12.10.24
Seattle Bouldering Project has opened its third location, in the University District at 4502 University Way N.E. a Swenson Say Faget and Mithun project.
11.21.24
Work begins on 136 Ballard units at 5011 15th Ave. N.W. in Ballard on Swenson Say Faget and Hybrid Architecture project, Ponte Apartments.
11.13.24
Seattle Public Library (SPL) reopened Swenson Say Faget project the Green Lake branch on Oct. 28 following the completion of a 20-month renovation project.
08.30.24
Bryant Manor units debut in Squire Park after a temporary certificate of occupancy was issued this week. Apartments range from SEDUs to family-friendly four-bedrooms bedrooms. Those are to be affordable to households earning up to 60% of area median income.
08.14.24
Affordable housing developer Vitus moved into a new headquarters at SSF project, 2607 Second Ave. in Belltown at the end of 2022.
05.29.24
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is scheduled to review a request for a land classification change necessary to build a welcome station and environmental education classroom at horse-friendly Bridle Trails State Park.
05.24.24
Two historic structures on Whidbey Island, the Coupeville Wharf and a 19th century log cabin near Langley — have been added to the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation’s Most Endangered Places list.
05.01.24
During the RevitalizeWA conference in Vancouver, I attended a walking tour of Vancouver’s Post Hospital. Its abundant potential was immediately evident.
04.11.24
The development will have two single-story buildings with space for six retail tenants.
04.01.24
Stone Way Auto is a 10,000-square-foot community event space located in a former manufacturing building at 3621 Stone Way, between … read more +
01.16.24
The St. Luke’s Redevelopment includes market-rate apartments, affordable apartments, and a new church.
01.10.24
Jan. 23 will mark the likely final design review for Nitze-Stagen’s planned apartment building at 4200 S. Webster Street.
12.06.23
Graham Baba designed the HopTown Wood-Fired Pizza renovation in Sunnyside.
11.17.23
Designs Northwest Architects and ARC Architects are designing the 52-unit housing project for Housing Hope.
11.03.23
The 40 Under 40 list comprises A/E/C professionals from across the U.S.
10.25.23
Weinstein A+U’s Tukwila Fire Station 51 has received national recognition at the 2023 FIERO Fire Station Design Awards.
10.10.23
7 Seas replaced the Green Turtle Restaurant and was designed by Ferguson Architecture.
10.02.23
The SDCI published this blog post about the current status of the URM ordinance and the next steps.
06.15.23
This 233-unit project is walking distance to the future Overlake Village Link Light Rail Station.
06.12.23
Ethiopian Village is a five-story affordable senior housing development and community center at 8323 Rainier Ave. S.
06.09.23
84 affordable units in Ballard, at the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church property nears final form at design review.
06.05.23
Contractor R Miller began work on the 760 Aloha St. office conversion project in December of 2021. And last month, … read more +
The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) has completed a draft URM Technical Standard for a mandatory retrofit program.
05.19.23
The new hatchery building will be elevated on auger-cast concrete piles.
05.03.23
This community of 22 cottages is located in Seattle’s Sand Point/Magnusson Park.
04.20.23
Totem Lake Park, an ecological centerpiece for a re-envisioned neighborhood.
04.17.23
The innovative BLOCK Project is growing in Seattle and expanding to other states.
03.25.23
SSF is excited to announce the promotion of Francesca Renouard and Lori DeBoer to Associate Principals.
03.08.23
Washington female engineers are elevating built environment and company cultures like SSF’s Project Manager, Francesca Renouard.
02.17.23
Copperworks’ newest tasting room will be located along the Burke-Gilman trail in Kenmore.
02.16.23
The exterior of the new community center features the largest mural on South Whidbey Island.
02.06.23
Federal Way affordable housing project Redondo Heights, broke ground.
01.29.23
Seattle’s Green Lake branch closed for renovations and won’t reopen until early 2024.
01.11.23
Swenson Say Fagét Structural Engineers announced two promotions in Seattle and Tacoma and six new hires in the Seattle office.
01.04.23
Cherry Street Mixed-use is a four-story apartment building with 30 units over retail/commercial space.
12.21.22
The Bridge Way apartments are organized through a series of orthogonal rectangular volumes set across the site.
12.12.22
Work is finished on the Burwell Apartments, located at 1010 Burwell in Bremerton.
12.09.22
The old Ballard KFC was razed for an 86-unit SEDU apartment building.
12.01.22
Harbor Custom Development teamed with Graves + Associates and Accrete Construction on Pacific Ridge Apartments .
11.18.22
The YWCA purchased 800 E Denny and will rent to households earning 30% or less of the area median income.
10.14.22
Koz Development recently received design approval for this 131-unit apartment project.
10.13.22
Shoring is being constructed for a 29-unit addition to Fremont View Apartments.
09.07.22
SSF proudly supports the ACE Mentorship Program which helps high school students get hands on experience in the AEC industry.
08.24.22
A seismic upgrade and extensive interior renovation are underway for office and retail space at 2607 Second Avenue in Belltown.
08.17.22
This building dates back to 1910 and was declared a historic landmark in 2001.
08.16.22
Swenson Say Faget Donor Focus Article – WA Trust for Historic Preservation Magazine
08.09.22
This 7,775-square-foot First Citizen’s Bank branch is one of many businesses that occupy the commercial space at Brewery Blocks.
07.31.22
Involvement in DBIA NW is a key component to building relationships with AEC businesses that do design-build work.
07.27.22
SSF has provided structural engineering studies, design, and/or retrofit work on all 6 SPL Carnegie libraries.
Swenson Say Fagét structural engineers announced nine new hires in three offices.
07.21.22
A small midrise infill project at 6817 Greenwood Ave. N. is planned on a midblock property in Phinney Ridge.
07.14.22
The University National Bank Building was designated a city landmark in 2021.
Bryant Manor affordable housing complex planned for 1801 E. Yesler Way with First A.M.E. Housing Association.
06.28.22
Homestead Community Land Trust broke ground last week on 18 homes in Tukwila.
06.08.22
The Bremer Apartments won an award for Outstanding Stewardship at Historic Seattle’s 2022 Preservation Awards.
06.01.22
Founding partner, Gary Swenson, 83, passed away on April 22, 2022, at his home in San Diego.
05.31.22
The historically landmarked Green Lake Branch of the Seattle Public Library is set for a seismic upgrade and renovations.
05.23.22
Coverage of the 2022 GeekWire Awards, presented by Astound Business Solutions, the Pacific NW’s annual startup and technology awards.
05.12.22
Sound Real Estate Development is planning a five-story, 89-unit apartment building in Columbia City.
04.26.22
Construction fencing has gone up around the long-vacant, fire-gutted and earthquake-damaged Metropole Building in Pioneer Square.
04.25.22
Construction has begun on a new 39,000 SF building for University Prep.
The new 12,000 SF Sedro-Woolley Library, located at 110 W. State St., opened last summer.
04.14.22
In November, Illume Church will begin a 10,000-square-foot, 3-story campus expansion.
03.03.22
When I say transit-oriented development (TOD), most think of those sexy, sexy light-rail stations where new apartments are bursting from … read more +
01.19.22
Swenson Say Fagét Structural Engineers (SSF) announced eight recent promotions. Chardie Byrne was promoted to managing principal/operations. She joined SSF … read more +
01.05.22
Structural Engineers Swenson Say Fagét (SSF) opened a new Central Washington office. The new space is in the historic Clymer … read more +
11.24.21
419 Occidental is the former FX McRory’s building. At eight stories the project’s stair tower is currently the tallest CLT structure in Seattle.
11.18.21
Sound Flats began in 2017, under the old zoning, then gained an extra story with more units.
10.29.21
Originally called 2+U, Plymouth Housing’s Kristin Benson Place is open!
09.01.21
Swenson Say Fagét announced two new hires, Laura Nettesheim and Teagan Allen. Nettesheim, PE joined SSF/Seattle after 5 years of … read more +
04.05.21
With architect BuildingWork, the nonprofit Satterberg Foundation intends to renovate and expand its vacant, derelict Metropole Building, which is just … read more +
03.25.21
A new shared-use pavilion will be framed with cross-laminated timber.
03.24.21
The new addition will have a dramtic open stair facing Aloha, and a terrace with views of Lake Union.
02.18.21
The Wolff Company built the five-story, 146-unit project, with Exxel Pacific as the general contractor and VIA Architecture.
12.08.20
This project received a SEPA determination of non-significance, which clears an important hurdle to securing a master user permit.
11.23.20
Summit Flats is a new 91-unit multi-family building at 1103 Summit Ave. in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. The 36,000-square-foot building … read more +
11.18.20
The 35,000 SF tenant improvement project provides an updated look and feel. Construction costs topped $10 million.
11.16.20
Cowen Park Cafe. The neighborhood favorite business will return to its old corner location after construction.
10.27.20
In this view, looking west toward Old Ballard, the two small buildings at left will remain; only a surface parking lot will be replaced.
10.16.20
Landowner Urban Visions and partner Johnson Carr are planning a new apartment building for the vacant pit at 165 S. … read more +
09.30.20
Leaders and crews ceremonially placed the final structural beam in the $26 million five-story building.
09.14.20
This is the first of two new fire stations being built under a 2016 bond measure to improve public safety infrastructure.
09.10.20
With nearly 4 decades of experience in structural engineering and design for historic buildings, it’s only fitting that Dan is Historic Seattle’s 2020 Preservation Champion.
08.26.20
The new stations will improve the health, safety and mental well-being of firefighters, and project a sense of permanence, reliability and protection.
08.11.20
Disparities in educational access and quality between rural and urban areas in Tanzania put rural communities at a serious disadvantage, … read more +
Tinte Cellars in late fall will open a new tasting room and event venue at 5951 Airport Way S. in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood.
07.06.20
University Prep’s expansion site is west across 25th Avenue Northeast from its 2.5-acre campus in North Seattle.
05.28.20
Structural shear walls are going up on the site near the Port Angeles ferry terminal.
05.20.20
Evan Speer traveled to the Philippines in September 2019, to the small island of Bohol to support the historic preservation … read more +
05.11.20
Nitze-Stagen hasn’t announced a start date or leasing brokers for the six-story project, which includes a renovation and addition.
05.08.20
The 90-unit Ethiopian Village will house seniors earning up to 60% of area median income.
04.28.20
Tim Carter and Greg Squires met in the architectural master’s program of the University of Washington College of Built Environments … read more +
04.02.20
The project is called RailSpur, in reference to an abandoned freight line that runs transversely through the block, which is bounded by South Jackson and South King streets, and First and Occidental avenues South.
02.12.20
The 25-unit Burwell Apartments will be within walking distance of Bremerton’s waterfront.
01.23.20
Metropole is being designing for cowork office space for nonprofits and will include a child care center, meeting/events space with commercial kitchen.
01.16.20
Plymouth Housing today celebrated the groundbreaking of an affordable housing development in downtown to deliver 91 permanent housing apartments for adults who have previously experienced homelessness.
01.14.20
A new apartment building in Tacoma by Koz Development will make half its 104 units available to homeless and low-income … read more +
01.03.20
A compact but impactful cabin with a Pacific Northwest flavor takes full advantage of stunning lake and forest views.
11.13.19
NAIOP’s 2019 annual Night of the Stars awards gala was held at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. SSF was thrilled to … read more +
10.31.19
Field Arts and Events Hall will redefine the city’s waterfront and spur economic development.
09.23.19
The institute recognized Plaza Roberto Maestas for using best practices in affordable housing development.
08.27.19
Four years ago, GEM Real Estate Partners paid about $1.75 million for a midblock site at 2218 First Ave. in … read more +
08.26.19
From in-depth engineering lessons, I feel armed with the intrigue to apply in my upcoming senior year classes.
08.07.19
In Seattle, structural engineering firm Swenson Say Faget hired Holly Ashford as a staff engineer. In Tacoma, they hired Taylor … read more +
07.25.19
Crabtree Kitchen + Bar is one of several local businesses housed in The Centennial.
07.22.19
Dick’s has been serving up “the best food, at the best price, in the shortest time” since 1954!
07.18.19
CITC will add a second story to the building, which will house about 20 staff members. The renovation will also include new lab and classroom space.
06.28.19
Seattle Housing Authority says it has replaced more than half of Yesler’s 561 older low-income public housing units.
06.26.19
The YWCA’s Home At Last apartments are located at South Fourth Street and Broadway for victims of domestic violence.
06.23.19
In 2016, the Tower was gifted to the City of Tumwater with the understanding that the City would take action to save and preserve the historic structure before it’s too late.
01.09.19
Seattle-based structural engineering firm Swenson Say Faget (SSF) promoted Lori DeBoer to senior project manager and Randy James to drafting … read more +
01.01.19
2018 Merit Award- AIA/WA Civic Design Awards The Bellingham Federal Building Renovation won a 2018 AIA Washington Council Civic Design … read more +
11.07.18
We are proud to announce that the new Seattle Fire Station 22 received two AIA Merit Awards – from AIA … read more +
10.02.18
602 Flats is a new four-story/four-unit apartment building on Capitol Hill.