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Victim in Saturday stabbing homicide identified — 2nd Capitol Hill homeless man murdered this month

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Caradonna

Saturday, Jonathan Caradonna was stabbed and killed on 13th Ave E — the second man living homeless on the streets around Capitol Hill to be murdered in March.

Tuesday afternoon, the King County Medical Examiner officially identified the 32-year-old. Cause of death: multiple stab wounds. Manner of death: homicide.

Seattle Police say Caradonna died Saturday after he was found that morning in an apartment building doorway along the 100 block of 13th Ave E where he staggered and could be heard yelling for assistance after the attack. Police have released no suspect information and announced no arrests. Police were reported checking the area around a nearby 7-11 where a male had been in a possible mental crisis previous to the incident and were also on the search for a greyhound puppy reported missing by the victim. Continue reading →

Man dies after found stabbed on 13th Ave E — UPDATE: Homicide investigation

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Seattle Police say a person found Saturday morning in the 100 block of 13th Ave E with a stab wound suffered life threatening injuries.

UPDATE 5:55 PM: SPD says the man has died of his injuries and are asking for anybody with information to help the investigation by calling the tip line at 206-684-5300.

UPDATE 3/21/2022 10:30 AM: SPD says there remains very limited information they can share about the investigation at this point but a spokesperson said it is believed the man was attacked and stabbed and that the injury was likely not the result of accident or self-inflicted. The incident does not appear to have been a robbery though a dog reportedly belonging to the victim was not immediately found.

According to SPD and East Precinct radio reports, the male victim was reportedly seen around 8:30 AM running down the street before collapsing in a doorway where he was treated by Seattle Fire and rushed to the hospital. Police say he had been heard yelling for assistance. Continue reading →

After 46 years, The Canterbury’s Capitol Hill reign is ending

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The Canterbury of the time of Capitol Hill’s knights and dragons is long past. It is time to put the legend to rest.

After 46 years as a neighborhood tavern, the Canterbury is making plans to close in a deal that will transform the longtime dive turned alehouse into a new restaurant with new owners.

No date has been announced for last service at the 15th and Mercer pub but staff have begun informing patrons. Owner Ryan Lewis said earlier this year that a deal was in the works and the new ownership has declined to comment until the transaction is closed in coming weeks. Continue reading →

Suddenly a flashpoint in mayor’s new response to Seattle homelessness, Capitol Hill’s Seven Hills Park to be cleared of encampment Thursday — UPDATE

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Groups of residents and protesters awaited a Friday night tour of Seven Hills planned with city officials. Public safety director Andrew Myerberg met privately with a smaller group, instead.

The notices went up Tuesday at the park. Thanks to a neighbor for the picture.

The city has posted notice that Capitol Hill’s Seven Hills Park will be cleared of tents and belongings Thursday as Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office says it is responding to concerns following months of complaints from neighbors about tents and disorder in the 16th Ave at E Howell park.

Officials say they requested “that outreach efforts at Seven Hills Park intensify” in advance of the Thursday sweep.

“At the beginning of this week, city staff observed 12 tents, and outreach has identified eight individuals residing at this location long-term,” a Seattle Parks spokesperson said.

Officials say the effort had resulted in two referrals to “24/7 enhanced shelter” — “outreach is ongoing and those remaining onsite will all receive offers of shelter prior to an encampment removal,” the spokesperson said.

UPDATE 2/17/2022 9:30 AM: The clearance is underway:

The sweep follows months of complaints from residents in nearby buildings about camping in the park that began at the height of the pandemic with the number of tents ebbing and flowing along with clearances at other nearby parks spaces including Cal Anderson, Williams Place, and Miller Playfield. Continue reading →

Early design for Capitol Hill Safeway development gets review board OK

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A view of the basic massing proposal for the project. With Wednesday’s approval, the development is on track for a review of its final design plan later this year (Image: Weber Thompson)

It probably won’t take three years of design review to approve the redevelopment of the Capitol Hill Safeway. Wednesday night, the East Design Review Board agreed the project to create two new five-story buildings including a 50,000-square-foot grocery, about market rate 400 apartment units, some new, smaller retail spaces, and an underground parking lot for about 350 cars should move forward in the city’s public development process, signing off on the early design proposal in a more than three hour meeting.

CHS reported here on the design proposal from developer Greystar and architect Weber Thompson for the project that will replace the single story grocery and large surface parking lot currently resident on the 15th and John site. The early plans showed two residential buildings rising along the 15th Ave E side of the project mixed with first-floor commercial spaces separated from the grocery by an internal plaza. Continue reading →

24 units planned for 14th and Howell

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Wednesday night will bring an opportunity for public feedback on the design proposal for a new, 50,000-square-foot grocery store, about market rate 400 apartment units, some new, smaller retail spaces, and an underground parking lot for about 350 cars on the 15th Ave site of the Capitol Hill Safeway.

It’s also the last chance to weigh in on a smaller project nearby at 14th and Howell.

At only 24 units, a five-story building proposed for 14th and Howell is undergoing an administrative design review and Wednesday is the deadline for public comment on the plan. Continue reading →

Kaiser Permanente reluctant to act on Capitol Hill surface parking lots

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By Ryan Packer

When Kaiser Permanente purchased Group Health in 2018, its flagship Capitol Hill campus came with a Major Institution Master Plan. Used with hospital and university campuses around the city, the plan guides the long-term vision for how a given campus will grow, and sets parameters around how employees to and from the campus will get to work. Any time a major update is planned for a campus, the plan must be updated. Shortly after taking ownership of the property, Kaiser Permanente announced that they were planning a $400 million campus overhaul, and at the same time announced the formation of a Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) to guide the campus through any updates to the master plan.

Now some members of that advisory committee are trying to push Kaiser to move forward on some past commitments that have been made around the Capitol Hill campus, particularly when it comes to the 1.5 acres of surface parking lots that sit on 16th and 17th Ave close to campus. Those lots actually sit outside the boundary of the area guided by the campus plan.

David Dahl is an architect who lives in the neighborhood, and sits on the Standing Advisory Committee. “It definitely doesn’t feel like it’s a priority for them to follow through on the agreements they’ve made,” he said of Kaiser Permanente. “They’ve shown they can reduce their drive alone rate…I would like to see some follow through.” Continue reading →

Police, Seattle Fire respond for 15th/Denny stabbing — UPDATE: Arrest

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A person was reported stabbed near the encampment area at Seven Hills Park and was being treated by Seattle Fire outside the nearby 7-11 in an incident Monday afternoon on Capitol Hill.

Seattle Fire was called to the 7-11 store at 15th and Denny just before 1:45 PM.

Seattle Police were investigating a report the stabbing had took place at the nearby park, according to East Precinct radio updates. Continue reading →

Police investigate E Thomas stabbing — UPDATE

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A man suffered multiple stab wounds to his neck and back in an assault near 16th and Thomas early Saturday morning.

According to police and fire radio updates, the bleeding man went to the Kaiser Permanente emergency room across the street from the stabbing just after 1 AM. Seattle Fire crews were called to the facility to treat the 33-year-old victim and transport him to Harborview. We do not have additional information on his condition.

According to East Precinct radio updates, police identified the crime scene and found blood on the sidewalk at the 16th and Thomas bus stop.

Police are investigating.

UPDATE: Police say the man suffered 15 to 20 stab wounds in the attack and said the injuries were life-threatening. According to Seattle Fire, he was transported to Harborview in stable condition.

SPD says the man told officers he was attacked for an unknown reason by a stranger.

UPDATE x2: SPD has posted a description of the suspect:

The victim told officers someone approached him from behind at a bus stop in the area, struck him in the head, and repeatedly stabbed him. The victim described the suspect as a white male, 5’7, in his 30’s, with a thin build, short blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a bright blue jacket and hat. If you have any information about this incident, please call the SPD Violent Crimes tip line at 206-233-5000.

 

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Thanks to Seattle’s Notice of Intent to Sell ordinance, residents hoping for chance to buy their Capitol Hill apartment building get window of opportunity

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Earlier this month, CHS reported on Capitol Hill’s La Quinta apartments hitting the market and the hopes of residents of the landmarks-protected building at 17th and Denny to have a shot at purchasing the property even as its listing was already live and a sale nearly ready to close.

Thanks to Seattle’s still relatively new under-used Notice of Intent to Sell ordinance, those residents now have at least 30 days to organize a possible bid.

According to an aide to City Councilmember Lisa Herbold, her office looked into the planned sale after learning of the situation through CHS’s coverage and found that at least one unit in the building is renting at rates affordable to those earning no more than 80% of the area median income, requiring the building owners to participate in the Notice of Intent to Sell program. Continue reading →