy of Tiscareno [enlarge] The Line is targeting LEED Platinum certification. Developer Evergreen Point Group is celebrating the recent opening of The Line, a new 241-unit multifamily building in Shoreline. The transit-oriented development is at 132 N.E. 145th St., which is steps from the Shoreline South/148th light rail [...]

TOD, with 241 units, opens in Shoreline2025-03-21T08:47:26-07:00
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