West Seattle development: 10 houses, one duplex for Pigeon Point site

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New from the city files today: An early-stage proposal for 10 houses and one duplex at 3710-3722 21st SW on Pigeon Point (map). The north side of the site faces a Seattle Parks-owned slope over the West Seattle bridge; the south side, SW Charlestown. The 12 new homes would replace two single-family houses, one more than a century old, the other, 58 years old. Documents in the online files suggest the site’s been under consideration for development for at least two years. Brad Khouri is the architect.

WSEA August 19, 2015 (1:59 pm)

You would think that all these new homes and the increased house values would help the states tax base. I struggle to understand why they dont have enough money for schools and roads.

carole August 19, 2015 (3:15 pm)

Except how many of these new bldgs are part of the ten yr tax abeyance?

skeeter August 19, 2015 (3:39 pm)

I bought a new construction condo in West Seattle in 2007 and I assure you I got not tax abeyance for even one year. I think only low income rentals get special treatment.

WSB August 19, 2015 (4:05 pm)

I believe what Carole is referring to is the MFTE – Multi-Family Tax Exemption – which in fact comes up for discussion at City Council tomorrow (story in works for those interested). It’s for multifamily rental developments only – apartment and microhousing buildings.

mark schletty August 19, 2015 (3:45 pm)

This could be a nice development, except that replacing two homes with twelve is the last thing west seattle needs at this point. How are all the new residents going to get over that bridge. We havent even yet seen the impact all the new units around the junction will have on travel. West seattle needs a moratorium on all new development involving more than a one for one replacement ratio until better transportation is in place, not just being thought about.

Bart August 19, 2015 (9:54 pm)

is there a link for the plans? That site is very small, so am curious as to how they are going to fit 12 homes and where these people are going to park.

WSB August 19, 2015 (11:03 pm)

There are 12 parking spaces on the site plan. You can download it by entering the address at http://web6.seattle.gov/dpd/edms/

Community Member August 19, 2015 (10:14 pm)

I can see a laissez-faire approach to development, including microhousing and parking, even if it has a negative effect on the community. But that shouldn’t include special tax breaks.
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Or, I can see the point of tax incentives to encourage the construction of affordable low income housing. But if that’s going on, I would want the microhousing rents to be capped at about 1/4 of the take-home pay of a minimum wage worker. $400 a month for a dorm room.
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But the idea that developers get the best of both worlds? Charge all the market will bear – $800 – AND get a special subsidy from the taxpayers? That’s just plain wrong.

skeeter August 20, 2015 (5:27 pm)

It looks like they are “cottage homes” of about 600 square feet. I’ve seen this concept before. 30% of a house for 80% of the cost.

sam-c August 21, 2015 (8:51 am)

I don’t know, I think the square footages listed on the plan may just be the footprint of each structure ? they may end up being more than 1 story.

Leslie August 23, 2015 (1:17 pm)

The physics of this proposed development are all wrong. You can’t add twelve dwelling units to a 2 dwelling unit site and expect anything by negativity. The neighborhood is crowded for parking now. The closest grocery is 3 miles away, where will these folks shop for food? This neighborhood cannot support a high density living arrangement that is now being proposed. This must be stopped!

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