USGBC Announces LEED Homes Awards Recipients and Residential Project of the Year Sarah Stanley Jul 14, 2020 Awards recognize projects, builders and developers committed to creating healthy, sustainable and resilient homes Washington, D.C.— (July 14, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the recipients of the annual LEED Homes Awards. The awards recognize LEED-certified residential [...]

June 22, 2020 Cypress By JOURNAL STAFF Photos from Runberg Architecture Group [enlarge] Cypress, at 120 Broadway in Seattle’s Yesler neighborhood, has 237 apartments, with 48 designated to be affordable for households earning 65% to 80% of area median income. The seven-story building has a fitness center, pet area, 8,000 square feet of retail space, and [...]

June 4, 2020 U District church razed for apartment project By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Ankrom Moisan [enlarge] Peak Campus of Atlanta is developing the 171-unit Theory U District. University Christian Church, at 4731 15th Ave. N.E. in Seattle's University District, was recently demolished by new owner Peak Campus of Atlanta, which specializes in student [...]

May 20, 2020 GGLO unveils design for Ballard apartments By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by GGLO [enlarge] The 80-unit plan includes a roof deck and a small commercial space on the corner, at Northwest 57th Street and 20th Avenue Northwest. Saratoga Capital owns two nearby corner sites in Ballard, with apartment buildings planned for [...]

March 16, 2020 Contractors sort through the impacts of COVID-19   Worker unavailability and supply chain interruptions could potentially impact construction companies. By BENJAMIN MINNICK Journal Construction Editor WSDOT photo [enlarge] Guy F. Atkinson Construction recently finished this overpass on Interstate-5 in Pierce County as part of a $189.9 million contract to improve the freeway. The company’s [...]

February 3, 2020 By JOURNAL STAFF Photos by Michael Walmsley [enlarge] The Offices at Southport consists of three, nine-story towers on the Renton waterfront at 1101 Lake Washington Blvd. N. The towers contain 712,752 square feet of Class A office space, 11,025 square feet of retail and six levels of parking for 2,121 vehicles. The project [...]

December 18, 2019 By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Hewitt [enlarge] The 182-unit apartment building would have a 3,000-square-foot terrace overlooking Lake Union. A proposed apartment building at 2517 Eastlake Ave. E. has its second and likely final design review today. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at Seattle University's Admissions & Alumni Building, 824 12th [...]

December 18, 2019 By JOURNAL STAFF REDMOND — Blocks 2A and 2B, plus a land for a public park at Esterra Park, have sold for almost $14.3 million, according to King County records. The seller was an LLC related to Capstone Partners and Lionstone Investments of Houston, which acquired the 28-acre former Group Health campus [...]

November 26, 2019 The Security Properties development would be one of the first mixed-use projects to participate in Seattle's Living Building Pilot Program. By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Sketch by Anita Lehmann [enlarge] The building would have a 3,200-square-foot public plaza designed by Communita Atelier at the southwest corner that would include edible plants. Farewell, [...]

October 1, 2019 New team takes a swing at redevelopment of Queen Anne Safeway By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Runberg Architecture Group [enlarge] Barrientos Ryan and Runberg Architecture Group are proposing three interlocking buildings with courtyards. They would house a total of 322 apartments and a 50,000-square-foot store. Redeveloping the Safeway at 2100 Queen [...]