2 more West Seattle projects have Design Review dates: 4801 Fauntleroy Way SW, 5414 Delridge Way SW

Days or even weeks before the formal notices of Southwest Design Review Board meetings are sent out, the dates appear on the city Department of Planning and Development website, which is where we find two more early alerts, for a doubleheader meeting at the Senior Center of West Seattle on July 23rd. Both projects will be reviewed for Early Design Guidance (EDG), first of the Design Review process‘s two phases:

4801 FAUNTLEROY WAY SW: This former parking lot currently being used for The Whittaker‘s construction-project trailers (map) has its own future project proposal, as we first reported in April, and it’s now set for the 6:30 pm spot on the July 23rd SWDRB agenda. Above is David Foster Architects‘ early version of the “packet” for the meeting, as found in the city’s online files; keep in mind that since the meeting’s a month away, it might change. In the packet, the project is described as a “four-story mixed-use building with 30-40 apartments, 2-8 retail or live-work spaces. Between 0 and 7 parking spaces.” (Projects can be somewhat fluid in the EDG phase, depending on which of the potential size/shape options are viewed favorably by the board – if you browse the packet above, you’ll see the three variations proposed so far.)

5414 DELRIDGE WAY SW: No packet yet for this project that we first wrote about in February; a house (map) north of Cottage Grove Commons is proposed for demolition and replacement with a four-story building including seven residential units, 1,100 square feet of commercial/office space, and seven surface parking spaces. It’s the 8 pm project on the board’s July 23rd agenda.

15 Replies to "2 more West Seattle projects have Design Review dates: 4801 Fauntleroy Way SW, 5414 Delridge Way SW"

  • Are you kidding? June 23, 2015 (11:38 am)

    4801 Fauntleroy-:30-40 apts, 0-7 parking spaces?!?
    Even the developers who now seem to own this town won’t be able to park–or commute. Why isn’t this city requiring the developers to put in parking?
    Oh, I forgot…this aging population is riding bikes…..

    • WSB June 23, 2015 (12:38 pm)

      No, AYK, it’s not regarding bicycles. This is in the frequent-transit zone – RapidRide is a block up Fauntleroy – that under current city rules means offstreet parking is not required. That aside, The Whittaker across the street has a 600-space underground parking garage, and the CVS store proposed across the street on the next block is proposed with parking on multiple sides. – TR

  • WS4life June 23, 2015 (12:07 pm)

    “30-40 apartments, 2-8 retail or live-work spaces. Between 0 and 7 parking spaces”. These greedy damn developers along with the DPD are single-handedly ruining any charm WS once had. Where are the rest of the tenants and or retail shoppers going to park? Ask the home owners in the area. Our aging inadequate crumbling 100 year old infrastructure does not support this unchecked growth. And no one seems to have a proper solution.

  • JanS June 23, 2015 (1:05 pm)

    the Delridge project..proposed 7 units, 7 parking spaces…that’s more like it…

  • QC June 23, 2015 (1:27 pm)

    It’s great to hear that more development is coming to Delridge. Hopefully the commercial space will ultimately include a business that serves the local community (restaurant, pub, dry cleaner, or some other type of retail) as opposed to just an office space. Does the design review board have any sway over how the commercial space is configured? I’m no architect, but I’d imagine that the design of the space affects which type of tenant is ultimately attracted to lease it.

    Is there anyone to whom comments can be sent for official consideration, for those of us unable to attend the meeting in person?

    • WSB June 23, 2015 (1:35 pm)

      QC – The Design Review webpage lists Tami Garrett as the planner assigned to this project. Her e-mail is tami.garrett@seattle.gov – refer to project # 3019822.

  • matt June 23, 2015 (1:32 pm)

    Nice mix of uses. Will be a good addition to the area.

    Sorry, WS4Life and AYK, that they aren’t preserving that picturesque parking lot for you. A tragedy, truly, to lose one of WS’s iconic and charming asphalt slabs.

    • WSB June 23, 2015 (1:38 pm)

      Which reminds me that the Masonic Center across Edmunds also has a sizable parking lot, so big it’s been used for other things (Microsoft shuttling, for one).

  • Diane June 23, 2015 (2:29 pm)

    this should be fun; haven’t seen a David Foster project in design review; he was on the DRB when I started going to EDG & DRB meetings about 8 yrs ago

  • LWC June 23, 2015 (3:45 pm)

    Glad to see sensibly low numbers of parking spots in the developments near frequent transit. The bridge & other roads are already crowded enough – we don’t want to encourage cramming even more traffic onto them!

  • Denny June 23, 2015 (4:00 pm)

    If you read the last page of the Foster presentation (section 8), the developer is actually wanting to build the fewest number of apartments with the most parking spaces (Option C – 28 apartments w/6 parking spaces for retail). Option A would bring 44 apartments, and Option B brings 31 apartments, each with no parking…

  • Wendell June 23, 2015 (4:20 pm)

    So can we now have a roundabout at Alaska and Fauntleroy?

  • Wsrez June 23, 2015 (6:24 pm)

    While I hate what’s happening in West Seattle, I was reminded the other day by a new resident to west Seattle, who moved from Queen Anne that there are Hardly any neighborhoods in the urban part of Seattle where residents can park even on the same block as they live. It’s urban density, we live in a city. It’s not a suburb. Density is good for local business as well as, offerings that keep coming our way. West Seattle is getting busier no question but yes, many people who live in those junction buildings rely on mass transit to move them around. That’s then idea of creating a walkable area close to transportation. The fewer parking spaces we have, the fewer cars we have on the bridge at 7:35 am everyday.

  • Are you kidding? June 24, 2015 (8:11 am)

    WSB Are you suggesting the 600 spaces at the Whittaker will be freely available to anyone, with no restrictions for time limits,”Whittaker tenants only” or customers of Whole Paycheck? Or customers of CVS for their parking spaces? I understand “offstreet parking is not required” but I do not agree with the city on that point.
    Matt, who wouldn’t prefer underground parking?

    • WSB June 24, 2015 (8:18 am)

      We’re not “suggesting” anything – presenting facts about some of the parking that’s planned and existing in the area, lest anyone think it parking-less.

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