Then and Now: Patty's Eggnest and Jiffy Lube Properties at Northgate
Monday, January 13, 2025
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| Patty's Egg Nest is the brown building, center back and Jiffy Lube is in the foreground Photo by David Carlos February 25, 2024 |
Shoreline is not the only area of Puget Sound undergoing rapid change and development.
Many readers will remember Patty's Eggnest restaurant at the corner of NE Northgate Way and Roosevelt Way NE
A Jiffy Lube was next door.
The property was sold some time ago and construction has been underway for an apartment complex. Eventually there will be 184 units, shops, and 88 parking spaces.
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| The property now - January 12, 2025. Photo by David Carlos |
Aerial photographer David Carlos has been keeping his eye on it and shares his then and now photos.
--Diane Hettrick
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7 comments:
88 parking spaces for 184 units and shops is just not nearly enough. I’ve seen this time and time again where city planners squeeze out the locals parking which spills over to residential and other shops being forced out of spots available to park. One can argue people walk, bike and bus/light rail but after all that is said and done the parking will be a huge cluster muck!
All about population density; more people, more money (taxation). Council priority
It's great to see housing replace poorly utilized land near a light rail station. These photos show it well, thanks for sharing!
The parking advocates won't stop until the world is paved over.
"The parking advocates won't stop until the world is paved over." Yeah. And the developers won't stop until every lot is covered in apartment complexes. And the anti-car advocates won't stop until we're all restricted to public transport.
Every day in Seattle we live an increasingly Soviet existence. No open space, no autonomy, just a tenement lifestyle where humans are warehoused.
I see a complaint that 88 parking spaces will result in parking spillover to residential. It's a very common complaint which doesn't make sense. Don't current single family homes have off-street parking already? Don't tell me you're used to occupying city land for free because your garage/driveway is full.
Less parking means more space for people. More housing is a good thing and will bring down the cost of living in the long run. It's basic supply and demand.
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