Has anyone noticed that the windows are starting to put on at the new UW Science buildings at Mercer and 8th North? From what I can see it will be one of the most attractive and futuristic looking low rise buildings in Seattle. A great addition to SLU at a very prominent site.
Rollin Street looks like garbage. I thought the city wanted tall/thin! Not short/wide!
Anybody know the exact zoning in that spot? I think its on the wrong side of Denny, maybe thats why they couldnt go tall/thin with the building. If so, the city should have made an exception. I think tall/thin is better than short/fat in almost all locations.
It's 125' with generous FAR, which is what they're doing.
BTW, short and wide is much more affordable than tall and thin. (We're still talking about buildings, right?)
In other news (not really SLU), demo is occurring at the site of a 6-story woodframe at Taylor N and Denny. This is 139 units plus 5 live-work and some retail. Nothing evident on the 50-unit project across the alley, but that doesn't require demo. While they're tearing down some low buildings that I sort of like, this represents FINALLY some density in that laggard triangle between Denny, Aurora, and Broad.
Two more midrise projects are proposed for the block to the east, between 6th and Aurora. Both have housing and one also has a Hyatt hotel. Boy I'd love to see all three going up at once.
[ps, editing stuff on this piece of shit forum is such a pain in the ass sometimes! I mean the technology is shit, not that I know a better alternative.]
A couple new office projects in the Cascade neighborhood in SLU popped up in the DPD today. Looks like they are being built by the same developer. Security Properties recently sold the 505 Yale Ave site to this developer, anyone recall who it is?
Hardware store opening soon in SLU - looks small but should be a good option for small stuff. I just drove past the place and hadn't recalled reading anything about it.
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