Updates from land-use land (and real estate too)

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FIRST, THE REAL ESTATE: Yet another West Seattle apartment building is up for sale, with listing copy suggesting it might make a good condo conversion (though the pace of those seems to have slowed in the wake of the Strata and West Ridge conversion reversions). The photo above is from the listing, which is for the Siberay Apartments west of The Junction at 4546 45th SW (map), 17 units, $2,100,000.

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LAND-USE UPDATE – 4502 42ND: The preliminary plan for this 7-story project on the site of several old houses (photo above) at 42nd and Oregon didn’t get a good reception at its first Design Review Board meeting in October (WSB coverage here). Developers have now applied for the official land-use permit to build it, and the city webpage says they’ve paid for the notice and public-room rental required for the next Design Review meeting — but that’s not listed on the city website anywhere, yet. Keep an eye out for that to be scheduled shortly; we’ll let you know when we see it.

LAND USE REMINDER — 5020 CALIFORNIA (AND 9030 35th): The California Ave project is Spring Hill, the mixed-use building, not to be confused with Spring Hill, the restaurant. Its next Design Review meeting is coming up this Thursday, 8 pm, Denny Middle School (following a 6:30 meeting about 9030 35th SW, a smaller project first reported here). Recent WSB coverage is here (first Design Review meeting) and here (follow-up “open house”).

5 Replies to "Updates from land-use land (and real estate too)"

  • This week in West Seattle land use. — Smarter Neighbors February 23, 2008 (2:35 pm)

    […] out the WestSeattleBlog.com for the latest in a West Seattle apartment building for sale, the next step in replacing smaller […]

  • The Doggg Father February 23, 2008 (2:53 pm)

    That apartment building used to be the biggest drug house around until all the dealers were evicted a couple months back after multiple visits from the Seattle Gang Unit. I hope that knock that eye sore down ASAP!

  • nunya February 23, 2008 (6:22 pm)

    Knock it down? I will nominate it for landmark status!!

  • JanS February 23, 2008 (7:52 pm)

    Interesting website that Smarter Neighbors has….interesting reading about other development in Seattle…and a link that takes you to the Wedgewood Action Group, which worked with developers as to the content of retail in a new building that is going up in that area. They negotiated other items, too…would be nice to know more, and if it could be done, say, in West Seattle.

    http://www.wedgwoodaction.com/

    scroll down to the posting of Dec. 31, 2007..and note while scrolling down that other neighborhoods have the same problems we do re:townhouses…

  • LA in the Junction February 24, 2008 (7:14 pm)

    The Doggg Father is right — those apartments were a drug haven and a regular stop on the SPD circuit. Our entire street was shut down several times by “police activity”, and the last one a few months ago finally got results. They can’t tear them down fast enough IMHO — it’s the one and ONLY time you’ll hear me say that tearing down something and building condos is an improvement. Fire in the hole!

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