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Supportive housing complex coming soon to Columbia City

The plan for DESC's Estelle Supportive Housing complex calls for 91 units of affordable housing with supportive services for homeless men and women living with disabilities. Roughly 15 units will be allocated for people who have left the hospital.

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Urban Green Villa Hopes to Stand Out Soon in Belltown

Back in October we heard about Urban Green Villa, a condo building going up at 2401 3rd Avenue in Belltown featuring French-style living. Tonight, Taiwan-based developer Chainqui Development and GWest Architecture bring updated plans before the...

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Selig Scales Back on Federal Reserve Building Addition

Friday, Martin Selig met with architectural review committee of the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board and unveiled their latest plans, which call for an extremely-scaled back tower that "only" add eight levels to the four-story structure.

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Convention Center Expansion Price Rises to $1.6B

With the kerfuffle involving their former contractor behind them, the Washington State Convention Center expansion is moving forward with a new partner as well as a new price tag.

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Seattle May Sell Pacific Place Garage For $87M

Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray proposed selling the Pacific Place mall garage for $87 million to mall owner Madison Marquette. The move would give them the opportunity to build atop the property and free up the city from a money-losing investment.

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Columbia City Mixed-User Brings Bit of Everything

Lake Union Partners and Johnson Architects head back before the design review board tonight to potentially get a recommendation on their mixed-use project planned for 3717 S Alaska Street.

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Don't Be Sad, Keanu, Leaf Apartments Looks Great

Pacific Housing NW and James Davidson Architects return to meet with the design review board on Monday to discuss revised plans for their Leaf Apartments proposal in Beacon Hill. In their new renderings, there's a familiar, sad face hanging out.

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Does the Seattle-Area Need a Second Airport?

Paine Field in Everett has long been considered an ideal spot to set up a secondary commercial airport for the region, but would it even make a blip given how much the region is expected to grow?

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Old Spaghetti Factory Getting Renovation, Neighbor

In July 2015 we found out that the Old Spaghetti Factory building at 2801 Elliott Avenue had been sold. Thanks to an upcoming design review meeting, now we know what the plans are for the space.

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24-Story Senior Housing Tower Coming to First Hill

Luxury housing is doing well in Seattle and affordable housing is a hot topic many are focused on, but what about senior housing? It's not a topic we focus on too much but it's good to see Columbia Pacific Advisors is making sure it's happening

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New Gerrish Hall Apartments at 1820 Boylston Ave

Capitol Hill Lofts and NK Architects return to meet with the design review board tonight to present revised plans for their apartment complex at 1820 Boylston Avenue and get a potential recommendation.

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Rainier Court IV Development Looks For Approval

Rainier Court Associates and Johnson Braund bring their plans for both sides of Rainier Court IV back before the design review board tonight for what they hope is a recommendation to move forward on the affordable housing development.

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Potala Tower Can Move Forward With New Investors

A judge has ruled that a development partnership between Binjiang Tower Corp and Molasky Group can take over the project and attempt to reboot it after developer Lobsang Dargey was accused of stealing millions from investors.

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Get an Early Look at 11th Avenue MOD Studios

Developer Evergreen Lodging and architect Johnson Braund will present their plans for a seven-story building at 4510 11th Avenue NE in the University District to the design review board tonight for potential recommendation.

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Check Out University Place at Union Bay

Dubbed University Place at Union Bay, this 244-unit mixed-use project would also include 21,000 square feet of retail space that has been designated for seven businesses, including a food hall and destination restaurant.

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Ballard Congregate Residence Building First Look

Calhoun Properties (a.k.a. the aPodment people) and ecco design are bringing their plans for a congregate residence building in Ballard before the design review board on Friday for early design guidance.

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Potala Tower Could Be Revived With New Deal

Nine months later, it looks like the stalled Potala Tower project may have new life as a judge will decide about a proposal that would transfer ownership from Dargey to Chinese company Binjiang and Las Vegas real estate developer Molasky.

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WeWorks Reportedly Wants All of Third & Lenora

GeekWire reported last week that WeWork has their eye on some space in Martin Selig's 38-story Third and Lenora tower at 2031 Third Avenue in Belltown. Now DJC is reporting that WeWork might want to snag the space in the entire building.

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Seattle's Civic Square Deal is Officially Dead

Remember the Civic Square development? Eight years in the making, this Downtown Seattle-changing deal was put in jeopardy following a shakedown scandal. Now it appears to be dead after the city couldn't find a new developer.

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Two WSCC Expansion Co-Development Towers Coming

The Washington State Convention Center expansion is a huge deal, not only for the ways it'll transform the center itself but for what else it's bringing with it to Downtown Seattle.

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I-District Residential/Hotel Complex Takes Shape

Last night, Chinn Investments and Hewitt Architects presented plans for their massive residential/hotel project at between 10th Avenue South and 12th Avenue South, and South Jackson Street and South Main Street to the design review board.

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Capitol Hill Apartment Complex Looks For Approval

Sunrise DC and d/Arch LLC are bringing their plans for a six-story apartment building at 323 Bellevue Avenue E in Capitol Hill before the design review board tonight for recommendation.

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Vulcan's 23rd & Jackson Development Taking Shape

Vulcan Real Estate, Hewitt Architects, and Runberg Architecture Group are bringing their plans for a massive development at the southeast corner of 23rd Avenue and Jackson Street before the design review board tonight for early design guidance.

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Green Lake Making Room For Mixed-User 'Meter'

Developer Briar Box and Caron Architecture bring their plans for a six-story mixed-use project at 417 NE 73rd Street in Green Lake called 'Meter' before the design review board this evening for potential recommendation.

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Facebook's Seattle Office May Be Expanding Already

The developer behind the Seattle building Facebook is leasing is already adding an expansion in the form of another connected building

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City Council Says No to SoDo Arena Street Vacation

Let the bubbly flow at Seattle Times HQ. The Seattle City Council has rejected the vacation of a stretch of Occidental Avnue S to Chris Hansen for his SoDo Arena project.

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Lenin Statue Gets Good Look at Cubix Fremont

The building located on the edge of 36th Street and Evanston Avenue in Fremont was originally built in 1916. Alas, it will probably not make it to Year 101 because plans for Cubix Fremont go before design review board tonight for possible approval

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Greenwood Apartment Complex Goes For Guidance

Greenwood Ave Investors and Encore Architects unveil updated plans and designs for their four-story structure planned at 9039 Greenwood Avenue N tonight. Dubbed Greenwood Apartments, the complex will feature approximately 80 residential units.

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Another Mixed-User Planned For Evolving Roosevelt

Developer HIVE and architect Board & Vellum will present plans to the design review board this evening for a seven-story mixed-use building at 6717 Roosevelt Way NE for early design guidance.

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Food Bank, Low Income & Homeless Housing in One

If there's anything in short supply in Seattle right now it's quality affordable housing, especially for low income families. A new University District complex opening soon will add what it can into the mix.

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Latest Designs Show Off 43-Story SLU Tower Plans

Developer Mack Urban and architect CollinsWoerman are bringing revised plans for their 43-story tower at 1001 John Street in South Lake Union before the design review board on May 4 for recommendation. Plans call for 404 apartments.

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Capitol Hill Station Anchor Tenancy Showdown

While New Seasons Market has been in talks for a spot in the new Capitol Hill Station development, Central Co-op wants that spot instead. Will the developer go with the bigger company or the member-owned co-op?

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