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King County planning Crisis Care Center at Broadway and Union — UPDATE

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Capitol Hill property owners, businesses, and residents are preparing to push back on a planned King County mental health crisis center on Broadway.

Plans for a $1.25 billion network of five crisis care centers across the county include the former Polyclinic building at Broadway and Union, CHS has learned.

County officials are planning to hold a hastily organized meeting with community members Thursday.

Opposition to the Broadway center is already in place as rumors of the planned location have grown in recent months.

The massive 114,000-square-foot Polyclinic building now part of the Optum rebrand has been on the market for lease. A “rebuild letter,” also known as a “Zoning Verification Letter” and issued to confirm whether a property can be rebuilt to its original condition and use, was filed for the property in February. The letters are typically part of the process around a commercial property’s sale or refinancing. Continue reading →

New plaza and support for Town Hall: City finalizing public benefits deal for alley vacated to make way for First Hill 32-story apartment towers

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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. Continue reading →

Police seek man in connection with deadly shooting at First Hill drug squat — UPDATE

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UPDATE: SPD has provided a more clear photo of Mohamed

The Seattle Police Department has issued a “WANTED” bulletin in the search for the suspect in a deadly April shooting inside a First Hill apartment building.

SPD announced Tuesday detectives are searching for Ayub S. Mohamed, also known as “IU,” in connection with the April 2nd shooting that killed 40-year-old David Chuyeshkov.

CHS reported here on Chuyeshkov’s killing. A person with direct knowledge of the situation told CHS that Chuyeshkov was not a leased resident of the building but that a ground floor unit of Summit Ave’s Tuscany Apartments had become a difficult to evict “drug squat” with regular trespassers. Continue reading →

The Harborview cafeteria: delicious, affordable, and kind of a secret

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Down a hallway and tucked into the basement of Harborview Medical Center, an affordable and unexpectedly delicious culinary scene unfolds every day.

What looks like a typical hospital cafeteria is, in fact, one of Seattle’s most surprising hidden food destinations. The Harborview cafeteria, however, is not a total secret.

“We get outside guests just come here to eat the food because they appreciate it and always tell us how good it is compared to other hospitals,” said Chris Tharpe, retail manager at the medical center.

The cafeteria’s growing fanbase includes everyone from hospital staff and patients’ families to construction workers and local residents making the trip just for lunch.

The driving force behind Harborview’s surprising deliciousness is Executive Chef Vanessa Gray, who brought a bold vision—and a non-traditional résumé—to the job.

“I come from sports and entertainment… I wanted to make our cafeteria a fun place to eat with surprising food, not the same thing, hamburger, hot dog, pizza, kinds of things you see in a lot of cafeterias,” Gray said. Continue reading →

With the Knights of Columbus at Gridline’s core, Harvard Ave’s newest residential development is 112 years old

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In March, CHS reported on the disappearance of construction cranes and design reviews for new projects on Capitol Hill. There are exceptions. There is also a development to welcome to the skyline in the interconnected zone between Capitol Hill and First Hill.

Capitol Hill’s newest residential development, the Gridline Apartments, has reached near-full occupancy less than a year after opening its doors. The two-building adaptive reuse project developed by SRM Development includes 178 units split between the West Building, with 49 units, and the larger North Building, with 129 units. The development offers a mix of affordable and market-rate housing, catering to a range of renters.

The project has grown up and around the neighborhood’s old Knights of Columbus building. Gridline was born of an overhaul of the landmark-worthy building that surrounded the old structure with new apartments

The smaller West Building opened in November 2023 and achieved 95% occupancy in about nine months. The North Building, which opened in March 2024, reached stabilized occupancy by late January 2025, taking just over 10 months to fill. As of now, both buildings are approximately 97% occupied.

“We’re pleased with how quickly these buildings have filled,” said Mike Erickson of SRM. “The location, amenities, and quality of the buildings have resonated with renters.” Continue reading →

Cascade Public Media is starting its second year on Broadway with security upgrade after ‘trespassing, vandalism, and break-ins’

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Last year, Cascade Public Media brought KCTS and Crosscut to their new home on Broadway.

The new headquarters for the Pacific Northwest PBS media group has faced problems familiar to other buildings in the neighborhood.

Plans filed with the city show Cascade’s security team is planning a $60,000 project to make the building safer after its first year on Broadway between Capitol Hill and First Hill.

The project will “install additional fencing and security grilles” to “mitigate trespassing, vandalism, and break-ins occurring at the facility.” Continue reading →

Man shot and killed in First Hill apartment building identified

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The man shot and killed in a First Hill apartment building early Wednesday morning has been identified as police continue to search for the gunman seen fleeing from the scene.

The King County Medical Examiner says 40-year-old David Chuyeshkov died early Wednesday inside First Hill’s Tuscany Apartments of injuries from a gunshot wound to the torso.

The Seattle Police Department has declined to release more information on the slaying citing the “open and active homicide investigation.”

UPDATE: A person with knowledge of the situation said that Chuyeshkov was not a resident of the building but that a ground floor unit had become a “drug squat” with regular trespassers.

CHS reported here on the deadly shooting as police were called to the Seneca at Summit building just before 1:45 AM to reports of someone yelling to call 911 followed by a report of gunfire.

Arriving officers found Chuyeshkov down inside the unit and reportedly suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. Witnesses reported a male fleeing from the scene. He was described as a black male, wearing all black clothing with a bicycle. Police were checking nearby nearby hospitals for the possibly injured suspect or possible additional victims but none were located. A person with a reported grazing bullet wound to the shoulder was also being treated at the scene, according to radio updates but SPD would not confirm those details. Seattle Fire says it is not aware of another person injured at the scene.

Residents say they had complained to property management about drug activity at the building. Continue reading →

Man dies in shooting inside First Hill apartment building

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A man was shot and killed overnight inside a First Hill apartment.

The Seattle Police Department reports officers attempted CPR as Seattle Fire arrived at the scene inside a first floor unit of the Tuscany Apartments. SPD says the 40-year-old died at the scene.

According to East Precinct radio updates, police were called to the Seneca at Summit apartment building just before 1:45 AM to reports of someone yelling to call 911 followed by a report of gunfire.

Arriving officers found the man down inside the unit and suffering from a gunshot wound to the back.

Witnesses reported a male fleeing from the scene. He was described as a black male, wearing all black clothing with a bicycle. Continue reading →

As it expands across Seattle, CARE Department chooses First Hill for East Precinct ‘Community Crisis Responders’ headquarters

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As Seattle’s CARE Department expands citywide thanks to a $1.9 million federal grant, its East Precinct crisis team has secured a new home.

The First Hill Improvement Association has announced that the city’s Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department has selected a Madison commercial suite for its new East Precinct “Community Crisis Responders” headquarters.

“The East Precinct CCR office will be located in First Hill on Madison Street in front of Swedish’s Nordstrom Tower (near MAD Pizza and Vietlicious). Welcome to the neighborhood!,” the FHIA announcement reads.

CARE is “procuring additional office spaces in several precincts,” FHIA says.

The choice of Madison ends efforts by CARE to establish its East Precinct office near Broadway and Pike. Continue reading →

Neighbor arrested for hatchet attack in First Hill apartment building

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The Seattle Police Departments says a man was arrested for a hatchet attack that sent his neighbor to the hospital at First Hill’s Cambridge Apartments Sunday afternoon.

Police and Seattle Fire were called to the Union Street apartment building above I-5 just after 2:30 PM to the reported assault. As crews treated the victim in the building’s lobby, police were able to take the suspect into custody inside his apartment without incident.

SPD says officers located the “hatchet/knife under the mattress in the living room.” The 50-year-old suspect was arrested and booked for investigation of first degree assault.

The victim was transported to Harborview in serious condition.

 

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