CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026

Seabold Construction Ties Demise to Dispute with Real Estate Developer

Two people arguing

The cause of the company's demise is a dispute with the developer of the two projects, say family members who operated the firm after Seabold's death.

April 29, 2024
Richard Korman - Engineering News-Record

When Harry W. Seabold, co-founder and CEO of Seabold Construction, died unexpectedly in January 2023 at age 69, the Beaverton, Ore.-based general contractor, which had been in business since 1984, kept chugging along for a year on two adjacent North Portland apartment projects.

Reprinted courtesy of Richard Korman, Engineering News-Record

Mr. Korman may be contacted at kormanr@enr.com

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