Oh happy day! I?m all for small biz, but those buildings have seen better days and are so in need of an upgrade. All that?s left is for Chuck & Sally?s to get retrofitted/sold/demolished/rebuilt and this little neighborhood will finally start looking respectable. Great news!
Comment by Chuck & Sally's Van Man ? 4:56 pm June 21, 2012 #
Just what we need more condo?s. While i agree that site is a bit of an eyesore,West Seattle is getting overrun with Apts and Condo?s, also the Bridge is already a parking lot at peak times.There are only so many people the present infastructure will support.
Comment by Pam Ford ? 6:20 pm June 21, 2012 #
I don?t think we will see new condos built anytime soon. There is no market for them still. But apartments, yes. The vacancy rate in Seattle right now is like 2%. It is crazy which is why so many new buildings are going up. So, one could argue new apartments are exactly what Seattle needs, purely based on economics.
Comment by kgdlg ? 6:54 pm June 21, 2012 #
Pam, normally I?d agree?not a big fan of the squeeze myself (though I do feel good knowing it?s helping minimize urban sprawl, at least on some level). Maybe you don?t live in the Morgan neighborhood; one of these businesses is a magnet for the transients who come and buy cheap beer and crash in the ?family? park. There is litter, there is noise?just not a benefit to the neighborhood IMHO. I feel worse for the dry cleaner as I used to do a lot of business there. Overall, I think a new building will be a plus and welcome anything besides what?s there now.
Comment by Chuck & Sally's Van Man ? 6:56 pm June 21, 2012 #
Better that the eyesore that?s there now
Comment by DW ? 7:03 pm June 21, 2012 #
Chuck and sally?s van man, i live one block away from there, and yes i agree it attracts transients, but i am sure the land could be put to a better use for the community other than more apts. And the park for family?s is already placed next to two bars. Kgdig almost every apt building i pass had apts for rent i am sure the vacancy rate is much higher than 2%.
Comment by Pam Ford ? 8:01 pm June 21, 2012 #
The thing that realy needs to be asked is are you ready for this one, What is mans natural habbitat. Where is man suposed to live? Could it be that what we as man [good or bad] is all part of coarse of nature. After all we are animals of the earth. So maybe what we do is all part of the earths evolution. Makes you kind of wonder?
Comment by boy ? 8:52 pm June 21, 2012 #
Hopefully Chuck & Sally?s will be next
Comment by Jacob ? 9:27 pm June 21, 2012 #
Expand Morgan Junction Park!
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Mike
Comment by miws ? 9:58 pm June 21, 2012 #
While the area needs some change for the better, I don?t know if apartments are the answer. What I see going up in West Seattle aren?t very attractive and I question the overkill. Property owners by and large always take better care than renters.
Perhaps my biggest concern is whether the TOD sites mean the developers don?t have to bother providing parking for their residences. I can?t seem to find a definitive answer, and am worried we are headed in the same frustrating direction as Seattle proper with cars and parking issues. West Seattle seems to be the final frontier for the free and easy-parking that is.
Comment by Cole ? 10:05 pm June 21, 2012 #
Cole, I couldn?t find that answer either ? but with this building on the RapidRide line, I?m 99% sure it means parking not required.
Comment by WSB ? 10:12 pm June 21, 2012 #
Parking is not required in urban villages in Seattle. I will find out if Morgan counts as one of these. Most lenders, even with this code, require developers to build some parking at least.
I have to boldly disagree with the statement above that ?owners by and large always take better care than renters.? I think this is a complete falsehood perpetrated by the ownership, often elite, in this country and not at all based in fact. You know how many slumlords exist in this world? LOTS. And renters and neighborhoods suffer because of them.
This is the perfect site for increased density. Next to many bus lines, shopping and food. In my opinion, if we don?t put apartments on main arterials, where should they go? In single family neighborhoods? This is what keeps our single family areas intact. As mentioned above, the numbers support this development ? there are not enough apartments in Seattle right now and unless we build more, rents will continue to sky rocket. It is bad out there right now. And while I am cranky?I believe the design flaws that we all complain about so much are as much a result of capitalism than anything else. Private investors and places like pension funds build these buildings and they could care less about award winning design. Take a look at your 401k next time the statement comes, I bet some ofit is in real estate?
Comment by kgdlg ? 11:18 pm June 21, 2012 #
Can?t relate to your wonder @ boy because your thoughts are not even comprehensible but I think anything in that are is a plus. Maybe the TH?s like you see North of Chuck and Sally?s, fewer then condos and nice units to draw a first time buyer crowd. The bridge is over and for us that have lived here for years we just have to realize with growth comes the unfathomable-traffic.
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