Seattle-area retail discussion - Page 212

Matt the Engineer · November 16th, 2012, 06:43 PM

(shock and horror) Low-quality prepackaged food at Target?! They've made the place smaller to fit in the city, but it's fundamentally suburban. I think it would be great if they added upscale products and fresh food, but at some point it's no longer a Target.

LCIII · November 16th, 2012, 06:53 PM

It's a block from Pike Place. It's NEVER going to win the 'fresh' game. It's doing what it does well and the people who shop there know what they're getting when they step into a Target for groceries.

Capitol Hill · November 16th, 2012, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruffhauser

I'm sure City Hardware has ceiling bolts for BDSM gear too.

It's a city store, after all....

I'm currently in Japan, and I still heard that snap!

CityView Jim · November 24th, 2012, 02:16 AM

Great article on stuff coming to Pioneer Square - specifically, Occidental:

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/n....html?page=all

alexjonlin · November 24th, 2012, 06:40 AM

That's great news! It's a pretty big gamble, but since they have a large number of businesses moving at the same time, maybe it'll work.

LCIII · November 24th, 2012, 06:30 PM

That's awesome! Too bad Urban Visions isn't moving forward with their project already.

cameronrex · November 24th, 2012, 09:02 PM

Very pleased at this news. That area has been left a wasteland for too long.

CrazyAboutCities · November 26th, 2012, 01:06 AM

Great news! It will do great for Pioneer Square for sure.

***Bond James Bond*** · November 26th, 2012, 08:00 AM

Went to Bellevue Square today for the first time in several months, and was stunned to see how big the new Apple store there is.

Rogue Linguist · November 27th, 2012, 02:04 AM

I boycott Bellevue Square.

CityView Jim · November 27th, 2012, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyAboutCities

Great news! It will do great for Pioneer Square for sure.

And here's another move to Pioneer Square!

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/b...-il-corvo.html

Black Box · November 27th, 2012, 07:21 AM

Il Corvo is GREAT! Very simple, but so fresh and creative. So many good things are set to happen in Pioneer Square. I dream of an arcade make over of some of the alleys around there. It would be great for the various tours in that neighborhood.

cameronrex · November 27th, 2012, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Box

Il Corvo is GREAT! Very simple, but so fresh and creative. So many good things are set to happen in Pioneer Square. I dream of an arcade make over of some of the alleys around there. It would be great for the various tours in that neighborhood.

Awesome idea.

CrazyAboutCities · November 27th, 2012, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CityView Jim

And here's another move to Pioneer Square!

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/b...-il-corvo.html

Awesome!

CrazyAboutCities · January 9th, 2013, 05:30 PM

University Village's new parking garage is now under construction again. They're speeding up the construction. A lot of process within few days now.

geoffloftus · January 10th, 2013, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyAboutCities

University Village's new parking garage is now under construction again. They're speeding up the construction. A lot of process within few days now.

I noticed that! It's been bugging me for many months that the construction site has been a big parking lot and that there's been a yellow tower crane sitting completely idle! I'm very happy to see this project going again. I haven't been able to find much of the way of renderings of it (anyone have any?), but from what I have been able to find, it looks, pretty cool -- much more interesting than the north-garage counterpart.

CrazyAboutCities · January 16th, 2013, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by geoffloftus

I noticed that! It's been bugging me for many months that the construction site has been a big parking lot and that there's been a yellow tower crane sitting completely idle! I'm very happy to see this project going again. I haven't been able to find much of the way of renderings of it (anyone have any?), but from what I have been able to find, it looks, pretty cool -- much more interesting than the north-garage counterpart.

Only renderings I can find so far which I posted it on here a while ago. I thought it looks ok but I am more excited about finding out what new tenants would be than I do with parking garages.

However, I wish University Village/45th Street viaduct area would improve the access to the bus stop on Montlake Blvd and create a new crossing on 45th street to make it easier and quicker to get to the bus stop instead walking extra yards under the viaduct. It is very awkward to get to the bus stop from U-Village even the parking garage construction are somehow get in the way. Plus shopping carts mess made it worse and difficult to get there.

Seasun · January 16th, 2013, 07:03 PM

Speaking of shopping carts near the U-Village - a few days ago I was driving by on 45th and noticed a cart wrangler QFC on the south side of 45th with maybe 10 carts! It would be easy to think he was doing his regular duty in their own parking lot at that point. I wonder if they're thing about working with SDOT or the UW to put a cart rack near the bus stop. Might keep the carts organized and out of the sidewalk or roadway.

CrazyAboutCities · January 16th, 2013, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Seasun

Speaking of shopping carts near the U-Village - a few days ago I was driving by on 45th and noticed a cart wrangler QFC on the south side of 45th with maybe 10 carts! It would be easy to think he was doing his regular duty in their own parking lot at that point. I wonder if they're thing about working with SDOT or the UW to put a cart rack near the bus stop. Might keep the carts organized and out of the sidewalk or roadway.

If that will help solve shopping cart mess then I am for it. I don't know what they're thinking but I think more people than just me should contact QFC/Safeway to inform them about the shopping cart situation. QFC/Safeway probably would do something about that.

jessejb · January 17th, 2013, 12:25 AM

5th Avenue downtown still has a lot of empty retail space. Kinda sucks. And now Pine Street from 7th up to the Hyatt is all empty. Lets get this shiznit filled already.

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November 16th, 2012, 06:43 PM	#4221
Matt the Engineer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,078 Likes (Received): 88	(shock and horror) Low-quality prepackaged food at Target?! They've made the place smaller to fit in the city, but it's fundamentally suburban. I think it would be great if they added upscale products and fresh food, but at some point it's no longer a Target.

November 16th, 2012, 06:53 PM	#4222
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,847 Likes (Received): 59	It's a block from Pike Place. It's NEVER going to win the 'fresh' game. It's doing what it does well and the people who shop there know what they're getting when they step into a Target for groceries.

November 24th, 2012, 02:16 AM	#4224
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,941 Likes (Received): 61	Great article on stuff coming to Pioneer Square - specifically, Occidental: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/n....html?page=all

November 24th, 2012, 06:40 AM	#4225
alexjonlin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,248 Likes (Received): 82	That's great news! It's a pretty big gamble, but since they have a large number of businesses moving at the same time, maybe it'll work.

November 24th, 2012, 06:30 PM	#4226
LCIII Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2,847 Likes (Received): 59	That's awesome! Too bad Urban Visions isn't moving forward with their project already.

November 24th, 2012, 09:02 PM	#4227
cameronrex Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 455 Likes (Received): 30	Very pleased at this news. That area has been left a wasteland for too long.

November 26th, 2012, 01:06 AM	#4228
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,324 Likes (Received): 15	Great news! It will do great for Pioneer Square for sure.

January 9th, 2013, 05:30 PM	#4235
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,324 Likes (Received): 15	University Village's new parking garage is now under construction again. They're speeding up the construction. A lot of process within few days now.

January 16th, 2013, 07:03 PM	#4238
Seasun Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,549 Likes (Received): 41	Speaking of shopping carts near the U-Village - a few days ago I was driving by on 45th and noticed a cart wrangler QFC on the south side of 45th with maybe 10 carts! It would be easy to think he was doing his regular duty in their own parking lot at that point. I wonder if they're thing about working with SDOT or the UW to put a cart rack near the bus stop. Might keep the carts organized and out of the sidewalk or roadway.