Two West Seattle apartment projects are headed back to the Southwest Design Review Board:
6058 35TH SW: Just added to the schedule, a 6:30 pm September 17th hearing for this mixed-use building at High Point’s last prime vacant corner, 35th/Graham. The project’s current official description:
4-story structure containing 89 residential units, 8,500 sq. ft. of office space, and 1,500 sq. ft. of retail space located at ground level. Surface parking for 98 vehicles to be provided.
This is a second round of Early Design Guidance – the first round on June 25th resulted in the board telling the project team to try again. (The official report on that is still not available, though.)
4528 44TH SW: The latest Land Use Information Bulletin includes official notice of the 6:30 pm September 3rd hearing for this microhousing building in The Junction, proposed as “a 6-story apartment building with approximately 60 small efficiency dwelling units and no vehicle parking”, replacing a 63-year-old, 2-story, 8-unit apartment building. Since the project passed Early Design Guidance back in March (WSB coverage here; official city report here), it’s gained citywide attention because of the lawsuit its developers filed against the city, and the existing building’s tenants, to try to avoid paying the tenants relocation compensation. As we reported last month, the city has moved to dismiss the suit, on grounds no attempt has been made to get the property owners to pay that compensation, so, in the city’s view, there’s nothing to sue over. The hearing on that motion is scheduled for September 2nd, one day before the design-review meeting.
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