Seattle Development News 8 - Page 125

Capitol Hill · July 30th, 2012, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt the Engineer

Are we building tall apts or condos without ac?

There are 20+ story buildings in Belltown that don't have A/C. So yes, you don't have the option of just closing the window in the summer.

jessejb · July 30th, 2012, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mhays

That's cool. PS, aren't you pretty close to the new bucket drum place I'm opening soon on the roof of Banana Republic?

I SAID GOOD DAY, SIR.

Capitol Hill · July 30th, 2012, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jessejb

I SAID GOOD DAY, SIR.

Thats okay, I'm organizing a 'say hi and speak freely to the customers' day at Starbucks, all while I remove the golf shirts from downtown stores. That ought put mhays knickers in a twist.

Matt the Engineer · July 31st, 2012, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Capitol Hill

There are 20+ story buildings in Belltown that don't have A/C. So yes, you don't have the option of just closing the window in the summer.

I guess quiet-lovers will have to avoid those. That said, my friends in a high rise in Bangkok get by without using their a/c much thanks to large operable windows in each room. Of course, they're more than 20 floors up, so sound isn't much of an issue.

Capitol Hill · July 31st, 2012, 12:22 AM

I was in Bangkok twice last month. One thing I notice is many Asians prefer temperatures to be much warmer than what Americans find comfortable.

Matt the Engineer · July 31st, 2012, 12:32 AM

My friends are from Seattle! It's amazing how fast you get used to warm weather. I visited them 2 months after they moved there, and they were comfortable in conditions that were killing me.

Capitol Hill · July 31st, 2012, 12:44 AM

Yeah, I guess I shouldn't have said Asians, as a race, but Asians as a locale. When your used to 90 degree weather with high humidity, AC at 85 reducing the humidity is good for them. I'm kind of embarrassed, but when I was in BKK, I had my AC set at 16 C, and rhe maid put on a sweater when she cleaned my room.

jam5 · July 31st, 2012, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Capitol Hill

Yeah, I guess I shouldn't have said Asians, as a race, but Asians as a locale. When your used to 90 degree weather with high humidity, AC at 85 reducing the humidity is good for them. I'm kind of embarrassed, but when I was in BKK, I had my AC set at 16 C, and rhe maid put on a sweater when she cleaned my room.

16 C is around 60 F isn't it? I can't blame her then -I'd do the same. In the summertime that is freezing. Setting the AC at 81F is good enough for me. The lowest I'd go would be 79F when I come in fresh after working out in the gym.

mhays · July 31st, 2012, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt the Engineer

Are we building tall apts or condos without ac?

Absolutely. I'm in a highrise condo built in 2008, and I had to pay for an upgrade. With AC it triggered a whole forced air system vs. baseboards.

mhays · July 31st, 2012, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Capitol Hill

Thats okay, I'm organizing a 'say hi and speak freely to the customers' day at Starbucks, all while I remove the golf shirts from downtown stores. That ought put mhays knickers in a twist.

If you can put a sandwich board in the middle of the sidewalk also, I'll be set!

Capitol Hill · July 31st, 2012, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mhays

If you can put a sandwich board in the middle of the sidewalk also, I'll be set!

Duly noted.

zaphod · July 31st, 2012, 07:07 AM

Man, that's just weird. I guess because down here in Texas(and the south in general) no AC is just inconcievable in a new home or apartment.

If you do live in an old building with no air conditioner, well at least back in the day they made ceilings taller and windows that opened more. I think a tunnel apartment with a glass window wall at the end would be hell during a hot summer. Just wait, with global warming there will be serious heat waves and you guys are all going to cook to death.

That, or 50 years from now when those buildings aren't so new, the sides will be covered in those Mitsubishi exterior units just like some 90s era apartment block in China

seattleist · July 31st, 2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by zaphod

Just wait, with global warming there will be serious heat waves and you guys are all going to cook to death.

Actually, Seattle (and the Pacific Coast) are projected to remain cool and mild in the coming years; it is the rest of the country that will suffer from the consequences of global warming. For instance, we'll hit a high of 70F today and a low of 55F at night, while cities like Houston and Dallas will reach 106F.

Permanent drought in the American South and Midwest is a terrifying, but not unlikely, possibility. Such a scenario could bring about another wave of climate refugees fleeing to the West Coast at a scale not seen since the Dust Bowl.

A writer at the Atlantic this morning posted a piece about just this scenario:
"Has Climate Change Made L.A. a Refuge From the Heat?"

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/art...uge-heat/2764/

testdrive · August 1st, 2012, 02:45 AM

I have been hoping to hear something new about some kind of 50 story+ project. Is there ever going to be one (thinking out loud)

xyagentguy · August 1st, 2012, 06:21 AM

I think I've mentioned this once before on these threads, but I once read an article before I moved to Seattle about 5 years ago. The title was something like, "Chasing the sun? How about chasing the rain?"

It was about how climate change is going to wreck havoc on giant swaths of this country, and despite the oppresive heat during the summers, many areas, including our most precious crop lands, will become dryer and dryer all year round. This article couldn't have been any more prophetic, especially considering this past year.

It spoke in length about the Pacific Northwest, and how we would become one region that will be left largely unscathed from the dramatic climate changes (thought not completely, and not forever).

It essentially had a tagline of, get ready Seattle, because people will someday (and looks like sooner than anyone would have imagined) start singing a different tune about the wet and rainy weather here.

BoulderGrad · August 1st, 2012, 09:32 AM

Equity bought the old Hotel1 pit...err... sight...

http://www.djc.com/news/re/12043527.html

xyagentguy · August 1st, 2012, 09:37 AM

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Equity bought the old Hotel1 pit...err... sight...

Who are they? What does this mean?

BoulderGrad · August 1st, 2012, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by xyagentguy

Who are they? What does this mean?

Equity is a large apartment management company. They have a few dozen buildings in Seattle alone, and many many many nationwide. Might be a good sign that something could be in the works for the site, but nothing concrete at the moment.

Doomgoggles · August 1st, 2012, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BoulderGrad

Equity bought the old Hotel1 pit...err... site...

http://www.djc.com/news/re/12043527.html

Now...why couldn't they have bought the whole block?

LCIII · August 1st, 2012, 02:51 PM

I thought actual sale of the land was like last step before breaking ground. Any chance they've dusted off the Hotel 1 proposal and are moving forward with that?

July 31st, 2012, 12:22 AM	#2485
Capitol Hill Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,378 Likes (Received): 156	I was in Bangkok twice last month. One thing I notice is many Asians prefer temperatures to be much warmer than what Americans find comfortable. __________________ After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF

July 31st, 2012, 12:44 AM	#2487
Capitol Hill Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,378 Likes (Received): 156	Yeah, I guess I shouldn't have said Asians, as a race, but Asians as a locale. When your used to 90 degree weather with high humidity, AC at 85 reducing the humidity is good for them. I'm kind of embarrassed, but when I was in BKK, I had my AC set at 16 C, and rhe maid put on a sweater when she cleaned my room. __________________ After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF

August 1st, 2012, 09:32 AM	#2496
BoulderGrad Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,357 Likes (Received): 39	Equity bought the old Hotel1 pit...err... sight... http://www.djc.com/news/re/12043527.html __________________ My shrink once said to me: "Maybe life isn't for everyone..."

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July 31st, 2012, 12:32 AM	#2486
Matt the Engineer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,079 Likes (Received): 88	My friends are from Seattle! It's amazing how fast you get used to warm weather. I visited them 2 months after they moved there, and they were comfortable in conditions that were killing me.

July 31st, 2012, 07:07 AM	#2492
zaphod Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 552 Likes (Received): 38	Man, that's just weird. I guess because down here in Texas(and the south in general) no AC is just inconcievable in a new home or apartment. If you do live in an old building with no air conditioner, well at least back in the day they made ceilings taller and windows that opened more. I think a tunnel apartment with a glass window wall at the end would be hell during a hot summer. Just wait, with global warming there will be serious heat waves and you guys are all going to cook to death. That, or 50 years from now when those buildings aren't so new, the sides will be covered in those Mitsubishi exterior units just like some 90s era apartment block in China

August 1st, 2012, 02:45 AM	#2494
testdrive Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Bend Posts: 861 Likes (Received): 17	I have been hoping to hear something new about some kind of 50 story+ project. Is there ever going to be one (thinking out loud)

August 1st, 2012, 06:21 AM	#2495
xyagentguy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 219 Likes (Received): 5	I think I've mentioned this once before on these threads, but I once read an article before I moved to Seattle about 5 years ago. The title was something like, "Chasing the sun? How about chasing the rain?" It was about how climate change is going to wreck havoc on giant swaths of this country, and despite the oppresive heat during the summers, many areas, including our most precious crop lands, will become dryer and dryer all year round. This article couldn't have been any more prophetic, especially considering this past year. It spoke in length about the Pacific Northwest, and how we would become one region that will be left largely unscathed from the dramatic climate changes (thought not completely, and not forever). It essentially had a tagline of, get ready Seattle, because people will someday (and looks like sooner than anyone would have imagined) start singing a different tune about the wet and rainy weather here.

August 1st, 2012, 02:51 PM	#2500
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,855 Likes (Received): 59	I thought actual sale of the land was like last step before breaking ground. Any chance they've dusted off the Hotel 1 proposal and are moving forward with that?