SEATTLE | Downtown Projects: Completed, U/C, Proposed/Approved - Page 195

alki · #**3881** Posted **Apr 22, 2015, 5:39 AM**

Developers circle Seattle high-rise development site by Amazon HQ

Apr 20, 2015, 2:51pm PDT Updated: Apr 21, 2015, 9:20am PDT

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/b...velopment.html

mSeattle · #**3882** Posted **Apr 22, 2015, 10:48 PM**

***WELL said.***

Quote:

Originally Posted by alki

The new Seattle, where everything looks the same

by Mark Hinshaw 8 Comments

...And this reveals a hidden flaw in the City’s design review process: No amount of process can “make” a designer talented or a developer committed to creating superb buildings. Hence, the wildly uneven — and often uninspiring — architecture in Seattle today.

...We have seen a rapid uptick in demand. Some developers are here merely to grab the gold; they seem to have little interest in creating lasting communities.

And the city planners are slow to up their game.

alki · #**3883** Posted **Apr 23, 2015, 3:34 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mSeattle

***WELL said.***

And the city planners are slow to up their game.

Yup. Its something about which to be concerned. I think people are starting to wake up to that notion.

chris08876 · #**3884** Posted **Apr 24, 2015, 7:34 PM**

Hey I found this cool map site which shows a crapload of developments for Downtown and the surrounding areas. Not sure if its been mentioned in the past, but its a cool resource. Clicking on the icons reveals rendering, and info.

MAP: https://www.seattleinprogress.com/

Zooming out reveals dozens upon dozens of projects for the area near the airport, North Seattle, and West.

alki · #**3885** Posted **Apr 25, 2015, 6:12 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris08876

Hey I found this cool map site which shows a crapload of developments for Downtown and the surrounding areas. Not sure if its been mentioned in the past, but its a cool resource. Clicking on the icons reveals rendering, and info.

MAP: https://www.seattleinprogress.com/

Zooming out reveals dozens upon dozens of projects for the area near the airport, North Seattle, and West.

Yeah, I've seen that map before.........its pretty amazing. It kind of explains the backlash development is starting to see in the city. When Seattle booms, it booms big time.

alki · #**3886** Posted **May 1, 2015, 12:57 AM**

April 29, 2015

Here's the latest on Rainier Square

By JOURNAL STAFF

https://www.djc.com/news/ae/12077112.html

alki · #**3887** Posted **May 1, 2015, 1:06 AM**

Downtown Seattle Transit Capacity Is At The Breaking Point

http://www.theurbanist.org/2015/04/2...reaking-point/

Vashon118 · #**3888** Posted **May 4, 2015, 12:07 AM**

Cielo

Cielo 2015-04-18 by planet_lb, on Flickr

navyweaxguy · #**3889** Posted **May 4, 2015, 12:26 AM**

Well I was going to ask if anyone wanted to meet up during the week to take pics...

The Best Forumer · #**3890** Posted **May 5, 2015, 12:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by alki

Looks like Urban Visions might be getting its act together.

Urban Visions takes aim at ‘the bullseye': 2nd & Pike

By NAT LEVY
Journal Staff reporter

◾Greg Smith's company will start construction in July on an apartment tower, and is also planning an 11-story office building.

http://www.djc.com/news/re/12076412.html

I like the looks of this. Looks a lot like one or two in Houston. Nice.

mhays · #**3891** Posted **May 5, 2015, 2:42 PM**

Better yet, projects like these have dramatically less parking than they would in Houston, and it's usually below-grade.

So much of the country builds giant above-grade parking podiums, with huge parking ratios. A project of this size will often take a half block (of our size block) vs. the quarter block this one has. I'll avoid the diatribe about parking podiums.

alki · #**3892** Posted **May 6, 2015, 4:02 AM**

Fall construction start eyed for apartment high-rise near Amazon towers

May 4, 2015, 2:49pm PDT

Marc Stiles

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/b...ment-high.html

alki · #**3893** Posted **May 7, 2015, 5:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by The Best Forumer

I like the looks of this. Looks a lot like one or two in Houston. Nice.

Yup. Not a bad looking tower.

The ones I am hoping will go into construction this year are these three under Approved/Proposed on the first page:

Icon Tower
Skansa
8th & Pine.

Still Pining for them.

Vashon118 · #**3894** Posted **May 10, 2015, 2:24 AM**

2021 7th Ave

2021 7th Ave 2015-04-18 by LB Bryce, on Flickr

2021 7th Ave 2015-04-18 by LB Bryce, on Flickr

2101 7th Ave

2101 7th Ave 2015-04-18 by LB Bryce, on Flickr

2101 7th Ave 2015-04-18 by LB Bryce, on Flickr

204 Pine St

204 Pine St 2015-04-18 by LB Bryce, on Flickr

1301 Western Ave

1301 Western Ave 2015-04-30 by LB Bryce, on Flickr

cactus22minus1 · #**3895** Posted **May 10, 2015, 5:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Vashon118

2021 7th Ave

2101 7th Ave 2015-04-18 by LB Bryce, on Flickr

For those not following along, this is part of the three tower Amazon campus. The below-grade foreground is where the bio-domes will sit. Obviously, the rising core behind it is one of the towers. The second of three to rise so far.

mhays · #**3896** Posted **May 10, 2015, 6:38 PM**

So we're up to 13 buildings of 440' (or a few inches below per height limit) for Downtown Seattle in this boom, one completed and 12 underway including one in demo. Three more have said they're starting this spring/summer. Another 20 at least with some sort of entitlement activity since 2014. Many of those are at the 440' height but one is 849' and another might be in the same range or a little taller.

alki · #**3897** Posted **May 10, 2015, 7:08 PM**

Wow. Amazon is going up fast. Here's another view:

I think the actual bldg looks better than the renders.

chris08876 · #**3898** Posted **May 10, 2015, 10:15 PM**

I'm wondering if the Potala tower has started? Some random equipment on the site, but I haven't seen a recent photo in a while.

Nothing on their twitter for now even with the tabloids stating u/c started months ago. Out of all the developments, looking forward to Rainer.