Comments on: New Downtown Apartments

By: Beau

Beau — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:44:00 +0000

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By: Olive 8 Hard Hat Tour Photos : Seattle Condo Blog | Active Condos for Sale | Downtown Market Trends

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:24:21 +0000

[...] were located. The massive exterior deck was impressive from looking down at the Paramount, Olivian apartments, and future site of AVA, to looking up trying to discover where the top of Olive 8 really ends. The [...]

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:23:39 +0000

I hope design review isn’t finished with 1200 Stewart. As we’re beginning to see at the Escala, these buildings may be more appropriate for Vegas, not Seattle.

By: Mike in Pioneer Square

Mike in Pioneer Square — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:32:03 +0000

Why can’t the “…service/support workers (doormen, security, maintenance, servers, etc) needed for this new infrastructure…” live in buildings like the income-restricted Lowman Building (completely renovated in 2005) or the brand-new Quintessa, among many others?

The people on the “no low-income housing options available” band wagon need to take a look around before they spout off.

I actually live in the Lowman Building right now, and there isn’t a line of “doormen, security, maintenance, servers” waiting to get in.

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:06:13 +0000

There is one new apartment building not mentioned that I would like to add- Westlake Village. Although the property is not downtown, it is close enought to walk to Belltown in under ten minutes. The view at this property is incredibile! Westlake Village is right next to Lake Union with a beautiful backdrop of Capitol Hill and downtown Seattle.

Check it out-
http://www.westlakevillageseattle.com

By: Carl Shepherd

Carl Shepherd — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:52:23 +0000

1915 2nd avenue is no longer is profiled on the Weber+Thompson website. Likely toast. That pit at 2nd and pike may welcome the fall of more than one tower as the recession swings it’s doleful scythe.

By: klt

klt — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:54:09 +0000

Wrong Jeff. Zoning for highrises requires affordable -or lumpsum payment to city in lieu of. Youre right about SF type scenario though. I’m more worried about middle class -college educated singles who want to live downtown can’t afford it and they’re the demographic the city wants.

By: Ben_Kakimoto

Ben_Kakimoto — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:32:43 +0000

Jeff – you’re spot on. I didn’t include the Borealis (Denny and Dexter) which is being constructed as an affordable rental property by Vulcan. But, that’s pretty much it.

By: Jeff W.

Jeff W. — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:09:47 +0000

I’m guessing that approximately zero of these new units will be affordable for middle to low income renters. There’s only so many $60k jobs at Google or Amazon to go around! Where are all of the service/support workers (doormen, security, maintenance, servers, etc) needed for this new infrastructure supposed to live?

City planners appear to be hell-bent on turning this town into another San Francisco.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:12:31 +0000

Thanks for that summary, I sometimes forget how many rental properties are going up around town. It’s outnumbering condos now! fyi, the architect for Olivian is Carrier Johnson, not CollinsWoerman.