This doesn't deserve the "compendium" label- Sorry, I just needed to get this out the door...
Development
Seattle looks at widening apartment, condo tax break [PI, June 11]
Affordable rentals vanish as apartments go condo [Times, June 10]
Transportation
Crosscut special report: Tolling the Puget Sound [Crosscut, June 11]
Kemper Freeman really hates transit [Slog, June 11]
Related: Transit opponents overview [STB, June 9]
3rd Ave to stay bus lane until viaduct replacement built [STB, June 10]
Neighborhood
Wallingford: Park NIMBYs oppose school project [Times, June 11]
Windermere: Denny mansion loses piece of its history to [PI, June 11]
Market
Local home sales cool off; why are prices still hot? [Times, June 10]
Belltown Market Analysis [SCR, June 8]
Monday, June 11, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Sunday Compendium: Delayed
I am out of town. Sunday's news links will be up tomorrow. I've also got at least three posts brewing... hopefully I'll have some time to post this week.
As always, send tips, stories, or feedback to seattleplans@gmail.com. Thanks for reading.
As always, send tips, stories, or feedback to seattleplans@gmail.com. Thanks for reading.
Friday, June 8, 2007
06/07/2007 DPD Bulletin Highlights
Highlights from yesterday's DPD bulletin:
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
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
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Thursday Compendium
Development
Future affordable housing funding requiring green standards [PI, June 7]
Qwest Field North Lot development moves forward [Times, June 5]
Stone Way QFC project stalled; currently a big pit [Times, June 5]
Related: Pending groceries in West Seattle [WSB, June 5]
Neighborhood
Georgetown: Neighbors talking trash with city [PI, June 7]
CD: A story (about change & race) [Stranger, June 6]
Related: CD story correction [Slog, June 7]
Mossback finds his n'hood: N. Dakota (Leave already!) [Crosscut, June 4]
WS: Current and potential condo conversions [WSB, June 3]
Municipal/Zoning/Politics
Wanted: Seattle City Council candidates, not weenies [Times, June 7]
Related: Idiot, you kicked out the cool kids! [Slog, June 7]
Related: Limited interest in City Council races [PI, June 4]
Meanwhile, Seattle Port Commissioner race gets crowded [Slog, June 7]
City Council campaign funds & strip club zoning [Stranger, June 6]
New initiative from Dick's owner: More talk? [Times, June 5]
State doubles funding to protect public lands [PI, June 4]
Related: Where that funding is going on the Eastside [Times, June 7]
1m in Sno Co. by 2040 (King Co. projections too) [Herald, June 4]
Middle class moving out/what's middle class? [PI, June 4]
Transportation
(I can't cover the light rail/RTID debate; there's too much.)
Kemper Freeman against Bellevue light rail? (Why?) [Times, June 7]
UW, Sound Transit agree on extension for $1.6 billion [PI, June 7]
The other tunnel debate: Bellevue's preferred light rail [Crosscut, June 5]
Related: Some Bellevue LR planning alternatives [Orphan Road, June 6]
Market
Links to/reviews of all the monthly market articles [SeaBub, June 7]
Best Sunday real estate ads [UrbnLvn, June 7]
Future affordable housing funding requiring green standards [PI, June 7]
Qwest Field North Lot development moves forward [Times, June 5]
Stone Way QFC project stalled; currently a big pit [Times, June 5]
Related: Pending groceries in West Seattle [WSB, June 5]
Neighborhood
Georgetown: Neighbors talking trash with city [PI, June 7]
CD: A story (about change & race) [Stranger, June 6]
Related: CD story correction [Slog, June 7]
Mossback finds his n'hood: N. Dakota (Leave already!) [Crosscut, June 4]
WS: Current and potential condo conversions [WSB, June 3]
Municipal/Zoning/Politics
Wanted: Seattle City Council candidates, not weenies [Times, June 7]
Related: Idiot, you kicked out the cool kids! [Slog, June 7]
Related: Limited interest in City Council races [PI, June 4]
Meanwhile, Seattle Port Commissioner race gets crowded [Slog, June 7]
City Council campaign funds & strip club zoning [Stranger, June 6]
New initiative from Dick's owner: More talk? [Times, June 5]
State doubles funding to protect public lands [PI, June 4]
Related: Where that funding is going on the Eastside [Times, June 7]
1m in Sno Co. by 2040 (King Co. projections too) [Herald, June 4]
Middle class moving out/what's middle class? [PI, June 4]
Transportation
(I can't cover the light rail/RTID debate; there's too much.)
Kemper Freeman against Bellevue light rail? (Why?) [Times, June 7]
UW, Sound Transit agree on extension for $1.6 billion [PI, June 7]
The other tunnel debate: Bellevue's preferred light rail [Crosscut, June 5]
Related: Some Bellevue LR planning alternatives [Orphan Road, June 6]
Market
Links to/reviews of all the monthly market articles [SeaBub, June 7]
Best Sunday real estate ads [UrbnLvn, June 7]
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
5th & Madison: Now what?
Without a doubt, that tiling is going to fill in the orange area:
Now the question is, what's going to fill in the area above? Please say it's stripes!
Now the question is, what's going to fill in the area above? Please say it's stripes!
Sunday, June 3, 2007
Sunday Compendium
Wow. I can tell summer has arrived:
Development
The next wave of condos [SCR, June 2]
Transportation
RTID Moves Forward [Slog, May 31]
Municipal/Zoning/Politics
King County: take our urban lands, please [SeaTrans, June 1]
Sally Clark's nightlife proposal [Slog, June 1]
Related: Earlier post [Slog, May 31]
Neighborhood
CD Quality of Life: Under Attack! (Uh, Deano's closed.) [MP, May 31]
If you need something more, check out the Vintage Seattle blog. It launched May 3rd and it has enough content now to keep you occupied for some time. (I try to task your attention only when it's best.)
Development
The next wave of condos [SCR, June 2]
Transportation
RTID Moves Forward [Slog, May 31]
Municipal/Zoning/Politics
King County: take our urban lands, please [SeaTrans, June 1]
Sally Clark's nightlife proposal [Slog, June 1]
Related: Earlier post [Slog, May 31]
Neighborhood
CD Quality of Life: Under Attack! (Uh, Deano's closed.) [MP, May 31]
If you need something more, check out the Vintage Seattle blog. It launched May 3rd and it has enough content now to keep you occupied for some time. (I try to task your attention only when it's best.)
Friday, June 1, 2007
05/31/2007 DPD Bulletin Highlights
Highlights from yesterday's DPD bulletin (sorry, no photos this week):
Note that the DPD site will be down 06/02/07 from 6am to 2pm.
Lower Queen Anne: 300 3rd Ave W (NE corner)
7 stories, 195 apartments, 7 live/work, min. retail, 250 parking spaces.
The only thing I could find about this project specifically is that the developer is R.C. Hedreen Co., developer of the Olive 8.
Lower Queen Anne: 225 Roy St (South side)
2 stories, 29,000 sq. ft. performing arts theater, no parking.
Theatro Zinzanni's new digs is going through a second design review. I can't find the architect, Stephen Quinn.
Capitol Hill: 1531 Broadway (NE corner)
Walgreens Signage Special Exception
"Two additional projecting signs at street frontage." (Are these light boxes or just neon signs?) Lodge your complaints by June 13.
Sidewalk cafe applications:
Moxie
Cafe Paloma
Confidential to dave: A drive-by of that U. District office building suggests it's full. No leasing signs and it just looks occupied from two sides.
Note that the DPD site will be down 06/02/07 from 6am to 2pm.
Lower Queen Anne: 300 3rd Ave W (NE corner)
7 stories, 195 apartments, 7 live/work, min. retail, 250 parking spaces.
The only thing I could find about this project specifically is that the developer is R.C. Hedreen Co., developer of the Olive 8.
Lower Queen Anne: 225 Roy St (South side)
2 stories, 29,000 sq. ft. performing arts theater, no parking.
Theatro Zinzanni's new digs is going through a second design review. I can't find the architect, Stephen Quinn.
Capitol Hill: 1531 Broadway (NE corner)
Walgreens Signage Special Exception
"Two additional projecting signs at street frontage." (Are these light boxes or just neon signs?) Lodge your complaints by June 13.
Sidewalk cafe applications:
Moxie
Cafe Paloma
Confidential to dave: A drive-by of that U. District office building suggests it's full. No leasing signs and it just looks occupied from two sides.
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