Bellevue: SoMa Towers - Page 3

CityView Jim · May 5th, 2012, 07:44 PM

Yeah, there was a bank on the corner and strip malls (Sturtevant Sports was in there!) from that bank down to what is still standing as the Scandanavian furniture store next to the BAM.

Ancient Ninja · May 21st, 2012, 05:10 AM

Oooh Bellevue needs more interesting towers like this one

BellevueBoy · May 24th, 2012, 10:55 PM

They are continuing to dig away, about ten feet below ground now. It'll be exciting to watch the progress of this one on a daily basis from my office.

BellevueBoy · May 29th, 2012, 03:29 AM

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...92_soma26.html

CityView Jim · May 29th, 2012, 05:27 AM

A shame that it will take 4 years to complete. Not really sure why an apartment building phases construction of the towers: rent out tower #1 and then guarantee your new tenants of noise for the next 2 years. Not the best way to retain tenants.

CrazyAboutCities · May 29th, 2012, 06:35 PM

Agreed. They should build it at around same time.

BellevueBoy · May 29th, 2012, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CityView Jim

A shame that it will take 4 years to complete. Not really sure why an apartment building phases construction of the towers: rent out tower #1 and then guarantee your new tenants of noise for the next 2 years. Not the best way to retain tenants.

Yeah, that's a good point. I wonder why they aren't just building it all at once. Su's past projects have also been built in phases too (Palazzo and Elements). That is going to be a busy intersection in the next few years, Su's next project is the Bellevue Plaza mega project kitty corner from SoMa Towers and the Taco Time across the street was recently purchased for redevelopment as well.

mhays · May 29th, 2012, 07:18 PM

All we can be sure of is they've thought about it in exquisite detail. Sometimes the logistics are easier this way (for example Insignia's one-year offset), and sometimes it's a manner of financing being possible for only one tower.

CityView Jim · May 29th, 2012, 07:43 PM

The only positive I could see is that they can start generating revenue sooner.

BellevueBoy · July 26th, 2012, 04:04 AM

Looks like the crane is about to go up for this project soon. The base has been laid and I saw some more parts on the site today.

Doomgoggles · July 26th, 2012, 03:29 PM

This thread needs some pics.

Ruffhauser · July 26th, 2012, 05:13 PM

BellevueBoy · July 26th, 2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruffhauser

lol ok ok, i'll try to get some pics once it starts rising out of the ground. what site do you guys use to host pics?

Seasun · July 26th, 2012, 07:34 PM

photobucket is pretty darn simple and good for me. Easy to upload from mobile and post links [edit: actually I post pics via links copied from photobucket] here with a minimum of hassle.

Doomgoggles · July 26th, 2012, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seasun

photobucket is pretty darn simple and good for me. Easy to upload from mobile and post links [edit: actually I post pics via links copied from photobucket] here with a minimum of hassle.

no no no no no

Use imgur. Simplest, quickest, most platform-friendly image hosting site. As long as you don't care about credit.

Seasun · July 26th, 2012, 09:45 PM

I should check out imgur but my company's web filtering (fortiguard) kinda lets through photobucket images. I can't even see flickr.com images here although sometimes they sneak through.

BellevueBoy · August 7th, 2012, 09:51 PM

Snapped a pic of the project site and recently constructed crane. Sorry for the poor quality, i took it through my office window.

LCIII · August 7th, 2012, 10:28 PM

Thanks for posting!

BellevueBoy · August 8th, 2012, 09:34 AM

The site directly south (left in this picture) of the hole is where phase 2 will eventually be built. The corner across the street where the Taco Time is currently located was purchased earlier this year with likely intention to redevelop as well.

D Green · September 7th, 2012, 01:31 AM

Sorry for picture spamming: (LMFAO style)

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Su Development by D Green31, on Flickr

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May 5th, 2012, 07:44 PM	#41
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,964 Likes (Received): 64	Yeah, there was a bank on the corner and strip malls (Sturtevant Sports was in there!) from that bank down to what is still standing as the Scandanavian furniture store next to the BAM.

May 21st, 2012, 05:10 AM	#42
Ancient Ninja Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 11 Likes (Received): 0	Oooh Bellevue needs more interesting towers like this one

May 24th, 2012, 10:55 PM	#43
BellevueBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,058 Likes (Received): 0	They are continuing to dig away, about ten feet below ground now. It'll be exciting to watch the progress of this one on a daily basis from my office.

May 29th, 2012, 03:29 AM	#44
BellevueBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,058 Likes (Received): 0	http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...92_soma26.html

May 29th, 2012, 05:27 AM	#45
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,964 Likes (Received): 64	A shame that it will take 4 years to complete. Not really sure why an apartment building phases construction of the towers: rent out tower #1 and then guarantee your new tenants of noise for the next 2 years. Not the best way to retain tenants.

May 29th, 2012, 06:35 PM	#46
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,332 Likes (Received): 17	Agreed. They should build it at around same time.

May 29th, 2012, 07:18 PM	#48
mhays Journeyman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,390 Likes (Received): 119	All we can be sure of is they've thought about it in exquisite detail. Sometimes the logistics are easier this way (for example Insignia's one-year offset), and sometimes it's a manner of financing being possible for only one tower.

May 29th, 2012, 07:43 PM	#49
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,964 Likes (Received): 64	The only positive I could see is that they can start generating revenue sooner.

July 26th, 2012, 04:04 AM	#50
BellevueBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,058 Likes (Received): 0	Looks like the crane is about to go up for this project soon. The base has been laid and I saw some more parts on the site today.

July 26th, 2012, 03:29 PM	#51
Doomgoggles Unregistered non-user Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle/Kitsap Posts: 740 Likes (Received): 39	This thread needs some pics.

July 26th, 2012, 05:13 PM	#52
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July 26th, 2012, 07:34 PM	#54
Seasun Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,561 Likes (Received): 43	photobucket is pretty darn simple and good for me. Easy to upload from mobile and post links [edit: actually I post pics via links copied from photobucket] here with a minimum of hassle.

July 26th, 2012, 09:45 PM	#56
Seasun Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,561 Likes (Received): 43	I should check out imgur but my company's web filtering (fortiguard) kinda lets through photobucket images. I can't even see flickr.com images here although sometimes they sneak through.

August 7th, 2012, 09:51 PM	#57
BellevueBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,058 Likes (Received): 0	Snapped a pic of the project site and recently constructed crane. Sorry for the poor quality, i took it through my office window.

August 7th, 2012, 10:28 PM	#58
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,871 Likes (Received): 64	Thanks for posting!

August 8th, 2012, 09:34 AM	#59
BellevueBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,058 Likes (Received): 0	The site directly south (left in this picture) of the hole is where phase 2 will eventually be built. The corner across the street where the Taco Time is currently located was purchased earlier this year with likely intention to redevelop as well.