First Hill's Growing Urban Landscape
Back in 2017, Redfin named First Hill its hottest neighborhood to close out 2017. As we enter 2019 First Hill is becoming increasingly urban as a number of new high … Continued
2019 Boren Avenue - 44-Story SLU Tower Passes Design Review
Weber Thompson Earlier this year Holland Residential paid $24.4 million to Cornish College, Recovery Café, and Bellwether Housing for three surface-level parking lots totaling 21,600 square feet on the corner … Continued
The Waverly - 210 8th Avenue North
Weber Thompson Last week Greystar presented at its second design review for their upcoming residential tower, The Waverly. Located at 210 8th Avenue North in South Lake Union, the 28-story … Continued
Downtown Seattle Development Continuing Toward 2020 Boom
Earlier this month the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) released their Mid-Year Development Guide. The DSA uses city permit data to gather construction totals each summer and winter, tracking the region … Continued
The Showbox at Risk of Demolition for 44-Story Tower
Al Smith (April 1940) via MOHAI This week marked the 79th anniversary of the opening of The Showbox and now it is facing demolition. Founded in 1939 as the Show … Continued
Seattle Remains Crane Capital of the U.S. for Third Year
For the third year in a row Seattle has been named the crane capital of the U.S. After the last crane count dipped to 45 six months ago, Seattle now … Continued
Spire Tower Switches From Apartments to Condos
VIA Architecture Laconia Development and their partner, Vanke, formally broke ground this week on their new 41-story residential tower at 600 Wall Street. It was also revealed that the tower … Continued
707 Terry - Two 33-Story Residential Towers
Perkins + Will After finishing design review in the fall of 2016 and finalizing their development site last summer, Westbank is inching closer to breaking ground at 707 Terry in … Continued
Rainier Square Tower to have PCC Grocery
Image via NBBJ Rainier Square is going to have a PCC market once the new development opens in 2020. Wright Runstad & Co. and PCC Community Markets made the joint … Continued
374 Unit Residential Tower - 210 8th Avenue N
Rendering via Weber Thompson Last week Greystar received unanimous approval at the Early Design Guidance Meeting for their proposed residential tower at 210 8th Avenue N. in South Lake Union. … Continued
2019 Boren Avenue - 426 Unit Development
Rendering via Weber Thompson An Early Design Guidance meeting was held for Holland Partner Group’s proposed 426-unit development at 2019 Boren Avenue in Denny Triangle. As a result, they received … Continued
Luna Apartments & West Seattle PCC
Images via Hewitt Architects Last month Madison Development Group broke ground on their mixed-use development, the Luna, at 2749 California Avenue SW in West Seattle. The development is located on … Continued
Seattle Remains Crane Capital of the U.S.
The number of construction cranes within Seattle has decreased by 13 over the past six months, according to Rider Levett Bucknall’s semi-annual Crane Index. There are now 45 cranes within … Continued
Trinity Parish Condo Tower - 615 8th Avenue
Last summer Trinity Parish sold the development rights to the land adjacent to their 1892 church in First Hill. The rights were sold to Australia-based Caydon Property Group and it … Continued
970 Denny - South Lake Union Apartment Tower
Holland Partner Group’s 41-story apartment tower in South Lake Union is set to top out this month. The 435-foot tower, called 970 Denny, is set to feature 461 apartment units … Continued
Center Steps - 225 Roy Street
Center Steps, located at 225 Roy Street, is set to undergo its next design meeting on Wednesday, January 3. Developers Barrientos Ryan is hoping to receive final permits and begin … Continued
1818 Harvard Avenue - Vib Hotel Capitol Hill
Developer Rod McClaskey is requesting phased construction permits for his mixed-use project at 1818 Harvard Avenue in Capitol Hill. The 6-story building designed by Clark Design Group received design approval … Continued
8 Tower - Formerly Shilla Tower - Denny Triangle Apartment Tower Development
8 Tower, formerly Shilla Tower, is set to undergo its final design meeting this week. The proposed 42-story apartment tower in Seattle’s Denny Triangle neighborhood is being developed by North … Continued
Spring Street North Block - 1101 8th Avenue - First Hill
Miami-based developer Lennar Multifamily Communities is planning for two 32-story residential towers at 1101 8th Avenue in the First Hill neighborhood. British Columbia Investment Management Corp., Lennar’s development partner, acquired … Continued
Belltown Residential Building- 2218 1st Avenue
Next week will be the second design meeting for a proposed mixed-use residential building at 2218 1st Avenue in Belltown. Enterprise 2218 LLC acquired the 6,570 square foot property in … Continued
Amazon Continues to Fill Downtown Seattle Office Space: Troy Block & Rainier Square
Amazon continues to fill Downtown Seattle office space. Update on Troy Block South Lake Union (300 Boren Ave N) & Rainier Square Downtown (1301 5th Ave). Troy Block This week … Continued
University Village Expansion
Last week the final design meeting was held for the University Village expansion. The owners, University Village Limited Partnership, look to add a large parking garage and six retail buildings. … Continued
Vulcan Plans for 44-story 5th and Lenora Tower
Vulcan has acquired the final parcel of land for their proposed 44-story residential tower at 5th Avenue and Lenora Street in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Through an LLC, Vulcan purchased the … Continued
First and Pike Hotel Planned for Downtown
There are plans for a 14-story boutique hotel on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Pike Street, just across the street from Pike Place Market. Current plans show a … Continued
Pike Pine Mobility Improvements
Work has begun on installing new bike facilities on both Pike Street and Pine Street between Second Avenue and Eighth Avenue. Work started on Friday evening and will wrap up … Continued
Space Needle Renovation Update
Work has begun on the Century Project, the $100 million Space Needle renovation project. On Friday, September 15, a 28,000 pound ring-shaped platform was raised up the Needle. The platform … Continued
Ainsworth & Dunn Update: Building Ready to Begin Renovations
Last week, the Meriwether Partners secured their land use permit to convert the landmarked Ainsworth & Dunn warehouse at 2815 Elliott Avenue into office space. The 28,730 square foot block … Continued
Center Steps Uptown Apartment - 225 Roy Street
Owner Washington Real Estate Holdings and developer Barrientos + Ryan are planning a mixed-use development at 225 Roy Street – Center Steps. The project, called Center Steps, will contain two … Continued
Beacon Crossing - 2505 Beacon Avenue South - Beacon Hill Mixed-Use Residential
A mixed-use residential project in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood – located at 2505 Beacon Avenue South – received approval from the city’s Design Review Board at a meeting last month. … Continued
New Construction: 800 Columbia First Hill Condominiums
A construction permit was filed on July 18 for Daniels Real Estate’s proposed high-rise tower at 800 Columbia. Daniels, along with partners, purchased the site in December 2016 for $14.2 … Continued
Vulcan’s New Development Update- 23rd and Jackson Apartment Buildings
The city council voted on July 24 to allow buildings as tall as seven stories on certain properties around the intersections of 23rd Avenue with East Union Street, East Cherry … Continued
WeWork is bringing their 'WeLive' Residential Program to Seattle
WeWork, a New York based co-working and shared office space company, has signed a multi-year lease with Martin Selig Real Estate for the entirety of Selig’s mixed-use tower at Third … Continued
SLS Seattle Hotel - Luxury Hotel Opening November
As construction nears an end on the 48-story tower at 801 Fifth Avenue, SLS Seattle Hotel is gearing up for their grand opening and so can you. The luxury hotel … Continued
Historic Pike Place Market Eitel Building - The State Hotel
The historic Eitel Building on Second and Pike in the Pike Place Market neighborhood is set reopen as The State Hotel in 2018. The Eitel building was purchased by Lake … Continued
Urban Green Villa 12 Story Belltown Tower - 2401 3rd Avenue
Urban Green Villa is a new apartment development by Taiwan-based Chainqui Development that is currently under construction at 2401 Third Avenue in Belltown. The 12-story structure will have 132 residential … Continued
Bosa Picks James K.M. Cheng Architects for Civic Square Tower
Bosa has announced that they will be working with James K.M. Cheng Architects for the Civic Square Tower project located at 601 Fourth Ave in downtown Seattle. As we previously … Continued