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Seattle Times- Construction Sites Currently Stalled in Downtown Seattle
2008-10-28 03:03:00 This past Sunday, The Times featured a worth-mentioning piece on the stalled condominium and apartment buildings downtown Seattle and Bellevue. With over 23 projects in Seattle alone, the lack of construction financing is the number one contributing factor for the dead sites. 1. 151 John Street (17 Apartments, 1st & John) 2. Icon (283 Condominiums, 6th & ...
Past Post: Before Smith Tower
2008-02-23 09:38:00 Now here’s something you don’t see often — a postcard showing the rag-tag building that was demolished to make way for one of Seattle’s first and most well known skyscrapers. I’m guessing the Benaroya Company was not planning on issuing a Ballard Denny’s postcard. Just a guess. The vintage postcard comes from 1918. You can ...
Smith Tower Condos: Update
2008-01-09 18:35:00 Architects NBBJ, and Smith Tower’s new owner Walton Street Capital, have asked the Pioneer Square Preservation Board to approve plans to convert only the top 12 floors of the tower into residential condos. Floors 2 through 21 would remain office space. The original “buzz” was to convert the entire 38 stories into 150 ...
Smith Tower Conversion Scaled Back
2008-01-09 01:42:00 The Seattle Times reported today that Smith Tower’s owner, Walton Street Capital, has amended plans to convert the venerable landmark. The new proposal calls for converting the top 12 floors to condominiums with one unit per floor, roughly about 2,000 square feet each. Read the full article at the SeattleTimes.com: Smith Tower condos: Only ...
Smith Tower- Only 12 condos to be converted!
2008-01-08 20:02:00 Last year, Walton Street Capital (the owner of Smith Tower) created quite the controversy when they proposed to convert the 38 story tower into 150 condos but now it looks like they have had a change in heart. Now, they are looking to only develop the top 12 floors (22-33) offering a total of 12 condominiums ...
Past Post: Smith Tower And Rainier 1930
2007-10-26 09:23:00 Last week we saw postcards of and from Smith Tower and this week’s vintage postcard is Smith Tower minus a few years. The venerable tower also shares the stage with Mount Rainier in this 1930 card on its way to Albany, Oregon. This 42-story Seattle landmark was the tallest building on the west coast when ...
Smith Tower Condominiums- Almost there!
2007-08-17 00:45:00 The Seattle?s Pioneer Square Preservation Board approved the proposal to build-out 150 condominiums in the Smith Tower! Seattle PI, click here Seattle Times, click here
Smith Tower One Step Closer
2007-08-16 23:54:00 The proposal to convert Seattle’s venerable Smith Tower to condominiums is one step closer. The Seattle PI is reporting that the Pioneer Square Preservation Board has unanimously voted to approve the condo conversion proposal. However, it will still need approval from the city’s Landmark Preservation Board. Read the full Seattle PI ...
Smith Tower Update
2007-07-19 19:35:00 The Seattle PI reports the Smith Tower is one step closer to conversion having cleared one hurdle, passing a conditional city approval. The project will need to also receive approval from the Pioneer Square Preservation Board. Interestingly, per the article, the developer is not fully committed to converting the Smith Tower. Related SCL posts: Smith Tower Condos? Smith ...
Smith Tower Condo Review Meeting
2007-03-06 15:24:02 On the agenda for the March 7th Pioneer Square Preservation Board meeting will be a review of the plan to convert Smith Tower into condos. The proposal calls for reclassification of the building to allow for retail on the ground floor and 150 condo units above. Where: Seattle City Hall, 600 4th Ave - Boards & Commissions Room #L280 When: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Related: - Preservation Board Agenda (PDF) - Seattle PI article - SCL’s initial post
Smith Tower Condos?
2007-02-23 09:19:01 The Seattle Times is reporting the new owners of Seattle’s venerable Smith Tower has designs on converting it to condos. Chicago-based Walton Street Capital filed papers with the city Wednesday to begin what could be a months-long process of getting approval to redo the tower as housing. Some people seem to think it may be a reasonable proposition: Matthew Gardner, principal in the Seattle-based land-use economics firm Gardner Johnson, said Smith Tower’s conversion “could be incredible.” “The building itself is iconic, so it does make sense to go down this road.” Gardner also said the switch would benefit Pioneer Square by bringing more residents into the neighborhood. Smith Tower has struggled a bit to attract and retain business tenants as more modern office towers emerged in recent decades. “The building itself was never ideally suited to a modern, commercial office-type tenant,” said Kevin Daniels, president of Nitze-Stagen, a priv... |
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