Gateway Building

Location:

Bellingham, WA

Square Footage:

22,000

Owner:

EWHA Corporation

Architect:

Zervas Group Architects

Engineer:

CDI Engineers

Description:

Renovation of a dilapidated downtown hotel into townhouses, restauarants, and a night club.

Notes:

The Gateway Building was constructed in four phases, with four separate bid contracts. The first phase was to add a 4th floor to the south wing of the existing hotel consisting of townhouse units. The second phase was the seismic upgrading to the remaining 3 floors and new exterior finishes, stairways, and elevator. The next phase was the construction of a new 4-story building addition to the north wing of the original hotel. This phase was completed while the south wing was fully occupied. The last phase was the construction of a 700 s.f. building in the pedestrian courtyard on the complex and was constructed while the entire building was occupied.

The Zervas Group won a Merit Award from the Northwest AIA for the design of the Gateway Building. Check out their work at zervasgroup.com.

Take a look at the Testimonial of Mike Smith, Zervas Group Architects as he shares his experience working with The Franklin Corporation.