The Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has approved a 6-story mixed-use building to replace two one-story apartment buildings at 219 1st Ave N. A few minor design changes (e.g. change the exterior from corrugated to solid surface), and this project will move ahead.
The new building will house 45 residential units above street-level commercial space. Since the site is located in the Uptown Urban Center, parking requirements do not equal the number of units – there will be parking for 5 (five) vehicles.
Since posts about new developments often spur questions on the lack of parking, here’s the rundown for the “why only 5 parking spaces?” The developer submitted a traffic study and parking utilization report that “indicates that a peak parking demand of 22 parking stalls is expected. The onsite parking supply is 5 vehicles, thus the spill-over demand to on street parking is 15 vehicles.”
DPD reviewed the traffic report and concluded that there are no significant adverse impacts with the parking plan.
The existing apartment buildings will be demolished. Note, this 6-story building joins 3 other planned multi-story developments we covered in June.