The Northwest Design Review Board, and six others in the city, review projects at public meetings, at least twice per development, Early Design Guidance and a Recommendation phase, for mixd-use projects of a certain size.

Administered by the Department of Planning and Development, the board reviews private development projects in the city and make recommendations to the city regarding massing, scale and character of the projects.

Here are some upcoming major projects under review in the Ballard area:

Market Street Landing
5501 15th Ave. N.W.
Project: 3006540

The design review board will convene in the Ballard High School library Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. to see more designs for the Market Street Landing proposal. This is the site of the old Manning's/Denny's restaurants.

The proposal is for an eight- story structure with 261 residential units above 32,307 square feet of retail space. Parking for 437 vehicles to be provided at ground level and below grade.

The anchor tenant would be Bartell Drugs. Freiheit and Ho Architects, Inc are designing the development for developers Rhapsody Partners.

This proposal has been before the board three other occasions during the past year and a half.

Applicant: Rhapsody Partners, LLC, (425) 250-1050
City planner: Scott Kemp, 233-3866

Avalon Ballard
1400 N.W. Market St.
Project Number: 3009098

A tentative design review is scheduled for Monday, April 27 for developers AvalonBay Communities to present to the board the proposal for Avalon Ballard, a planned six-story building containing 13,000 square feet of retail at ground level and 233 residential units above at the site of the now closed Sunset Bowl.

Parking for 277 vehicles to be provided in two levels below grade. The empty bowling alley would be demolished.

The project has been before the board two other times in July and October of 2008.

Applicant: Derek Bottles, (425) 576-2123
Planner: Scott Kemp, 233-3866