Search Results for: roosevelt rezone

Full Council vote on the Roosevelt Rezone (LIVE COVERAGE)

January 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment

On Monday, January 30, at 2 PM, the Seattle City Council will vote on Council Bill 117379, better known as the Roosevelt Residential Urban Village rezone.

We will be watching the live stream (via the Seattle Channel) from Ravenna Blog HQ and covering the action in the space below. Readers may follow along (and make comments) during the live event, or come back later to read our notes. We will also embed the video of the meeting here once it is available.

SPOILER ALERT: The Full Council meeting agenda already includes eight of the nine Councilmembers’ votes (then Council President Conlin was absent from the December 14, 2011 Committee on the Built Environment meeting due to illness).

Filed Under: City Council, Live Coverage, Roosevelt, Roosevelt Rezone Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Committee vote on the Roosevelt Rezone likely this Wednesday (LIVE COVERAGE)

December 13, 2011 by 1 Comment

UPDATE (1:57 PM): Today’s Committee on the Built Environment meeting footage has now been archived by the Seattle Channel, and we include it here.

UPDATE (12:18 PM): The Councilmembers present at today’s meeting of the Committee on the Built Environment have voted to move the Roosevelt Rezone (with the 65-foot-heights on the blocks just south of Roosevelt High School) forward to a full council vote. Full council vote likely to take place on January 17, 2012.

For more details about the vote and today’s COBE meeting in general, read our archived coverage of the meeting below.

____________________

Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 14, the Seattle City Council’s Committee on the Built Environment meets to discuss and possibly vote on the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone (Council Bill 117379).

The meeting starts at 10:30 AM in the Council Chambers of City Hall (600 Fourth Avenue) with the Chair’s Report, then moves into 10 minutes* of public comment before the briefing on the bill begins.

We will be covering the event LIVE, right here, starting around 10:30 AM. Our notes will be archived here after the meeting, as well.

Recent Background Information

Just last week at another COBE meeting, the Committee discussed four different rough design options for the three blocks south of Roosevelt High School, before showing a preference (five of the eight councilmembers in attendance) for Option 2: A zoning designation of NC2-65 with over 25,000-square-feet of open space at street level.

You can download the entire design presentation by GGLO, “Development Standards for the High School Blocks,” in PDF format (5.03 MB) here.

An image of Option 2 from the GGLO design presentation. The view is from NE 65th Street, facing north toward the high school.

The next day, COBE Chair, Councilmember Sally Clark, summed up the rezone process so far and clarified her position on it on her blog.

Councilmember Bruce Harrell weighed in as well, on his personal blog. While he states his prefererence for design Option 2 at 65-feet, it was his “understanding that throughout the long process of neighborhood planning, the surrounding communities consistently made it clear that these three blocks should be protected from 65 foot heights.” Councilmember Harrell did not state specifically how he would vote, he did say that “[W]hat matters most to me…is that communities are ensured that their local government is truly listening to them when deciding how this city should look in the future.”

Then, today, a curve ball

Only yesterday, Publicola teased that Councilmember Nick Licata would be adding an amendment to the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone bill which would leave the three most contested blocks out of the rezone altogether. Today, Licata shared his position on the rezone on his Urban Politics blog.

____________________

*Ha!

Filed Under: City Council, Live Coverage, Meeting, Roosevelt, Roosevelt Rezone, Video Tagged With: , , , ,

Public Hearing on the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone, Monday, Sept. 19 (UPDATES)

September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment

UPDATE (Monday, September 26): You can now watch the entire Roosevelt Rezone Public Hearing here, on the Seattle Channel’s website.
____________________

Tonight at the Roosevelt High School Auditorium (1410 NE 66th St), the Seattle City Council’s Committee on the Built Environment (COBE) is holding a public hearing about the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone.

Photo by Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times. Used with permission.

This is everyone’s chance to speak his/her thoughts and concerns to members of the City Council directly (for two minutes); however, written comments can be sent to Councilmembers up until the vote is taken (late this year, or early 2012).

And rumor has it all nine Councilmembers will be in attendance.

This public hearing starts at 6 PM, with sign-up for speakers opening at 5:30 PM.

For those of you who cannot attend, you have three live-tweeters to choose from: Us (@RavennaBlog), the Roosevelt Neighborhood Blog (@Roosiehood), and one of Seattle Transit Blog’s writers, Bruce Nourish (@brucenourish).

If you ARE attending tonight’s hearing and would like to contribute to the Twitter conversation, we’ll be using the hashtag #RRzone. Folks at home can follow along here.

More information about the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone

Today’s edition of the Seattle Times included a piece about the rezone, primarily from the neighborhood’s point of view: Neighborhood embraces change — but fights to save a view

Seattle Transit Blog also posted a piece today, detailing density proponents’ frustrations with the neighborhood’s plan: Roosevelt rezones up for discussion tonight

UPDATE: The Roosevelt Neighborhood Association has two a final document detailing their latest wishes for the rezone: “Sustainable, Livable Roosevelt”

The Chair of the Ravenna-Bryant Community Association, Andrew Miller, has laid out the RBCA’s position on the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone.*

____________________

*Full disclosure: I am the Chair of the RBCA’s Communications Committee, which means I update the association’s website and assist with the newsletter. You can find the full list of Board Members and Committee Chairs here.

Filed Under: Everything counts in large amounts Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Like the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone Plan? Let the Mayor know TODAY.

June 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Tomorrow (Thursday) morning, the director of the city’s Department of Planning and Development, Diane Sugimura, is meeting with Mayor Mike McGinn about the future of the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone Plan.

If you have an opinion about the Roosevelt Neighborhood Rezone Plan, and whether or not the Department of Planning and Development should let it move ahead, PLEASE let Mayor McGinn (Mike.mcginn@seattle.gov) and DPD Director Sugimura (Diane.sugimura@seattle.gov know. TODAY.

Background

From the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association’s Land Use Committee Chair, Jim O’Halloran (via email, today):

Not to be too dramatic, but this is an important moment for the neighborhood. I expect that tomorrow, on Thursday, that Mayor McGinn and DPD Director Diane Sugimura will decide whether to continue the Legislative Rezone process on which we’ve worked so hard, or to shelve it in favor of some other process driven by interests from outside the community. We want for DPD to complete their work on the Legislative Rezone package, for the Mayor to sign off, and for the whole thing to be sent to City Council without further delay. Councilmembers Clark and Burgess, at least, are ready to receive it and to do their work in committee to address our critical land use issues.

Some background on the Roosevelt Neighborhood Plan and the recent online conversations, also from O’Halloran (via email on Sunday):

The “legislative rezone”, as you will recall, is a broad set of rezoning proposals for the future light rail station area in Roosevelt. The RNA submitted a detailed list of recommendations to the Department of Planning and Development in 2006, and finally, DPD is almost at the point of submitting the official plan to City Council. But, there are some last minute issues which threaten to derail over five years of community effort.

DPD’s plan is almost identical to what the neighborhood had recommended. Essentially, we said that the community could absorb additional housing and commercial density up to 65 feet high primarily West of Roosevelt Way NE, along NE 65th Street toward the freeway. In the area South of Roosevelt High School, we said that building heights should be limited to 40 feet in deference to the historically landmarked school and surrounding single family homes. If we were willing to accommodate more density in the station area, we felt that it was reasonable for the community to have some say as to where the density would be located. This approach and our specific recommendations have broad support in the Roosevelt and Ravenna communities. The RNA proposal has been posted online since 2006 [here].

DPD has reviewed the RNA recommendations and published their formal proposal on April 21, 2011; you can find this online at http://rooseveltseattle.org/LandUseLegislativeRezone.aspx. Then, something interesting happened. A number of committed bloggers and organizations started complaining to DPD, Mayor McGinn and City Councilmembers that the rezone plan published by DPD was not enough. In any light rail station area, they said, building heights should be much higher; 8 stories, 12 stories or more would be necessary all around the station to achieve population density sufficient to “support” the taxpayer’s investment in mass transit. Never mind the Neighborhood Plan; Roosevelt’s NIMBYs have an obligation to take much more density than had been proposed.

DPD is now trying to decide if the Roosevelt Legislative Rezone process should be “paused” so that a new rezoning process could be initiated, as the density advocates have requested. This step would be a grave insult to the Roosevelt community, and the countless hours of good-faith volunteer effort to plan responsibly for smart growth. We need to weigh in now, in numbers and with passion, to ensure that the Roosevelt Legislative Rezone process is continued and concluded.

Further Reading

For folks who would like to catch up on the recent talk about the Roosevelt rezone, here are some links to recently written posts about this topic with a variety of opinions (most recent, first):

  • Seattle’s Land Use Code: “ ‘Then, something interesting happened.’ ”

  • Crosscut: “Local leaders blunder on three big issues”
  • Seattle Transit Blog: “Opinion: For Roosevelt, 85 Feet is Plenty”
  • Roosevelt-Ravenna Zoning Issues: “Transit Oriented Development in Roosevelt”
  • citytank: “The Roosevelt Rezone Dustup Simple Issue Uncovers Complex Questions”
  • SLOG: “Burgess Calls for More Density in Roosevelt; Roosevelt Residents Push Back”
  • SLOG: “Mayor Pushes for More Density Around Roosevelt Light Rail Station”

    • Filed Under: Everything counts in large amounts Tagged With: , , , , , ,

    Mayor meets with DPD, writes letter to Roosevelt neighborhood

    June 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment

    Mayor Mike McGinn met with Department of Planning and Development (DPD) Director Diane Sugimura today, to talk about the Roosevelt Neighborhood Legislative Rezone.

    The question hanging in the air since last week — when letters to the DPD from the Mayor, Councilmember Tim Burgess, and a petition from 25 primarily pro-density people and organizations — was “Will the Roosevelt Legislative Rezone move forward at this time?”

    The answer: YES, with some potential tweaking.

    Here’s Mayor McGinn’s letter to the Roosevelt neighborhood, sent out this afternoon via email (emphasis mine):

    Dear Roosevelt Neighbors and Friends,

    Thank you for sharing with me your high hopes for your neighborhood, your interest in and support for light rail, and your insights into the rezoning effort that is currently underway for the station area. I appreciate the effort you put into developing a thoughtful proposal and the excitement so many of you expressed about light rail coming to Roosevelt. You are to be commended for the good work.

    I agree that we should not slow down the process. I have, however, asked the Department of Planning and Development to take a closer look at some of the heights proposed for this station area. With the significant investment in light rail, long-vacant properties ripe for reuse, and the potential for good neighborhood-scale development, I believe it is appropriate to look at heights of up to 65 or 85 feet for some areas. These modest changes are consistent with the spirit of the original proposal and will help ensure we make the most of the new light rail and create new housing and jobs that support the area. I have asked that towers – buildings above 85 feet – be taken off the table entirely. I do not believe they are consistent with good planning for this neighborhood. In addition, I have asked that this analysis be done quickly so this legislation can move to Council for their consideration within the coming month.

    Thank you again for writing. I look forward to working with you as we finalize my recommendations to Council.

    Sincerely,

    Mike McGinn
    Mayor of Seattle

    This may be a good time to mention that the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association‘s next Land Use Committee meeting is next Tuesday, June 21, from 7-9 PM, at Calvary Christian Assembly (6801 Roosevelt Way NE).

    You can bet that committee chair, Jim O’Halloran, will give an update about the Roosevelt Rezone at this meeting. Also, Sound Transit’s North Link Light Rail Program Manager, Ron Endlich, will be there to answer questions.

    Filed Under: Everything counts in large amounts Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

    Ravenna Blog Rewind: September Edition (new feature!)

    September 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

    Our humble little Ravenna Blog has been up and around for over four years now, which means there’s a decently sized chunk of recent Ravenna neighborhood history chronicled here.

    We’ve taken a look back at Septembers past to bring you a new reoccurring feature on the site: The Ravenna Blog Rewind*.

    On the last Sunday of every month, over the next year, we’ll comb the Ravenna Blog archives for notable events from months past, and list them together for your perusal.

    September 2011

    6: This is not what I mean by, “Let’s hang out at Ravenna Park.” – There’s a long history of repelling off the bridge over Ravenna Park. And some people are better at it than others.

    Picture courtesy Thom George (and son James), taken with a Windows Phone 7

    14: A day in the life of a North Precinct patrol officer – As a part of the Seattle Police Department’s burgeoning experimentation with social media, Officer Acuesta takes the neighborhood along on a Tweet-a-Long through his beat, Union 1.

    17: Busy weekend for police at the northern Ravenna/Roosevelt boundary – Neighbors along 15th Ave NE between NE 65th and 75th St report a lot of police activity over one weekend (which includes some warrant service, and flash bombs).

    19: Public Hearing on the Roosevelt Rezone – Big public meeting in the Roosevelt High School auditorium, with all nine city councilmembers in attendance.

    September 2010

    14: Picardo P-Patch’s First Fundraiser Dinner – You’re Invited – Picardo P-Patch holds its first fundraiser dinner in the garden, and mother nature tries to chip in by washing the dishes (pictures from the dinner posted on October 3: Picardo P-Patch Fundraiser Dinner – Eatin’ in the Rain)

    21: CSA for Carnivores: Thundering Hooves (new Bryant delivery stop) – Thundering Hooves is no more, but Blue Valley Meats picked up where they left off. Deliveries to our area every three weeks to Grateful Bread (7001 35th Ave NE)

    September 2008

    4: Gelato spoon at the ready? – Da Pino (2207 NE 65th St) opens! And now I’m hankering for boar meat.

    9: You may now commence the fun. – The newly improved playground at Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center opens! Councilmember Rasmussen was on hand for the ribbon cutting.

    10: No soup for you! Unless you’re in Fremont. – Nana’s Soup House closes, and moves business to Fremont. It has since changed its name to Korner Kitchen.

    30: Let the sunshine in. – Ravenna Third Place Books undergoes some remodeling, losing a mural but gaining some windows.

    See you back here on October 28th for Ravenna Blog Rewind: October Edition.

    ____________________

    *Astute locals will rightly assume that the name is an homage to my favorite KUOW show (1998?-2004).

    Filed Under: metablog, Ravenna Blog Rewind

    Ravenna Blog Social Media Round-Up, November 27-December 3

    December 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment

    Some Roosevelt Rezone talk, power out at Eckstein, some tasty tasty holiday milkshakes, and more await you below.

     

    Filed Under: Sunday Edition Tagged With:

    NE Seattle Development Map

    Within the following Google Map, you can learn about large development projects in Northeast Seattle*.

    We recommend opening links within each project in a new tab (usually a right-click, then select “Open Link in New Tab”).


    View NE Seattle large development tracker in a larger map

    *But only the projects we know about! If you see large projects missing from the map, leave a comment below with the address (or contact us here, via web form). We’ll do our best to find more information to add to the map.

    ____________________

    Recent additions (with descriptions pulled from project documents):

    June 28

    Adjusted the Northgate Link Tunnel line to more closely match Sound Transit map (found here, PDF).

    June 19

    • 4230 11th Ave NE project changed from five-story, 40-50 unit structure to seven-story, 101 unit structure.

    June 12

    Project current statuses (colors) updated. Few changes.

    May 4

    • 6105 (and 6107) Roosevelt Way NE – Two parcels unified into one. Establish use and construct 4-story + basement mixed use 140 bedroom congregate building plus ground retail.
    • 8521 Roosevelt Way NE – 4-story mixed use structure containing 20 residential units and 5,000 sq. ft. of retail. Parking for 20 vehicles to be provided at grade and ten vehicles within the structure. Existing structure to be demolished.
    • 900 Ravenna Blvd Micros – Establish use for 2 single family residences and construct 2 boarding houses, per plans.

    April 27

    Project current statuses (by color) all updated!

    BROWN = Prep/Initial information collected
    ORANGE = Application accepted/Reviews
    YELLOW = Permit Issued/Demolition/Construction/Inspections
    GREEN = Finished and occupied
    GRAY = Expired or Closed

    April 17

    • 5246 Brooklyn Ave NE – Establish use as and construct apartment building (3 stories, 12 units) and occupy, per plan.
    • 7321 35th Ave NE – Allow four residential and two live/work structures (six buildings total) in an environmentally critical area. Surface parking for four vehicles to be provided. Existing single family residence to be demolished.
    • 6612 8th Ave NE – Establish use as apartments and construct 7 boarding houses and one apartment in a single structure, and occupy per plan.
    • Started color-coding projects based on what phase the projects are in (initial info collected, application accepted, permit issued).

    April 4

    • 4320 8th Ave NE – EDG- demo existing SFR and garage. Construct 5 story building and establish use as apartments
    • 5755 NE 63rd St – one 4-story structure containing 3 live/work units; One 4-story structure containing 3 townhouse units; and one 3-story garage house unit. Surface parking for 2 vehicles to be provided and parking for 6 vehicles to be located within the structures.

    April 3

    • aPODment Suites at TRULIN15 (5528 15th Ave NE) – 4 story, congregate residence with 51 bedrooms. 3 kitchens. No parking proposed. Existing apartment building to be demolished.
    • 4754 18th Ave NE – Demolish SFR and construction of a 4-story over basement congregate/boarding residence (40 bedrooms)
    • 4742 20th Ave NE – Demolish existing house and construct congregate residence. Micro unit apartments.
    • 4519 18th Ave NE – 16 unit multifamily building with 14 below-grade parking stalls
    • 4724 22nd Ave NE – New Construction of a 5-level, 14250 SF residential building. This will be congregate housing with 44 sleeping units.
    • 5212 22nd Ave NE – eight unit apartment building with parking for eight vehicles located below grade in an environmentally critical area.
    • 6325 12th Ave NE – Construction of a mixed-use multi-family building where a surface parking lot exists currently.
    • 829 NE 67th St – Construction of 200 congregate housing (3 parcels unified into one). Six stories above grade plus a basement.
    • 7011 Roosevelt Way NE – Property boundary changes plus demolish existing commercial structure and detached garage and construct one new mixed use building containing 2,500 sf commercial space and 39 residential units.
    • University Village (new building north of Eddie Bauer and Aritzia, replacing parking lot) – Two-story building with 11,461sq. ft. of retail space at ground level and 12,125 sq. ft. of restaurant space above (1,750 sq. ft. of which is outdoors). An open public plaza area on the west side of the structure has seating and a water feature.
    • Split the three different Bryant Heights projects apart (commercial/residential, townhomes, single-family homes)
    • 6520 Weedin Pl NE – (4) new 3 story + basement rowhouses with 3 parking garages inside.

    April 2

    • 4046 8th Ave NE – Demolish existing duplex, construct new 32-unit apartment building
    • 4041 Roosevelt Way NE – Seven-story structure with 214 residential units and 3,600 sq. ft. of retail space located at ground level. Parking for 150 vehicles will be provided at and below grade. 100 spaces will be provided for bicycles at ground level.
    • Blessed Sacrament Parish (5041 9th Ave NE) – New Parking garage and new below grade additions to church.
    • University Commons (5019 Roosevelt Way NE) – Four-story structure containing 49 low income units above 6,225 retail space. Parking for 10 vehicles to be provided.
    • The Den on Brooklyn (5043 Brooklyn Ave NE) – Four-story building containing 50 residential units.
    • 4230 11th Ave NE – Demolition of existing site structures and construction of a new five-story Multi-Family structure containing 40-50 Dwelling Units UPDATE (June 19): Changed to seven-story, 101 unit project.
    • 12th Avenue Apartments (4123 12th Avenue NE) – Seven-story structure containing 102 residential units.
    • 41st Street Apartments (4106 12th Ave NE and 1210 NE 41st St) – Seven-story apartment containing 105 units.
    • 4128 Brooklyn Ave NE – Seven-story structure containing 84 residential units. Parking for 41 vehicles to be provided below grade.
    • Bellwether Housing (4738 15th Ave NE) – Seven-story building containing 126 residential units above 3000 sq. ft. of commercial space (including 2 live/work units) and three townhouse residential units also to be located at ground level. Project includes parking for 140 vehicles. (Affordable rental housing by non-profit owner.)

    April 1

    • 7th Avenue NE Studios (4029 7th Ave NE) – Five-story structure containing 75 residential units.
    • LaVita Apartments (4055 7th Ave NE) – Four-story, 60 unit residential building with parking for 10 vehicles located in a below grade garage.
    • Academia Court (4039 8th Ave NE) – Five-story, 62 unit residential structure.

    March 25:

    • Savanna Apartments (4710 11th Ave NE) – Seven-story, 40-unit residential building with 1,300 sq. ft. of retail at grade. Parking for four vehicles will be located within the structure.
    • 4737 Roosevelt Way NE – 6-story structure containing 65 residential units above 1,501 sq. ft. of retail. Parking for 14 vehicles to be provided at grade.
    • Curve (4557 11th Ave NE) – Three residential structures: South structure is 5 stories containing 15 residential units; Central structure is 7 stories containing 95 residential units; North structure is 8 stories containing 75 residential units above 1,600 sq. ft. of commercial space. Below grade parking for 127 vehicles to be provided.
    • Freeway Motors/University Audi (4741 11th Ave NE) – Three-story structure containing 116,640 sq. ft. of sales and rental of motorized vehicles and 4,834 sq. ft. of office (Freeway Motors). Project includes 1,350 cu. yds. of grading. Existing 6,300 sq. ft. service building to be demolished and 8,120 sq. ft. building (vehicle showroom) to remain.
    • 8th Avenue Apartments (4545 8th Ave NE) – Seven-story structure containing 162 residential units. Parking for 97 vehicles to be provided at and below grade.
    • 47 + 7 (4558 7th Ave NE) – Six-story structure containing 29 residential units. Parking for 13 vehicles proposed below grade.
    • 4302 NE 43rd St – Four-story structure containing 47 residential units. Parking for 11 vehicles to be provided below grade.

    March 23:

    • Washington State Employees Credit Union (1121 NE 45th St) – Six-story office building with ground floor retail and 28 parking stalls.
    • Residence Inn Seattle – University District (4501 12th Ave NE) – 8-story building containing 7,000 sq. ft. of retail at ground level and 140,263 sq. ft. of hotel (215 rooms) at and above grade. Below grade parking for 198 vehicles to be provided within the structure.
    • Ava University District
      • West Building (4550 11th Ave NE) – Seven-story structure containing 109 units over 6,000 sq. ft. of retail and eight live/work units. Parking for 102 vehicles to be provided below grade.
      • East Building (4535 12th Ave NE) – Seven-story structure containing 167 units over 6,000 sq. ft. of retail and eight live/work units. Parking for 189 vehicles to be provided below grade.

    Removing the NE 45th Street Station Overlay District shape (will add back as a border later). Links below:

    Removing the Roosevelt Station Overlay District shape (will add back as a border later). Links below:

    March 18:

    Started work on the Northgate Tunnel route — rough draft place-holder line.

    Realized that map users might be having trouble easily accessing information on projects located within the station overlay areas — clicking pulls up overlay info, but not orange box info. May need to remove the yellow overlay boxes, and use borders instead.

    For users having trouble, open the tracker in its own window and click on the projects in the list on the left-hand side of the larger map.

    March 17:

      • 4717 Brooklyn Ave NE (Weaving Works) – Seven-story, 56 unit apartment building with 3,600 sq. ft. of retail commercial space at grade. Parking for 8 vehicles will be located in partially below grade garage. Existing structure to be demolished.

    March 14:

      • 800 NE 67th St – Seven-story structure containing 270 residential units in an environmentally critical area. Parking for 224 vehicles to be provided below grade.
      • Roosevelt Station Overlay District
      • SquareOne Apartments (1020 NE 63rd St) – Six-story, 93,743 sq. ft. structure containing four live/work units and 108 residential units. Parking for 70 vehicles to be provided below grade.
      • 7029 35th Ave NE – Two, 2-unit townhouse structure and one, 4-unit townhouse structure for a total of eight units. Surface parking for eight vehicles to be provided.
      • 7301 38th Ave NE – Establish use as rowhouses and construct 5-unit rowhouse, per plans. Demolition of existing apartment building to be under separate permit.
      • Miranda (5000 University Way NE) – Seven-story structure with 115 residential units above 10,765 sq. ft. of ground level commercial space. Project also includes parking for 45 vehicles and 30 bicycles located at and below grade.
      • 5518 Roosevelt Way NE – Two, 4-story structures. The east structure will contain five residential units. The west structure will contain five residential units over 2,290 sq. ft. of commercial space at ground level. Parking for 10 vehicles to be provided under the east structure.
      • American Campus Communities (4555 Roosevelt Way NE) – 6-story 168 unit residential addition to existing 2-story office and retail building to result in an 8-story building. Forty parking spaces to be removed to allow a two story garage with parking for 150 parking spaces. Hundred ten existing parking spaces to remain, totaling 260 spaces.
      • NE 45th Street Station Overlay District
      • Northgate Light Rail Station – construction zone plus final, elevated station (minus Maple Leaf Portal section).

    RBCA Board Meeting tonight

    July 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment

    The first Tuesday of the month is upon us once again. Here’s the agenda for tonight’s Ravenna-Bryant Community Association board meeting:

    • Discussion of RBCA boundaries and 35th Ave NE
      business district
    • Discussion of Roosevelt Legislative Rezone and RBCA’s
      visit to City Council and DPD
    • Discussion of strip club(s) on Lake City Way
    • Board reports
      • Treasurer’s report
      • Committee Reports
        • Communications Committee
        • Land Use Committee
        • Transportation Committee
        • Emergency Prep Committee
      • NEDC report

    The meeting will be held at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center (6535 Ravenna Avenue NE) from 7-9 PM. Anyone in the neighborhood is welcome to attend.
    ____________________

    I would like to note that a meeting held on June 28th, assorted board members of the Wedgwood Community Council, the Maple Leaf Community Council, and the RBCA met with the owner of Pandora Adult Cabaret (8914 Lake City Way NE).

    RBCA board president, Sarah Swanberg, was the only woman present at the meeting.

    And while she was attending the meeting due to her position on the RBCA board, the Ravenna Blog would also like to thank Sarah for representing the female population of the neighborhood/NE Seattle at that meeting as well.

    Filed Under: Everything counts in large amounts Tagged With: , , , , , ,

    Community meetings of note this week

    February 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment

    Lots of community meetings this week which you may have interest/be a stakeholder in:

    Roosevelt Neighborhood Association Land Use Committee Meeting
    Monday, February 28, 7 PM
    Calvary Christian Assembly, 6801 Roosevelt Way NE

    Topics include the latest developments on the Roosevelt Development Group/Sisley project (which people particularly in northwest Ravenna should be paying attention to), and the Roosevelt neighborhood rezone.

    Ravenna Bryant Community Association Board Meeting
    Tuesday, March 1, 7 PM
    Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Avenue NE

    Monthly RBCA board meetings (first Tuesdays) are always open for residents to attend. No official agenda out yet, but there will likely be a recap of the previous evening’s RNA Land Use meeting.

    Northeast District Council Meeting
    (Tentatively) Thursday, March 3, 7 PM
    Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, 8008 35th Avenue NE

    The NEDC generally meets on the first Thursday of the month, and the agenda often includes a speaker from city or county government (last month’s was City Council President Richard Conlin). Each active neighborhood council in the Northeast district of Seattle sends a representative to this meeting.

    For a map of the Northeast District and the neighborhood associations that cover the area (the ones I’ve been able to find the geographical areas of, anyway), check out this map on the Ravenna Bryant Community Association’s website.

    Filed Under: Everything counts in large amounts Tagged With: , , , , ,
    Next Page »