SEATTLE | Downtown Projects: Completed, U/C, Proposed/Approved - Page 95

mSeattle · #**1881** Posted **Sep 25, 2008, 9:03 PM**

That Hal rendering looks like the first AVA renderings.

Hoodrat · #**1882** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 5:37 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by NW Mike

This is the new proposal for 2116 4th Ave By HAL Real Estate Investments
Its designed by Weber+Thompson

Image from HAL Site:http://www.halrealestate.com/_current/details.php?id=28

looks like a brown version of 1521 2nd. ave

Cascadeguy · #**1883** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 1:14 PM**

Hey guys! Im a daily reader but I thought I would try my hand at a few updates. I will have more soon.

Olive 8 at night

Olivian, O8 and 1521

Rollin Street

West 8th is looking good. 1918 is rising fast. This area is getting dense.

Escala

Enso from a distance

Cascadeguy · #**1884** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 1:34 PM**

Sorry about the large size of the pics. I did them on my laptop and they looked fine but I just checked on my work computer and they are too large and darker. I will re-size them down more next time.

Hoodrat · #**1885** Posted **Sep 28, 2008, 8:37 PM**

They look great to me, nice job!

mhays · #**1886** Posted **Sep 29, 2008, 12:24 AM**

I love seeing a new person's Seattle pictures for the first time! Good set.

Aleks · #**1887** Posted **Sep 29, 2008, 5:16 AM**

Great updates! I need to head to that area soon. Haven't been there in a while.

Why is it that some buildings enclose the U/C floors with wood [ex. Aspira/Olivian] but other don't [ex. O8/Escala]? What are the pro's and cons of both methods?

And what's going on with WAMU? I heard the vacancy rate is gonna go up 2%. How much will this affect 1918, West 8th and future projects like 5th & Columbia?

mSeattle · #**1888** Posted **Sep 29, 2008, 8:11 PM**

Nice pictures, Cascadeguy. Are you new to the area?

How many more floors for the Enso project? Aspire is going to be a long construction it seems but maybe I'm wrong.
Escala has come a looooong way from that deep hole. Looks nice.

I still wish we could have a little less below ground parking, and parking in general and more above surface building like they do back east and down south (FL - CA). Not those 5+ floors or above ground parking but maybe two or three max.

mhays · #**1889** Posted **Sep 30, 2008, 2:33 AM**

Our buildings average less parking than in Florida. Also, below-grade parking is generally considered better land use than above-grade because it eliminates the "pedestal of nothing".

Cascadeguy · #**1890** Posted **Oct 1, 2008, 11:24 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mSeattle

Nice pictures, Cascadeguy. Are you new to the area?

No, Ive been here since 1992. Still love it. I work in social services for the city and a few non-profits as well.

I just got a new camera so I'm still figuring it out. I have some great street scenes that I will post soon on the "My city photos" section of this site and "Urban photos" over at SSC.

Thanks for the comments!

Complex01 · #**1891** Posted **Oct 2, 2008, 1:24 AM**

Great updates. A nice set of projects all over downtown. Seattle is looking great. Thanks for posting...

seattle lover · #**1892** Posted **Oct 3, 2008, 10:14 PM**

the crane at 1521 is finally going down, and on my birthday to!

mSeattle · #**1893** Posted **Oct 4, 2008, 11:23 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by seattle lover

the crane at 1521 is finally going down, and on my birthday to!

Happy Birthday!

Does anyone know if the top of 1521 lit at night or if there are plans to do so?

seattle lover · #**1894** Posted **Oct 9, 2008, 8:39 PM**

good news today the 1521 crane is completely down, and the last office core floor has topped off on 1918 and i think theyll only do 1 or 2 more core floors for 1918 for the roof structure

Aleks · #**1895** Posted **Oct 9, 2008, 11:48 PM**

Great news! When do move-ins start at 1521?

mSeattle-It'd be nice if they did light the fin with white spot lights. I could see 1521 having a really cool neon color all around the fin [even the parts that come down to the base] but it would look kinda cheap.

Also, Zip Realty has a listing for the condo's at 1012 1st Ave.

Aleks · #**1896** Posted **Oct 10, 2008, 11:52 PM**

Well, about the parks, I'd like to see several things happen, I liked the idea of capping off the bus station and building a park on top of it there. That are will fill up soon with a couple residential high-rises and in a decade or so it will be full of high-rise residential towers, specially the Denny Triangle area. Here are the things I'd like to see to improve the retail core:

1. More parks! Put a giant cap over the bus station and add a park with tennis and basketball courts. Maybe a community center. A park next to the Paramount and the Camelot Hotel. These two would insure that nothing is developed other than green space [Color Green]. Then a bridge [red] overpassing the I-5 freeway connecting the Paramount Park to the Column Park for easier pedestrian access between parks.

2. Parks/Recreation areas on already developed lots. The main would be triangle between Boren Avenue, Howell Street and Olive Way. Some affordable housing units can be built to cover some of the costs or deals can be made with developers on adding parks and reducing taxes. Any sort of plan that involves public green space is nice. The Bank of America next to the Westin would be a nice location for a park.

3. Green roof! Green roofs [not necessarily parks] would be a nice addition to our skyline. Over the Convention Center would be nice, there are hundreds of sq. feet that are just plain concrete up there. That would include the building connected to 2US [2 Union Square] and the building with the Cheesecake Factory. Green roofs over other buildings like Nordstrom's, Macy's, Westin's and Shetaron's base and Meridian Theaters. And more in the CBD but even more in Pioneer Square.

4. Solar panels, they may be expensive but it's worth the try. Every tall building [well, not every building] with a flat roof could work. Qwest Tower, Rainier Tower, IDX, IBM Building, 1 Union Square, 1001 4th Ave, Swedish Main Campus, Metropolitan Park Towers and Wells Fargo Center...

It might not be economically reasonable but some things can be rearranged to help create a greener Seattle.

Aleks · #**1897** Posted **Oct 11, 2008, 8:18 AM**

Some updates. The pictures are originally 2500x3500 pixels so you might not get to see everything. Anyways, you can mainly see 1521 but you can also see West 8th, 1918, Escala, Enso and the Four Seasons:

mSeattle · #**1898** Posted **Oct 12, 2008, 11:02 PM**

Wow, those are nice! Were you at the overlook park near Fauntleroy?

Aleks · #**1899** Posted **Oct 13, 2008, 4:31 AM**

Haha, nahh. I was on the West Seattle bridge heading to a football game. You can see the concrete barrier on the bottom of last pic. Anyways, I got more pictures today but the last two are blurry.

First is [forgot] at First Hill. It's nearly done and we can see which of the designs was chosen finally. It looks good imo but it could've been better.

Then we have 1918 which is nice to see. The scale is huge! Why is it that the floors haven't even come out of the ground when the core is nearly finished? You can also see West 8th which is looking mighty tall. It will definitely look better when it's finished and from Capitol Hill it will look amazing with the sunset in the background!

Vashon118 · #**1900** Posted **Oct 14, 2008, 4:23 AM**

Steel work has begun at 5th & Yesler and the core is topped out.