Who We Are
We create beautiful buildings to reconnect people to nature, create urban community and make a positive impact on the earth.
SolTerra began in 2008 as UseYourRoof.com, putting plants and solar on city rooftops. Since then the team has played every role in the building process, from subcontractor and general contractor to architect and developer, and has delivered apartment buildings, offices, retail and the Cascada thermal springs and hotels across Seattle, Portland and Bend.
Meet the Team
Brian Heather
CEO
Marc Coluccio
COO
Garrett Pfaff
Superintendent
Danya Feltzin
VP Asset Management
Joan Heather
Owner's Representative
Conner Skurja
Site Foreman
Our story, by year
2008
SolTerra is founded as UseYourRoof.com, covering urban rooftops with plants and solar.
2009
Brian Heather begins patenting VeraWall, the living-wall system used on every SolTerra project.
2013
Brian Heather speaks at TEDxSeattle on reconnecting cities to nature.
2015
Woodlawn, an 18-unit LEED Platinum building in Portland, is completed.
2016
Brooklyn Yard opens in Portland; Brian Heather speaks at TEDxAruba.
2017
2018
The SolTerra Building, a 38,000 sf office building on SE Division in Portland, opens.
2019
LakeView, 33 units in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood, is completed.
2020
Solis (Capitol Hill, Seattle) and Bezel (Alberta Arts District, Portland) are completed.
2025
Cascada, a 100-room hotel and 38,000 sf thermal spa in Portland, is completed.
2028
Cascada Bend, now under construction in downtown Bend, Oregon, is scheduled to open.
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