DEVELOPMENT: Early Design Outreach site tours for Morgan Junction project

| Development | West Seattle news

Another redevelopment project in the HALA-upzoned area of Morgan Junction has an Early Design Outreach event coming up. This one is for, and at, 6357 41st SW, where five rowhouse-style townhouses with at least 3 parking spaces are planned to replace a century-old house (King Co. Assessor photo above) at 41st/Morgan. The project team, including MAS Architecture, will host two site tours at 4 pm and 5:30 pm next Tuesday (March 10th). The project is in the Streamlined Design Review process, so this is the only public opportunity for Q&A, though written comments will be accepted once the design proposal’s out. The architects have a project webpage set up here.

JaBa March 4, 2020 (12:08 pm)

This is the third one on 41st Ave SW that I have heard about this week; the other two are on the other side of Fauntleroy from this one. One is at 6314, I don’t recall the other, but think it was 60XX.https://designreviewoutreach.seattle.gov/

WSB March 4, 2020 (1:04 pm)

We’ve already published others in that area including this one a few blocks north, site walk March 11th:
https://westseattleblog.com/2020/02/development-early-outreach-site-walk-set-for-6056-41st-sw-project/
roddy March 5, 2020 (8:42 am)

Yep we live on 41st & Graham and literally every single house on the other side of the street from us is coming down.

vincent March 4, 2020 (12:33 pm)

That site should be restaurant retail, zoning is totally broken.

JVP March 6, 2020 (9:03 am)

I agree that our zoning is broken. But if you look closely you’ll see we’re forcing too much retail in places it won’t work. This spot would struggle to support vibrant retail. Retail is way overbuilt in the USA. Seattle is terrible about it. Only the best locations work, like the heart of AK Junction, and those places are in very high demand. As a traditional retail shop such as a cafe, if you’re even 50 feet out of the main pedestrian flow, you’re doomed. I’m being literal here, not using hyperbole. Luckily we have the live-work loophole so builders are not forced to have empty store fronts. But that’s a bodge and not as good as well designed residential, which looks and feels better.

Blinkyjoe March 4, 2020 (1:09 pm)

With all the new building/development on 41st between Alaska and Morgan, confidence must be VERY high that light rail won’t be routed down 41st from the future Alaska jct station.

ARPigeonPoint March 4, 2020 (3:04 pm)

You’d think that, but the area of Pigeon Point that is at highest risk of being razed is full of new construction – and some very unhappy new homeowners who weren’t informed of the risk before buying.
- Peter March 5, 2020 (12:31 pm)
  
  It’s the responsibility of the buyer to understand what they’re buying. If they “weren’t informed,” then that is their fault for not checking information that is public records and readily available.