Our Projects

Northwood Elementary

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.

1997 MIHS – 220,000 SF
2015 Mercer Island High School Additions – 11,000 SF
2016 Northwood Elementary – 77,000 SF
2016 Islander Middle School – 97,000 SF

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

Northwood Elementary

The Evergreen School

CPM joined Evergreen in early 2022 to lead their effort to create a nationally recognized Early Learning Center.  The project is scheduled to begin construction in the spring of 2025 and will create a South Campus for the school.  Space within the North Campus will be vacated with the move of their earliest learners into the new building and accommodate existing programs.  This work is expected to take place in 2026, and if the stars align, it will be completed by early 2027.

2026 Early Learning Center – 23,500 SF
2027 Repurposed Space – 7,000 SF

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

Mercer Island High 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

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 >

Mercer Island High School

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.  Removing portions of the building, connecting it to the exterior, and bringing in the light transformed the space.  The 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.

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!

Our Redeemer’s Church

Our Redeemer’s Church

Northwood Elementary

Mt. Tahoma High School, Tacoma School District

The 52-acre site for this school was a cow pasture before being purchased by the district. The school includes a swimming pool, and is just under 278,000 square feet. In addition to the school, the site includes a stadium with covered grandstands for both home and visitors and was explicitly designed to host regional and state events. CPM managed the project from soup to nuts under the direction of Pete Wall, Tacoma’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.

About - Mount Tahoma High School

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.

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.

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

Northwood Elementary