April 20, 2000

Seattle Department of Design, Construction and Land Use
Land Use Information Service


Other Land Use Actions

NOTICE OF EARLY DESIGN

GUIDANCE MEETING

The Director of DCLU is convening the Design Review Board for an early design guidance meeting regarding the following location:

Address: 4701 11th Av. NE

Application Number: 2002209

Applicant: Gordon Fleener

Zoning: NC3-65’

DCLU Planner: David Van Skike

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The site is located at the northwest corner of NE 47th Street and 11th Avenue NE. The site is zoned Neighborhood Commercial 3 with a 65’ height limit (NC3-65). The proposal is for a two-story commercial structure with accessory surface parking.

PROCESS

The applicants have applied for Design Review related to development of this site for a commercial development. At the early design guidance meeting, the applicants will present information about the site and vicinity; the public may offer comments regarding the design and siting of a commercial development on the subject site; and, the Design Review Board members will also offer comments and identify those Citywide Design Guidelines of highest priority in developing the site.

MEETING

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2000

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Location: Hamilton Middle School

1610 N. 41st St.

Library

MORE INFORMATION

For more information regarding this application or the Design Review process, you may contact, David Van Skike, DCLU Land Use Planner at 206 684-5399. If you are unable to attend this meeting but would like to be informed of future meetings, please call the land use planner to become a party of record.


PUBLIC MEETING

The Department of Design, Construction and Land Use (DCLU) is currently reviewing the application described below and will hold a public meeting to gather comments on the project.

Project Number: 9906961

Address: 2901 NE Blakeley St

Zone: C1 40’

Project Description: The Blakeley Street project is approximately one acre in land size and will be a mixed-use project consisting of approximately 110 to 120 residential units. The project will be built as two buildings and in two construction phases. The project site is bordered by approximately 385 ft. of frontage along NE Blakeley St on the northern edge, the Burke Gilman Trail on the southern edge, a commercial building to the west (Omni Development) and a commercial building to the east (Plenty of Textiles). The proposed project will demolish four buildings (the existing street addresses on the site are 2715, 2721, 2723, 2727, and 2901 NE Blakeley St) that range from one to two stories in height.

The project will consist of approximately 8,000 sq. ft. of commercial/retail space along the NE Blakeley St frontage, 110 to 120 residential units, and approximately 170 to 190 subterranean parking stalls. The building will be four stories along NE Blakeley St and four stories on the Trail side. Parking is required for both commercial/retail and for residential and will be accessed off Blakeley St.

The project requires the following approvals:

  • Design Review
  • SEPA Environmental Determination
  • Structural Building Overhang to allow a portion of the principal structure to extend into street right-of-way.

INFORMATION AVAILABLE

A copy of the plans and other application materials are available at the DCLU Public Resource Center, 710 Second Avenue, Suite 200 (206) 684-8467. The Public Resource Center is open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

PUBLIC MEETING

A public meeting to review this application will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2000 at University Heights Center for the Community, Room 209/210 Auditorium (second floor) from 7 p.m. Written and/or oral comments may be submitted at the meeting.

This facility is accessible. Print and communication access available on request. Please contact the Public Resource Center (206) 684-8467 as soon as possible to request accommodation for a disability.