Prior to being forced into bankruptcy earlier last year, Michael R. Mastro and Mastro Properties was one of the most prolific real estate developers in Puget Sound. Grouparchitect designed a number of projects for Mastro Properties including the Park Place and Sound View projects among others. We’ve received a number of inquiries over the last year or so about which projects these were so we thought we’d highlight them. Click here  for a detailed list of these projects.

The last few weeks have seen a double batch of homebrew going for future events. We started the second lager batch ever, a Bock per a recipe from Brewing America's Best Beers. It's currently fermenting at the usual lager rate (slow). The other batch of random beer makin' saw a new ale on top of the last ale's trub, resulting in virtually immediate fermentation. Since fermentation usually takes 4-7 days, this was a welcome addition to the schedule. More photos to come soon - I probably should take a time-lapse series of the fermentation process one of these days...

 

Needless to say, the first thing I thought of was beer when we decided to start the dreaded blog. Architects think more about beer than buildings more than one day a week. I'll endeavor therefore to make the most useful thing you read on the net. Well, today at least. Starting tomorrow. Or next week.