The city has conditionally approved an application to subdivide a huge parcel of land along Salmon Bay, clearing the way for plans to build office buildings along the Ballard waterfront. The property is located at 5301 Shilshole Ave., just south of the old Yankee Diner, and spans nearly 11 acres. The plan is to subdivide two lots into eight. Here’s a Google Map of the site:
The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce reports that the owner of the land, C.D. Stimson Co., has no immediate plans to build on the site but ultimately aims to build five 100,000-square-foot office buildings on the land. The owner filed the application a few days before new legislation took effect that limits the size of office uses in industrial zoned areas to 25,000 square feet. You can read more details in the land use ruling (.pdf). (Thanks newsie for the tip!)