By BRIAN SORENSEN Exxel Pacific Safety is key to Exxel Pacific’s culture and is integrated into our daily project activities. Since joining the AGC Safety Team in 1992, Exxel Pacific has consistently demonstrated leadership in safety practices. This dedication was recognized at the Build Washington Awards, where Exxel Pacific received the prestigious Grand Award for Safety Excellence. This accolade [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]