Construction Award -- Private building $25 million-$50 million A 10,280-panel steel art wall around the lower floors was fabricated off site and hung as modules to reduce installation time. The Martin apartments Location: Seattle General contractor: Exxel Pacific Owner/developer: Vulcan Real Estate Primary designer: Callison The Martin is the first project in the nation [...]

General contractor: Safety Over 300,000 hours Every subcontractor’s safety plan is reviewed by Exxel’s project team and safety department to ensure it meets state and federal requirements. Exxel Pacific An AGC Safety Team member for more than 20 years, Exxel Pacific is committed to making safety a value on every project it builds and [...]

Superintendent of the Year Brett Armstrong Exxel Pacific Brett Armstrong embodies the “safety champion” qualities that every project must have to be successful. He fully understands the message “safety is a value at work and at home,” and communicates this through his leadership. Armstrong identifies how to work with, coach and create a safety [...]

Brian Salsgiver Safety Professional of the Year Joe Sadler Exxel Pacific Joe Sadler started with Exxel Pacific in 2008 and has since implemented a number of new safety policies that have elevated Exxel’s safety program and, in turn, the company’s safety culture. One of the first policies that Sadler implemented was to require safety [...]

Mack Urban is starting Cyrene apartment complex this month By JOURNAL STAFF The south side of the complex will be shorter with a green roof. Mack Urban said it will start construction this month on Cyrene, a 16-story, 160-unit apartment project at 50 University St. on the waterfront. The project will be the first [...]

Stillaguamish Tribe opens hotel at Arlington casino By JOURNAL STAFF The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians last week cut the ribbon on a $27 million hotel at its Angel of the Winds Casino at 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane near Arlington. The five-story hotel has 125 guest rooms, including six two-bay suites, a smoke shop and a [...]

Lightbox offers 164 apartments near UW By JOURNAL STAFF The 164-unit Lightbox Apartments opened last spring at 4545 Eighth Ave. N.E. in the University District and was purchased in August by UDR of Highlands Ranch, Colorado. UDR paid $45.26 million. Intracorp developed the building in partnership with Resmark Apartment Living, a division of the [...]

What is high-performance teamwork? Local leaders tell all Some of the key concepts that keep teams on track are accountability, trust, communication, goal-setting, company culture and conflict resolution. By LIZ EVANS AGC of Washington Today the word “teamwork” is overused and cliche. Just because a group of people work together does not necessarily mean [...]

GRAND AWARD SAFETY General contractor: Safety 300,000-350,000 hours Exxel Pacific Exxel Pacific empowers its workforce to meet the expectation that safety is everyone’s responsibility, and believes that continual improvement is critical. Its electronic safety-document control system helps to manage and maintain safety files and electronically file compliance-required forms. The company also uses an interactive [...]

Construction Award • Private Building $10 million-$25 million Velo Location: Seattle General contractor: Exxel Pacific Owner/developer: Mack Urban Primary designer: Baylis Architects Velo is a four-story, 171-unit apartment building with 1.5 levels of below-grade parking. The 183,000-square-foot building includes a rooftop with an expansive commons area as well as landscaped courtyards, individual bike locker [...]