Renton/Tukwila/SeaTac/Burien Development News - Page 6

sequoias · October 19th, 2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by taiwanesedrummer36

Sure, i'll get thousands of pictures..........when gas prices go back to $2.00 a gallon!

Take the bus and stop by to walk around and take pictures.

NW Mike · October 19th, 2007, 05:17 PM

I agree with Bond. I was down at Frys Tuesday and it great to see progress but its not much to take pictures of. There are bigger and better things to waist megabytes on.

bgwah · October 20th, 2007, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jiggawhat?

if i get time soon ill get some, im a 5 min drive from newcastle.

I thought you lived in Fairwood? Isn't that a lot closer to Renton than it is to Newcastle?

taiwanesedrummer36 · October 20th, 2007, 04:40 AM

Disregard whatever I said earlier.

jiggawhat? · October 20th, 2007, 04:56 AM

my mom lives in fairwood, my dad lives in newcastle.

rj2uman · October 27th, 2007, 06:48 AM

Was down at the landing today to drop off some stuff for the Staples store that's opening. I was surprised at how fast the apartment buildings are going up! I guess the lack of rain is really helping!

kub86 · October 27th, 2007, 09:23 PM

My bus passed by the Landing and I'm not sure what to think. I thought this was supposed to be an example of an exciting TOD? It looks like nothing but a strip mall with some apartments separated by acres of parking. I'm disappointed right now, but I'll have to wait till the whole project is done.

taiwanesedrummer36 · October 27th, 2007, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kub86

My bus passed by the Landing and I'm not sure what to think. I thought this was supposed to be an example of an exciting TOD? It looks like nothing but a strip mall with some apartments separated by acres of parking. I'm disappointed right now, but I'll have to wait till the whole project is done.

It's a new fad in the Seattle area: a power center (or strip mall) but dressed up to look upscale and like an urban village. But then again, I haven't seen the Landing yet.

jiggawhat? · October 28th, 2007, 03:50 AM

the area you saw with the target and staples and petsmart is part of the stip mall complex, thats not the district part of the landing. The district will be little stores and reteraunts and bakert lining the streets.....no parking in between the buildings. that area wont be much like a strip mall.

the part that is open and built is on the bottom half of the large parking lot....those are meant to be big box stores and strip mallish... (target, staples, patsmart).

bgwah · October 28th, 2007, 04:32 AM

I think it would be great if it didn't have so much surface parking. I would also like for their to be more residential above the retail.

Is there any chance those parking lots could be further developed in the future? Perhaps if the market ever made it feasible to build parking garages and more efficiently use the land?

jiggawhat? · October 28th, 2007, 05:04 AM

i think they made those huge parking lots on purpose. If your shopping at target or any of those strip mall type stores, you dont want to bring your cart up a ramp in a parking garage. They made that large parking area to accomodate those stores, all targets are like that. The made a parking garage in that one area because all the stores are small and dont require carts ect. Its kinda logical the way they set it up by seperating the strip mall components from the reteraunts and botiques. When driving down there the parking lot doesnt seem all that big...and on the one end will be market lane (with overhead lighting going across the road) and some small stores (2 i think). Also, in the middle of the parking lot will be the landing tower, which is 80' tall.....the parking lot is broken up well.....to me it seems that way. If there wasnt that parking...people would be bitchin and complaing. Either way there will be unhappy people.

bgwah · October 28th, 2007, 05:37 AM

^Well, they could keep the ground level parking for those stores, and then put housing on top.

kub86 · October 28th, 2007, 05:50 AM

The parking created a big gulf between the two areas. They could've changed the layout a bit so that the parking where the "B" is, got swapped with the 3 anchor stores below it. Then there'd be the same amount of parking but now the two districts would've been connected.

jiggawhat? · October 28th, 2007, 05:51 AM

true^ they could....i thought it was stupid that they didnt build high rise condos. somthing they had mentioned and hopped for in the renton paper.

taiwanesedrummer36 · October 28th, 2007, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jiggawhat?

true^ they could....i thought it was stupid that they didnt build high rise condos. somthing they had mentioned and hopped for in the renton paper.

Probably because of Boeing and the Renton Airport. If none of those were there, Renton would've probably built an upscale waterfront village with plenty of high-rise condos.

jiggawhat? · October 28th, 2007, 07:44 AM

boeing needs to move their asses out. hahah. thats primo land....the airport though is to the left of the development...meaning they could build highrises since it isnt in a flight path.

citruspastels · October 28th, 2007, 08:23 PM

big box totally works vertically with parking garages. it's way better in my opinion if it's done well. just look at target up at northgate.

***Bond James Bond*** · October 30th, 2007, 08:22 AM

This isn't Renton, but it looks like something to keep an eye out on in the future:
http://www.ci.tukwila.wa.us/dcd/tuks...uksouthTOC.pdf

jiggawhat? · October 30th, 2007, 09:58 AM

hmmm, i lie the sound of that development. the only office development i know going in in renton is southport with the three 9 story building on the water

NW Mike · October 30th, 2007, 05:01 PM

I hope they keep open space with greenery and not turn it into a addition to Southenter shopping with Sea's of parking lots. But it could be interesting.

October 19th, 2007, 05:17 PM	#102
NW Mike Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle,Bellevue,Everett Posts: 958 Likes (Received): 43	I agree with Bond. I was down at Frys Tuesday and it great to see progress but its not much to take pictures of. There are bigger and better things to waist megabytes on. __________________ The less you know on any given subject, the more in-depth you can debate that subject.

October 20th, 2007, 04:40 AM	#104
taiwanesedrummer36 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Little Taipei, Everett Posts: 1,047 Likes (Received): 0	Disregard whatever I said earlier. __________________ Everett/Snohomish County Development News Thread

October 27th, 2007, 06:48 AM	#106
rj2uman PRES Huaiwei Fanclub Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 568 Likes (Received): 0	Was down at the landing today to drop off some stuff for the Staples store that's opening. I was surprised at how fast the apartment buildings are going up! I guess the lack of rain is really helping! __________________ HMMM Interesting....

October 30th, 2007, 08:22 AM	#118
*Bond James Bond* Licence to kill. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Apple Maggot Quarantine Area Posts: 6,996	This isn't Renton, but it looks like something to keep an eye out on in the future: http://www.ci.tukwila.wa.us/dcd/tuks...uksouthTOC.pdf __________________ Please DO NOT "like" any of my posts or request "friend" status. I don't care if you like me, or my posts. Thank you. - If you do either of these more than once you will be put on my ignore list.

October 30th, 2007, 05:01 PM	#120
NW Mike Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle,Bellevue,Everett Posts: 958 Likes (Received): 43	I hope they keep open space with greenery and not turn it into a addition to Southenter shopping with Sea's of parking lots. But it could be interesting. __________________ The less you know on any given subject, the more in-depth you can debate that subject.

October 20th, 2007, 04:56 AM	#105
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	my mom lives in fairwood, my dad lives in newcastle.

October 27th, 2007, 09:23 PM	#107
kub86 Twinkie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle/Bellevue Posts: 746 Likes (Received): 2	My bus passed by the Landing and I'm not sure what to think. I thought this was supposed to be an example of an exciting TOD? It looks like nothing but a strip mall with some apartments separated by acres of parking. I'm disappointed right now, but I'll have to wait till the whole project is done.

October 28th, 2007, 03:50 AM	#109
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	the area you saw with the target and staples and petsmart is part of the stip mall complex, thats not the district part of the landing. The district will be little stores and reteraunts and bakert lining the streets.....no parking in between the buildings. that area wont be much like a strip mall. the part that is open and built is on the bottom half of the large parking lot....those are meant to be big box stores and strip mallish... (target, staples, patsmart).

October 28th, 2007, 04:32 AM	#110
bgwah honk!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,746 Likes (Received): 77	I think it would be great if it didn't have so much surface parking. I would also like for their to be more residential above the retail. Is there any chance those parking lots could be further developed in the future? Perhaps if the market ever made it feasible to build parking garages and more efficiently use the land?

October 28th, 2007, 05:04 AM	#111
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	i think they made those huge parking lots on purpose. If your shopping at target or any of those strip mall type stores, you dont want to bring your cart up a ramp in a parking garage. They made that large parking area to accomodate those stores, all targets are like that. The made a parking garage in that one area because all the stores are small and dont require carts ect. Its kinda logical the way they set it up by seperating the strip mall components from the reteraunts and botiques. When driving down there the parking lot doesnt seem all that big...and on the one end will be market lane (with overhead lighting going across the road) and some small stores (2 i think). Also, in the middle of the parking lot will be the landing tower, which is 80' tall.....the parking lot is broken up well.....to me it seems that way. If there wasnt that parking...people would be bitchin and complaing. Either way there will be unhappy people.

October 28th, 2007, 05:37 AM	#112
bgwah honk!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,746 Likes (Received): 77	^Well, they could keep the ground level parking for those stores, and then put housing on top.

October 28th, 2007, 05:50 AM	#113
kub86 Twinkie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle/Bellevue Posts: 746 Likes (Received): 2	The parking created a big gulf between the two areas. They could've changed the layout a bit so that the parking where the "B" is, got swapped with the 3 anchor stores below it. Then there'd be the same amount of parking but now the two districts would've been connected.

October 28th, 2007, 05:51 AM	#114
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	true^ they could....i thought it was stupid that they didnt build high rise condos. somthing they had mentioned and hopped for in the renton paper.

October 28th, 2007, 07:44 AM	#116
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	boeing needs to move their asses out. hahah. thats primo land....the airport though is to the left of the development...meaning they could build highrises since it isnt in a flight path.

October 28th, 2007, 08:23 PM	#117
citruspastels Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 690 Likes (Received): 3	big box totally works vertically with parking garages. it's way better in my opinion if it's done well. just look at target up at northgate.

October 30th, 2007, 09:58 AM	#119
jiggawhat? Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 816 Likes (Received): 5	hmmm, i lie the sound of that development. the only office development i know going in in renton is southport with the three 9 story building on the water

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