Seattle Development News Thread

so its not this one anymore?



I like this one^

I found some permit info on the DPD website:

http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/notices/gmr/2004-12-27.asp#2401763

There are permits for 3 different sites, owned by King County I believe.
I think the crane is busy building a eight story parking lot (Great!), rising but 3 stories on the 6th ave side because of the deep site.
The second site is adjacent to the west bordering 5th ave and jefferson. another parking lot and a 5 story office building
There is a third site across 5th ave from the second, it is currently occupied by a parking garage to be replaced with a 13 story office building for city or county workers.

It saddened me greatly to learn that this gorgeous hole was going to be filled with another fucking parking lot. I prefer the hole. No doubt it will be painted with the same impossibly dismal pallete that covers everything these days (see that Lincoln Square building). "How about Suicide Grey and Third Word Mud with a little of last night's Taco Bell around the trim?" Starting to look a lot like the ole Soviet Union round here.

But perhaps being gov buildings they'll use the same folks who did City Hall and the Justice Center, which are some of the more attractive buildings downtown imo.

I don't think so. The crane is building on the corner of 6th and jefferson.

This shot by pwright1 is of an adjacent lot on 5th ave just south of the crane. It looks like this project is replacing that cool looking silver "5th and yesler" posted above

May 23rd - WaMu Center & Hotel 1000









Hotel 1000

Here is the 5th and Yesler construction site from above. If you look hard enough you can see the 5th & Yesler Bldg sign posted on the grassy knoll just south of the construction site.