Company Profile·High-Performance Development & Construction

Dwell Development

Seattle development built around net-zero residential performance.

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LocationSeattle, WA
ServesSeattle and the Puget Sound region
Founded2005
Building ScienceBuilding Envelope

What they're known for

A developer-builder using repeatable high-performance strategies across infill homes, with multiple projects tied to measured or certified outcomes.

Dwell Development is a Seattle residential developer and builder focused on high-performance urban housing. Its projects combine efficient envelopes, all-electric systems, renewable energy, and architect partnerships across speculative and small-scale residential development. For Compound, Dwell is valuable as a repeatable model rather than a single showcase house: Cork Haus and Genesee Park connect development, architecture, materials, and verified net-zero performance into a broader project graph.

Capabilities

  • Development
  • Custom Construction

Performance focus

  • Low-Carbon Construction

Notable projects

  • Seattle, WA

    Cork Haus

    International Living Future Institute Zero Energy certified residence; Dwell identifies it as Seattle’s first speculative HERS 1 home.

  • Seattle, WA

    Genesee Park Net Zero

    Dwell identifies Genesee Park as the first home to receive Built Green’s Net Zero label.

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