The Rafn Blog
Rafn Report : Q1 2025
Rafn's Roundup of Interesting News in Commercial Real Estate as well as a Little Shameless Self-Promotion
Gracemont's (Mostly) Hidden Structure
While the new skylight-lit atrium and the beautifully restored and preserved finishes steal the show visually, as craftspeople, what really excites us is how all the pieces come together.
Women in Construction Week
Rafn is fortunate to have a dynamic, experienced, and dependable team. We are eager to collaborate, engage, and learn from each other, and most of all we are lucky to have some amazing women who we work alongside every day.
Torr Technologies
Rafn Company recently completed a new addition at Torr Technologies. After about a year of using the space, we checked in with the owner, Greg Lindstrom, to see how things were going.
Sleepless in Seattle
It goes without saying (though we are saying it) that all applicable permits must be in hand before the start of the project, the main one being the building permit. And if the public right-of-way is to be used during construction, the project must also apply for a permit issued by SDOT.
Rafn Report : Q4 2024
Rafn's Roundup of Interesting News in Commercial Real Estate as well as a Little Shameless Self-Promotion
What To Expect From “Free-Con”
Free-con is a play on words of the term pre-construction, and is used as a tongue-in-cheek way to refer to free advice and estimating.
Rafn is a 2024 PSBJ Best Workplace
Rafn is excited to be recognized as the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 12th-ranked Best Workplace for medium-sized companies in 2024.
Counterpart : JL vs. JL
This edition of Counterpart pits two young, up-and-comers against one another to decide the future of the construction industry.