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Laurelhurst Residence – Construction Update

The Laurelhurst wine room has quickly progressed into the construction in the recent weeks since the client approved the design and engaged their contractor. An interesting challenge with this renovation, as in many others, is the owner will maintain occupancy in the house while the work it being done.  Special care is taken to reduce airborne dust, dirt, and other debris from entering the rest of the home.  This construction door separates the work area from the rest of the house...

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

LIV Apartments – Construction Update – May 2014

During May, new heights were reached at the site of the ongoing LIV Apartments.  The most visual of the progress made in May is the west building.  Framing continued and reached level 5 of the 6 level building. Adjacent to the west building, the south building has also entered the framing stage.  Work has started with the exterior walls of level 4, and will then transition to interior walls, and the exterior walls of level 3.  In this instance it is...

Clyde Hill – Construction Update – May

May was a great month at the Clyde Hill Residence job site.  The contractors have completed the installation of exterior wood siding, cement board panels, and trim giving the exterior of the home a completely new design aesthetic.  The clear finished wood siding emphasizes the horizontality of the home and provides a material connection to the landscape of the lot. The full impact of the new redesigned entryway is starting to be felt with the wood siding balancing the large floor...

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 – Aerial Views – April 2014

We recently got our hands on these images and are excited to share another point of view of the ongoing LIV Apartments. Monthly photos of the jobsite are shot from an airplane from 2 angles to show construction progress from different points of view. The South and North buildings remain active with ongoing concrete formwork and pours with wood framing continuing upward at the West building.  Phase 2 of the project, the East building, is currently home to the job site...

LIV Apartments – Construction Update – Apr. 2014

Progress at the LIV Apartments has hit light speed in the month of April.  Wood framing has started to be erected at the west building while progress continues on concrete pours in other areas of the site. The east side of the site is still in the thick of concrete work as several levels are yet to come. The central area of the site is now a staging area for materials and deliveries.  below this concrete level is underground parking and a...

Clyde Hill – Construction Update – Late Apr. 2014

Progress on the Clyde Hill Residence progressed into late April with a push on exterior elements including finishing the windows and doors, and completing the shingled roof.  The exterior of the home has also been wrapped with building felt in preparation for cement board and cedar strip siding. The redesigned entry now has windows and a door and is ready to be trimmed out and have siding attached. At the back deck and patio the waterproofing has been completed, and the new...

LIV Apartments Site Tour

This Friday some of the office ventured out to the construction site of our largest ongoing multi-family residential project – the LIV Apartments. We were there to observe ongoing wood framing, progress with the post tensioned concrete pours, and to generally become familiar with the project by touring the site. LIV Apartments is situated half a mile from the Microsoft Redmond Campus, and is located at NE 22nd St. and Bel-red Rd. In addition to 450 apartments of various sizes,...

LIV Apartments – Construction Update – Late Mar. 2014

Progress moved towards foundation walls nearing the end of March after pouring and curing slabs previously shown.  In the right of the picture is a cured slab and columns, and on the left is form work, reinforcing, and post tension cables ready for concrete to be poured.  progress will continue vertically as each level is poured and cured in sections click here for more blogs on the LIV Apartments...

LIV APARTMENTS – CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – LATE FEB. 2014

The level 1 post tension slab poured and curing with materials to form the columns and next floor level staged for future use.  The previous slab on grade (parking level 1) is now the support for the ramped portion of level 1.  Next in the process will be to lay down sheathing, steel reinforcing, and post tensioned cables.   click here for more blogs on the LIV Apartments...