Seismic events. When disaster strikes, architects and engineers see their best laid plans put to the test. When the Nisqually Earthquake struck in 2001, home repair expert Roger Faris was at the Phinney Neighborhood Center celebrating the retrofit of the former school lunchroom. Steve Scher recently met with Faris and engineer Dan Say to point out the work that was done to reinforce the old school building. They say there are still hundreds of un-reinforced masonry buildings at risk if and when the next earthquake hits. Listen to the interview here!
Vitus Office Renovation / / 08.24.22
A seismic upgrade and extensive interior renovation are underway for office and retail space at 2607 Second Avenue in Belltown.
A look at Vitus’ Belltown HQ / / 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.
Seattle building is the first to get new cement-free concrete / / 04.17.25
The first batch of a new concrete that doesn't use cement was recently poured as part of a seismic retrofit to a 120-year-old brick building in the Green Lake neighborhood. That two-story building at 7200 Woodlawn Ave. N.E. is owned by Donald Davies and will be the future home to Atlantic Crossing Pub, which is moving from the Roosevelt neighborhood.