Galer Gardens Condominiums

The comfort of the residents and retail tenants of the Galer Gardens Condominiums in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood was at the top of Charter’s list during this extensive remediation and seismic renovation job.

Despite a scope of work that required complex and intrusive repairs, residents were able to stay in the building during construction, and ground floor businesses retained maximum street-level exposure despite considerable scaffolding and tenting of the building.

Charter was contracted to remove and replace the entire exterior cladding system of the 37-unit condominium, which had succumbed to considerable water intrusion and dry rot. Crews also replaced all windows; repaired decks; added new handrails, waterproofing material and flashing; and rehabilitated the main entry canopy. Interior seismic work proved to be even more complex than the exterior repairs. Charter – along with the owner’s structural consultants – carefully assessed the structural components in each unit. In some cases, new shear walls were required on each floor. To keep the occupants from having to relocate, Charter protected and worked around residents’ belongings.