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Mapping the buffer: Inside the safety and design planning for Broadway’s Crisis Center

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A .25 mile radius around the facility


 
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Central Crisis Care Center

As renovations begin on the former Polyclinic building that spans between Broadway and Harvard along Union, local safety planning for King County’s upcoming Central Crisis Care Center is moving forward on two tracks: an immediate evaluation of neighborhood security gaps and an eventual handoff to an operator-run advisory council once patients arrive.

Last week, CHS reported on the political process across two mayoral administrations that formed a new six-member advisory group responsible for a crucial $3 million safety and community plan to help the surrounding neighborhoods make a better home for the new crisis center when it opens in 2027.

Here is a look at what the group has been working on, the challenges and shortcomings it is facing — and a critical handoff that must be executed with a new group once the center opens. Continue reading →

Officials plan ‘open house’ as Broadway Crisis Care Center readied for 2027 opening

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A half year after selecting an operator for the coming Crisis Care Center at Broadway and Union, officials are ramping up the community outreach process as the facility makes plans for a late 2027 opening.

An “Open House and Resource Fair” will be held at the Broadway building set to house the facility on July 21st.

“We look forward to welcoming community into the building that will soon provide a place anyone can go to get urgent mental health or substance use care,” a King County Department of Community and Human Services representative says about the outreach event. “In addition to providing an update and overview of the Crisis Care Center, DCHS and community providers will have information about 24/7 crisis services available today for everyone in King County.”

Date: Tuesday, July 21
Time:  5:30-6:30 (resource fair and networking until 7 p.m.)
Where: 1145 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
RSVP: [email protected] 

The open house will renew attention around the project that has proceeded without further public discussion since the King County Council voted to move ahead with the plan last year and a provider was selected to run the planned facility.

In November, CHS reported on the selection of Connections Health Solutions to operate the center designed to provide 24/7 walk-in care, 23-Hour Observation Units for patients brought in by police “to receive immediate care to stabilize and stay for up to 23 hours,” and “crisis stabilization beds” where individuals can stay for up to 14 days “to receive focused behavioral health treatment.” Continue reading →

Former First Hill rooming house saved from demolition in the ’90s to be considered for Seattle landmark protections

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An effort is underway to win landmark protections for a home built on First Hill 124 years ago for a prominent Seattle couple. Today, the home makes up 11 apartments and is worthy of historical protections, the group says.

Historic Seattle has officially put forward a landmark nomination for the William and Annie Phillips House, aiming to secure permanent protections for the First Hill property. Located at 711 E Union, the unique “double dwelling” now serves as affordable housing.

Built in 1902 by contractor John M. Hester, the home was originally commissioned by bookkeeper William Bell Phillips as a side-by-side residence under one roof to house him and his future wife, Annie, alongside his parents. Designed by the short-lived Seattle architectural partnership Williams & Clark, the building is renowned for its distinct exterior, the group says. The design showcases an architectural duality, blending a forward-projecting Colonial Revival gabled wing on the west with a Classic Box structure on the east. Continue reading →

Seattle restaurant group behind Capitol Hill steakhouse Jeffry’s faces union strike at Ballard’s The Walrus and the Carpenter — UPDATE: tentative agreement

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Ballard’s The Walrus and the Carpenter has become the center of strife between management and workers at a family of Seattle restaurants that includes Capitol Hill steakhouse Jeffry’s that ownership says is bleeding money and drowning in debt.

Pickets by the independent union were planned to continue Thursday as the restaurant reopened after a closure this week due to the labor actions.

The United Creatures of the Sea union says its strike against the Renee Erickson-led Sea Creatures restaurant group comes after a year of negotiations:

For more than a year, unionized workers at Renee Erickson’s Sea Creatures group have attempted to secure a fair first contract through bargaining and legal channels.

During that time, workers believe that Sea Creatures has engaged in a sustained pattern of unfair labor practices intended to undermine the union, stall negotiations, and evade bargaining obligations until the workers either give up or are forced to move on. Continue reading →

Next for Capitol Hill Skillet space: Tanaka Ramen and Izakaya

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A busy season of change for Capitol Hill restaurants includes a new ramen joint coming to a space left empty by the downsizing of a former popular diner chain.

Tanaka Ramen and Izakaya has its roots in Hawaii where food and drink entrepreneur Jue Tina Wang opened her first restaurant eight years ago before expanding with new ramen joints, a dessert concept, and a dumpling brand on the islands and now in Illinois, Texas, and around the Puget Sound including a Kirkland location of Tanaka that opened last year.

While her MangoMango Dessert franchise locations and Dumpling Factory concept haven’t caught on, the Tanaka joints have grown with a focus on fresh Japanese comfort food in stylish settings.

Permits show an overhaul is underway at 14th and Union where Tanaka is set to take over the former Skillet Diner. Continue reading →

As Seattle development slowdown continues, a new mixed-use apartment building is ready to open on Capitol Hill

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One of the few new mixed-use apartment buildings to rise on Capitol Hill during the ongoing development slowdown is ready to welcome its first residents.

The seven-story Tanager Apartments now rises above the cluster of music clubs and bars it was designed to puzzle-piece together with at 14th and Madison. Chop Suey, the Madison Pub, and 14th Ave bear bar Diesel remained open during the construction.

Finishing work has included large, colorful murals on the building’s faces and above Chop Suey’s own wall of artwork.

“Inside the community, thoughtfully designed brand-new homes offer a variety of floorplans to fit the way you live,” reads the pitch for the new market-rate project. “Enjoy inviting shared spaces including a landscaped courtyard and rooftop decks, perfect for gathering, unwinding, and taking in the city from above.”

A second-floor one-bedroom above 14th Ave will run you $2,004 a month. You can get a seventh-floor one-bedroom above the internal courtyard for $1,800. UPDATE: As noted in the comments, these listings are for only the affordable units. Standard unit prices have not yet been listed. Continue reading →

Capitol Hill arts space Passable hoping to recover from fire damage

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A Capitol Hill arts space throwback to the times when the neighborhood had more places for cheap studios and galleries is working to recover from a damaging fire this week.

Passable’s Shelly Farnham tells CHS that the “arts-oriented, collaborative makerspace” suffered thousands of dollars in damage in the early Tuesday morning electrical fire that damaged the auto row-era two-story building at 10th and Union the venue calls home.

Farnham says the growth of Passable has been a reminder of Capitol Hill’s spirited arts communities and the importance of “one of the few building left on the hill with an old school warren of artists studios, several that participate in the Capitol Hill art walk, and very lgbtq-+ friendly of course.” Continue reading →

A Broadway beer-share: Stoup Capitol Hill makes room for Human People Beer

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Sometimes the best way to make ends meet in Seattle is to share.

Human People Beer is teaming up with Stoup Capitol Hill in an arrangement to make new brews at its Broadway and Union tap hall and brewery.

The result will be more Capitol Hill-brewed beer for everyone.

“Our arrangement is called an alternating proprietorship, which is different than contract brewing,” Stoup’s Lara Zahaba tells CHS. “With contract brewing, we would be making beer for them with their recipes. In an alternating proprietorship, they are making their own beer on our equipment.” Continue reading →

Seattle Fire battles electrical fire in 10th and Union building home to artists and galleries — UPDATE

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Thanks to neighbor Joe for the photos

Seattle Fire battled a reported electrical fire inside a Capitol Hill auto row-era commercial building home to a collection of artists and small businesses at 10th and Union overnight.

The fire was reported on the first floor of the two story, 1911-era building just after 1:30 AM Tuesday.

SFD reported the fire was out after about a 30-minute fight and said the fire was kept from spreading from the unit where it began.

The building is home to projects including the Passable art gallery, Pound Arts, and Soundview Photography. Its upper floor also has residential units. Nearby Drip Tea also has operated a Drip Tea Market retail shop in the building that neighbors the gay bar Union.

There were no reported injuries.

UPDATE: We’ve heard about a couple reports of damage to spaces in the building and will update when we learn more.

 
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‘Refreshed steakhouse’ Jeffry’s set for grand (re)opening, still working things out with organized employees

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With reporting by Brenna Gauchat

This weekend’s grand reopening of a Capitol Hill restaurant by one of the city’s leading food and drink ownership groups is coming amid uncertainty around talks with some of its organized workers.

Jeffry’s — the “refreshed steakhouse experience” from the Rene Erickson-led Sea Creatures restaurant group — is slated for its grand opening Sunday after a nine-month closure and reboot of Erickson’s original concept, Bateau, at 11th and Union.

“Expect familiar French fare, seasonal dishes highlighting local farms, and, last but not least, tableside martinis,” Jeffry’s is promising for the Sunday restart.

It is not clear if those martinis will be served with any agreement with workers from the independent United Creatures of the Sea union.

CHS talked with representatives of the group leading into this week’s restart of Erickson’s Capitol Hill venue. Continue reading →