Delridge development: Mixed-use building at 5414; new configuration at 4150

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Though by nature and zoning it hasn’t drawn triple-digit-unit developments, Delridge Way has seen plenty of building the past few years, and we have two more notes from city files:

MIXED USE AT 5414 DELRIDGE: A few doors north of DESC’s Cottage Grove Commons, 5414 Delridge Way has an early-stage proposal for a mixed-use building to replace the 85-year-old cottage in this photo:

Four stories, 7 residential units and 1,000 square feet for retail/office. A “site plan” just filed last Thursday shows the ownership as Christianson Development, same as the townhouses-over-office space units that start one door down; architect for this project is listed as Nicholson Kovalchick. According to the DPD website, this will go through Design Review.

4150 DELRIDGE: This not-previously-developed site north of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, last mentioned here in fall 2013, has a new configuration.

The newest proposal is for four 2-unit, 4-story rowhouses. Ownership is a Burien company; architect, David Neiman.

Debra February 15, 2015 (8:57 pm)

Will it ever end, more congestion, more traffic more crime and a infrastructure that can not keep up
In time we will see the folly of all of this

NorDel February 15, 2015 (10:38 pm)

Let’s just pray the have parking.

brian February 16, 2015 (7:59 am)

@Debra: Nope. If you’re uncomfortable with it, you may consider moving somewhere else that doesn’t experience change. You might try looking nowhere because it doesn’t exist.

Debra February 16, 2015 (9:48 am)

Change and progress are two different things
Growth is important however not doing it using common sense, using data, and not integrating community input is not progress it is change for the sake of profit, profit not for the community
Brian there is an acute difference

Pigeon Hill Jim February 16, 2015 (10:35 am)

I understand Debra’s concerns, and they are real but practically, in this market there is no way a piece of ground 6 minutes from downtown is going to remain a wooded slope. Sadly, there is traffic and crime here already. People move here. People need to live someplace, so the best we can hope for is a responsible development that takes her concerns into account. When you see a development sign, comment on it to the DPD, if there is a phone number call it and tell the developer your concerns. It’s their right to develop their property but you can have a reasonable impact. My biggest concern on the 4150 Delridge parcel is the slope above it. Cutting away the toe of a hill that has historically slid many times is tricky, and the city and developer need to be held accountable.

Rick February 16, 2015 (11:21 am)

“6 minutes from downtown”? Rally?

Pigeon Hill Jim February 16, 2015 (1:58 pm)

Yeah… you’re right. 6 minutes is a little hopeful. I have done it in 6 minutes from Pigeon hill- 10 years ago, with no traffic at 1;30 AM. Them days are gone- lets say 30 minutes and many shouted expletives now.

Robert February 16, 2015 (10:01 pm)

Those townhomes/offices across from the library on Delridge seem pretty nice from the street. It’s nice to hear that the same developer is involved next door at 5414.

I hope that the ground floor space can be some interesting restaurant/retail/pub space instead of private offices, though. This stretch of Delridge needs more amenities for neighbors.

Yeah, really! February 16, 2015 (10:45 pm)

I’m on Pigeon Point and get downtown in about 6-10 minutes ALL the time. Not during peak traffic, but it’s really a quick trip.

John February 17, 2015 (7:52 am)

Interesting to note regarding Pigeon Hill Jim.
It is the big projects that receive scrutiny. Seattle codes must be followed in permitted projects. Developers are required to sign and record legal responsibility documents.
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It is the numerous homeowners who do illegal un-permitted work on their hillside lots that lead to the slides that have occurred.
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As a property owner on the hillside, I see people commonly building, grading and dumping where prohibited.

Adam February 17, 2015 (4:35 pm)

Lived on Delridge for 5+ years where my wife and I bought our first home. It was great living amongst people who had great pride in their neighborhood. I think te development and attention the area is getting will be great and provide the same great opportunities to others that we experienced.

Change and progress are coming, if it didn’t we’d all be plowing fields rights now instead of posting comments on a blog from our smart phones.

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