Superintendent of the Year Brett Armstrong Exxel Pacific Brett Armstrong embodies the “safety champion” qualities that every project must have to be successful. He fully understands the message “safety is a value at work and at home,” and communicates this through his leadership. Armstrong identifies how to work with, coach and create a safety [...]

Brian Salsgiver Safety Professional of the Year Joe Sadler Exxel Pacific Joe Sadler started with Exxel Pacific in 2008 and has since implemented a number of new safety policies that have elevated Exxel’s safety program and, in turn, the company’s safety culture. One of the first policies that Sadler implemented was to require safety [...]

Mack Urban is starting Cyrene apartment complex this month By JOURNAL STAFF The south side of the complex will be shorter with a green roof. Mack Urban said it will start construction this month on Cyrene, a 16-story, 160-unit apartment project at 50 University St. on the waterfront. The project will be the first [...]

Stillaguamish Tribe opens hotel at Arlington casino By JOURNAL STAFF The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians last week cut the ribbon on a $27 million hotel at its Angel of the Winds Casino at 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane near Arlington. The five-story hotel has 125 guest rooms, including six two-bay suites, a smoke shop and a [...]

Lightbox offers 164 apartments near UW By JOURNAL STAFF The 164-unit Lightbox Apartments opened last spring at 4545 Eighth Ave. N.E. in the University District and was purchased in August by UDR of Highlands Ranch, Colorado. UDR paid $45.26 million. Intracorp developed the building in partnership with Resmark Apartment Living, a division of the [...]

What is high-performance teamwork? Local leaders tell all Some of the key concepts that keep teams on track are accountability, trust, communication, goal-setting, company culture and conflict resolution. By LIZ EVANS AGC of Washington Today the word “teamwork” is overused and cliche. Just because a group of people work together does not necessarily mean [...]

GRAND AWARD SAFETY General contractor: Safety 300,000-350,000 hours Exxel Pacific Exxel Pacific empowers its workforce to meet the expectation that safety is everyone’s responsibility, and believes that continual improvement is critical. Its electronic safety-document control system helps to manage and maintain safety files and electronically file compliance-required forms. The company also uses an interactive [...]

Construction Award • Private Building $10 million-$25 million Velo Location: Seattle General contractor: Exxel Pacific Owner/developer: Mack Urban Primary designer: Baylis Architects Velo is a four-story, 171-unit apartment building with 1.5 levels of below-grade parking. The 183,000-square-foot building includes a rooftop with an expansive commons area as well as landscaped courtyards, individual bike locker [...]

Construction Award • Private Building $25 million-$50 million Exxel built a dewatering system to treat the site, which sits atop a shallow groundwater aquifer. Allez Location: Redmond General contractor: Exxel Pacific Owner/developer: Redmond 158th LLC Primary designer: GGLO Allez is a 147-unit residential and retail development in downtown Redmond. The site is situated adjacent [...]

Superintendent of the Year Kevin Lanham Exxel Pacific Kevin Lanham has dedicated his skill, expertise and service to Exxel Pacific for 10 years as a superintendent and has over 24 years in the construction industry. He is a true leader and champion of safety. Lanham places the highest emphasis on the health, safety and [...]