Archive for June 2018
Enatai Elementary School
Just south of Bellevue, Enatai Elementary School was completely demolished and rebuilt. The 95,000 square foot school was built with sustainability in mind and incorporates many ‘green technologies’ including geothermal, solar, and photovoltaic systems. Working on another school project with Spee West Construction, GK Knutson performed all the metal framing, exterior sheathing, and interior drywall work.…
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At over 200,000 square feet the P-251 Hangar 6 Expansion project was one of the largest on the base at, Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island. GK Knutson, working under Korte Construction, self-performed all the metal framing, insulation, GWB installation & finishing on the project over a two-year period. The project was broken up into…
Read MoreTillicum Middle School
Spee West Construction won the bid on the new Tillicum Middle School, and we are happy to have been part of the construction team. With a final subcontract value of over $2.5 million dollars, GK Knutson worked nearly 28,000 hours on the project and self-performed all the metal framing and drywall scope. The 181,000 square foot…
Read MoreEleanor Apartments
The Eleanor Apartments, located on North Forest Street in Bellingham, WA, is a 69,000 square foot, four-story structure with 80 energy-efficient apartments. This Mercy Housing project provides affordable housing for low-income seniors that desire to live in the downtown Bellingham area. It is a wood structure on a concrete foundation. GK Knutson performed the metal…
Read MoreNAS Whidbey Hangar 10
P-239 EA-18G Facility Improvements was the official name of the project on Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island. GK Knutson, working under Korte Construction, self-performed all the metal framing, insulation, GWB installation & finishing, as well as the acoustical ceilings on the project. Hangar 10 was multi-phased and consisted of a partial remodel of the…
Read MoreFogo de Chao
Fogo De Chao restaurant, a high-end Brazilian style steakhouse, opened in Bellevue in 2017. Located in the Lincoln Square expansion, it is in the heart of the action in one of the fastest growing cities in the country. GK Knutson performed all the metal framing, gypsum wallboard, insulation and FRP scopes on the project, which…
Read MoreFederal Way High School
Partnering on another high school project with Spee West Construction, Federal Way High School was a two-phased, rebuild of the existing high school that shared the same site. With 236,000 square feet of new construction, it will greatly improve the capacity of the original school. The work on the project was completed out over a…
Read MoreHenry’s Tavern
Henry Weinhard’s, or Blitz-Weinhard Brewery, has been making beer in the Pacific Northwest since 1864. Their more recent expansion into the restaurant industry includes seven locations, most recently in Lincoln Square in downtown Bellevue. Wilcox Construction was the general contractor on the 3rd floor build-out project, and GK Knutson performed all the metal framing, insulation,…
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