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Fire chars vacant Belmont apartment building lined up to be demolished to make way for new ‘supportive housing’ project

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An overnight fire charred a vacant Capitol Hill apartment building lined up to be demolished to make way for a new housing project for “chronically homeless adults.”

Seattle Fire reported the 4:20 AM blaze as a two-alarm fire as flames leapt from the emptied Granberg Apartments onto a neighboring structure in the 1700 block of Belmont.

The fire raged through the three-story, 1908-era apartment building quickly and, with the roof at risk of collapse, SFD said it was taking a defensive position “by pouring water on the fire at a safe distance away from the building.”

More than an hour later, crews were still working to completely put out the fire as SFD warned residents and businesses in the area to close windows and doors to try to prevent smoke from entering.

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$6.5M deal for trio of Capitol Hill transitional housing apartment buildings part of plans for new DESC facility — UPDATE

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The $6.5 million sale of three old apartment buildings on Belmont Ave by Seattle transitional housing provider Pioneer Human Services is part of plans for a new Capitol Hill facility by the Downtown Emergency Service Center, CHS has learned.

A spokesperson for Pioneer confirmed details of the July sale of the Granberg, Benson, and Del Prado buildings and says the DESC is planning a new facility for the parcels home to the more than 110-year-old apartment buildings that have been part of the Pioneer holdings in the neighborhood since the 1990s.

Pioneer says the buildings required either an extensive overhaul or demolition and redevelopment.

“Although we recognize that housing is a vital need for our clients, Pioneer’s mission is about more than just providing a roof. It is about providing a safe, therapeutic environment that promotes a healthy community and empowers justice-involved individuals to live safe, healthy, productive lives,” the spokesperson said. “Unfortunately, the three Belmont facilities did not live up to our standards today as they either needed major renovations or complete destruction with a new facility built.” Continue reading →

Capitol Hill Goodwill lined up for mixed-use development

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Plans have been filed with the city to replace the Capitol Hill Goodwill with a mixed-use development that would add around 170 new apartment units to Belmont Ave E just off E Olive Way.

The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce reports the planning could be part of the first steps in a sale of the 1926-built building by longtime ownership.

In the early filings, the development is being planned by VIA Architecture as a seven-story structure with 171 apartment units on the sloping lot. Continue reading →