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 [...]
Construction Award • Private Building $25 million-$50 million Exxel built a dewatering system to treat the site, which sits atop a shallow groundwater aquifer. Allez Location: Redmond General contractor: Exxel Pacific Owner/developer: Redmond 158th LLC Primary designer: GGLO Allez is a 147-unit residential and retail development in downtown Redmond. The site is situated adjacent [...]
Superintendent of the Year Kevin Lanham Exxel Pacific Kevin Lanham has dedicated his skill, expertise and service to Exxel Pacific for 10 years as a superintendent and has over 24 years in the construction industry. He is a true leader and champion of safety. Lanham places the highest emphasis on the health, safety and [...]
Mack Urban opens more apartments in the Fremont/Wallingford area Both complexes — Ray and Velo — are for sale. By NAT LEVY Journal Staff Reporter Mack Urban just opened its second apartment complex in the Fremont/Wallingford area and both are filling up. Ray is a four-story, 137-unit complex at 3636 Stone Way N. with [...]
Lake Union Partners joining the crowd in Columbia City By NAT LEVY Journal Staff Reporter Lake Union Partners is the latest developer to pop up in Columbia City. Mack Urban (formerly Harbor Urban), Security Properties and The Wolff Co. are among the local and national developers who have been charmed by the South Seattle [...]
Developer of Fremont's Saturn Building buys site for office project near Amazon The seven-story building will have retail and small office spaces. By NAT LEVY Journal Staff Reporter The developer who put Saturn in “the center of the universe,” has launched another expedition, and this one is not so far away: South Lake Union. [...]
Vulcan to start 195 apartments this summer at Yesler Terrace By JOURNAL STAFF Vulcan Real Estate is preparing to break ground this summer on a 195-unit apartment building at Yesler Terrace. The 1-acre site is at 123 Broadway, at the northwest corner of Broadway and Yesler. The new building will have a mix of [...]
Construction starts on huge office campus in Renton near Boeing Jan 19, 2016, 2:53pm PST Updated: Jan 19, 2016, 3:40pm PST Despite not having pre-leased any of the space, construction is starting Thursday on this three-building office campus in the Southport development on Lake Washington in Renton. Even though it has not pre-leased any [...]
