As if it weren't bad enough dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, we no longer have a daily banner to look forward to. I've decided to remedy this by posting my own banners in this thread. I'll try to do this daily, although I may slip occasionally. In the past the banner size was 615 x 123 pixels. I've decided to keep the 5x1 ratio, but to increase the banner size to 4000 x 800 pixels. Feel free to submit candidate banners! Please do so on the... The Official Daily Banner Thread ..read more

OK. Northgate has had its own thread for a long time, so I figured it's high time that U-Village had one as well, since there's quite a bit of current and planned large-project construction in the vicinity. Here's part of it... Greater U-Village 2/19/21 4801 24th Ave NE (first rendering) and 4715 25th Ave NE (second rendering) These are the two huge projects that are next to each other, across 25th Ave NE from U-Village... Greater U-Village projects and photos ..read more

I was surprised to see that we've never had an Eastlake neighborhood thread. Not that this neighborhood is booming by any means, but nothing ever? That being said, here we go ..read more

$200+ million new project has broken ground http://centercal.com/coming-soon-village-totem-lake ..read more

Post any info on earthquakes that are occurring or have occurred or any info on earthquakes you may have felt. Additionally post any questions or info you may have regarding Pac NW volcanoes. This thread will be removed if little to no activity or if a mod feels it is not necessary to have ..read more

(originally in the Renton/Tukwila/SeaTac/Burien Development News thread) I should really just avoid reading this thread, but: :soapbox: The absolute worst thing a region can do with regard to sprawl is to put a large amount of jobs outside its center. Every job in a suburb is commutable from a cheap home in the far suburbs, inaccessable by transit from most everywhere, and increases the odds of difficult commute options for 2-worker families. The trend toward moving jobs out to the... THE planning discussion and ranting thread ..read more

With a number of large projects getting started, the small urban village on the northeast end of one of Seattle's most popular parks is in for a major change in the next few years. Here's a rundown of a few of the biggest projects in the area. The Greenlake Condominiums: Completed 2004 6 stories, 106 units http://seattlecondosandlofts.com/2007/02/the-greenlake-condos The... Greenlake/Roosevelt/Ravenna Development News and Photos ..read more

I think it's appropriate to have a thread now. First public hearing is scheduled for April 3rd. Here is the link to the proposal: https://development.bellevuewa.gov/...le/pdf/Land Use/19-104024-LP-19-104023-LD.pdf To quote the packet (bold for the good stuff): "The proposed project includes the development of three 600'-tall towers atop a 40'-tall podium. To the north and east, the podium is interconnected with existing / proposed... BELLEVUE | Onni 606 (606 106th Ave) | 3 towers | 600 ft | 182 m | Approved ..read more

This was probably too much for Coffee Shop, not quite Business and Apples news. So a new thread it is. How on earth does this relate to skyscrapers? It doesn't at all. But I care about skyscrapers partially because density is a solid strategy to reducing human impact, and I think discussing cleaning up our impact would be interesting to many here. If this thread survives, mods willing, feel free to post anything about sustainability in Seattle or WA. I went down a bit of a rabbit hole... A Sustainable Environment, and Removing Barriers ..read more

SEATTLE | 1000 Virginia St | 44 Stories Site plan: http://web6.seattle.gov/dpd/edms/GetDocument.aspx?src=WorkingDocs&id=1041564 Architect: Weber Thompson, unfortunately ..read more