Safeway has opened a lifestyle shopping center in the Canyon Park area of Bothell. Property Development Centers, a wholly owned subsidiary of Safeway Inc., developed the project. Freight & Ho was the project architect, and Sierra Construction was the general contractor. PDC is a national developer of Safeway-anchored centers. Construction began in July of 2008 and was halted three months later. Work re-started 14 months ago. The total cost is $46 million. The center is at 24040 Bothell-Everett Highway and [...]

Congratulations to Harbor Wholesale, Teutsch Partners and Sierra Construction on the win for 2011 Industrial Development of the year at the recent NAIOP Night of the Stars gala! Great work by Andy, Tim and Phil on a job well done!

NAIOP named Vulcan Real Estate the region's developer of the year Friday. It was the second year in a row Vulcan won the title. The year's top deal was done by HAL Real Estate Investments, which acquired the new and empty Seventh & Madison building on First Hill and leased it to Polyclinic. The two groups were honored with project partners Heartland and Urban Renaissance Group at the Night of the Stars gala in Bellevue. Other winners were: • Bill [...]

We've just published our latest Construction Bulletin featuring project highlights from 2010 and 2011. Click below for a look. If you didn't receive a bulletin in the mail and would like one, please email info@sierraind.com  and we'll make sure you get one. Sierra Construction Bulletin 2011

Deal may be done soon for 400,000 square foot distribution center used by Nike in the past Saddled with the highest vacancy rate of any industrial real estate submarket in the Portland-metropolitan area, Wilsonville had a rough go during the past few years. But after losing such major building occupants like Nike, Joe's Sporting Goods and Hollywood Video, the submarket now looks like it's poised for a big return. With a few major lease deals in discussion and a few [...]

Kenmore's new KeyBank opened its doors Aug. 29 at 7830 N.E. Bothell Way. The 3,900-square-foot branch is Key's 164 retail location in Washington and features a video wall with eight flat-screen televisions to display helpful information to clients, and Teller 21 systems to speed the processing of client paperwork. The new Key will hold a grand-opening event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24 with lunch served by Applebee's and attendees can enter to win a $500 Key Possibilities [...]

It was a long time coming , and the celebration was well attended. A throng of eager bibliophiles-over 200 book lovers of all ages-and local dignitaries were on hand as the city of Kenmore opened the doors to its new library at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday. The 10,000 square foot facility, located at 6531 NE 181st Street across from Kenmore Village, is more than four times larger than the previous library which was housed in a triple-wide trailer about [...]

Sierra employees Kristi Stoller, Sheldon Kitts and Jason Baerlocher recently achieved their LEED AP through the Green Building Certification Institute.  By becoming LEED AP's, Kristi, Sheldon and Jason have distinguished themselves as leaders and as resources for others seeking to achieve their sustainability goals. Their specialized knowledge of green building principles and the LEED Green Building Rating System will benefit our future projects and open doors to new LEED building opportunities. All three individuals will be listed in the LEED Professional Directory at www.gbci.org. Congratulations on [...]

Sierra Construction Co. is building a project for Property Development Centers, a subsidiary of Safeway Inc., in Bothell's Canyon Park that will have a 50,475 square foot Safeway and 39,000 square feet of other retail space. Lakeside at Canyon Park is made of integral color split-face CMU, stone masonry and EIFS. THe Safeway will have a bakery; meat, deli and seafood departments; and a Starbucks. The six retail buildings will be a mix of split-face CMU, cultured stone, brick, stucco [...]

If you are planning to attend the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference next week, stop by and visit Sierra Construction in booth 1311 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Jim Riley and Suzy Tangen will be there all day Thursday and Friday. Let us talk to you about medical/dental build-outs - or just stop by to say Hi and grab a great take-away! See you there!

Sierra Construction is working toward a late summer finish on a new KeyBank branch at 7830 NE Bothell Way in Kenmore. The 3,900 square foot metal-stud building will have a brick veneer exterior. Inside, there will be four teller stalls, five private banking offices, a conference room, employee lounge and restrooms. Paving and landscape additions will complete the project, along with two lanes of drive-up banking and a drive-up ATM. Turner Construction is the construction manager and Callison is the [...]

Sierra Construction recently completed the new Titus-Will Toyota dealership in Tacoma.  The project involved the construction of a new 53,000 sf dealership to replace an existing new car sales building. The new facility includes showrooms for both Toyota and Scion, a 3-lane service drive up, a 3 bay quick-lube pit, a 25-bay service facility with in-ground lifts, a 9,000 square foot parts storage area on two floors, administrative and dealer office and conference/training areas. The Sierra team broke ground in [...]

Sierra Construction is pleased to announce that the newest MOD Pizza #4 on Broadway officially received it’s C of O inspection final on March 29, 2011.  MOD Pizza was open for business on Thursday 3/31, and gave out free slices of pizza (over 1000 pizzas!) to neighbors on April Fools Day.  Check out the latest MOD Pizza restaurant next time you’re in Seattle! Excellent work by Bob Graff, Chris Kevil, the Sierra field crew, and Heather Muzzy.  Look for more [...]

The Northshore School District Transportation Center in Bothell opened last summer, providing maintenance and storage space for the district and maintenance space for the city of Bothell. It is owned by the district and is at 21325 20th Ave. S.E.