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Gregg Percich, Principal and Cofounder, Jackson | Main Architecture
The Cubix Aurora Modular Apartments in Seattle. Multifamily housing is a big part of Jackson | Main’s portfolio.
Seattle style Architecture firms are joining forces as they embrace a design market powered by a tech industry that has attracted thousands from across the United States and the world.
By RICHARD MASSEY Managing Editor
compared the current growth period to the one right after the Klondike Gold Rush. The labor market is tight, too, as firms, vying for seasoned talent, oftentimes have to settle on fresh- er faces to fill out their teams. Consider the job board for the American Institute of Architects-Se- attle. Since January 1, at least 220 job openings have been posted there, with positions ranging from intern to senior architect. The raw real estate numbers also serve as a bold un- derscore for what’s unfolding in Seattle. According to JLL, a global real estate services firm, in the first quarter of this year, the sales volume in the office market topped $854 million, and according to JLL, “Clients keep coming to us with work, and we keep saying, ‘Yes.’”
A mazon, the largest online retailer in the United States, along with a long roster of other tech companies, continue to anchor development in Se- attle, the progressive, scenic metropolis where they are based. The post-recession surge in construction, in large part centered on the need to house the thousands who have flocked to the Emerald City for high-wage jobs at places like Google, Dropbox, Tesla Motors, and Nike, has created a healthy environment for ar- chitecture firms. Designing everything from high-rise to midrise, ur- ban multifamily to rural single family, and office to retail, the architecture firms are so busy that there is talk that what’s going on right now might actu- ally eclipse the boom that took place before the real estate crisis of 2007-2009. The Seattle Times even
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