West Seattle redevelopment: Harbor project under way; new plans for California, Fauntleroy, Charlestown sites

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Four residential-redevelopment notes this afternoon:

1201 HARBOR SW PROJECT UNDER WAY: Harbor Avenue has had many proposals but not much action for a while. This one at 1201-1205 Harbor Avenue SW is now under way after demolition of two old houses last week (WSB photo above) – city files show a 4-unit rowhouse on the way. (UPDATE: After publishing this, we received a rendering from the architects Allied 8:

You can also see a daylight version on the firm’s website.)

REDEVELOPMENT @ 5440 CALIFORNIA SW: From the city files, a new proposal to demolish this 92-year=old single-family house and “accessory unit,” to be replaced by three live-work units, two townhouses, and two single-family homes.

5652 FAUNTLEROY WAY SW: Redevelopment also continues along Fauntleroy Way, where a 101-year-old single-family house and “accessory structure” are now planned for demolition and replacement with three single-family houses.

3026 SW CHARLESTOWN: In the Luna Park area, there’s an early-stage proposal on file for a 10-to-12-apartment building on this site that’s just uphill from Avalon.

KT July 9, 2015 (2:22 pm)

“…a new proposal to demolish a 92 year old single-family house and “accessory unit,” to be replaced by three live-work units, two townhouses, and two single-family homes.”

Wow.

Diane July 9, 2015 (3:21 pm)

5440 California; more Blueprint mod-boxes

KM July 9, 2015 (4:55 pm)

Nice building for Harbor Ave. I really like it.

Bruce July 9, 2015 (4:58 pm)

Do they ever offer to give these old homes to somebody willing to move them? Couldn’t the developer save money instead of paying to demolish and get some good will/karma?

WSB July 9, 2015 (6:28 pm)

Bruce – homes offered for moving don’t often get takers, it seems. Costs a LOT of money to move them – lift them, batten everything down, get them on a truck, move them, etc. We’ve covered a few home moves over the years – one of the four homes that were in the spot where Oregon 42 is now, for example, and recently there was one barged off Beach Drive and taken to Bainbridge – but it apparently doesn’t pencil out that much for a buyer paying the cost of land and of moving an old house.

WestSeattleSteve July 9, 2015 (6:42 pm)

Moving a home generally costs more than building one from scratch. It only makes sense if the building is of significant historic or architectural value. It makes sense if you want to develop in a historic district and can find an appropriate home to move.

I looked at a couple of those tear downs and the one on California was divided up into apartments years ago, there are probably 4-6 units on the site now. I doubt the house is worth saving.

Alki Parking July 10, 2015 (8:43 am)

The Harbor Ave project- In the Architectural design I do not see a garage or driveway leading into one. I was under the impression that 1 1/2 parking spaces was a requirement. Parking is already a problem. Just a question.

WSB July 10, 2015 (10:58 am)

According to the DPD page, they do have six parking spaces, as per the parking-overlay requirement.

wetone July 11, 2015 (11:32 am)

Problem is with the required parking space size the city is allowing for these new projects cars don’t fit in them or the accessibility to get a car into parking spot is impossible. Leaving so called parking requirement useless in most cases and people parking their cars on street. All one has to do is go to most of these new townhouse, row house builds and try parking in them………..

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