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July 17th, 2012, 06:11 PM
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The Aperture on Fifth is going in place of the Funhouse. Very bland for such a prominent location next to the Space Needle. They should at least include some balconies. What a wasted opportunity.
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July 17th, 2012, 06:33 PM
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The rest of the story from the DJC.
http://www.djc.com/news/re/12043011.html July 17, 2012 Apartments and a hotel coming to two sites near Seattle Center By MARC STILES Journal Staff Reporter The Aperture on Fifth is an apartment project at Fifth and John. By this time next year, construction could be under way on two seven-story projects just east of the Space Needle. The team behind the Aperture on Fifth has hired Rushforth Construction to build the apartment project at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue North and John Street. Across Fifth to the west, Kauri Investments is planning Hyatt House, a hotel/apartment complex that the company's K Contracting will build on a triangular parcel now used for parking. The projects together will add about 175 housing units and 100 guest rooms just two blocks from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters. Nicholson Kovalchick Architects designed Aperture on Fifth. Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. a city board will review the design at the Queen Anne Community Center, 1901 First Ave. W. Johnson Braund designed Hyatt House, which went through a second early design guidance meeting last month. The area has seen major changes with the addition of the Gates headquarters, Amazon.com and life science groups. More change is coming when the Alaskan Way Viaduct is replaced with a tunnel and the Mercer Street corridor is rebuilt. The road work will remove the Battery Street Tunnel, and open up John Street from the Space Needle to South Lake Union. Last week, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and City Councilman Richard Conlin released a report showing how much public investment has spurred private development in South Lake Union, where 12.5 million square feet of residential, commercial and biotech space has been built since 1995. Kauri President and CEO Kent Angier said he thinks the Hyatt House property should have been developed sooner because of its location next to Seattle Center. He talked about how tenants and guests will be able to walk across the street and catch the monorail to work or shopping downtown. But development of the site was delayed because it was going to be a station for the expanded monorail before voters halted that project. A group affiliated with Triad Development bought the nearly 17,000-square-foot site from the monorail authority, and Kauri bought it from Triad for nearly $5.7 million. Angier said he hopes to start construction on Hyatt House next spring. It's too early to line up financing, Angier said, because the plans aren't final. The current plan calls for public space on the first floor, with a bar/restaurant at Fifth and Broad. There will be 103 guest rooms on floors two through five, and 67 apartments on floors six and seven and part of the roof, where there also will be a deck for hotel guests and residents. A deal with Hyatt hasn't been finalized, but Angier said he's confident the hotel will be a Hyatt property. Kauri and Ariel Development built the Hyatt Place hotel and Annaliese Apartments about a quarter mile to the southeast a couple of years ago. Across Fifth from the Hyatt House site, buildings that now house the law firm of Graham Lundberg Peschel and the Funhouse bar will be demolished to make way for Aperture on Fifth. It will have 102 apartments, four live-work units and up to 86 parking stalls, mostly underground. Attorneys Scott Lundberg and Brian Peschel are the developers. Lundberg said Aperture will be a high-end project, but one fifth of the units will be set aside for lower-income tenants. Upper floors will have views of the Space Needle and the Olympic Mountains. Lundberg said he and Peschel are buying the Funhouse but haven't closed on the sale. “We think [Aperture] is going to be a great thing for the neighborhood,” said Lundberg, who hopes to start construction early next year. He isn't sure how much construction will cost. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will guarantee financing through its 221(d)(4) program. |
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July 17th, 2012, 11:34 PM
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July 18th, 2012, 12:28 AM
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July 27th, 2012, 05:01 AM
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202 Westlake (07/17):
        3261 Avalon (07/17):   Barclay Broadway (07/19):   Boxcar Apts (07/17):      Elliott Bay View Apts (07/16):     Expo Apts (07/16):     H2O Apts (07/16):      Home Plate Center (07/18):           Joseph Arnold Lofts (07/11):           Nova Apts (07/19):    Oregon 42 (07/19):        Stack House (07/17):         UW Medicine Phase III (07/17):       Williams Apts (07/17):     2nd & Bell (07/10):    
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July 27th, 2012, 05:16 AM
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Wow, the architect on the Elliott Bay View apartments really needs to work on their materials transition capabilities.
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July 27th, 2012, 05:32 AM
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I'm thinking that the H2O project - 201 West Harrison - might turn out better than we thought, so...... |
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July 27th, 2012, 06:59 AM
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July 27th, 2012, 07:01 AM
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And Vashon, thanks again. You work so hard to keep us up to date and invest SO much time to do so. thanks!!
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September 3rd, 2012, 08:15 PM
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Thanks for the updates!!
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September 11th, 2012, 08:21 PM
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A video tour of the Elliott Bay View Apartments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reQjC...ature=youtu.be |
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September 11th, 2012, 08:47 PM
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Nice video. Too bad the Romanesque styling of the building isn't detailed very nicely - it's hard to do anything but tacky with that exterior style unless you have a heck of a lot of money.
Pricey place - not surprising. Is it safe to assume prices in the video don't include parking? Funny that the video is categorized as "Science and Technology". I know it can be hard to choose from the limited categories YT offers but I don't see anything science or tech related - maybe it's the tenants they're hoping to attract. |
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September 11th, 2012, 10:46 PM
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Very interesting to see what you get for what still seems to me a lot of money. I need to catch up with the times.
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September 12th, 2012, 04:39 PM
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Work is just about ready to start at 101 Taylor Ave N. I went by there this morning (a coworker alerted me to activity near the Walgreens) and the saw an excavator, a driller and several steel beams. Additionally a truck that looks like one used for hauling debris was arriving at the site while I was there.
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September 12th, 2012, 05:00 PM
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The Arthouse on Elliott seems to be getting a building permit, but no activity this morning. Could be imminent.
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September 12th, 2012, 05:10 PM
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September 12th, 2012, 07:06 PM
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Construction fencing came down this morning for the Greenhouse project in Columbia City. 124 units. This seems like the largest project to be completed around here in a long time. I can't wait to see if I notice a few more people around, worse parking, etc. I think move-ins start around the end of September.
     The sidewalks around the building are paved with pourous concrete so rainwater goes more into the ground and less into the sewer/storm drains (my understanding). Anyone know if the holes in the concrete just fill up with debris after a couple years and don't really work? 
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September 12th, 2012, 07:23 PM
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Like a sponge. Just needs to be cleaned regularly.
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September 12th, 2012, 08:42 PM
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However, I did see this post from the Urbnlivn blog with some pics of the projects. http://www.urbnlivn.com/2012/09/12/demolition-dexter/ 801 Dexter demolition  717 Dexter  901 Dexter 
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