Greenwood Fire Station 21 will be breaking ground this Friday, Aug. 21 to create the rendering shown above of the redesing and additions to the building.
In a final full Seattle City Council vote, the redesign proposal for the Greenwood Fire Station 21 was approved unanimously.
The vote took place Monday, Aug. 17 in council chambers.
Last week the council Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods committee approved the design. Read that coverage here.
The Greenwood station is located at 7304 Greenwood Ave. N.
Design and waivers included allowing a fire station in a neighborhood commercial zone with a pedestrian designation; allowing an additional 10 feet to be added to the curb cut; allowing a reduction from 60 to 25 percent transparency on street level and allowing the first floor of the station to be set at 12 feet from floor to ceiling in a commercial zone that requires a minimum of 13 feet.
Council member Sally Clark, chair of the planning and land use committee, said the lower floor to ceiling height was acceptable, considering the fire station is not a retail building.
The project is currently funded through design by the Fire Facilities and Emergency Response Levy, approved by voters in 2003, which over nine years will upgrade, renovate, or replace 32 neighborhood fire stations.
To compensate for lower than anticipated Real Estate Excise Tax (REET) funding, the project will be put on hold at the end of the design phase if alternative funds are not identified.
