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Old Posted Nov 25, 2006, 8:17 PM
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HEYYY...haha they have that building on display in the colman building along tthe sidewalk that leads to underneath the viaduct....go check it out! its cool! Lots of plants all over it!
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I just went for a walk last weekend by there. Demolition work has begun.
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Here's a nice aerial of "M Street" from the DJC web site.

Opus sells 8th & Madison complex before it's done
http://www.djc.com/news/re/11184725.html


Competition for properties has increased in the past few years, prompting some investors to buy ASAP.
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I walked around First Hill yesterday. The new Horizon House tower is getting its skin.

There's a big aerial truss recently installed at Harborview hospital - renderings show this truss partially exposed in the final building. It seems to support several floors below the truss - it should be cool to see how floors are hung off this truss. The big Harborview excavation is getting restarted since I think the county council agreed to a new funding scheme. Can someone explain what's up with the crane bases in the hole? One was cast into the footings a while ago but you can see in the photo that there's another one getting ready to be cast in somewhere on the site. Will there be two cranes or maybe they got crane cold feet and wanted to be sure the tower base section was completely up to spec?

Horizon House:


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Harborview excavation on north side of James Street
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Old Posted Dec 19, 2006, 5:23 AM
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That condo project on Madison (just east of I-5) is butt ugly. The side facing away from downtown Seattle has to have the worst designed decks I have ever seen on a new project. They look like concrete boxes attached. The side facing downtown is not bad.

It has been great being back in Seattle visiting friends and seeing my doctor. I like the new apartment/U.S. Bank complex on Broadway. It it is a nice addition to the neighborhood.
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Great pics. Thanks Seasun!
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I have another project for first hill if you havent already seen it. It is called 7th and Madison and it is by Opus. It is for the block between M street and I-5.
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Your picture is an "X". But I bet it's the image that was on a DJC special section cover last week.
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That is true. I don't know how to add pictures so that's the best I could do. Another addition nonetheless.
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Demolition at the Skygarden site Nov-Dec'06




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Proposal - 13 floors
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That last pic captures two of the nicest looking apartment buildings in Seattle.
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I thought those were condos. They're old and nice though.
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They are condos, and if I remember correctly, one penthouse was on the market about 3 years ago for north of a million dollars. I saw the pictures, and it looked like one of those units that you see in Architectural Digest of Central Park East condominiums. It was so exquisite, without looking like a museum piece. I think those two building contain a lot of wealth.
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By "apartments" I wasn't differentiating between rentals and condos.

One building is large units (the east one) and the other is smaller ones (west), but still high-end. My old boss owns a unit in the one with smaller units, though I haven't been there. I'm sure their place will appear in a magazine at some point since their places always do.
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My great grandfather lived in one of those two buildings before he passed away in mid-1960s (I forget which of the buildings). It would have been cool to see how it looked. Nearby these buildings are a couple of the most exclusive clubs in Seattle - Sunset Club for ladies and University Club for gents - don't bother applying - they're invitation only. You might have walked by the U Club a hundred times (right next to McDonalds) and wondered what the heck is that house still doing on Madison? When you walk past the old Stimson Green(?) mansion and other buildings up there you get a sense of what older Seattle was like.
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Or you can simply work for the right contractor. Not that I've been in either club!
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Call me nostalgic, but I really, really love the style of those old high rise apartment buildings on First Hill and wonder why they don't try to build retro high rise residential anymore. Am I the only person who likes more traditional interiors and doesn't like the thought of having only walls of glass around me? You see a lot of retro Craftsman Style housing in Seattle, but why doesn't anyone see the potential market in high rises for something like those great classics around Central Park in NYC. I love the photos in AD of condos with cove moldings, real drapes, antiques and city views out the windows. There is a new building technique which is being used on the new Harborview extension which uses very thin brick in precast pieces which would reduce the cost of such an enterprise. Why does one have to buy in an old building to get a traditional look?
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I agree completely!
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Hey, they built that retro building next to Smith Tower. They could do it elsewhere in the city.
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I like that bldg. And it's for moderate income folks. Couldn't that sort of architechtural detailing work for a more expensive bldg?
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