A handful of people watched as three pieces of heavy equipment pushed the final wall of Sunset Bowl over. Work on the demolition started last Wednesday. Avalon, the development company who owns the land plans to build an apartment complex on the site.
Demolition crews have been hard at work on Saturday, tearing apart the last remnants of Sunset Bowl. Only the southern and western walls remain. Three excavators are taking part in the demolition. They’re tearing the debris into smaller pieces for trucks to haul away. Crews appear to be saving some of the larger beams. A …
This afternoon demolition crews began tearing down Sunset Bowl, a popular Ballard bowling alley and neighborhood hangout that opened in 1957. The new owners, Avalon, plan to build an apartment complex on the land. After several delays, the heavy equipment moved in and took its first bite out of the building, just before 1 o’clock. …
With memories of happier times at Sunset Bowl, a group of former employees had the chance to take one last look. “That was our home,” the group told us in anticipation of the demolition, which is planned for later today. Barbara Church, the bar manager at the old bowling alley worked there for more than …
Update: Workers tell us that demolition has been delayed to tomorrow due to the unexpected amount of asbestos in the building and freon in the air conditioning unit that they’re currently removing. Earlier: After decades as one of Ballard’s most popular hangouts, Sunset Bowl closed in April of 2008. Sunset Bowl auctioned off just about …
Avalon Ballard, the 233-unit apartment complex replacing Sunset Bowl, received its final clearance today from the City of Seattle. Avalon Ballard at Market St. and 14th Ave. won design approval in April. Today, the city officially signed off on the design and concluded the project will not have any negative environmental impact (see .pdf document). …
After a two hour meeting, the Design Review Board unanimously approved the design (.pdf) for Avalon Ballard, the 233-unit apartment building replacing Sunset Bowl at Market St. and 14th Ave. NW. Board members praised AvalonBay Communities and Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects for incorporating many changes from the last Design Review meeting. But the board set …
It’s been nearly one year since Sunset Bowl closed (April 13, 2008), but the 25,000 square foot building still stands on the corner of 14th and Market. Last October we got to see the development that could replace the old bowling alley. Later this month the developer will be back in front of the Design …
Unlike the now departed Denny’s building, there hasn’t been an outpouring of support to designate the doomed Sunset Bowl as a historic landmark. But as is customary — which we learned from the Denny’s debacle — the new owners of Sunset Bowl filed a nomination with the city’s Landmarks Preservation Board as a preemptive move …
Sunset Bowl still stands at the corner of 14th and Market, but once it’s torn down a 234-unit apartment building will take its place. The owner, Avalon, has released a new set of design proposals. This is a rendering of the six-story building looking from 14th and Market. And this is a view looking up …
While we await the demolition of Sunset Bowl, we’ve noticed the back side of the building along 56th St. is covered in graffiti and littered with trash. We’ve seen on several occasions that this is becoming a popular hangout for Ballard’s transient population, but we’ve also noticed Seattle Police officers hanging out in the Sunset …
This Monday night is the first design review meeting, but Avalon has already released its preliminary proposed designs for the apartment and retail building replacing Sunset Bowl on Market St. This is its preferred design of the three proposals. It’s a six-story building with a center courtyard and 234 units. The building covers the entire …