The Seattle Condo Blog | Seattle Condos and Lofts » Urban Visions http://seattlecondosandlofts.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:42:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Another one falls by the wayside http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2010/08/another-one-falls-by-the-wayside http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2010/08/another-one-falls-by-the-wayside#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:02:37 +0000 Ben Kakimoto http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/?p=5978
  • Updated Renderings of Candela
  • 2nd & Pike Project Named
  • 2nd & Pike Update
  • Twisted @ 2nd & Pike
    • ]]>     Saw this excerpt about the Candela Hotel & Residences project in the Seattle Time’s article on a new downtown apartment tower:

    Urban Visions’ 35-story tower at Second Avenue and Pike Street, has been redesigned as an apartment project, in part to increase the likelihood of obtaining financing. Urban Visions’ original plan was for a luxury hotel and condos

    Apparently, I’m a little behind the times…UrbanVisions switched the use from condo/hotel to apartments back in December 2009 as announced on their blog.

    That’s four, once prominent, condo/hotel developments left as a footnote in history (AVA, 1 Hotel, Heron/Pagoda, Candela).

    Though not a condo/hotel, me thinks the Insignia Tower project is pretty much a goner as well. A few weeks ago all of the Insignia signage had been painted over and now part of the lot has been opened up as a parking lot. They’ve not responded to any of my inquiries either.

    Similar posts you may find interesting:

    1. Updated Renderings of Candela
    2. 2nd & Pike Project Named
    3. 2nd & Pike Update
    4. Twisted @ 2nd & Pike

    ]]>     http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2010/08/another-one-falls-by-the-wayside/feed 0     Updated Renderings of Candela http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2008/05/updated-renderings-for-candela http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2008/05/updated-renderings-for-candela#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 18:10:30 +0000 Ben Kakimoto http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2008/05/updated-renderings-for-candela
  • 2nd & Pike Project Named
  • Remaking 2nd Avenue
  • Twisted @ 2nd & Pike
  • Another one falls by the wayside
    • ]]>     Urban Visions unveiled the newest design for its Candela Hotel & Residences development at 2nd Ave & Pike Street in downtown. Since its first incarnation the 35-story (440′) project has slimmed down in scale to 98 condominium units and 130 hotel rooms. The residential units will front the corner of 2nd & Pike with the hotel set back. Unlike other hotel/condo projects which separate the condo from hotel, Candela will feature condo units and hotel rooms on the same floor.

    Candela Hotel & Residence

    Candela city scape

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    1. 2nd & Pike Project Named
    2. Remaking 2nd Avenue
    3. Twisted @ 2nd & Pike
    4. Another one falls by the wayside

    ]]>     http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2008/05/updated-renderings-for-candela/feed 7     Design Insights http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2007/05/design-insights http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2007/05/design-insights#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 22:08:37 +0000 Ben Kakimoto http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2007/05/design-insights
  • Seattle Civic Square – Downtown
  • 2nd Avenue Towers Design Review Meeting
  • Remaking 2nd Avenue
  • Condo Chatter
    • ]]>     Came across the website for the architect of 5th and Madison, Ruffcorn Mott Hinthorne Stine, and noticed they had designs for number of downtown/Belltown projects. Most were office space but they did have renderings for 114 Pike, the old Liberty Loan and Pawn building. The design includes 7 levels of office space and 5 residential levels of 1 or 2 homes per floor.

    They also had renderings for 3rd and Battery which at one time was going to be the home for the relocated First United Methodist Church. However, the design is for a low-rise office and retail building. In any case, it’ll be a nice addition to this part of Belltown.

    Ruffcorn Mott Hinthorne Stine also designed the IDX Tower and Millenium Tower.

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    1. Seattle Civic Square – Downtown
    2. 2nd Avenue Towers Design Review Meeting
    3. Remaking 2nd Avenue
    4. Condo Chatter

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  • 2nd & Pike Update
  • Remaking Second Avenue
  • Another one falls by the wayside
  • 2nd & Pike Project Named
    • ]]>     Related Post: 2nd & Pike Update

    Interesting concept from the new architect for 2nd & Pike. My guess, the angled upper levels will provide more SW and NW view units, though it’s hard to discern direction based on these early mock-ups. Unfortunately, the street & lower-level portion are less than impressive. Click here to view the image.

    The developer of 2nd & Pike, Urban Visions, is proposing a 40-story tower featuring a 5-star hotel with 200 guest rooms, 150 condominium homes and 10,000 sq ft of retail space.

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    1. 2nd & Pike Update
    2. Remaking Second Avenue
    3. Another one falls by the wayside
    4. 2nd & Pike Project Named

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