The Powell Story

 For the last 100 years, this family of builders has made quality and integrity their watchword. For 100 years, thousands have learned first-hand about our personal dedication to quality and integrity.

Great-grandfather H.H. Benton started it all in 1909, building new homes as Seattle boomed. During the Great Depression, he built Benton Court Apartments, still in use today. He persuaded son-in-law Cecil Powell to join the business and together they created Barton Square Apartments, Normandy Duke Apartments and hundreds of single family homes, all serving owners and tenants today.

Third generation Monte Powell learned from his father and grandfather as he worked his way through college. His special interest was retirement homes. In 1967, he created the nationally acclaimed Huntington Park Retirement Village, still serving the community. His sons followed his example, building homes as they went to college. Two of them, Todd and Brooks Powell, now head the company. They have added a new emphasis on remodeling and renovation as the next generation moves into Seattle’s aging housing stock.

Times have changed, but the Powell family tradition of excellence and integrity remains the same. Thousands have learned to trust that.

Todd and Brooks Powell