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Montlake plans to build again: New development would fill in gap left from failed project

Capitol Hill’s neighbors are getting ready to build again, too. Wednesday night, the Capitol Hill Design Review Board will provide early guidance to a project to build a new three-story mixed-use development along 24th Ave E that will fill in a demolished block left behind when another project that started in 2006 was canceled.

Capitol Hill’s Roger Newell Architects is designing the new mix of commercial space, apartments and townhouses for Boston 2200, LLC, a corporation backed by the land’s owner Paul Joos. Plan calls for a three-story building with 21 apartments, three townhomes, and 4,000 sq. ft. of retail and office space. 30 underground parking spaces are included in the project.

The previous 2006 project was also designed as mixed-use but was focused on creating medical service space. The design included only five residential units, 11,000 square feet for medical services, space for a “institute for advanced studies” and a restaurant space.

Details on the design review board meeting are below.

Capitol Hill Design Review Board

Project: 2200 24th Ave E  map

Design Proposal available (11.94 MB)

Review Meeting:    March 2, 6:30 pm

     Seattle Vocational Institute

     2120 S Jackson St      Room 102/103

Review Phase:    EDG–Early Design Guidance

Project Number:    3011924 permit status

Planner:    Shelley Bolse

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Finish Tag
Finish Tag
13 years ago

Funny to see that drawing after John Feit’s analysis on the blog.

oliveoyl
oliveoyl
13 years ago

Is it only me or is that building hideous? Guess, it’s off to the design review I go .. if you think it’s ugly please go too … ugly buildings last as long as attractive ones.

wave
13 years ago

That was the location of a wonderful birth center where we took natural home birth classes. My understanding was that they were going to rebuild a bigger and better birth center with some apartments as well, but I guess the recession came at just the wrong time.

architect mom
architect mom
13 years ago

That corner detail is completely inappropriate for what should be a modest, restrained and tasteful commercial building.
Where is the neighborhood context in that image? Adjoining buildings?
Response to climate/orientation/noise of 24th?

oliveoyl
oliveoyl
13 years ago

I’m with you 200% … it’s hideous…Imagine it in 10 years, it looks dated already!

Please architect mom, go to the meeting on Weds, if you live in Montlake, bring your neighbors!

dignified
dignified
13 years ago

to quote John’s article, this building design is displaying:
” celebratory excess “
C’mon! It looks like bad 1982 architecture in a suburb, not mod Montlake. Hopefully the DRB will have some good comments…