A Ballardite has filed an appeal with the Hearing Examiner in response to the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) decision which he claims green lights the “Greenfire” project with too few parking spaces. Ethan Van Eck lives across the street from the proposed development (more here) and claims the decision by the DPD to […]
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Hjarta II gets approval from city, with conditions
The second phase of the Hjarta project is one step closer to breaking ground. The Department of Planning and Development released its decision for the seven-story building today. According to Bryan Stevens with the Department of Planning and Development, the project will receive its Master Use Permit once the period to appeal is over and […]
School of Rock looking for another new location
After four months of working with the Department of Planning and Development, it turns out that School of Rock cannot move into the Crown Hill space they leased back in April. “Lots of people have been asking when we’re moving to Crown Hill so thought we’d share some of the challenges with the move,” Kristoffer […]
Early Design Guidance meeting for Ballard’s largest proposed development
A six-story building with 300 residential units, 453 parking spaces underground and more than 15,000 square feet of retail and seven live/work units is proposed for Market Street. If built, this will be Ballard’s largest development to date. The project site is orange, the arrows represent the primary views from the site. The site takes […]
Apartment/condo building proposed for Crown Hill
A stalled project is now seeking a master use permit for a four-story building at 9076 Holman Road NW. A shot of the property from the Holman Road overpass. Photo courtesy Dennis Galvin of the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association According to the Land Use Information Bulletin, the buildings currently there will be demolished. The new […]
Early Design Guidance meeting Monday for new residential building
The Design Review Board will meet with planners on Monday for a new development at 5343 Tallman Ave NW for an Early Design Guidance meeting. Plans call for a seven-story structure with 240 residential units and 7,500 square feet of commercial space at ground level and parking for 288 vehicles. According to the presentation (.pdf), […]
Neighbor of proposed hotel files appeal
The proposed hotel on Ballard Avenue has hit a speed bump. The Department of Planning and Development decision regarding the Olympic Athletic Club expansion and hotel has been appealed by a neighboring business owner. The plans call for a four-story building to replace the parking garage used by Olympic Athletic Club at 5214 Ballard Ave […]
Demolition permit issued for burned house
The house on the corner of 9th Ave NW and NW 65th Street that has been vacant since the December 31st fire will be coming down. The Department of Planning and Development issued a demolition permit yesterday, which is good until September. An application for a construction permit to rebuild a single family residence has […]
Two meetings scheduled for proposed development
Tonight is the second Design Review meeting for the proposed development at 6559 15th Ave NW. A SEPA (State Environmental Policy Act) Environmental Determination meeting is scheduled for January 11th. Currently there is a large, mostly empty lot, but developers hope to build a 4-story building on the property. The proposal calls for five live/work […]
Design Review meeting set for new development
Next month, the Design Review Board will take a look at the proposed development for 6559 15th Ave NW. Plans call for “a four-story building containing five live/work units with 101 residential units above. Parking for 67 vehicles to be provided within the structure. Project includes 8,200 cu. yards of grading.” There is currently a […]
Low income housing development gets green light
A mixed-use development that includes 80 units of low income housing is moving forward. The design for Urness House at 1753 NW 56th Street was just approved by the Department of Planning and Development with some conditions. Urness House will have to integrate architectural designs that pay tribute to the neighborhood’s history and character as well as […]
Seattle’s rooftops are going green
The city of Seattle has nearly 360,000 square feet of rooftop gardens on 62 public and private buildings, according to a new report (.pdf) just released by the city. The rooftop of the Ballard Library. Three of those buildings are in Ballard – Bastille Cafe and Bar (5307 Ballard Ave. NW), the Ballard Library (5614 […]
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