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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

PeaceHealth Lynden Clinic earns LEED certification for sustainability design

Building meets high standards for air quality, energy efficiency and for using locally sourced materials Dec. 27, 2024 7:35 p.m. The PeaceHealth Lynden Clinic, located at 8844 Benson Road, was awarded a LEED Silver Certification for its green sustainability design. (Photo courtesy of PeaceHealth Lynden Clinic) PeaceHealth’s Lynden Clinic is now the first PeaceHealth facility to [...]

PeaceHealth Lynden Clinic earns LEED certification for sustainability design2025-03-21T08:49:46-07:00

Exxel Pacific now building 50 Kirkland units for seniors

October 31, 2024 By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Perkins Eastman [enlarge]Completion is expected in about two years; almost all units have already been reserved. The nonprofit Transforming Age announced last week the onset of construction on its 50-unit senior community dubbed Parkshore Juanita Bay. That's at 11853 97th Ave. in Kirkland, almost immediately north of [...]

Exxel Pacific now building 50 Kirkland units for seniors2025-03-21T09:07:43-07:00

Bush School building is zero energy certified

October 23, 2024 By JOURNAL STAFF Photo by Lara Swimmer [enlarge]The Bush School’s Upper School was the first school building in the state to be Phius Passive House certified. The Upper School building at the Bush School has achieved Zero Energy Certification from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI). This certification is bestowed on projects with industry-leading [...]

Bush School building is zero energy certified2025-03-21T09:08:15-07:00

Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on condo project in Seattle

By Cathy Duchamp – Assistant Managing Editor, Puget Sound Business Journal Sep 17, 2024 expand A rendering shows the planned five-story condo development at 5022 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Seattle. (courtesy Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King and Kittitas County) On an empty lot in South Seattle on Monday, Habitat for Humanity hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for its largest [...]

Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on condo project in Seattle2025-03-21T09:08:44-07:00
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