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
The historic Commodore Apartments and the Duchess Apartments were joined as one by the University of Washington in the 1950s. This development project was a joint venture between the University of Washington and the non-profit National Development Council (NDC). Vacant when the project began, the 140-unit building was leased by the NDC from the University … Read More
The Gilbert House has transformed a key site along Seattle’s Queen Anne commercial corridor, at the southwest intersection of West Garfield Street and Queen Anne Avenue North. Six separate buildings used to occupy the site and were replaced with 54 market rate apartments and 9,000 square feet of retail. The building’s brick exterior and fine detailing … Read More
barrientos RYAN developed the design for this private student housing project located on Seattle University campus. The building accommodates 245 students, surrounding a rain garden courtyard designed by Hewitt Landscape and anchored at the ground level by neighborhood retail spaces. The property was subsequently sold.
The 705 Weller project is located in the heart of Seattle’s International District, at the southeast corner of South Weller and 7th Avenue. The site was transformed into a mixed-use apartment and retail building. This project helps to meet the continuing demand for new housing in this neighborhood. The building’s design is distinctive with Asian characteristics, very large … Read More