Ovation Apartments
The vacation of public right of way for a major new double tower apartment development next to First Hill’s Town Hall Seattle is bringing neighborhood improvements including a new public plaza plus new financial support for the Seneca St. cultural center.
Legislation finalizing the way for the city to hand over the alley space between Seneca and Spring in exchange for a $5.3 million roster of public benefits was approved earlier this week by the Seattle City Council’s transportation committee including D3 rep Joy Hollingsworth. The bill will now move on to the full council for final approval.
Under the legislation, the city will forge the final agreement with Quarterra Multifamily, the developer of the Ovation Apartments and its 32-story residential towers with 565 total residential units that now rises between Town Hall and I-5.
Under the agreement, the project includes a $4.8 million public plaza that connects the spaces as well as $350,000 to support improvements to the historic Town Hall building.
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I am having difficulty picturing where these towers will be vis-a-vis Town Hall Seattle and the freeway. I would love to see a plan view of the block.
They’re already there and so is the plaza? This feels like a repost.
See 1119 (Town Hall) to 1120 8th, the Seneca to Spring block in Google street view. Go 1 block west to Hubble to see the relation to the freeway.
Why is this just happening now? The plaza and towers have been open for a while…