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 [...]

September 27, 2019 U District tower project ready to apply for building permit By JOURNAL STAFF Renderings provided by Runberg Architecture Group [enlarge] The tower, designed by Runberg Architecture Group, will have 237 apartments and ground-level retail facing Northeast 45th Street. [enlarge] A three-story commercial plaza with an elevator will wrap from 45th up along the [...]

September 23, 2019 Bellwether By JOURNAL STAFF Photos by Michael Walmsley Photography [enlarge] The Bellwether Apartments, a new four-story mixed-use building, recently opened at 20 Bellwether Way along Bellingham's waterfront. This 43,400-square-foot building has 42 affordable and market-rate apartment units. A 4,100-square-foot commercial space is provided on the ground floor. Amenities include a shared community clubroom [...]

June 28, 2019 New phase of Yesler Terrace revamp completed   Seattle Housing Authority says it has replaced more than half of Yesler's 561 older low-income public housing units. By JOURNAL STAFF Rendering by Runberg Architecture Group [enlarge] Vulcan Real Estate’s Cypress has a mix of market-rate and income-restricted units. Celebrations will be held today for [...]