Don’t worry — this is only the massing concept for the four-piece apartment building being shaped for the Midtown block
In July, the long awaited redevelopment of the Central District’s Midtown Center will finally take its last step in the design review process. But first, Wednesday night, neighbors will get a preview of the final plans as the Central Area Land Use Review Committee community group hosts representatives from developer Lake Union Partners and architect Weinstein A+U for an open meeting to discuss the latest designs:
The project to create a seven-story, 429-unit, mixed-use apartment building with retail and underground parking for 258 vehicles moved forward in the design process in January as many community members said they hoped to see more thought given to design that highlighted the corner’s place in African American culture in the city.
An Africatown Plaza project will neighbor the Lake Union Partners development. Africatown and Capitol Hill Housing will develop a portion of the block with “120-135 affordable apartment homes, affordable to individuals with income as low as $26,880 – or 40% AMI” and about 3,000 square feet of retail. The developers say roughly 50% of the housing on the full-block will be affordable to people earning between 40-85% of area median income.
The Africatown-Capitol Hill Housing project will undergo a separate design review process expected to begin later this year.
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