The Roanoke exit to Capitol Hill (and the future of the 520 lid) on I-5 will take you by a peculiar project taking shape. Fire Station #22 will be completed at the end of summer 2017 and will house (4) full time staff in about 10,000 SF of space. The city requested a levy for…
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Capitol Hill Infill – 1420 E. Howell
1420 E. Howell Street was formerly the site of (2) separated fourplex apartments with a shared drive / parking court and a nice backyard built in 1951. The proposal submitted to DCI in 2015 admitted to 57 units and zero parking across 4 stories. One block south of Denny Way, this is a premier site in Capitol…
Capitol Hill Infill – Apodment? Not exactly, but what’s the difference?
A single-family home was just demolished near the corner of Bolyston Ave and E Olive Way and preparations are being made for densification in the form of 17 apartment units. A skinny tower-like configuration of stacked units, 6 stories tall, is up and sheathed on the 2,700 square foot site. Let me repeat: 2,700 square foot lot! Sheesh! This is…
Capitol Hill Infill – Harvard Apartments
WRP Associates designed the completed Westside Apartments Off Broadway at the corner of E Thomas St and Harvard Ave E a couple years ago. It was completed at the end of 2015 with non-offensive green metal panel siding and a CMU ground floor construction. The landscaping looks less bare than counterparts going on across the city. There…