May 26, 2022 New name, completion schedule for DESC Bitter Lake project By EMMA HINCHLIFFE A/E Editor Rendering by SMR Architects The North Star is designed by SMR Architects. A 100-unit permanent supportive housing project, at 924 and 934 N. 143rd St., has been given an official name. Developer DESC has called the building [...]

May 20, 2022 Grand Award: Safety Construction Manager more than 250K hours Photo courtesy of Exxel Pacific Exxel Pacific is continually looking at proactive physical changes to bring safety measures to work sites. Exxel Pacific Exxel Pacific moves forward with one eye on what has made it successful to this point, and another eye [...]

April 8, 2022 Security Properties breaks ground on Belltown high rise By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by VIA Architecture [enlarge] Looking northwest, The Confidential’s many terraces are evident. The bike lane has suddenly shifted east among new orange traffic barriers at 2315 Fourth Avenue, and crews from Exxel Pacific are now ripping up [...]

December 21, 2021 LIHI breaks ground on 104 affordable units on Aurora By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by PYATOK Architects [enlarge] The project is LIHI’s second investment on Aurora; it’ll eventually develop another site to the north, for now a tiny house village, with new apartments. What's now called Nesbit Family Housing, which [...]

November 30, 2021 Vulcan, Exxel Pacific break ground on 249 Bel-Red units By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Rendering by Runberg Architecture Group The project is a few steps from the station, which is just west (left) of 132nd in the left lower corner of this depiction. The new Spring Boulevard is in the [...]

November 22, 2021 Träd By JOURNAL STAFF Photos from Exxel Pacific Inspired by Scandinavian design, Träd, or “tree” in Swedish, opened recently at 17567 15th Ave. N.E. in Shoreline. It features 124 residences that blend modern minimalism with the feeling of the Pacific Northwest. There are five stories of residential living over two stories [...]

November 18, 2021 More U District high-rise student housing to open late next summer By EMMA HINCHLIFFE A/E Editor Renderings by Weber Thompson [enlarge] A distinctive feature of the property is a communal “front porch” where residents can interact with the street scape. [enlarge] The Accolade towers 240 feet above the U District. When it opens [...]

November 17, 2021 Strawberry Court apartments break ground By Journal Staff Renderings by Dykeman Architects The project is 3-stories. Apartment units at Strawberry court are built around a large central courtyard. Strawberry Court, an apartment complex at 1060 Columbia Ave, Marysville, broke ground last month. Dykeman Architects was the project architect. At completion, the [...]

November 1, 2021 124 Shoreline units, just delivered, sell for $51M By BRIAN MILLER Real Estate Editor Photo by Exxel Pacific The project was Evergreen Point’s first in Shoreline, with a second to follow. Imagine an umlaut on the lower-case a: The new TRaD, at 17567 15th Ave NE in Shoreline, has sold for over $50.7 [...]

October 25, 2021 Stateside By JOURNAL STAFF Photos from Spectrum Development Solutions LLC The Stateside housing project at 929 N State St. in Bellingham was developed to serve Western Washington University students, faculty and professionals. The 270,000-square-foot complex includes two mid-rise buildings with 164 furnished units and 513 beds. Units range from studios to six-bedroom [...]