The barrientos RYAN team assisted the Foundation for Seattle Colleges and the Washington State Department of Commerce in the redevelopment of Beacon Hill’s Pacific Tower, an iconic Seattle property that has been revitalized as a center for innovation in community health care and education. Kristin Ryan was originally contracted to help with the leasing of … Read More
Tower Steps is envisioned to be a two-building, mixed-income, multi-generational apartment development which is planned to be developed on the parking lot directly north of the prominent Pacific Tower. The development will consist of low-income, affordable and workforce housing units with an emphasis on offering housing for families. An early learning child care facility and … Read More
This project included the construction of 202 units of independent apartment-style housing for students attending Seattle University. The project was driven initially by SU’s need to build 400 new parking stalls for the new law school that was being built on campus. Maria Barrientos worked with Seattle University to develop a feasibility analysis and market … Read More
While a partner at Lorig Associates, Maria was involved in renovating the former Lincoln High School in Eugene, Oregon into 59 apartments. One of the most unique features of the renovation was the conversion of the central theater/community space into an open air courtyard. A number of apartments face this interior courtyard. The project was … Read More
Central Youth and Family Services (CYFS) is an agency that provided greatly needed counseling and intervention services for at-risk juveniles in the Central Area of Seattle. Some of their programs included the prevention of high school dropout, gang intervention, substance abuse counseling and overall family counseling. Maria Barrientos served as the Owner’s Representative during the … Read More
Lorig Associates purchased the historic five story Commencement Bay Building in downtown Tacoma with the intent to convert the building from office space to artist loft housing. Renamed the Cliff Street Lofts, this innovative conversion created both work and living space along with street level retail. The project was the first of its kind in … Read More
The Overlake Golf and Country Club needed to replace an aging existing facility with a new clubhouse. Maria Barrientos was hired to serve as the Owner’s Representative. She assisted with the management of the architect, contractor and interior design team, as well as keeping the project on budget during the construction process. Maria brought a … Read More
This project was developed as a 35-unit, acute care licensed facility for local citizens coping with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Housing of Washington (AHW) was the owner and developer of the property, with Betsy Lieberman as the agency’s Executive Director. This was the first project of its kind to be built in the U.S., which made it … Read More
The Northwest AIDS Foundation (NWAF) dreamed of building independent dwelling units for people living with AIDS. This goal was realized in a new, 24-unit apartment building, located in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. The project was funded by multiple public agencies including state, city and HUD. (The majority of the funding came from a special HUD … Read More
Uwajimaya Village combines apartments, retail, restaurants and parking, all in one unique two-block development in the heart of Seattle’s International District. The famous Uwajimaya Asian grocery store anchors the site and is surrounded by a multi-ethnic food court, a Chase Bank branch and several small retailers including the Kinokuniya Bookstore. 176 apartments sit atop the … Read More