Construction Blog

This will be the last weekly update about upcoming Building Care construction activities. Work will continue within the building until spring 2022. We will continue to post to this blog whenever an activity will affect neighbors.

From Oct. 25 to Oct. 31, construction crews will continue building out interior spaces. Wood siding will be installed on the exterior of level 1 of Forest A (Friends of Costco Building) near the staff entrance when the carpenters strike is resolved.

Construction noise will be generated throughout the week. External construction activity is weather-dependent and subject to change based on conditions.

All work will take place within standard construction hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Please call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.

Major construction on Building Care will conclude in October, but work will continue within the building until spring 2022. After October, we will no longer publish weekly posts on the Construction Blog for Building Care. However, we will continue to post to this blog whenever an activity will affect neighbors.

From Oct. 11 to Oct. 24, construction crews are scheduled to perform the following activities:

• Build out interior spaces on all levels
• River Entrance vestibule renovations begin (pending carpenter availability); alternative entry into River 3 will be provided adjacent to the vestibule

Construction noise will be generated throughout the week. Construction activity is weather-dependent and subject to change based on conditions.

All work will take place within standard construction hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Please call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.

On Tuesday, Sept. 28, a landscaping crew will plant vegetation in the planter strip on the east side of Sand Point Way NE between 40th Avenue NE and the hospital’s main entrance at Penny Drive. The right vehicular travel lane of northbound Sand Point Way will be closed while the planting is underway; the bike lane, however, will remain open. We expect this work will take one day to complete. The vegetation planting was previously scheduled but was delayed.

A separate project to fill a gap in the sidewalk may occur at the same time just north of the planting work. If the sidewalk project proceeds, the sidewalk will be closed that day as well.

Please call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.

Major construction on Building Care will conclude in October, but work will continue within the building until spring 2022. After October, we will no longer publish weekly posts on the Construction Blog for Building Care. However, we will continue to post to this blog whenever an activity will affect neighbors.

From Oct. 4 to Oct. 10, construction crews are scheduled to perform the following activities:

• Build out interior spaces
• Painting and striping

Construction noise will be generated throughout the week. Construction activity is weather-dependent and subject to change based on conditions.

All work will take place within standard construction hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Please call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.

In order to complete the sidewalk restoration on Sand Point Way NE, a construction crew will place asphalt paving to restore the bike lane in an area between 40th Avenue NE and the hospital’s main entrance at Penny Drive. The paving will take one day. During that time, the right lane of northbound Sand Point Way will be closed, as will the sidewalk. The asphalt placement will create some odors.

This work was previously scheduled but was delayed by weather. The construction crew is expected to perform the paving this week, possibly as soon as Wednesday, Sept. 22.

Please call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.

Major construction on Building Care will conclude in October, but work will continue within the building until spring 2022. After October, we will no longer publish weekly posts on the Construction Blog for Building Care. However, we will continue to post to this blog whenever an activity will affect neighbors.

From Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, construction crews are scheduled to perform the following activities:

• Build out interior spaces
• Painting and striping
• Install soil and mulch
• Plant landscaping

Construction noise will be generated throughout the week. Expect heavy truck traffic. Construction activity is weather-dependent and subject to change based on conditions.

All work will take place within standard construction hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Please call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.

The Northwest Carpenters Union (NCU) has given notice of its intent to strike. If the strike happens, union members may begin picketing outside the Building Care construction site at Seattle Children’s Hospital campus as early as Thursday, Sept. 16, and may also picket outside the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic Othello construction site.

We are hopeful the union will reach an agreement that can avoid a strike. However, we wanted to make our neighbors aware of the possibility of picketers should a strike occur.

If a strike does take place, work on Building Care that does not rely on members of NCU will continue.

Please email construction@seattlechildrens.org or call 206-987-8000 if you have questions.

Major construction on Building Care will conclude in October, but work will continue within the building until spring 2022. After October, we will no longer publish weekly posts on the Construction Blog for Building Care. However, we will continue to post to this blog whenever an activity will affect neighbors.

From Sept. 20 to Sept. 26, construction crews are scheduled to perform the following activities:

• Build out interior spaces
• Remove temporary vestibule at River entrance
• Restore sidewalks on Sand Point Way NE and 40th Avenue NE (see separate post from Sept. 1 for more information)
• Install soil and mulch
• Plant landscaping

Construction noise will be generated throughout the week. Expect heavy truck traffic. The sidewalk restoration is expected to be the loudest external activity. Construction activity is weather-dependent and subject to change based on conditions.

All work will take place within standard construction hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Please call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.

There will be ongoing construction activity for Building Care at the hospital campus until the building opens in spring 2022. Seattle Children’s will publish a weekly post on this Construction Blog that outlines the work expected to occur the following week. We will also post to this blog whenever a construction activity will be especially impactful to neighbors.

From Sept. 13 to Sept. 19, construction crews are scheduled to perform the following activities:

• Build out interior spaces
• Restore sidewalks on Sand Point Way NE and 40th Avenue NE (see separate post from Sept. 1 for more information)
• Install soil and mulch
• Plant landscaping
• Install irrigation

Construction noise will be generated throughout the week. Expect heavy truck traffic. The sidewalk restoration is expected to be the loudest external activity. Construction activity is weather-dependent and subject to change based on conditions.

All work will take place within standard construction hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Please call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.

Starting Tuesday, Sept. 7, construction crews will begin to restore the sidewalks along Sand Point Way NE and 40th Avenue NE (the sidewalk restoration was previously scheduled in August but was rescheduled). This work requires the following lane closures:

• The right lane of Sand Point Way NE northbound will be closed between 40th Avenue NE and Penny Drive
• The right lane of 40th Avenue NE northbound will be closed between NE 45th Street and Sand Point Way NE

Please use caution when driving in the construction zones and avoid parking on the street in these areas. Cones and signage will be in place. We expect this work to be completed by Tuesday, Sept. 21. Please call 206-987-8000 or email construction@seattlechildrens.org with questions.