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Showing posts with label development. Show all posts

LFP Council continues to review Planning Commission recommendations for Town Center Code updates

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Town Center
Photo by Tracy Furutani
City of Lake Forest Park Council Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, September 21, 2020, 6-8pm.

Agenda: Review of Draft Revisions to Planning Commission 4/14/2020 recommended Town Center Code Update in response to Council discussion at recent Work Sessions and Committee of the Whole meetings

The edited documents is HERE starting on the 4th page

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Lake Forest Park extends moratorium on Town Center development, again

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

A smoky Town Center


Story and photo by Tracy Furutani


The Lake Forest Park City Council voted unanimously to extend the Lake Forest Park Town Center zone development moratorium by another six months, at a council meeting last Thursday evening. 

This action staved off the Sunday expiration of the previous moratorium (Ordinance 1205), which itself was a six-month extension of the original six month moratorium (Ordinance 1197).

The moratorium would continue to stop the acceptance, processing or approval of permit applications within the Town Center zone, with few exceptions, until March 10, 2021. 

Council members noted that the original moratorium and the first extension were to provide enough time for careful consideration of any city code revisions by the city staff, Planning Commission and the City Council.

However, after the first extension was passed, the Governor’s “Safer at Home” proclamation forbade cities from carrying out any tasks that were not “routine and necessary” or “Covid-related”. 

“We determined that that [didn’t include] new Town Center regulations,” said City Attorney Kim Pratt, “so you continued on with everything that had had a public hearing and public input, but the Planning Commission was put on hold for a while cause they couldn’t really consider new things.” 

Recently, the Governor lifted that restriction (Proclamation 20-28.4) and the State Attorney General approved the use of virtual meetings for public input, “so you can do things that are not ‘routine and necessary’. I would say that most cities are holding virtual public hearings to get comments on things like [new legislation],” she said.

Councilmember John Wright praised the work of the Planning Commission, which has been holding extra meetings during the current moratorium, as an example of how effectively the extra time afforded by the original moratorium has been used.

Many council members noted that public meetings mediated via an electronic medium were becoming “normal” and that the Town Center process would have to adapt to holding such meetings in a way, as Councilmember Mark Phillips said, “that is authentic.”

“Moratoriums are matters of serious, serious policy,” said Councilmember John Resha. “We have a circumstance that has put us in a position where we could not engage with the community in a way we felt comfortable. This six-month period really has to be used not just to figure out how but to actually begin engaging and make progress on this work.”

Councilmember and Deputy Mayor Phillippa Kassover agreed, 

“We are going to map out the dates. We are going to understand exactly what our legal responsibilities are when it comes to future hearings, when it comes to the noticing that we must do to our community, and look for the ways that we need to involve our community and keep our community informed and engaged. We’ll work on that and I hope to come back to council with a fairly detailed calendar for the next six months.”

There were three public comments, including a statement from the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation, on the moratorium extension, all of which were in support of the moratorium extension. Two of the comments expressed concern about the lack of adequate notice for public comments on the moratorium extension.

The Town Center owner Merlone Geier Partners was asked for a comment, but had not responded as of press time.



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Public Hearing on Town Center Zone Development Moratorium Extension - Thursday September 10, 2020

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Just one of many proposals for the
redevelopment of Town Center

The Lake Forest Park City Council is holding a public hearing on Thursday, September 10, 2020, 7:00 p.m., to consider a six-month extension on the Town Center Development Moratorium.

In September 2019, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1197, placing a six-month moratorium on all properties located within the Town Center Zone in regard to acceptance, processing, and/or approval of clear and grade permit, building permit, subdivision, short subdivision, bind site plan, conditional use permit, variance, or any other type of development permit or approval for any proposed land use(s) or structure(s) located within the Town Center zone.

In February 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1205, extending the September 2019 moratorium for six months. 

The public hearing scheduled for September 10 is to consider Ordinance 1211, extending the moratorium another six months.

Although the Planning Commission has held an extra meeting each month since the moratorium was put in place, additional time is needed to fully consider amendments to the existing land use code. 

The proposed six-month extension would provide the Planning Commission the time needed to complete and provide its recommended changes to the City Council and allow sufficient time for the Council to consider those recommendations.

Interested parties are invited to attend the meeting virtually and comment during the upcoming public hearing, via the Zoom platform. To review the agenda materials and access the Zoom link for this meeting, click here



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Local business owners help preserve small business district in face of development

Sunday, August 2, 2020

Frank Lumber: The Door Store
and Shane's Foot Comfort on 15th NE
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

By Cynthia Sheridan

As developers and the City of Shoreline keep their eye on increased revenue through high rise apartment construction, John Simms is determined to maintain the retail community snuggled between Safeway to the south and Subway and the Indian Sweet Shop to the north on 15th NE in Shoreline, known as the North City business district.

Photo by Cynthia Sheridan
Most recently John, owner of Frank Lumber the Door Store, has purchased the building housing Shane’s Foot Comfort. He immediately reduced the rent to keep the retail business going.

Last year he purchased the building on 177th (east of 15th) that currently houses The Style Chalet beauty salon and a creative art space. Another recently purchased warehouse is now home to his discount door outlet. Every building purchase includes quality upgrades to improve property function and appearance.

John grew up in Lake Forest Park and attended Shorecrest High School. He and his partner Laurel Kelly are devoted to supporting their community, quietly helping with college funds for students, housing for employees, jobs for high school kids and an ongoing street clean-up crew. 

They were also instrumental in eliminating a plan to make 15th NE a two-lane street in North City. Laurel and John continue to run the Door Store but also are taking more time off to enjoy traveling.

Frank Lumber: The Door Store

Originally known as Frank Lumber, the company was established in 1948, supplying building materials and hardware to the North Seattle area. 

Frank Lumber began selling doors during the 1960’s to satisfy demand by local contractors. 

The old Frank Lumber store

Doors became an ever-increasing part of the business and today the Door Store specializes in doors and door hardware.

In spite of the pandemic, business is booming as customers catch up following the COVID-19 construction shut down. People queue up outside for orders and deliveries so the store can retain social distancing. The showroom of doors is open with a limited number of people at any one time. 

Frank Lumber the Door Store is located at 17727 15th Ave NE in Shoreline.



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Towns on 145th development taking shape

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Remember the square block of neighbors who banded together to sell their property as a unit to a developer?

That development is well underway. (see our previous article)

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Several buildings look near completion. The rest of the lots have been cleared. Foundations are in place for new construction.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The site is at 1st NE and NE 147th. It's a short distance to where the 148th Pedestrian Bridge will lead to the 148th transit station. The site goes from 145th to 147th and then stretches a long block from 1st to Corliss.



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The Postmark

Sunday, July 5, 2020

By Cynthia Sheridan

Shoreline has given birth to a brand-new baby apartment building, aptly named the Postmark, situated on the footprint of the former North City US Post Office.



The Postmark is a very big baby with a lot of amenities, including a lounge with fireplace and big screens, 24-hour fitness studio, espresso bar, courtyard clubhouse, media lounge, community kitchen, billiards, outdoor terrace, bike storage and parking garage. 



Living spaces range in size from a one-bedroom at 455 sq ft to a three bedroom at 1203 sq ft with monthly rates from $1268 to $3011.

 

Twenty percent of the property includes MFTE affordable income homes that are priced as follows: Studios=$1,268,1 bedroom=$1,466, 2 bedroom= $1,893, 3 bedroom =$2,084. 



You must income qualify to use the Multi Family Tax Exemption program. More details on the income qualifications HERE 



The Postmark is located at 15th NE and NE 175th St. and will include 243 apartment units with a two-level below-grade parking structure.



Designed by Katerra, the apartments consist of two opposing L-shaped buildings enclosing a single-story clubhouse amenity/outdoor terrace. The streetscape provides lobby entrances and leasing offices at the corner of the site. 



The design team included some ground level walk-up entries and private patios to create a pedestrian-friendly environment. Viewing of units will be available (by appointment on website) in July, with move-in dates as early as August 1.



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Snohomish County again denies BSRE application for Point Wells

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Point Wells from the north
Photo by Jo Simmons
From the Sno-King Environmental Protection Coalition

Snohomish County has finally released its recommendation on BSRE's latest development application for Point Wells, and once again is saying "No".

The County had previously denied BSRE's application in 2018, but BSRE won the right to re-apply. 

Their new application submitted last December called for a slightly smaller development but did nothing to address many of the objections raised by the County back in 2018.

Still no mass transit and still building in a hazardous area 

The two biggest problems the County found with the original application were no access to mass transit and placing buildings in a landslide hazard area where buildings are not allowed. Instead of addressing these issues in the new application BSRE asked the County to grant them variances that would allow BSRE to just ignore those requirements. The County found that BSRE did not meet the requirements necessary to grant the variances so refused the request. As far as the County was concerned that essentially killed the application.

Next steps

The County's recommendation to deny the application now goes to the Hearing Examiner. By law the Hearing Examiner is not required to follow the County's recommendation and has the power to ignore the recommendation and approve the application with or without specific limitations. While possible, we believe approval in any condition is unlikely to happen since BSRE has not resolved the issues that caused the Hearing Examiner to deny the original application.

The Hearing Examiner will set a date for a public hearing and then issue a ruling. If the ruling is to deny the application, BSRE can ask for the Hearing Examiner to reconsider the ruling, then appeal the ruling to the County Council, then appeal the Council's ruling to Superior Court. BSRE took all these steps with the original application, so we should be prepared for the same extended process again.

1922 Photo by Chas Laidlaw in the MOHAI collection 

It's not clear when the current pandemic situation will ease enough to allow the date for the public hearing to be set. Complicating matters even more, BSRE has asked the Hearing Examiner to delay the public hearing until after the Court of Appeals issues a ruling on BSRE's appeal of the denial of their first application (yes, that first application is not officially totally dead yet).

The Hearing Examiner asked BSRE to submit a brief explaining why he should delay the public hearing so the decision on that request won't come until sometime in July.

Quick update on BSRE vs. Paramount Petroleum

We've heard nothing new on the parallel legal action between BSRE and Paramount Petroleum, the former owner and current tenant on the Point Wells property. As we covered in our last newsletter, BSRE is suing Paramount to force them to dismantle all the equipment on the site since Paramount's 10 year lease is ending. In turn, Paramount is suing BSRE to get back ownership of the property claiming BSRE did not fulfill all the terms of the sales contract. As far as we can tell there has been no resolution yet.



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Aerial view of Alexan Shoreline

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Alexan Shoreline
Aerial photography, copyright Marc Weinberg


Alexan Shoreline is one building, six-story, 414,060 sq. ft. mixed-use apartment building and parking structure with 330 units, common and amenity spaces, elevators, stairs, 302 parking spaces and 198 bike parking spaces.

Project Owner: Trammell Crow Residential

Graham Construction and Management, which is also building the Alexan 100 Denny in Seattle. Chris Bahus is senior project coordinator.

Canon Architecture.

The project is $72 million and was slated to open in July 2021 before construction was shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is located near the Blue Bridges on Aurora, Westminster Way, and across from the lower section of Shoreline Place which will also house a huge apartment complex.

--Diane Hettrick





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LFP Council CoW meets Monday; LFP Planning Commission Tuesday

Monday, February 24, 2020

The Lake Forest Park City Council Committee of the Whole will meet Monday, February 24, 2020 at 6pm in the Lake Forest room of City Hall, 17425 Ballinger Way, to discuss the following:


  1. Update from Planning Commission
  2. Update on Regional Transportation Funding
  3. Governance Manual Discussion

The Lake Forest Park Planning Commission will meet Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 7pm in the Council Chambers of City Hall.

They will continue: 
  • Final review of freestanding parking structure regulations
  • Final review of administration (design review) and development agreement
  • provisions

And the Discussion of freestanding parking structure design guidelines






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CORRECTION: "Topping off" event at Trad Apts is private

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Trad Apartments are under construction
on 15th NE in the North City Business District
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

CORRECTION: The construction superintendent for the new Trad Apartments on 15th NE in the North City Business District says that the Topping Off event (previously published here) is private.

Here's the information he provided:

What is a topping out Party? 
There is a long standing tradition of having a “Topping out” party when a construction project reaches its highest level. This is a moment for us to show appreciation to those people directly involved with the project and celebrate their hard work. 
Who is invited to the Topping Out Party for an active construction project? 
As mentioned above these events are typically for the people who were directly involved in the construction of the building. These events are not open to the general public. In the case of this project, some of our immediate neighbors were directly impacted by our construction and as a result we decided to invite a select number of the neighboring tenants to show our appreciation for their patience through the construction process.

But there will be future opportunities to see the building after it is completed. The building is scheduled for occupancy at the beginning of 2021. When it has been approved by the City of Shoreline, you can contact the property management company (not the construction company!) to schedule a tour.



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Point Wells - developer BSRE beats the deadline and submits new plans

Friday, January 10, 2020

2018 designs - not the ones just submitted
The designs have been modified multiple times
Perkns + Wills



BSRE Submits New Plans
Report from Sno-King Environmental Protection Coalition

In our last newsletter way back in July we reported that Judge McHale ruled that BSRE had a six month window in which to re-submit their Urban Center application to try to resolve the substantial conflicts found by Snohomish County in BSRE’s original application. The six month window was scheduled to run out on December 18, 2019. We haven’t sent out any newsletters since July because up to now we were waiting to see what BSRE would do. To the disappoint of many, BSRE just beat the deadline by submitting revised plans for their development a week before Christmas.

While the plans include some changes, including reducing the number of units from 3081 to 2846 and having fewer towers in the Upper Village (the area east of the train tracks), the plans look largely the same as their previous submission. On one hand this is somewhat surprising since the County rejected the original similar plans, but on the other hand it’s not surprising since BSRE seems determined to push for approval of their proposed tall towers no matter what the County Code allows.

The two biggest conflicts in the original plans were multiple towers well over 90 feet and the location of buildings in the Upper Village inside a landslide hazard area.

Tall Buildings

The original application was denied in part because BSRE did not meet the specific conditions that would allow buildings higher than 90 feet. Those conditions included showing the extra height is “necessary or desirable” and being located “near a high capacity transit route or station”. BSRE claimed merely having the Sound Transit rails go through the site was enough to meet the second condition, but the County said that wasn’t good enough because there had to be actual high capacity transit service at the site. BSRE admitted they hadn’t fulfilled the first condition but complained that no one at the County had told them they had to (ignoring that the condition is clearly stated in the County Code).

In their new application, BSRE again ignores the requirements for taller buildings and instead asks the County to grant a variance from the Code requirements. BSRE now claims they can’t build enough square feet of residential floor space without the taller towers. This is certainly not true, as BSRE proved when they submitted an alternate plan several years ago that had towers limited to 90 feet. They seemed to have forgotten about that plan (or can’t figure out how to do it again?).

Hazard Zone

The original application was also denied in part because the Upper Village (the area east of the railroad tracks) is partially in a landslide hazard area. The County Code permits construction in hazard areas only under specific conditions including demonstrating “there is no alternate location for the structure on the subject property” and that the landslide danger can be mitigated so that the risk of landslide damage is minimized. BSRE claimed they examined other possible locations for the Upper Village but none were as good as the proposed location. The County said it wasn’t sufficient to say that this was the preferred location, it had to be the only possible location. BSRE did provide some design information about risk mitigation, but the County felt the information was not complete enough for them to assess the remaining risk factors.

In their new application, BSRE purports to demonstrate that the Upper Village buildings must be located as specified on their application, but their new argument is not any more convincing. It still comes down to BSRE saying “we think these building work best here, so please let us build them here”. They do not provide any valid reason why the buildings could not be placed somewhere on the site outside the hazard area.

What's Next?

The County has been consistent in telling BSRE that if they want the application approved, they must meet the requirements listed in the County Code. We don’t believe the new application comes much closer to meeting the requirements than the original application, but it’s not our decision, it’s the County’s decision. We will continue to follow the application review process and continue to encourage the County to follow its own rules, and we’ll let you know once the County decides what to do with the application and how BSRE responds.



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81 unit townhome development under construction on N 145th

Thursday, November 14, 2019

The site will have 81 townhomes
Intracorp is the developer


Remember this story? There goes the neighborhood about the dozen homeowners who banded together to sell their homes to a developer?

Thanks to a reader's lead, we can now report that this site will be a large townhouse development - Towns on 145th.

Intracorp development
Towns on 145th

There will be 81 two, three, and four bedroom Townhomes with attached garages, ranging in size from 1,325 to 2,399 square feet.

Designed by Milbrandt Architects in Kirkland, Towns on 145th is expected to be complete by 2022. It boasts courtyards and greenspaces, preserved trees, covered decks and other outdoor spaces.

The development is at 1st NE and NE 145th

Inside, features include laminate floors, stained and painted wood cabinetry, quartz countertops, glass tile backsplashes, steel railings, and stainless steel appliances.

They are marketing to young professionals with families and touting the Shoreline School District and the 145th Transit station. The planned pedestrian bridge will make the site even more attractive.

Asking price will be in the $700k to $900k range.

Update: Apparently no one told the marketing department that the lots were clearcut. Neighbors report that one tree was left on the site.

The map was added to show the location of the project.




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Planning Commission work plan and upcoming meeting schedule during Town Center Development Moratorium

Thursday, October 24, 2019

From the City of Lake Forest Park

In his recent email to the City Council after the moratorium was enacted, Planning Commission Chair Joel Paisner said: 

“We know the city faces important decisions regarding the Town Center, and we want to help our town reach consensus on the scope and scale of possible redevelopment. We also want to keep in mind the special character of Lake Forest Park that has drawn us here, and keeps us here.” 

The Planning Commission will review and provide a set of recommendations to Council for its consideration to revise city codes in the following areas:
  1. Siting/Design Guidelines for a Parking Garage facility - This is a very high priority, since Sound Transit is moving ahead rapidly.
  2. Development Agreement Process - Public input is a necessary component before a final agreement can be reached.
  3. Open Space - Address both outdoor and indoor open space requirements and provide recommendations on how Third Place Commons can be preserved in any redevelopment scenario.
  4. Pedestrian Access in the Town Center - Evaluate and provide recommendations regarding this important aspect of any redevelopment.
  5. Density - Recommend a density for Town Center that is appropriate to the site.

The Commission will be reviewing draft code addressing each of the priorities above and that draft language, as amended by the Planning Commission, will then be forwarded to the Council for consideration. 

In an effort to get that recommended draft language to Council in a timely manner, the Commission will meet twice a month through the end of the year. Commission meetings are scheduled for the following dates and will all start at 7pm.
  • October 28, 2019 - Monday
  • November 12, 2019 - Tuesday
  • November 18, 2019 - Monday
  • December 3, 2019 - Tuesday
  • December 17, 2019 - Tuesday
See the Town Center Process page for additional information regarding agendas and meeting materials.



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12 year tax exemption for developers

Sunday, October 20, 2019

The Paceline Apartments on Aurora near N 175th
chose the 12 year affordable housing program
At candidate forums and in comments and letters there have been a lot of statements about the 12 year tax exemption for developers. Below is an excerpt from an article we published in 2018 about affordable housing. The entire article is here: Affordable Housing Explained.

By Sam Tilford

Affordable housing in Shoreline is made possible by the Property Tax Exemption Program (PTE), the Multifamily Tax Exemption Program (MFTE) and the U.S. Housing Act of 1937.

The Property Tax Exemption Program is offered to developers who meet affordable housing standards. Established in 2002 and simplified in 2015, the 12-year affordable program only applies to improvements on buildings; the land value continues to be taxed. After the 12 year period ends, developers will begin to pay both.

In order to qualify, developers must commit 20 percent of a project's units -- with a minimum of four units -- to qualified renters at affordable rates. These rates are determined by a person's income relating to the AMI and unit size.
  • Studios and one bedroom units must be affordable to those earning 70% of the King County AMI.
  • Two bedroom or larger units must be affordable to those earning 80% of the King County AMI.

The Multifamily Tax Exemption Program provides a tax exemption on new multifamily buildings in exchange for setting aside 20-25% of the homes as income- and rent-restricted. By supporting mixed-income residential development in the urban centers, the MFTE program ensures affordability as the community grows. Much like the National Affordable Housing Act, it seeks to provide affordable housing to families.

Established in 1937, the U.S. Housing Act -- or the Wagner-Steagall Act -- set a standard for low-income subsidized housing in America. This seminal legislation has been amended and expanded upon by Congress many times since to create a variety of housing programs.



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Merlone Geier doesn't hide their frustration with Lake Forest Park

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

One of a handful of design concepts for
Town Center, Zone A might be the
parking garage and the rest of the buildings
would have apartments on the next level.
Merlone Geier Partners posted a statement to their blog, responding to the recent actions of the LFP City Council to take a brief break (moratorium) to create a vision statement for Town Center.

Sound Transit will be building a parking garage in Town Center. They have a preferred site which was identified in the ST3 package development. 

Merlone Geier owns the property and is in communication with Sound Transit.

Lake Forest Park can control the permitting, land use and other requirements. Determining these standards is what they are taking time to develop. The community appears to approve this.

Merlone Geier is not so pleased. In their statement, they said:

"After the open house (Merlone Geier open house), we asked for another meeting with City officials to find a way to better work together to address changes that they would like to see in the form of redevelopment and changes that will result from Sound Transit. 
"Their response was not what we expected: a surprise moratorium on development at the Town Center. 
"When asked how we should plan to participate in the upcoming process – which has yet to be articulated – the Council unenthusiastically suggested to simply communicate with the City through public comment, while the City Council and Planning Commission decide what they think is best for our property. We think this flies in the face of collaboration and partnership."

They talk about their willingness to work with the council, and feel more positive about the most recent city council meeting, but warn that:

"The City cannot simply dictate a list of demands on our property and expect us to fit a successful redevelopment project into an overly prescriptive box. There must be a balance between the realities we face as a property owner and the worthwhile concerns and objectives of the community."

Read the entire MGP statement here and LFP's vision statement here.

The open house documents show a half a dozen design concepts for Town Center which include apartments, retail, and parking.



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Shoreline Place team will be at the Shoreline Farmers Market Saturday

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Screenshot from the fly-through video

The Shoreline Place Team has announced that they have updates about development at the old Sears site and will be at the Shoreline Farmers Market on Saturday, October 5, 2019 to talk to people about their plans.

They posted a fly through video with drawings of what the completed site will look like. It can be seen here.

The video shows what appear to be half a dozen massive block-style apartment buildings, with six floors over ground floor retail space connected by pedestrian walkways. There's a small green space and dog park somewhere in the middle.



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Lake Forest Park to hold Public Hearing on 6-month Moratorium on Town Center Subarea Zone Properties

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Moratorium on subarea zone
At its regular meeting on October 10, 2019, the Lake Forest Park City Council is holding a public hearing regarding Ordinance 1197, which was adopted at a special meeting of the City Council on September 12, 2019.

Members of the public are invited to attend and comment on the ordinance, which places a six-month moratorium on acceptance, processing, and/or approval of clearing and grading permits, building permits, subdivisions, short subdivision, binding site plans, conditional use permits, variances, or any other types of development permits or approval of any proposed land use(s) or structure(s) located within the Town Center Subarea zone.

Meetings are held at City Hall 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park 98155.




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Public hearing: proposed changes to townhouse design standards

Friday, September 27, 2019

Glenwood Homes on N 185th
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline
The Shoreline Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 7pm in the Council Chamber at Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline 98133.

Townhouse Design Standards Code Update

Proposed Townhouse Design Standards Development Code Amendments




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Development: Shoreline Trad Apartments in North City Business District

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Shoreline Trad Apartments under construction on 15th NE
Photo by Mike Remarcke


By Diane Hettrick


Demolition of the gas station is complete and site preparation is underway for the Shoreline Trad Apartments at NE 177th and 15th NE in the North City Business District.

The property and project are owned by Evergreen Point Redmond LLC, the architect is Caron Architecture in Seattle and the general contractor is Exxel Pacific from Bellingham.

Courtesy Caron Architecture

Caron Architecture also designed the Alexan Shoreline, which is under construction on Aurora by the Blue Bridges at N 155th.

Shoreline Trad will be a 5-story multi-family apartment building with 122 units over a 2-story parking garage with 107 spaces. It includes a fitness center and resident rooftop lounge area.

Sunshine Coffee is still in business next door.



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Project Update: Terrace Station in Mountlake Terrace

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Terrace Station Bldg 1 in MLT
Photo by Mike Remarcke

The first building of the Terrace Station Transit Oriented Development in Mountlake Terrace topped out last week.

The building is close to NE 205th / Ballinger Way, next to the freeway, the MLT transit stop and to the home of the future light rail station, which will begin service in 2024.

Photo by Mike Remarcke

Standing six stories high, the 470,000 square foot mixed-use building is comprised of 258 residential units, two levels of underground parking, and 60,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space. 

The retail space is 100% pre-leased to 24 Hour Fitness and Lake Forest Park Montessori, both currently in the Ballinger neighborhood of Shoreline.

Photo courtesy Sierra Construction


The yet-to-be-named building is the first of a planned three phase development on the 14 acre site and is due for completion later next year.

The completed development will bring 600 residential units and 80,000 square feet of commercial space to Mountlake Terrace.

Sierra Construction is in charge of the project.



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