Burien, Washington is a city in southwest King County located on Puget Sound just west of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with a 2020 census population of 52,066. Burien incorporated on February 28, 1993, after four earlier incorporation attempts failed, and grew substantially again through a 2010 annexation of the North Highline area. Pacific Building Solutions holds Washington Contractor License #PACIFBS831MK and serves Burien, along with neighboring Seattle, across the greater Highline area market.

We do not perform small residential repairs or new construction. Our work is focused on large-scale commercial and multi-family envelope remediation for HOA boards, property managers, construction attorneys, and ownership groups.

Yes. Burien’s proximity to Sea-Tac Airport creates a building requirement that most Puget Sound communities do not face: properties within the airport’s designated noise contours fall under FAA and Port of Seattle sound insulation program requirements, which directly affect window system specification for multi-family buildings in the flight path. Our window replacement scopes for buildings in this corridor account for these acoustic specifications alongside standard envelope integration, using Andersen, Jeld-Wen, Marvin, Cascade, Milgard, and triple-pane systems.

The 2010 North Highline annexation brought in a substantial block of multi-family housing built under different jurisdiction and at a different construction era than Burien’s original 1993 incorporated core, creating a two-tier inventory that our assessments account for by annexation history.

• North Highline’s 2010 Annexation: This annexation significantly increased the city’s population and its multi-family housing inventory, adding buildings that developed under King County jurisdiction on a different construction timeline than the original incorporated city core.
• Puget Sound Coastal Setting: Burien sits directly on Puget Sound, and multi-family properties near the shoreline face the wind and marine moisture exposure common to Puget Sound-facing communities throughout our King County service area.

Exterior Envelope Remediation

Full building envelope assessment and remediation for multi-family and commercial properties throughout Burien, distinguishing between the original 1993 incorporated city core and the North Highline area annexed in 2010.

Multi-Family and HOA Siding Replacement

Large-scale siding replacement programs for condo associations and apartment communities across Burien, including North Highline, with Puget Sound-facing installations specified for marine wind and moisture exposure.

Water Intrusion Repair and System Restoration

Puget Sound coastal exposure and the varied construction eras across Burien’s original core and annexed North Highline area create distinct water intrusion patterns depending on location, which we identify and document for HOA boards and property managers.

Is Pacific Building Solutions licensed to work in Burien?

Yes. We hold Washington Contractor License #PACIFBS831MK, which covers the full state of Washington including King County and Burien, and Oregon Contractor License #215897 for ownership groups with properties across the Pacific Northwest.

Does the North Highline annexation affect which building code applied to my property originally?

It can. Properties built before the 2010 annexation may have been permitted under unincorporated King County jurisdiction rather than the City of Burien, which matters when we’re pulling historical permit records for an assessment or a construction defect case.

How do you determine if a Burien building falls within the FAA noise contour?

We check the property against the Port of Seattle’s published noise contour maps for Sea-Tac Airport as part of our initial assessment. If a building falls within an eligible zone, we factor that into the window system scope before providing a quote.

European settlement in the Burien area began in 1864 when George Ouellet, a French-Canadian homesteader, purchased land through a federal land office. The area was originally known as Sunnydale, and later took the name Burien from pioneer Gottlieb Burian. Roads connecting early homestead communities grew into the Highline Highway between Seattle and Tacoma by 1915, giving the surrounding southwest King County area its lasting Highline identity.

Burien’s residents rejected incorporation four times before succeeding on the fifth attempt, officially forming the city on February 28, 1993, with roughly 27,700 residents, partly in response to unchecked growth and a proposed third runway at Sea-Tac Airport. A 2010 annexation of North Highline significantly increased the population. With a 2020 population of 52,066, Burien remains closely shaped by its proximity to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and neighboring Seattle.

If you represent an HOA board, multi-family property management group, construction attorney, building envelope consultant, or commercial ownership group with a property in Burien or the greater Highline area, Pacific Building Solutions welcomes the opportunity to discuss your project.

Phone: 360-907-1128

Email: info@pacificexteriorsnw.com

Licensed in Washington (#PACIFBS831MK). Serving the greater Seattle-King County market and Southwest Washington.