Downtown: 600 3rd Ave (entire block)180 residential, 540k office, plaza, Metro tunnel connection, 600 spaces
This is the early design review for Triad Development's proposed "civic square." (You've heard about this previously.) The site is currently an entire city block of dirt surrounded by a plywood fence. What you may or may not realize is that the architectural firm, Norman + Partners, and its namesake, Lord Foster, is a big deal. Such a big deal that you might want to attend the early design review: June 26th, 5:30pm (possibly 7pm) at City Hall.
Central District: 2203 E Union St (SW corner)
6 stories, 91 residential units over retail, 100 parking spaces
This gets included because 1) it's also been a large dirt field for some time and 2) it's at the intersection (23rd & Union) featured in this week's Stranger short feature on the Central District. The Central District has seen tremendous change; since 1990 African-Americans went from over half the household population to just over one third now, whites from one third then to over half now.
Roosevelt: 6515 Brooklyn Ave NE (north half of west block)
4 stories, 42 apartment over 4 live-work, retail, 71 parking spaces
This project wins this week's smart growth award for working to end the tyranny of single-family homes by tearing down 5 single family houses and replacing them with over eight times as many apartments right next to a planned light rail station (albeit a years ahead of time).
Sidewalk cafe applications:
La Dolce Vita Ristorante
The Local Vine
Globe Cafe & Bakery
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