Seneca Group, A Cumming Group Company

From the Ground Up

Amazon’s new Arlington campus will feature energy-efficient offices, new community space, and neighborhood retail. As we develop plans for our second headquarters in Arlington, we are looking to foster a sense of place for our teams and community residents. We are looking to build an urban campus that will allow our employees to think creatively, … Read more

Amazon taps Seattle firms NBBJ, Seneca, to help plan HQ2

Amazon has enlisted a trio of firms deeply involved with the development of its Seattle campus to help shape the plans for its second headquarters, an early indication the two campuses could share some common design elements. The Seattle-based company has been mum on what its new buildings will look like, but emails obtained by the Washington … Read more

Amazon provides additional HQ2 details, from community gardens to a banana stand

[Seneca Note: Seneca Group is serving as Amazon’s owner representative of the Arlington HQ2 project. We are supporting the overall HQ2 development process from site evaluation and team assembly to design, permitting and construction.] From local retailers to a banana stand, Amazon.com Inc. Wednesday offered a taste of what’s to come for the residents and … Read more

Seattle Children’s breaks ground on a $400 million campus expansion

Seattle Children’s is building a $400 million expansion to keep up with growth. Called Building Care, the 310,000-square-foot addition, will be north of the hospital’s Building Hope location in the Emergency Department parking lot. It will serve as the hospital’s new front door, according to a news release. The addition will have eight floors above … Read more

The Needle’s $100M rehab set for fall

Construction is set to begin this fall on a $100 million renovation of the Space Needle. The work will update systems on the 605-foot structure, and redo the restaurant and observation areas. Olson Kundig is the architect, and Hoffman Construction Co. is the general contractor. Seneca Group is development manager. Tihany Design is working on … Read more

Aviation Pavilion at The Museum of Flight / SRG Partnership

From the architect. The Museum of Flight’s Aviation Pavilion is a 135,000 square foot roof supported by steel columns and brace frames with a twelve-inch concrete paving slab.  It houses twenty aircraft for augmented protection from the elements and patron access.  Exhibited planes include the iconic Boeing 747 and 787 prototypes, Air Force One, Concorde, and … Read more