First Hill school tops out building with a sports field on the roof By JOURNAL STAFF Crews last week set the last truss for a 31,000-square-foot multipurpose building for Northwest School on First Hill. The $15 million project is at 401 E. Pike St., across the street from the school's main building. The two-story [...]
Construction Award -- Private building $25 million-$50 million Exxel Pacific completed Alto apartments two months ahead of schedule. Alto Location: Seattle General contractor: Exxel Pacific Owner/developer: Harbor Urban Primary designer: Hewitt This apartment tower site contained contaminated soils, which added to the complexity of the 35-foot-deep excavation on a small, 11,600-square-foot lot. All [...]
Jasper By Alta sold for $29M By JOURNAL STAFF SEATTLE — Wood Partners sold the four-story Jasper By Alta apartments for $29.3 million, property records show. The buyer is Jasper 91 LLC. It has not listed its officers with the state. Wood Partners completed the 91-unit complex at 8606 35th Ave. N.E. last year. [...]
Seismic High-Rise in Seattle Debuts Steel Fiber as Link-Beam Rebar Decongestant By Nadine M. Post Unlike the conventional shear-wall concrete, the dense steel-fiber-reinforced concrete had to be bucketed in by crane, rather than pumped. Trailblazers seeking a faster, safer and less costly way to build concrete shear walls in seismic-zone high-rises have pioneered the [...]
Keeping up a facade can help developers add height, and hold onto a bit of the past By BENJAMIN MINNICK Journal Construction Editor Eyebrows were raised recently when crews tore down the frame of the Cosmopolitan Motors Building at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Lenora Street to make room for a 39-story apartment [...]
Steel fiber concrete cuts need for rebar A new mix allowed crews to build shear wall link beams with 40 percent less rebar at The Martin apartments in Belltown. By LUCY BODILLY Special to the Journal Pouring concrete into congested rebar is difficult: Concrete is hard to place and vibrating around the tangle of [...]
Harbor Urban has big plans for 2013 By NAT LEVY Journal Staff Reporter Harbor Urban has a busy year ahead with eight projects in the pipeline and a new business partner. The development company said it is teaming with the Carlyle Group, a Washington D.C.-based global investment and asset manager, on at least two [...]
Olson Kundig, LMN win AIA honor awards By JOURNAL STAFF The American Institute of Architects recently recognized projects by two Seattle architectural firms in its 2013 Institute Honor Awards. The awards honor excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design. The 28 winners were selected from more than 700 submissions. For a complete list [...]
Jansen Art Center By JOURNAL STAFF Jansen Art Center opened in August in the former Lynden City Hall and Fire Hall at 321 Front St It was renovated into gallery for the arts, with studio and workshop space for dance, music, pottery, painting and jewelry. The center is 20,000 square feet by combining space [...]
6 win design awards from NWAIA By JOURNAL STAFF The Northwest Washington chapter of the American Institute of Architects has picked the winners of its 2012 design awards. There are three levels of awards: honor, merit and citation. The Glen Hunt Award recognizes work that integrates architecture and landscape; the young architect/intern award goes [...]
