Sorry for the delay. There's a lot:
Development
$32m Nitze-Stagen deal saves historic downtown church [PI, May 31]
Related: How the deal went down [Times, May 31]
Related: Seattle Times previous version [Times, May 30]
Bellevue: "Thinking big for the future of Bel-Red" [Times, May 31]
Check out area development over time on Trulia [CHS, May 31]
Fallout from ST Capitol Hill plans & other development [PI, May 30]
Related: Capitol Hill light rail station detail [SeaTrans, May 30]
Related: ST Capitol Hill light rail station page [ST]
"Schnitzer Northwest expanding, changing name" [PI, May 30]
"Seattle's 'Ladybug Guy' hits his blue period" [Times, May 30]
Washington Hall: likely to be sold, demolished [Crosscut, May 29]
Related: Paper Noose upset. [Paper Noose, May 30]
Downtown hotel switch incredulousness in writing [Seattlest, May 29]
Condos are spreading out [PI, May 28]
Related: Even in West Seattle [WS Blog, May 29]
Neighborhood
First Hill: M Street Grocery: Ok for neighbors [MetBlog, May 31]
Intl Dist: CASA Latina has some friends [PI, May 31] Fremont:
"It's back! The wait for 'the Interurban' is over" [PI, May 31]
Cap Hill: New park!; Comment & meet w/Park Dept [MillerPark, May 31]
Cap Hill: CHS blog wants you to move in [CHS, May 31]
Ballard: Bitches and moans (like everyone else) [Times, May 30]
WS: Trader Joe's Rumor [WS Blog, May 31]
WS: Competing offers to buy, Renter vs. Developer! [WS Blog, May 31]
WS: Land use updates [WS Blog, May 30]
Transportation
Sound Transit's shore-hugging rails [Times, May 30]
ST small-biz mitigation: example of success(!) [SeaTrans, May 30]
Market
"Case-Shiller: Seattle Not Really Special" [SeaBub, May 29]
Construction
Carpenters agree to work [PI, May 30]
Email tips, rumours, wild speculations to seattleplans@gmail.com
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
5th & Madison: Tiling still rising
Yesterday Vashon118 posted a 5th & Madison photo from last Friday on the SSP forum (scroll down a bit). The tiling continues to rise! Just a week after it first appeared, it's risen two more floors. Oh, the humanity!
I'll have another update later this week.
I'll have another update later this week.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Monday Compendium
Development
"Colman School fire was an accident" [PI, May 27]
"Condos springing up near Pike Place Market" [PI, May 25]
"Deal to build homes near Qwest Field moves ahead" [PI, May 25]
UW B-school's new building $15m short. [$ PSBJ, May 25]
"Sound Transit directors OK expansion of light rail system" [PI, May 24]
Downtown developers change minds, build hotel [PI, May 24]
Neighborhood
Mid Beacon Hill Issues [BeaconHill, May 25]
Municipal/Zoning
Hempfest gets a SAM park easement from City [Slog, May 28]
Transportation
Light rail in the bus tunnel! (photo) [SeaTrans, May 24]
There were plenty of opinion pieces but none were worth your time.
Feedback and tips appreciated.
"Colman School fire was an accident" [PI, May 27]
"Condos springing up near Pike Place Market" [PI, May 25]
"Deal to build homes near Qwest Field moves ahead" [PI, May 25]
UW B-school's new building $15m short. [$ PSBJ, May 25]
"Sound Transit directors OK expansion of light rail system" [PI, May 24]
Downtown developers change minds, build hotel [PI, May 24]
Neighborhood
Mid Beacon Hill Issues [BeaconHill, May 25]
Municipal/Zoning
Hempfest gets a SAM park easement from City [Slog, May 28]
Transportation
Light rail in the bus tunnel! (photo) [SeaTrans, May 24]
There were plenty of opinion pieces but none were worth your time.
Feedback and tips appreciated.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
5/24/2007 DPD Bulletin Highlights
Sorry, I couldn't pass up a happy hour invite yesterday. Without further ado...
Highlights from Thursday's DPD bulletin (sorry, no photos this week):
Downtown: 1903 5th Ave
46 stories, 175 hotel, 190 condos, retail, 250 underground parking.
Urbnlivn reported the DJC article on this mega-tower (which suggests it might be built in the next development cycle), but did anyone follow up on the architect's website? Check it out. Is Seattle going to get itself a NY-style tower? Whether you like those designs (Time Warner Center!- !!!) or not, this is going to be a standout tower. Wild speculation: If this actually gets built, you're going to hear a lot about it, not only because there will be absolutely nothing else like it in Seattle, but it's going to be Seattle's best. Oh, and expect some belly-aching from "Old Seattle" Seattleites about this NY-attitude development.
Downtown: 810 Western Ave
12-stories, office over ground retail, 185 parking spaces.
Colman Center will be updating its design. This is the render you've seen previously. Colman Center was actually presented as a test case in one of the Green Factor presentations, which showed all the terraces covered with green roofs (PDF, slides 123-128).
Lower Queen Anne: 100 Republican St
6 stories, 228 apartments, 17 live/work, 155 parking spaces.
Remember last week's update? 147 live/work units should have set something off. How would you fit 147 live/work units around the ground floor exterior? You can't. It's really just 17 units. That leaves 138 parking spaces for 228 apartments.
Highlights from Thursday's DPD bulletin (sorry, no photos this week):
Downtown: 1903 5th Ave
46 stories, 175 hotel, 190 condos, retail, 250 underground parking.
Urbnlivn reported the DJC article on this mega-tower (which suggests it might be built in the next development cycle), but did anyone follow up on the architect's website? Check it out. Is Seattle going to get itself a NY-style tower? Whether you like those designs (Time Warner Center!- !!!) or not, this is going to be a standout tower. Wild speculation: If this actually gets built, you're going to hear a lot about it, not only because there will be absolutely nothing else like it in Seattle, but it's going to be Seattle's best. Oh, and expect some belly-aching from "Old Seattle" Seattleites about this NY-attitude development.
Downtown: 810 Western Ave
12-stories, office over ground retail, 185 parking spaces.
Colman Center will be updating its design. This is the render you've seen previously. Colman Center was actually presented as a test case in one of the Green Factor presentations, which showed all the terraces covered with green roofs (PDF, slides 123-128).
Lower Queen Anne: 100 Republican St
6 stories, 228 apartments, 17 live/work, 155 parking spaces.
Remember last week's update? 147 live/work units should have set something off. How would you fit 147 live/work units around the ground floor exterior? You can't. It's really just 17 units. That leaves 138 parking spaces for 228 apartments.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Overheard: Green Factor leader out? Design Review review?
Before I forget, at last week's Green Factor Workshop I overheard the following words in this order:
Also overheard: Something to the effect that the city is going to review the Design Review process, starting sometime in early July. This comes at little surprise, given Sally Clark's March editorial about updating neighborhood plans and the neighborhood plan planning process survey that's whirling around the neighborhood sites. (You have until May 28th to fill it out.)
I can't vouch for the accuracy, nor the newsworthiness, of any of this.
- Moddemeyer
- position not funded
- city-wide
- Burien [?!]
Also overheard: Something to the effect that the city is going to review the Design Review process, starting sometime in early July. This comes at little surprise, given Sally Clark's March editorial about updating neighborhood plans and the neighborhood plan planning process survey that's whirling around the neighborhood sites. (You have until May 28th to fill it out.)
I can't vouch for the accuracy, nor the newsworthiness, of any of this.
Everything you wanted to know about the Condo Expo
Can be found at Urbnlivn, here.
I just didn't have time to get to it myself. On a positive note, check back here tomorrow for DPD bulletin highlights and some wild speculation.
And remember, tips to seattleplans@gmail.com.
I just didn't have time to get to it myself. On a positive note, check back here tomorrow for DPD bulletin highlights and some wild speculation.
And remember, tips to seattleplans@gmail.com.
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