Commercial Projects

Aqua Bella - North and South

Seatac, WA - 2007 (scheduled)
Project Team: Brian Palidar, Paul Merkling, Joshua McNichols, Sarah Leingang
Contractor: Mastro Properties

The Aqua Bella projects consist of a pair of mixed use multifamily apartment buildings which surround a newly improved public stair in SW City View Street. The building design emphasizes eroded corners and a minimized structure width to preserve views of downtown and the Cascades for the residential neighborhood to the west. The public stairway was integrated with secondary building entries and the stairway terminates at Harbor Avenue in a widened pedestrian plaza which is encompassed by retail spaces in both buildings to the north and the south.

The Linden

Seattle, WA - 2007 (scheduled)
Project Team: Brian Palidar, Paul Merkling
Contractor: Mastro Properties

With less than 100 lineal feet of street frontage, the Linden is a mixed use project which balances urban infill aesthetics within the suburban confines of North Seattle. Project includes 140+ units of multifamily apartments and 1,600 sf of ground floor retail.

The Barcelona

Seatac, WA - 2008 (scheduled)
Project Team: Brian Palidar, Paul Merkling
Contractor: Mastro Properties

The Barcelona will be one of the newest additions to the city of Des Moines under their recently up-zoned Pacific Highway South. The mixed use project includes over 20,000 sf of professional office space and 270+ units of multifamily housing on the site of a former car sales lot, and features views of Puget Sound from 60% of the residential units.

Sound View Apartments

Seatac, WA - 2007 (scheduled)
Project Team: Brian Palidar, Paul Merkling
Contractor: Owner

The Sound View Apartments represent the next phase of revitalization of International Boulevard near Seatac International Airport. The project was divided into multiple buildings to respond to the scale of adjacent homes to the east of the site, and community open space was consolidated at ground level. Rooftop common decks and scenic overlooks along the western edge were provided to take advantage of the views of Puget Sound.