Published June 2004
Construction
Briefs
Lexus breaks ground
on new showroom
Lexus of Seattle recently broke ground on its new automobile showroom
and dealership on Highway 99 between 202nd and 204th streets SW in Lynnwood.
The $10.5 million
project, which will include a 35,000-square-foot showroom and parts and
service departments on a 5.4-acre site, is expected to be completed in
late spring 2005, according to a news release from the city of Lynnwood.
“Increases in new-vehicle
sales and our customer-owner base necessitate that we acquire larger premises,”
said Brad Castonguay, president of the 15-year-old dealership. “We will
be able to offer our customers larger parts and service facilities along
with more spacious show and display rooms.”
Kuni Enterprises
of Portland, Ore., is the project developer, and the facility has been
designed by CSCB Architects.
Renovated apartments
to continue serving low-income families
The Low Income Housing Institute recently completed renovation of 40 units
of Section 8 family housing at Cedarwood II Apartments, located at 420
101st Ave. SE in Lake Stevens.
Through LIHI’s purchase
and renovation of Cedarwood II, the apartments, which were nearing the
end of their Section 8 rent subsidy contract period, will continue to
provide housing for very low-income families, the Seattle-based agency
said.
Helix Architects
served as project architects. Briere Construction Co. supervised renovations
to the eight buildings that contain 26 two-bedroom, 12 three-bedroom and
two four-bedroom townhouse-style units.
The renovations included
new kitchen cabinets, countertops and bathroom vanities, new light fixtures,
new flooring in many units, new appliances, electrical upgrades, improvements
to accessible units, installation of a new children’s playground, resurfaced
parking areas, exterior painting, and landscaping improvements.
A partnership between
seven public and private sources made it possible for LIHI to save the
housing, with funding partners including Snohomish County, Washington
State Housing Trust Fund, Sterling Savings Bank, Washington Community
Reinvestment Association, Washington State Housing Finance Commission,
Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle and the Enterprise Social Investment
Corp.
Retail, office
building nears
completion in Monroe
A new 4,000-square-foot retail and office building is nearing completion
in downtown Monroe at 206 E. Main St.
Developed by Emerald
Northwest Properties of Bellevue, the single-story building uses masonry
and windowed storefronts to blend in with the character of older Main
Street buildings, said project architect Page & Beard Architects PS of
Kirkland.
“People enjoy the
scale and appearance of this building and are pleased that it fills in
an old gap in the block,” said Galen Page.
The new building
can be divided into four separate tenant spaces, with two tenant spaces
in the front having Main Street access and storefront orientation, the
architectural firm said.
Interior spaces have
16-foot-high ceilings with exposed trusses and mechanical ducts, and the
two tenant spaces at the rear half of the building have a separate side-entry/foyer
that connects the rear tenants to a common public corridor, according
to the architectural firm.
Construction started
in February and was scheduled for completion by the end of May. M.R.J.
Constructors Inc. of Seattle was the general contractor.
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