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LIV Apartments – Aerial Photos – June

The LIV Apartments have applied the final exterior finishes including Hardi and cedar plank siding with metal panel and brick veneer siding as well. The rest of the roof gardens have been implemented and the main entrance has now been completed and tenants have moved into the building. The roof gardens contain, open community deck lounge and roof planters. The courtyard also will be including similar features that the roof spaces will have; corten steel planters and precast concrete bench...

LIV-Construction Update-June

The LIV Apartments is almost ready to welcome new occupants this July!  The majority of the remaining project’s amenity spaces and landscaping have been completed, including the planters, pavement designs, roof decks, lounges, and many other features.The accent siding at the gateway entrance has been completed and landscaping is underway. The main walking path to the leasing office and building entry will be completed shortly.The main entrance to the West building is lined with the corten steel planters and walkway...

LIV Apartments – AERIAL PHOTOS – Feb.

Construction at the LIV Apartments in Bellevue has made substantial progress in the recent month.  The East building has reached level 6 of framing and flooring including roof trusses.  The framing of the lower roof deck amenity space on the 5th level is complete and the green roof, concrete pavers, dog run, planters, and trees will be installed next. The large crane previously located in the center of the plaza was removed as the North, South, and West buildings are nearing...

LIV Apartments near Microsoft on Bel-Red Road in between Bellevue and Redmond. 450 Unit upscale apartment development.

LIV Apartments – Aerial Photos – Sept

The month of September brought progress across all areas of the LIV Apartments in Bellevue.  The South Building roof has been installed and progress continues on the window and exterior siding installation.  Interior plumbing and electrical rough in proceed in conjunction to maximize the potential of scheduling trades. Elsewhere, at the West Building, painters have begun to paint the exterior fiber cement board as the installation of the composite wood panel, metal panel, and brick masonry has nearly finished. The North Building...

TDX Renovation – August Update

The renovation of Theta Delta Chi at the University of Washington is well underway as work continues on the roof and portico of this historic building.  The rotten wood shown in the previous post has been removed and new framing and decking serve as a solid base for the waterproofing to soon be installed. Demolition has begun on the main roof of the existing addition.  A rotten unsafe roof deck is removed revealing the roof is in dire need of replacement. Further...

LIV Apartments – Construction Update – July

Construction progress at the LIV Apartments job site has made substantial progress during the month of July, including the groundbreaking of the second phase of the project. The South building continues framing up to level 7 and will soon start the 8th floor wood framing.  Metal decks and exterior work continues the efforts towards topping out so that work can then shift to the North building wall framing and East building groundwork and framing. The western part of the site along Bel-Red...

LIV Apartments – Aerial Views – May 2014

The latest aerial images of the LIV Apartments have arrived and progress continues onward and upward. The post tensioned concrete floors of the south building have defined the buildings’ footprint, and the relationship of the South and West buildings can start to be seen. At the West building, Wood framing at is nearing completion and framing is about begin on the South building. Between these two buildings a new NE 22nd Place will wind its way through the site and...

LIV APARTMENTS – CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

September marks the ground breaking for our newest apartment project located south of Microsoft’s Redmond campus.  Located at Bel-red Road and NE 22nd Place this 2 phase apt building will be home to 450 apartments in 4 distinct buildings partially built over a concrete podium for parking.  Over the months to come posts will detail ongoing construction progress.  For now, we start with a grassy field. This project starts as a field, parking lot, and abandoned building Then comes months of...

Ballard Food Bank

Ballard Food Bank

The economic crisis has shown us how fragile the line is between economic health and hardship. Economic strife helps us to see food bank customers not as vagrants, but as our neighbors, ourselves. Ballard Food Bank has always promoted this idea; its motto is “Neighbors helping neighbors.” To better serve their mission, Ballard Food Bank recently made the move from a cramped and inefficient space to a new location along Leary Avenue NW. As their architect, I had the pleasure...