Lease Crutcher Lewis

March 1, 2013

Seattle DJC: Don’t let green-minded clients leave you behind

Contractors must play a broader planning role as green projects grow more complex.

Today, every major contractor “does” sustainability. After at least 20 years of industry transformation, we’ve all built LEED projects, and we all have green stories to tell.

Now there are new questions: Are your firm’s services...

January 28, 2013

Jim Crutcher receives lifetime achievement award from AGC of Washington

The AGC of Washington presented James Crutcher, chairman emeritus at Lease Crutcher Lewis, and William Dickson, president of the Dickson Co., with its Lifetime Achievement Award during the association’s Jan. 25 annual convention.

The awards were announced by Steve Isenhart, 2012 AGC of Washington president and Tiger Construction president. “These awards...

October 15, 2012

Lease Crutcher Lewis Completes Renovation at University Village

Seattle - Lease Crutcher Lewis has completed work on the 50,000 square foot renovation of the former Barnes & Noble space at University Village, subdividing into spaces for seven different tenants. Simultaneously, Lewis is completing the 28,000- square-foot tenant improvement in the building for Room & Board that will open on October 22, 2012.

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September 27, 2012

DJC Oregon: Lease Crutcher Lewis unveils its new offices

Portland - The building contractors at Lease Crutcher Lewis on Thursday unveiled their new offices at the Culver Building on the corner of Southwest 12th Avenue and Alder Street.

The company’s marketing director, Janice Westcott, said a team from Lease Crutcher Lewis and GBD Architects basically took the 92-year-old building apart and put it...

July 8, 2012

Seattle DJC: $68M UW Bothell project using new contracting process for subs

Seattle - Construction is set to start this month on a 75,000-square-foot science building on the University of Washington, Bothell campus.

The budget is $68 million, with construction expected to cost around $41.2 million.

The concrete-framed building will house 11 science labs, several classrooms, gathering space and a 200-person lecture hall...

June 26, 2012

Seattle DJC: Crews top out Via6, remove enclosure system

Seattle - Lease Crutcher Lewis on Monday topped out the $200 million Via6 apartment project at Sixth and Lenora in downtown Seattle.

“Construction began just 13 months ago and continues on a very aggressive schedule,” said Matt Rosauer, project manager with developer Pine Street Group, in a statement. In that time, 55,000 cubic yards of...

June 15, 2012

Lewis Integrative Science Building Leads the Way in Sustainable Buildings

Into the doors and up the steps into the Lewis Integrative Science building is a massive atrium, with natural light pouring in through the skylight ceiling. The walls are made from bamboo wood, a highly renewable resource, and metal staircases connect the five stories together. The atrium contains walls that are writeable and erasable, almost like a white-board, for science...

May 23, 2012

Green on the Inside: Creating a culture of continuous improvement

EVO Magazine - Many companies are becoming involved with providing greener options for clients. What we don’t normally see is how those companies go green themselves, not from the services and products they provide, but from the choices and actions they take in their own business processes.

April 27, 2012

Can Employee Stock Ownership Plans Work in Construction?

Lease Crutcher Lewis has been a leading Northwest general contractor for the past 126 years and has maintained its success by both demonstrating strength and innovation in a number of different projects and maintaining close relationships with clients in a variety of sectors.

The company recently established an employee stock...

December 14, 2011

Horizon House: Lease Crutcher Lewis Builds our Legacy

Horizon House is not the only Seattle classic rejoicing with an anniversary. Ironically, one of our business partners is celebrating also! Considerably older than us, Lease Crutcher Lewis recognizes 125 years of making our community a beautiful place to live. Founded in 1886, and based in Seattle since 1939, this leading Northwest general contractor has brought us...