11:36 AM: Demolition has finally begun at the former Life Care Center at 47th/Admiral/Waite, vacant for more than 3 1/2 years. The teardown has begun on the back of the building, which will be replaced by a new Aegis Living memory care and assisted living center.
Demolition under way at future @aegisliving site on Admiral https://t.co/1Z9a8W0Zfk pic.twitter.com/x14UXJWoEX
— West Seattle Blog (@westseattleblog) August 9, 2016
12:30 PM: By the way, thanks for all the tips that the teardown work had started. When last we published an update, after tips about the arrival of the construction-office trailer last month, Aegis told us they expected to start this week. The Eastside-based company got Design Review approval last February for a three-story center with 80 units – here’s a rendering by architects GGLO:
Aegis bought the property in late 2013 for $3,650,000. This is their 17th project in the Puget Sound area; the Aegis website says this will open in spring 2018.
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