White Center Square, the $11 million, acre-plus development at 15th Avenue Southwest and Southwest 100th Street is quickly rising since construction began in mid-July, thanks in part to government funding and dry summer weather.

It will be the new home of Vong Market, which currently rents the building just north of the site. Con Vong, who is heading the family project, said he is excited to see the major changes on the site each time he drives by.

According to Craig Parrish, superintendent of Bellevue-based Buchanan General Contracting Company, the site's developers, the $6.25 million loan granted by the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal tax credit has helped move construction forward without interruption, as well as the mostly dry summer.

"Some privately-funded construction is experiencing delays because of the economy," said Parrish. "Also, the weather played such a key factor. The summer's been wonderful, good to work in an open area like this. It makes a big difference because we were able to use onsite material which is already placed into position and compacted well."

He explained that in rainy weather the materials are sheltered off-site and therefore eat up time to transport.

"We'll be doing all kinds of road improvements, new sidewalks and everything," he said. "We'll be out of here spring next year, about June."

He said he is proud of his construction work, including this site, and is a bit sentimental about West Seattle.

"I was married at Fauntleroy Church and my in-laws are long-time West Seattle residents," he said.