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January 27, 2005

Construction Industry Spotlight: Condos trump tanks on Edmonds hillside

  • Building on a former fuel farm proved to be a construction and engineering challenge.
    • By TERRY STEPHENS
    Special to the Journal

    Photo by Terry Stephens
    Lots for the Point Edwards condos were cut into a hillside overlooking Edmonds. The tricky part was installing the project’s utilities on the steep site.

    For decades, the prominent hillside above scenic downtown Edmonds was dominated by 23 fuel tanks. Now the tanks are gone, replaced by the first buildings of the Point Edwards view condominiums.


     
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