July 31, 2009
I recently toured the U.S. Court of Appeals building and was very impressed with the results of the recent remodel; I tried to take some notes and a few pictures during the tour (notes below): Also known as the Nakamura Court House, this 70 year old structure recently underwent an extensive $80,000,000 ‘face-lift’ to update […]
Read MoreJuly 14, 2009
Below please find a few photographs of the Liberty Building (AKA HardRock Cafe’s forthcoming Seattle location). Demolition of the existing structure is nearly complete at this point – they have taken the structure down to its timber skeleton, all the while preserving the terra cotta exterior. Check back as this ‘new’ structure begins to take […]
Read MoreJuly 09, 2009
A Blog Post on UV’s Founder and a brand new Seattle news site worth checking out: 1) Check out this recent blog post on Seattle Metropolitan Magazine’s Website. Specifically, the article is referencing Urban Visions’ Founder Greg Smith and his involvement in a new venture, Publicola. 2) For more on Publicola, “Seattle’s News Elixir”, click […]
Read MoreJuly 02, 2009
The Lexas Companies (developer of The Escala condos at 4th & Virginia) filed a land use application on June 15th for their proposed 35-story, 2 tower hotel/residential development located at 1200 Stewart. The notice of application and 2 basic renderings are below: Notice of Application Public Involvement: Comment on Application :: How to Request an […]
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