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2/23/2009

Another Successful Collaboration Between Unico Properties and GGLO


The new George F. Russell, Jr. Hall, set to open in the fall of 2009 at 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 42nd Street, combines street-level retail, 3 floors of office space and 30 studio and one-bedroom apartments above 120 parking stalls in a bustling area of the University District. The mixed-use complex is designed to relate to the neighborhood and strengthen existing pedestrian connections. Along Northeast 42nd street, the building provides a lively, retail-oriented streetscape to connect the University of Washington with “the Ave” (local slang for University Way NE).

The project incorporates traditional materials and high quality details that respect the surrounding landmark campus and has a sustainable goal of achieving LEED certification. GGLO is providing the architecture, landscape architecture and interior design services for the project.

For more information about Russell Hall, contact
Don Mackay


Historic Renovation of The Cobb achieves LEED® Silver certification



The GGLO renovated Cobb Building, at the corner of 4th and University, has achieved LEED Silver certification.

The beautiful, Beaux Arts structure, with its tall ceilings, abundant operable windows and narrow floor plate, was well suited for a conversion to a 91-unit mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. A local icon, with its distinctive terra cotta Indian heads, proudly stands as the last remnant of a grand turn of the century vision to create a “city within a city” on the 10-acre Metropolitan Tract in the heart of downtown Seattle.

GGLO worked with the client, Unico, and builder, Lease Crutcher Lewis, to convert the former medical and dental building into green luxury apartments. "Building green has become part of Unico's DNA," said CEO Dale Sperling. "It's all about creating healthy and productive environments for the people who live and work in our buildings. We knew greening the Cobb would be a challenge, but we balanced historic renovation with pursuit of LEED and made sustainable attainable. It was simply the right thing to do."

The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings.


For more information please contact Michael Wishkoski