{"id":14995,"date":"2023-04-03T15:06:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T22:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dpr-tops-out-life-sciences-tower-in-seattle\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T15:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T22:06:40","slug":"dpr-tops-out-life-sciences-tower-in-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dpr-tops-out-life-sciences-tower-in-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"DPR tops out life sciences tower in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DPR Construction has topped out its 12-story Eleven50 Eastlake life sciences project in Seattle, the Redwood City, California-based builder told Construction Dive. The 450,000-square-foot facility includes mission-critical lab and office space with retail on the ground floor. DPR declined to share the cost of the project.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Construction began in January 2021 and is set to wrap this year. Over the course of the 12-story project, the builder ran into challenges stemming from the pandemic, according to DPR Construction Project Executive Michael Pearson.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>As with most projects started during the pandemic, our team ran into obstacles along the way ranging from supply chain issues to COVID-19-related shutdowns,\u201d said Pearson in an email. \u201cWe\u2019re proud that the team remained resilient and met the challenges head on.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Francisco-headquartered architecture firm Gensler designed the building, which also includes spaces to work, eateries and event spaces. It will <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>target LEED-Platinum and WELL-Platinum certification<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, per Gensler.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Remaining work includes completing the glass curtain wall fa\u00e7ade; rooftop mechanical, electrical and plumbing; landscaping and hardscaping; interior core and amenity spaces, according to DPR. Its teams are currently progressing through the building interior to complete the tenant buildouts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Signed tenants to Eleven50<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> include pharmaceutical and biotech companies Umoja Biopharma, Variant Bio, Notch, Altpep and Outpace Bio, according to the Daily Journal of Commerce. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n