A 58 unit studio apartment building with five parking spaces is proposed for construction at 4528 44th Ave SW and is up for a design review on Sept. 3

Project # 3019125 has been the subject of some legal wrangling as reported by Seattle P.I. in June. The P.I. reported that the developer of the project filed suit against the City of Seattle in an attempt to avoid "paying off low-income tenants currently living in a building slated for demolition."

The P.I. story explains that the developer contends that the tenants are not eligible for city-mandated relocation payments due to leases signed after the building was purchased. The developer maintains that the tenants must vacate because the lease will expire before the building is demolished.

MEETING

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2015

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: West Seattle Senior Center
4217 SW Oregon St
Hatten Hall

All meeting facilities are ADA compliant. Translators or interpreters provided upon request. Please contact the Public Resource Center at prc@seattle.gov or (206) 684-8467 at least five business days prior to the meeting to request this service.

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT

The Director will accept written comments on the design in preparation for the Design Review Recommendation meeting through September 3, 2015. You are invited to offer comments regarding important site planning and design issues, which you believe, should be addressed in the design for this project.
Comments and requests to be made party of record should be submitted to PRC@seattle.gov or

City of Seattle – DPD – PRC
700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000
PO Box 34019
Seattle, WA 98124-4019

PROCESS

An application for Design Review related to future development of this site has been submitted to the Department of Planning and Development (DPD). This second stage of Design Review is the Recommendation phase. At the Design Review Board Recommendation meeting, the following occurs:

The applicant will present information about the proposed design and how it responds to the Design Review Guideline priorities established at the previous Early Design Guidance meeting(s).

The public may offer comments regarding the proposed design.*

The Design Review Board will offer their recommendations regarding the design to DPD.

Following the meeting, DPD will issue a written Recommendation report summarizing the meeting. This report will be sent to those who signed in at the meeting or otherwise requested a copy.
*Please note that public comment at the Recommendation meeting is limited to design considerations. If environmental review is triggered, comments related to environmental impacts (such as traffic, parking, noise, etc) may be sent to DPD following notice of that review.

MORE INFORMATION

This proposal may be viewed at our Design Review Program website at www.seattle.gov/DPD/aboutus/news/events/DesignReview/SearchPastReviews/. For more information regarding this application or the Design Review process, you may contact the Land Use Planner listed above, go to the Design Review Program website or visit our office at the address above. (We are open from 8 am to 4 pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from 10:30 am to 4 pm Tuesday and Thursday.)

Additional application documents for this proposal may be found at http://web6.seattle.gov/dpd/edms/.