Harbor designs 160 workforce apartments for Fremont site By JOURNAL STAFF Harbor Urban showed plans for 160 apartments in Fremont earlier this month to a city design review board. The four-story building at 3635 Woodland Park Ave. N. would have a mix of live-work units, studios, one- and two-bedroom units, and townhouses. A two-level [...]
Harbor Urban encouraged by pace of leasing for Alto units Most tenants are in their early 30s, and work for Amazon, Gates, Microsoft and on First Hill. By MARC STILES Journal Staff Reporter The first wave of new apartments are coming on line, and the early results for one project show why developers are [...]
Sustainability as a team sport A Seattle case study at the Station at Othello Park.By Greg Gilda, P.E., S.E., LEED AP, and Brent Robinson, P. E., S.E. The project is a transit-oriented development located on Seattle's Light Rail line and it leverages many neighborhood features, such as a strong community, parks, and nearby retail [...]
Exxel Pacific General Contractors Seattle, WA Joule Apartments is a 294 unit mixed use apartment building in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Built and Certified by Exxel Pacific General Contractors, the building achieved a 3-Star rating and features a vegetated roof, underground parking, a building envelope that is 10% more efficient than code, [...]
19 projects win AIA Seattle awards for 2011 By JOURNAL STAFF The American Institute of Architects Seattle chapter has given awards to 19 projects — from a correctional facility to a karaoke bar. Seventeen of the projects in the 2011 AIA Seattle Honor Awards were located or envisioned in Washington and two were international. [...]
Alliance building 180 apartments in Ballard By JOURNAL STAFF Construction will begin this week on Broadstone Koi, a six-story, 180-unit apartment complex at 14th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Market Street in Ballard. Two buildings separated by a courtyard will face Market and Northwest 54th streets. Units will include studios, lofts and one- and two-bedroom [...]
275 units going up near Seattle Center By JOURNAL STAFF Construction is under way on a 275-unit apartment complex with 17,000 square feet of retail at 100 Republican St. next to Seattle Center. The project has been years in the making. Seattle developer Bob Burkheimer and Essex Property Trust formed a joint venture to [...]
Construction Q&A: Kevin DeVries Company: Exxel Pacific Kevin DeVries didn’t grow up planning to run a construction company, but one thing led to another. The Pella, Iowa, native majored in psychology at Dordt, a small college in Iowa with a national draw, including from Northwest communities affiliated with the Dutch Christian Reformed Church. DeVries [...]
Developers buy land next to site where they want to build tower Ed Hewson and Jon Breiner also say they are close to starting another project nearby in Belltown: Bell 206. By MARC STILES Journal Staff Reporter Bell 206 will have 122 apartments on seven floors. Construction could start in a few weeks. Seattle [...]
Station at Othello Park opens near rail station By JOURNAL STAFF Othello Partners recently opened the Station at Othello Park, a 351-unit mixed-use apartment building across from the Othello Link light-rail station, at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Othello Street. Tenants began moving into the building last month. The apartments are [...]
