Work starts on Tacoma hotel By JOURNAL STAFF Along with new museums, housing and a convention center, Tacoma is also getting a new downtown hotel. The 153-room Courtyard by Marriott is under construction between Pacific Avenue and Commerce Street, at the corner of South 15th, across the street from the Greater Tacoma Convention and [...]
Vulcan says The Martin 60% leased By JOURNAL STAFF The Martin, Vulcan's 24-story apartment tower at 2105 Fifth Ave., is 60 percent leased three months after opening. The 188 units average 940 square feet, about 200 square feet larger than other new units in the neighborhood, said Megan Murphy, residential marketing manager at Vulcan. [...]
Mack Urban starting apartment project in Wallingford this spring By JOURNAL STAFF Mack Urban will start construction in April on a four-story, 150-unit apartment building in Wallingford. The project at 1321 N. 45th St. will have three retail spaces, a rooftop deck, 5,000-square-foot outdoor common area and 152 underground parking spaces. “Wallingford is quintessential [...]
Historic rehab a test for performance-based codes A pilot program allowed Vulcan to decide how best to cut energy use at the 107-year-old Supply Laundry Building. If successful, it could offer a way reduce conflicts between historic preservation and code requirements. By BRANDON MORGAN Vulcan Real Estate Developers today are faced with the challenge [...]
Design review for 25-story SLU tower By JOURNAL STAFF SEATTLE — A proposal by MacFarlane Partners for a 25-story apartment tower in South Lake Union will get its first look by a city design-review board next month. A meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. April 2 at Queen Anne Community Center, at 1901 First [...]
Management by Design: Two construction professionals say technology, productivity are driving business By CLIVE SHEARER Special to the Journal Being successful in today's business environment demands much more than marketing. It is important to keep clients happy by doing a good job. I interviewed two prominent contractors, focusing on how the right technology and [...]
'Pineapple express' bringing $70 million hotel to downtown Seattle Marc Stiles Staff Writer- Puget Sound Business Journal Email | Twitter Pineapple Hospitality Co. President Michelle Barnet said Thursday that she plans to develop a hotel tower at Second Avenue and Virginia Street. Early plans call for an approximately 200-room Hotel Clare, named for Barnet's mom, [...]
The Martin apartments SPECIAL APPLICATIONS: TECHNICAL MERIT The Martin was built using steel fibrous reinforced concrete in place of rebar for the shear wall link beams. Location: Seattle Owner/developer: Vulcan Real Estate Project team: Exxel Pacific, general contractor; Callison, architect; Cary Kopczynski & Co., structural engineer; Conco, concrete contractor; Cadman, ready-mix supplier The 24-story [...]
Construction Award -- Private building $10 million-$25 million A synthetic-turf sport court was installed over the roofing membrane, adding complexity to the project. The Northwest School 401 E. Pike building Location: Seattle General contractor: Exxel Pacific Owner/developer: The Northwest School Primary designer: Mithun The Northwest School’s new 38,300-square-foot building houses dining, theater and athletic [...]
Construction Award -- Private building $25 million-$50 million A 10,280-panel steel art wall around the lower floors was fabricated off site and hung as modules to reduce installation time. The Martin apartments Location: Seattle General contractor: Exxel Pacific Owner/developer: Vulcan Real Estate Primary designer: Callison The Martin is the first project in the nation [...]
