Vancouver, Washington – The development of the Farwest Steel Service Center project is currently underway and is scheduled to be ready for occupancy by early 2012. The design calls for approximately 350,000 SF of manufacturing and distribution space along with an approximately 20,000 SF freestanding office building. Specht was hired by Farwest to manage all […]
Beaverton, Ore. – Gregory L. Specht, Chief Executive Officer of Specht Properties, Inc. announced today that Brent Hedberg has joined the company as a project manager. Hedberg’s focus will be to perform due diligence on new projects, coordinate outside contractors and consultants, monitor project timelines, prepare project marketing materials and assist in developing new markets. […]
After 12 months of construction, the City of Wilsonville is now serving the public in a modern, smart-looking, and well functioning city hall. Despite challenges involving construction and cross easements, the project was completed in September on schedule and below budget. The affiliated Specht Companies, originally founded in 1990 and headquartered in Beaverton, are commercial […]
Each year the Portland Business Journal presents its Forty Under 40 honorees. These are professionals who have excelled in their field, shown great leadership and are committed to the community. In 2006 the Portland Business Journal selected Todd Sheaffer, Chief Operating Officer of Specht Properties, Inc., as one of its “Forty Under 40” award recipients. […]
The Hillsboro Civic Center, originally designed to earn a silver certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system, was granted a LEED® gold rating from the USGBC. The project is the seventh in Oregon to earn the USGBC’s gold rating under LEED®. Hillsboro Civic Center Scores LEED Gold
The underdog came out a winner on the Hillsboro City Hall project, securing a major contract to develop six acres in downtown Hillsboro, including a new city hall and library. The team of Specht Development, LRS Architects, Baugh Construction and financier Bank of America proposed a $35.4 million development and beat the two other finalist […]
HILLSBORO—The City Council unanimously selected Specht Development of Beaverton to build the new Civic Center, but only after an hour of questioning by one council member Tuesday night.Councilor Karen McKinney said she wasn’t convinced that Specht was appreciably better than Gerding/Edlen Development. Specht Gains Contract for Hillsboro Civic Center
Wilsonville may be losing Novellus Systems Inc., but it will get another industrial heavyweight, making up any lost ground and then some. Site work is underway on what will be a 260,000 square foot manufacturing and corporate headquarters complex for Precision Interconnect, a global supplier of cable assemblies used in medical and high-speed data applications. […]
