The old Charlestown Street Café site, at the corner of California and Charlestown, appears to have a new use in store with planning documents revealing developers want to build six townhouse units “arranged around a central drive aisle.”

Intracorp Real Estate has begun the permitting process with Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development and a design review process is expected, although dates have not been set. Each of the six structures will have five townhomes incorporated, making for 30 units in total.

It’s been a little over two years since the Charlestown Street Café closed their doors, the result of tough economic times and a lease with poor terms, according to owner Ron Hanlon. Their final day, April 3,2011, was full of emotion for long time customers and employees saying goodbye to a fixture of classic American dining in West Seattle.