Mercer Island School District
Brandy began her work with the district in 1995 and has been their Capital Projects Manager since (minus a few years she went sailing). Work has included the extensive renovation of the high school that finished in 1997, an addition at the middle school in 2000, and the 2014 bond projects that included the first new school on the island in fifty years, Northwood Elementary, along with a partial replacement of Islander Middle School, and additions at the high school. The work has also included every capital project the district has completed over the years, from security vestibules to turfing fields, adding modular buildings, and caring for the Mary Wayte Pool.
Seattle Girls' School
CPM started working with SGS in 2017 when they were considering the purchase of property in the Central District, just south of the Northwest African American Museum. Phase 1 was completed in 2021 and allowed the school to move from its twenty-year-rented space into its forever home. Phase 2, a new multipurpose/gym space, began construction in the spring of 2024, with completion in early 2025. This will be the first time in 23 years that SGS has been able to host a home game. We are excited for tip-off!
2021 Phase 1 – 14,000 SF
2024 Gymnasium – 6,000 SF
Seattle Girls School
Seattle Girls School
The Open Window School
The Open Window School
The Open Window School hired CPM in early 2024 as its owner's representative for a project involving the creation of a new library and art building for its lower school students. This project also includes reconfiguring a portion of its outdoor play area and the existing interior space to accommodate a new multipurpose room. Construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2025, with the new spaces ready for students by the fall of 2026.
2026 Sentinel Building – 2,600 SF
The Open Window School
The Evergreen School
The Evergreen School
National Nordic Museum
National Nordic Museum
CPM worked with the National Nordic Museum and Mithun Architects through the design process for the new shelter for their Viking ship replica “Nordic Spirit”. Work included permitting with the City of Seattle, grant compliance, contractor selection and oversight. Following construction of the shelter, a second project to reimagine the East Garden was undertaken with Berger Partnership and Nussbaum Group.
CPM is also working with the Museum, Sulis Energy, and the Department of Commerce to install 135 kWh of solar and install a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) that will condition power and provide 16+ hours of backup power to the building and community.
2025 Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
2023 Nordic Spirit Shelter & East Garden
National Nordic Museum
Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church
This project, in north Ballard, has a strong Norwegian history in the community. It was CPM’s first church project, and was a fascinating design solution all about subtraction. Over the years, this little building had addition after addition, creating a dark, heavy, and less than inspiring sanctuary. SHKS Architects was masterful at removing portions of the building, connecting it to the exterior. The added light transformed the space. Work included the sanctuary, office spaces, the nave, a chapel, and lower-level classrooms used for preschool and rentals. Design work began in late 2019 and completed in the fall of 2021.
Our Redeemer’s Church
Our Redeemer’s Church
The Perkins School
The Perkins School
In early 2023, the Perkins School brought CPM on as their owner's representative to oversee the development of a modest new building on their existing campus. This project, aimed at expanding the school’s facilities to better support their students, is set to begin construction in 2025.
2025 K-1 Building – 2,700 SF
The Perkins School
Mercer Island Community and Events Center
Owned by the City of Mercer Island, this 47,000 square-foot facility serves as a fitness center, senior center, regional meeting center, art venue, and the home for many of the City Parks and Recreation staff. CPM was brought onto the project in 2004, just before it bid and provided construction administration services for the City. It is a beautiful building that has stood the test of time and is a treasure on the Island. Thanks Miller Hull!
Mercer Island Community and Events Center
Mercer Island Community and Events Center
Vashon Island School District
Vashon Island School District
CPM began work with the district in 2017 after the defeat of a large bond. We looked hard at what needed to be done, found the amount the board felt the community would support, successfully passed the bond, and then worked to complete the long list of projects. Developing a strong group of small, on-island contractors was key to the success and keeping the projects on budget. They needed assistance with public works and prevailing wage, but their commitment to the community and the district was inspiring and worth the investment. We installed a new synthetic turf field and rubberized running track. The high school gym received numerous upgrades, including roofing, paint, lighting, graphics, gym floor sanding, and new court lines. We renovated the middle school locker rooms and the alternative high school, painted several schools, and provided new classroom furniture for all elementary and middle school students. All bond projects were completed on time, and the district had a small amount of funds remaining after completing all the projects. Learn more about this project >
Vashon Island School District
Quileute Tribal School Gym
Completed in 2005, this 15,000-square-foot design-build project with Mortenson Construction was funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, built on Tribal grounds, and serves as a community gathering space. CPM’s work was from conception through construction.
Quileute Tribal School Gym
Quileute Tribal School Gym
Mt. Tahoma High School (Tacoma School District)
Mt. Tahoma High School, Tacoma School District
The 52-acre site for this school was a pasture before being purchased by the district. The 278,000 square-foot building includes a swimming pool. In addition, the site includes a large stadium with covered grandstand seating for both home and visitors and was specifically designed to host regional and state events. CPM managed the project from soup to nuts under the direction of Pete Wall, Tacoma SD’s Capital Projects Manager. Mt. Tahoma was the first of many projects in the district's bond and needed to be completed on a short schedule for the old site to be used as the swing school. CPM and a very talented A/E team, bid a separate site package. The site was mined to create the building pad. We bid the mill order for steel, delivered it to a fabricator, and the district contracted with the A/E team for shop drawings. When the main project was bid, we were able to erect steel within sixty days. This was a large, complex project that offered endless opportunities to learn new things. Design began in 2001 and the building was occupied for the first day of school in 2004, finishing on time and significantly under budget.
Mt. Tahoma High School (Tacoma School District)
The Overlake School
Work for Overlake included a new Performing Arts Building, a new Visual Arts Building, a new Gym, a synthetic in-filled sports field, a tennis facility, and many small projects. All projects included extensive permitting with King County, including wetlands, SEPA, CUPs, and traffic concurrency. When Brandy went sailing, she handed this client off to another owner’s rep, who has continued her work for the school. Thanks Liz!
2000 Performing and Fine Arts Buildings – 35,000 SF
2003 New Gym Project – 12,000 SF
2004 Tennis Facility – four courts
2005 Synthetic, Infilled Playfield
The Overlake School
The Overlake School