A design review meeting is set for July 6 on a project aimed at expanding an existing building at 9049 20th Ave SW.

Review Meeting
July 6, 2017 8:00 p.m.

West Seattle Senior Center

4217 SW Oregon St
Hatten Hall

The expansion includes an increase of the building footprint and an additional 3 stories. The proposed uses are 22 apartments, 6 small efficiency dwelling units and 7,777 sq. ft. of office on the ground floor. Parking for 35 vehicles will be provided off-site at 9051 20th Ave SW.

The architect is Atelier Drome Architecture. The owners are Craig & Mara Haveson.

The first design review meeting took place in March.

The full design proposal is linked here. The most recent design review is linked here.

This project is an addition that proposes to further develop the existing building at 9049 20th Ave SW by adding onto the existing building on three sides. The proposed building is a 4-story mixed-use multi-family building with expanded ground floor office space for the current tenant STS Construction Services. The project will provide parking for the residential & commercial uses as required through an off-site parking agreement with the Blue Stone Apartment development next door.

Surrounding Development and Neighborhood Character:

The project site is in the Westwood-Highland Park neighborhood of West Seattle, located midblock on 20th Ave SW between Delridge Way SW and SW Barton St. The immediate vicinity is primarily multifamily with scattered commercial and industrial along Delridge Way SW, and single-family homes to the west of the project site. Further west of the site is the shopping center of Westwood Village, with Roxhill Park immediately south of that, while a retail corridor along 16th Ave SW lies southeast of the site. The project site is in an area in transition, moving forward to increased density. The adjacent Blue Stone development, recently completed in 2016, consists of ground floor mixed-use retail and apartment units above. Other recent development includes the townhouse developments across Delridge Way SW on 18th Avenue SW. The site has access to the rest of Seattle through the 60 and 125 bus lines, as well as to West Seattle and South Center through the 128-bus line.

Access:

Access to the project site is provided by 20th Avenue SW on the site’s east side. A secondary access is provided by a 16-foot wide alley on the site’s west side.