just received an email tip about early design review for a "51 story, 1,200 room hotel, convention and meeting space (100,000 sq.ft.)" in place of the greyhound bus station.
although pretty darn ugly at the moment, the greyhound station is a registered historical building. even so, the existing office structure and bus station will be demolished.
Developer: R. C. Hedreen Co
Applicant: Spencer Decker Architects, LLC
DPD project: # 3008442
UPDATE: thursday, 31 january 2008
today the seattle pi ran an article on this project. here are a few highlights from the article:
- they plan to complete the project in 2013
- groundbreaking is up to three years away, and construction will take up to another three years
- the building will include 100,000 square feet of meeting space and two ballrooms, each with between 20,000 and 25,000 square feet
- the developer, R.C. Hedreen Co., built and owns the Renaissance Seattle hotel, the Hilton Seattle and the Grand Hyatt Seattle
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
goodbye greyhound, hello big
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According to the Seattle Times, The Seattle Landmark Preservation Board decided to reject the recommendation to nominate the 1927 station for protected landmark status.
http://tinyurl.com/2yr8cp
reppond team- thanks for the reference. interesting how "interpretive" land use regulations and city ordinances are when you have a lot of money. i'm not suggesting that i disagree with the decision in this case. i'm actually happy to see the bus station deleted from our neighborhood. nevertheless, i do think that the law should be applied equally, no matter the size of ones bank account.
"i'm actually happy to see the bus station deleted from our neighborhood"
What have you got against the bus station? Especially since it doesn't block anyone's view. Its current location is convenient for travelers to access a variety of mass transit options.
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