South Lake Union Development News - Page 2

CityView Jim · October 7th, 2011, 07:48 PM

Did the article say if the building went from corner to corner on Westlake? I was kind of hoping to see that old Athletic Supply Co. building somehow restored

LCIII · October 7th, 2011, 08:20 PM

You'll be happy to know it spares that building. Details here:

http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID1520.pdf

benleis · October 7th, 2011, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LCIII

You'll be happy to know it spares that building. Details here:

http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID1520.pdf

The former Athletic Supply building is in the midst of a 4 million dollar renovation. Its supposed to be done by summer.

Ben

CityView Jim · October 8th, 2011, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by benleis

The former Athletic Supply building is in the midst of a 4 million dollar renovation. Its supposed to be done by summer.

Ben

I'm glad to hear. I wonder what the intended use will be. Still commercial?

Vashon118 · October 8th, 2011, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CityView Jim

I'm glad to hear. I wonder what the intended use will be. Still commercial?

From what I could find on the DPD website, it will be office/retail with parking in the basement and a 5th floor addition. There was a plan back in 2007 to convert it to apartments and add 2 floors.

Rogue Linguist · October 9th, 2011, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Vashon118

From what I could find on the DPD website, it will be office/retail with parking in the basement and a 5th floor addition. There was a plan back in 2007 to convert it to apartments and add 2 floors.

The orignal plan sounds better than the current one :-/

Capitol Hill · October 9th, 2011, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CityView Jim

Amazon will pretty much take all the available remaining space at West 8th then. That's two of the new skyscrapers filled. Polyclinic filling the Madison and 7th building. With the exception of all the old space Amazon vacated, where IS the office space left in dowtown Seattle? How much is left in the old WAMU Center and WAMU Tower?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._office08.html

19 office buildings have 100,000 sq. Ft. Or more of space available, and Columbia Center has 500,000 sq. Ft. Available, and both 1111 Third Ave. and Wells Fargo Center have 275,000 sq. ft. available.

There is a ways to go before a major tower is constructed, imho.

LCIII · October 9th, 2011, 11:10 PM

Thanks for the specifics

CityView Jim · October 10th, 2011, 06:38 AM

I thought they were talking about a power substation on the Greyhound Garage site. Now talks of a dog park there. I suppose they could live in harmony. It's a big site. Here's the article:

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/artic...#photo-1656708

LCIII · October 10th, 2011, 06:48 AM

Sad. I wish that lot would revert to the proposed 50-story hotel and conference space.

CityView Jim · October 10th, 2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LCIII

Sad. I wish that lot would revert to the proposed 50-story hotel and conference space.

The hotel was planned for the block where the Greyhound Station is (8th and Stewart). This lot is where the buses are garaged/repaired/etc over on Denny and Pontius.

Capitol Hill · October 10th, 2011, 10:06 PM

And I still think the hotel/conference center will happen if/when the WSCTC takes over the Convention Place transit Center.

I never quite understood the substation project at the maintenance garage space. It just seems like that is too prominent of a location for a substation. I wonder what the alternative locations considered were.

LCIII · October 10th, 2011, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CityView Jim

The hotel was planned for the block where the Greyhound Station is (8th and Stewart). This lot is where the buses are garaged/repaired/etc over on Denny and Pontius.

Oh ok thank God. I love my dog and she loves the off leash parks but I really wanted that Hotel built!

Thanks for correcting me

LCIII · October 10th, 2011, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Capitol Hill

And I still think the hotel/conference center will happen if/when the WSCTC takes over the Convention Place transit Center.

Yay! That's a relief to hear. I can wait I just hope it does eventually happen.

Rogue Linguist · October 11th, 2011, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Capitol Hill

And I still think the hotel/conference center will happen if/when the WSCTC takes over the Convention Place transit Center.

I never quite understood the substation project at the maintenance garage space. It just seems like that is too prominent of a location for a substation. I wonder what the alternative locations considered were.

What is a substation?

CityView Jim · October 11th, 2011, 02:04 AM

Due to a heavy concentration of new power-demanding biotech and the like in the SLU area, a new power substation is planned for the area.

BoulderGrad · October 11th, 2011, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Rogue Linguist

What is a substation?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_substation

Seasun · November 1st, 2011, 10:05 PM

For anyone who knows the contractor Krekow Jennings I just noticed they cleared out their SLU office and their website says they're at 2011 East Olive (Madison and 20th Ave). Interesting location for a smaller, high-end general contractor but probably convenient to a lot of their work. This part of Madison has changed a lot in recent with Deano's finally gone. Still lots of change underway.

A neighboring SLU business has also been vacated on this block (east side of 9th Ave N between Thomas and Harrison). I tried to see on the Activity Locator if any permit applications have been submitted for these parcels but didn't find any. Anyone know if a project is in for permit yet here?

CityView Jim · November 1st, 2011, 11:54 PM

Drove by the Dexter and Roy site. The former Europa Auto Brokers building is all fenced off. Demolition looks imminent!! Yeah!!

BoulderGrad · November 2nd, 2011, 12:42 AM

Im seeing design review docs for just about every block on the west side of Dexter:

Edit: Had a few projects backwards:

717 Dexter (Europa Auto site, apparently about to start Construction?):
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID2875.pdf
801 Dexter (2nd round of EDG):
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID3361.pdf
901 Dexter (Currently Under Construction):
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID2802.pdf
1101 Dexter (Office proposal from '08):
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID2129.pdf
1319 Dexter (Design review docs upcoming):
http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/LUIB/Not...ID=42&NID=1158
1701 Dexter (Pre-fab Project):
http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID2398.pdf

Throw in UW Medicine Phase 3 and Dexter Ave is pretty exciting at the moment. I imagine once the Mercer fix is done and the DBT portal is done, we'll see something for the west block bounded by Mercer and Roy (where Copiers Northwest is at the moment).

October 10th, 2011, 10:06 PM	#32
Capitol Hill Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,524 Likes (Received): 195	And I still think the hotel/conference center will happen if/when the WSCTC takes over the Convention Place transit Center. I never quite understood the substation project at the maintenance garage space. It just seems like that is too prominent of a location for a substation. I wonder what the alternative locations considered were. __________________ I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.

November 2nd, 2011, 12:42 AM	#40
BoulderGrad Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,376 Likes (Received): 43	Im seeing design review docs for just about every block on the west side of Dexter: Edit: Had a few projects backwards: 717 Dexter (Europa Auto site, apparently about to start Construction?): http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID2875.pdf 801 Dexter (2nd round of EDG): http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID3361.pdf 901 Dexter (Currently Under Construction): http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID2802.pdf 1101 Dexter (Office proposal from '08): http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID2129.pdf 1319 Dexter (Design review docs upcoming): http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/LUIB/Not...ID=42&NID=1158 1701 Dexter (Pre-fab Project): http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID2398.pdf Throw in UW Medicine Phase 3 and Dexter Ave is pretty exciting at the moment. I imagine once the Mercer fix is done and the DBT portal is done, we'll see something for the west block bounded by Mercer and Roy (where Copiers Northwest is at the moment). __________________ My shrink once said to me: "Maybe life isn't for everyone..." Last edited by BoulderGrad; November 2nd, 2011 at 12:50 AM.

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October 7th, 2011, 07:48 PM	#21
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,039 Likes (Received): 79	Did the article say if the building went from corner to corner on Westlake? I was kind of hoping to see that old Athletic Supply Co. building somehow restored

October 7th, 2011, 08:20 PM	#22
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,888 Likes (Received): 66	You'll be happy to know it spares that building. Details here: http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/G...endaID1520.pdf

October 9th, 2011, 11:10 PM	#28
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,888 Likes (Received): 66	Thanks for the specifics

October 10th, 2011, 06:38 AM	#29
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,039 Likes (Received): 79	I thought they were talking about a power substation on the Greyhound Garage site. Now talks of a dog park there. I suppose they could live in harmony. It's a big site. Here's the article: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/artic...#photo-1656708

October 10th, 2011, 06:48 AM	#30
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,888 Likes (Received): 66	Sad. I wish that lot would revert to the proposed 50-story hotel and conference space.

October 11th, 2011, 02:04 AM	#36
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,039 Likes (Received): 79	Due to a heavy concentration of new power-demanding biotech and the like in the SLU area, a new power substation is planned for the area.

November 1st, 2011, 10:05 PM	#38
Seasun Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,598 Likes (Received): 48	For anyone who knows the contractor Krekow Jennings I just noticed they cleared out their SLU office and their website says they're at 2011 East Olive (Madison and 20th Ave). Interesting location for a smaller, high-end general contractor but probably convenient to a lot of their work. This part of Madison has changed a lot in recent with Deano's finally gone. Still lots of change underway. A neighboring SLU business has also been vacated on this block (east side of 9th Ave N between Thomas and Harrison). I tried to see on the Activity Locator if any permit applications have been submitted for these parcels but didn't find any. Anyone know if a project is in for permit yet here?

November 1st, 2011, 11:54 PM	#39
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,039 Likes (Received): 79	Drove by the Dexter and Roy site. The former Europa Auto Brokers building is all fenced off. Demolition looks imminent!! Yeah!!