Title
Case 14-0015 4th Avenue Mixed Use Building (Former Case # 08-0117)
Concept Design Review
Report
Site Address:
123 Fourth Avenue West
Applicant:
Columbia Heights Partners, LLC
66 S. Hanford Street, Suite 300
Seattle, Washington 98134
Representative:
Kent Smutny, Veer Architecture,
600 108th Ave., NE
Suite 503, Bellevue, Washington 98004
Project Description:
Construct new seven-story mixed use building containing 138-market rate residential apartments, approximately 7,600-square foot ground floor commercial space along all street frontages, and structured parking for 121-vehicles
Zoning District:
Downtown Business (DB); including Pedestrian Street Overlay District; Downtown Historic District and Design Review District
Comprehensive Plan:
Downtown Business (DB)
Scenic Vista:
None.
Critical Areas:
None.
SEPA Determination:
A Mitigated-Determination of Non-significance was issued for the former project on September 18, 2008. There was an appeal and the Hearing Examiner up-held the staff decision. That decision became final. The applicant has submitted a new checklist with associated updated transportation analysis. The environmental review of this proposal has not yet been completed. Therefore, as typical with the timing of Concept Design Review, the SEPA determination has not been issued.
NOTIFICATION:
Notice was mailed to the adjacent property owners within 300 feet of the project, to the recognized neighborhood associations in the area, and to former parties of record on February 18, 2014. Notice was re-issued (with corrections) on March 10, 2014. City staff hosted a March 6th neighborhood informational meeting and a second informational meeting is scheduled for March 26, 2014.
The Design Review Board previously recommended approval subject to conditions and the Site Plan Review Committee previously approved the former project on September 18, 2008 (File # 08-0117). The SPRC is review...
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