The project: Stateside Apartments, a Western Washington University affiliated off-campus housing complex, is comprised of two seven-story buildings containing 164 residential units ranging from studios to 6-bedroom shared units.

Project amenities: Each building contains a variety of amenity and retail spaces including a fitness center, business center, bike repair facility, community kitchen, study rooms, and a rooftop Sky Lounge with sweeping views of Bellingham Bay. The project site also provides unparalleled access to Bellingham’s trail network.

Project design: IMEG provided MEP, energy modeling, sustainability, LEED consulting, commissioning services, and full architectural lighting design for the project. The two, seven-story apartment buildings that comprise the Stateside Apartments campus are spanned by pedestrian level catenary lighting that draws residents and passersby into a pocket park featuring murals by local artists that depict scenes from Bellingham’s industrial roots. The building’s interior features warm and inviting 3000K lighting. Corridors are evenly lit by surface mounted downlights, while an array of linear and cylinder lighting activates the brighter lobby amenities. Stateside Apartments’ interior lighting achieved C406.3 reduced energy efficiency, using only 53% of the wattage allowed under WSEC 2015.

Unique features: Stateside achieved LEED Multifamily V4 Gold Certification and was notably the first Fitwel certified building to be constructed in Bellingham, WA. The building’s unique location along the border of South Bay Trail provides residents with connection to the area’s Central business district of Bellingham with the downtown area. Stateside also has a partnership with Envoy electric car sharing, an affordable, convenient, and sustainable transportation service building residence can take advantage of. The building also features local art that depicts scenes from its original industrial roots.

Project outcome: Stateside provides students with central housing minutes from the Western Washington University campus. With convenient access to the university campus, class-A amenities, and convenient access to shopping, hiking, dining, and more, Stateside Apartments is a perfect place to celebrate student’s college years in style.