expand Exxel Pacific employees gather at a construction site. Every year, an Exxel Pacific employee goes home with a squirrel trophy. The competitions vary from year to year, but they’re all part of the Bellevue-based general contractor's annual celebration of its Employee Stock Ownership Plan, which provides ownership and retirement benefits to its workforce. The [...]
expand Cristo Rey Jesuit Seattle High School at 10001 57th Ave. S. plans to break ground on a new 21,000-square-foot academic building Sept. 15. By Akielly Hu – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Aug 24, 2026 A Jesuit high school in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood has purchased a 3-acre site for $3.6 million to accommodate hundreds of [...]
August 27, 2026 Developers who bring rigorous preconstruction, cost controls and construction know-how tend to deliver affordable and senior housing that comes in on budget, on schedule, holds up structurally, and thrives over the long term. By ERIC SOLEM Exxel Pacific For years, affordable and senior housing was treated as its [...]
August 26, 2026 By EMMA LAPWORTH A/E Editor Photos courtesy Exxel Pacific Artline as viewed from First Avenue Northwest. General contractor Exxel Pacific recently announced the completion of Artline. The new mixed-use apartment building sits right on the line between Ballard and Fremont (an area locals call Frelard) at 106 N.W. 36th St. The 65-unit project replaced an [...]
Jul 22, 2026 By Cal Bratt For the Tribune Board members, administrative staff and Lynden Mayor Scott Korthuis, pictured at right with Tonja Myers, all hefted sledge-hammers July 8 to punch into an existing wall that will give way to the renovation work of Exxel Pacific company in the coming months. LYNDEN — Not a [...]
August 6, 2026 By EMMA LAPWORTH A/E Editor Rendering courtesy Habitat SKKC The condominium building will have vibrant art on the exterior. Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties (Habitat SKKC) and local nonprofit African Community Housing & Development (ACHD) are partnering to build three affordable housing projects in the Rainier Valley. With a combined total [...]
July 27, 2026 By EMMA LAPWORTH A/E Editor Photos courtesy Exxel Pacific RMC was the architect for Madrona Condos. Madrona Condos was recently completed in Bellingham. The new mixed-use building from developer RJ Group is located at 820 N. State St. on what was formerly the site of a dairy. The old creamery, built in 1949, [...]
January 29, 2026 From the outset, the design and construction process focused on how architecture could reinforce educational goals while responding to neighborhood scale, sustainability priorities and long-term adaptability. | Photo Credit (all): Lara Swimmer By Lindsey Coulter Outdoor space within the “L” functions as both a daily play area and an exterior performance venue. The Giddens School [...]
July 10, 2026 By EMMA LAPWORTH A/E Editor Photo via Habitat SKKC [enlarge] Liberty Commons is named in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his leadership in the fight for housing justice. Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King and Kittitas Counties (Habitat SKKC) has completed Liberty Commons, its largest single-building development to date and the largest multifamily [...]
With Amazon support, plus Cliff Avril's backing, Exxel Pacific to build affordable Capitol Hill units By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering via Atelier Drome The future apartments. The 1960s-era Town House apartments, at 228 11th Ave. E. on Capitol Hill, are now fenced and vacant. Builder Exxel Pacific has hung its shingle outside, and demo will soon begin. B9 Architects and Atelier [...]
