News & Insights
Issue 9: Special Projects
November 21, 2025
Issue VIII: Critical Environments
October 30, 2025
All the Key Hotels in the United States: The Full 2025 Selection
October 20, 2025
Michelin Guide
After a global reveal on Oct. 8, 2025, that announced hundreds of new Keys around the world, our Inspectors’ list of the very best hotels in the United States has been updated with brand new additions and upgrades
Rooftop event space opens at RailSpur micro district
October 17, 2025
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Pioneer Square’s RailSpur micro district added an events space last month atop its 419 Occidental mixed-use office building, originally built in 1906.
Building together: why inclusion matters in construction
October 13, 2025
Daily Journal of Commerce
After a global reveal on Oct. 8, 2025, that announced hundreds of new Keys around the world, our Inspectors’ list of the very best hotels in the United States has been updated with brand new additions and upgrades
Issue VII: 1 Hotel Seattle
September 22, 2025
1 Hotel Seattle underwent a transformative renovation led by JTM Construction, blending luxury hospitality with the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. The project showcased sustainable design through reclaimed materials, biophilic elements, and energy-efficient systems—all completed without disrupting hotel operations.
Issue VI: Populus Hotel – A Century of History, Reimagined
August 8, 2025
The Westland building, a former century-old industrial warehouse, has been transformed into Populus, a 120-room boutique hotel offering rooftop views of Elliott Bay. The renovation preserves historic timber while incorporating modern amenities.
Issue V: Building the Future: JTM’s Approach to Technology in Construction
May 28, 2025
As we step deeper into 2025, JTM is leading the charge in construction technology, creating powerful interconnected systems that work together to build smarter, faster, and more transparently.
Issue IV: Seattle Children’s Theatre
May 21, 2025
JTM Construction recently completed the renovation of Seattle Children’s Theatre, transforming the historic venue into a more inclusive, comfortable, and modern space for patrons of all ages.
Rebranded SLU hotel to open in April
May 13, 2025
The new 1 Hotel Seattle opened May 7 at 2125 Terry Ave. in an 11-story space that previously housed the Pan Pacific Seattle hotel.
Worker wellbeing is key to safety (and organizational) success
May 5, 2025
Daily Journal of Commerce
Addressing more complex and abstract safety hazards like incivility, harassment and stress can be challenging, but the positive benefits are far-reaching – for employee health, and success overall.
JTM Leaders Talk Shop
April 21, 2025
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
JTM Construction’s CEO and president share lessons from 20 years of building in Seattle. A small team of builders founded JTM Construction in 2005, making office tenant improvements at Metropolitan Park East for The Benaroya Company as their very first project. Three years later, the company was awarded Olive8, then Stadium Place, the F5 Tower, Weyerhaeuser Headquarters at 200 Occidental and Ovation Towers.
Issue III: Tariff Updates
April 1, 2025
Tariffs are making waves in the construction industry—but what do they really mean for our projects? In Issue 3 of our newsletter, we break it down. Get expert insights from our Director of Preconstruction and Estimating Kyle Davis on how tariffs are shaping costs, timelines, and strategy across the board.
Issue II: Puyallup tribe of Indians Entertainment District
March 11, 2025
Our second newsletter is out! JTM Newsletter Issue II: Puyallup Tribe of Indians Entertainment District. JTM worked alongside Wright Runstad & Company, FREIHEIT Architecture, KPFF Consulting Engineers, and JMJ on this redevelopment project that transforms a once-vacant area into a vibrant hub, driving economic growth and community development in Tacoma.
Rebranded SLU hotel to open in April
February 24, 2025
The luxury hotel is located in the former 11-story Pan Pacific Seattle space.
Plans for boutique hotel take shape in Pioneer Square
February 21, 2025
Hotel Westland is part of Urban Villages’ RailSpur project, one of the biggest active investments in the city’s historic neighborhood.
WELCOME TO OUR NEWSLETTER!
February 20, 2025
We’re excited to kick off something new here at JTM—our very first monthly newsletter! Every month, we’ll dive into a topic that matters most to us and our industry and share updates on what we’re working on, industry insights and stories from our team.
Puyallup Tribe opens glistening new headquarters
February 12, 2025
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians moved into a new administrative headquarters building in November.
Seattle Children’s Theatre gets $5M upgrade
September 23, 2024
Patrons at Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), which launches its 50th anniversary season of shows Sept. 26, will be enjoying performances in a significantly upgraded space.
Largest Private Companies in Washington State
June 24, 2024
PSBJ announces this year’s list of Largest Private Companies in Washington state.
A New Chapter in a Building With More Than a Century of History
November 4, 2026
As JTM continues to grow, so does our footprint in Georgetown. Our office at 5900 Airport Way S, Suite 110 remains home, and this summer we expanded just steps away into the historic General Office Building at 6010 Airport Way S, creating additional space for our growing teams while keeping us connected on the Original Rainier Brewery campus.
Seattle City Makers Podcast, Episode 120: Ben Coffman
October 13, 2026
Perhaps you’ve seen social media videos of or have heard of the residential towers under development downtown with a Boeing fuselage tucked between them, Aero 1200. It’s a wild project and it’s just one of the many notable works constructed by Seattle firm JTM Construction.
Rooftop event space opens at RailSpur micro district
October 17, 2025
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Pioneer Square’s RailSpur micro district added an events space last month atop its 419 Occidental mixed-use office building, originally built in 1906.
JTM Leaders Talk Shop
April 21, 2025
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
JTM Construction’s CEO and president share lessons from 20 years of building in Seattle. A small team of builders founded JTM Construction in 2005, making office tenant improvements at Metropolitan Park East for The Benaroya Company as their very first project. Three years later, the company was awarded Olive8, then Stadium Place, the F5 Tower, Weyerhaeuser Headquarters at 200 Occidental and Ovation Towers.
Largest Private Companies in Washington State
June 24, 2024
PSBJ announces this year’s list of Largest Private Companies in Washington state.
Puget Sound Business Journal unveils 2024 Corporate Citizenship honorees
May 8, 2024
Companies across the Puget Sound region are finding ways to make a difference in their communities. We are proud to be recognized on this year’s list of top corporate philanthropists.
JTM is proud to be recognized by NAIOP and honored with The Multifamily Development of the Year award!
November 9, 2023
NAIOP’s annual Night of the Stars gala was held last Friday evening at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. The nominees were selected by popular vote among NAIOP members; then, a panel of industry experts made the judgments.
JTM Georgetown New Office
June 21, 2023
It’s been nearly a year since JTM Construction moved from the International District to Georgetown and the company hasn’t looked back.
These 100 companies are among Washington’s Best Workplaces 2023
June 8, 2023
We are honored and excited to be recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of Washington’s Best Workplaces for the third year. Our work is a team effort every day. We appreciate and thank our JTM team members for all they have accomplished in 2023! Working hard, supporting each other, and having fun make the culture at JTM one that we are proud of!
Safety Professional of the Year Award
May 19, 2023
Since joining JTM, Justin Molocznik has energized a safety program that was in peril. While the attitude and desire for a strong safety culture was built into the organization at its core, the safety effort lacked the organization and leadership to capture its energy.
Grand Award: Safety General Contractor 250k to 500k Workers Hours
May 19, 2023
JTM understands that when it invests in the community and safety industry, it is ultimately investing in a better future for the individuals it tries to protect.
2021 PSBJ General Contractor List
June 27, 2022
JTM Construction ranks 14th on the 2021 Puget Sound Business Journal’s List for General Contractors
These 100 companies are among Washington’s Best Workplaces
June 22, 2022
We are honored and excited to be recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of Washington’s Best Workplaces for the second year in a row. Our work is a team effort every day. We appreciate and thank our JTM team members for all they have accomplished in 2022! Working hard, supporting each other, and having fun is what makes the culture at JTM one that we are proud of!
JTM exec shares lessons learned over the decades
July 1, 2021
Culture and values transcend everything we do at JTM Construction and are what drew me to this company years ago. Here are some of the many lessons I’ve learned along the way.
Justin Molocznik joins JTM Construction as Safety Director
February 1, 2021
JTM Construction, leading PNW general contractor, announced today that Justin Molocznik has joined the company as Safety Director.
Opinion: You can’t achieve success without succession planning
December 11, 2020
In almost every industry, a leadership transition is a crucial moment in a company’s life and can drastically impact its future. Leaders in the construction industry planning their exit face even more pressure because an estimated 54% of construction managers are baby boomers.
JTM Construction Transitions Presidency from John Hayduk to Martin O’Leary
October 29, 2020
Leading Pacific Northwest general contractor, JTM Construction, announced today that President John Hayduk will transition to the role of Senior Advisor in January 2021, with Executive Vice President Martin O’Leary taking the helm. Hayduk co-founded JTM Construction in 2005, with O’Leary and Chief Operating Officer Tom Titus.
JTM Removes Tower Crane from The Jack Near the Waterfront
March 7, 2023
What a difference a year makes.
Ovation is Runner Up for the DCJ 2022 Building of the Year
February 6, 2023
Situated adjacent to the Town Hall culture and performance center, Ovation sets a new standard for collaboration between private, nonprofit, and public sectors.
Two-tower Mixed-use Project Tops Out in Bellevue
December 27, 2022
Last Friday, Fortress Development’s large mixed-use project, Avenue Bellevue, officially topped out when crews from JTM Construction poured the roof slab at the development’s South Tower. This is the second of the project’s two towers to top out. The first one, the north tower, topped out in November.
The Jack Tops Out in Pioneer Square
December 14, 2022
Last week, project team members came together to celebrate the topping out of The Jack in Pioneer Square. The eight-story waterfront commercial development, located at 74 S. Jackson St., is scheduled for completion in quarter two of 2023.
Work Appears to have Begun on Boutique Hotel Project in Pioneer Square
December 5, 2022
Interior demolition work looks to be underway at Urban Villages’ rehab and conversion of the historic Westland Building, at 100 S. King St., into a 120-key boutique hotel.
LMC opens Ovation, with 548 First Hill units on Town Hall block
June 22, 2022
Now using the new address of 702 Spring St., the 548 units have begun leasing in the east and west towers. The 32-story project received its temporary certificate of occupancy last month. Perkins Will designed Ovation, with JTM Construction as the general contractor.
Seattle life science tower proposed for El Corazón site off of I-5
June 22, 2022
PMB, a San Diego-based health care real estate development company with a Seattle office, is proposing this life science tower near an exit off of Interstate 5 at the north edge of downtown Seattle.
The Jack building reaches the street
April 29, 2022
Last week, JTM Construction and Gonsalves & Santucci Inc. poured the final portion of the level one post-tension deck at Urban Visions’ office building project, The Jack.
Puget Sound Region’s Newest Salmon-Safe Developer
April 22, 2022
We’re thrilled to announce that Seattle-based Urban Visions is the second developer anywhere to achieve Salmon-Safe accreditation. As a Salmon-Safe developer, Urban Visions will apply Salmon-Safe principles for site design, development, and operation across all of its projects and properties.
Urban Visions Lands $90M for Seattle Project
March 2, 2022
The LEED Gold-certified office building is rising in the city’s Pioneer Square neighborhood.
JTM builds ‘visual mock-up’ of The Jack building’s skin
November 4, 2021
DJC interviews JTM’s vice president Ben Coffman.
Capstone, Freiheit ready design for downtown Bellevue office tower, with JTM as contractor
August 31, 2021
JTM Construction will build the 305 Office Building.
JTM starts on Pagliacci replacement condos
August 31, 2021
The two and three-bedroom condominiums look to average around 3,000 square feet.
After long pandemic pause, JTM returns to waterfront office project
July 28, 2021
The Jack office project, by Urban Visions, started demolition at 74 S. Jackson St. early last year — just in time for the pandemic.
LMC quietly tops out 2-tower Ovation project on First Hill
June 25, 2021
LMC topped out its Ovation luxury apartment development at 702 Spring St. on First Hill.
Schwabe Gets Briefed on JTM’s Esterra Park Carbon-Neutral Project
June 8, 2021
The final phase of the Esterra Park development in Redmond, Washington, is a carbon-neutral development.
Final phase of $1.3B Redmond development will be carbon neutral
March 2, 2021
When a Microsoft-leased office building in Redmond and the adjacent 600-plus apartment units are completed, no fossil fuels will be used to power them.
Condos approved for Pagliacci corner in Old Bellevue
January 29, 2021
The six-story boutique condo building will have only 10 units, plus two levels of underground parking with about 24 stalls.
Old Bellevue site due for boutique condos
June 27, 2020
Pagliacci has moved to a new location a short walk east of its former Old Bellevue home at 8 100th Ave. N.E., and now a six-story, 10-unit condominium planned for that site is nearing its final permit approvals.
Amazon leases Hines’ Summit III in Bellevue
January 20, 2020
Hines Global REIT announced in October that it had all its permits for the planned 17-story, 374,000-square-foot Summit III in Bellevue.
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