Cornerspotted: 15th Avenue W and W Garfield Street
Yesterday, we asked you to guess the location of a pair of terrifying chipmunks. Superguesser walker-d was the first to get this, although props to recent transplant Neil Bergquist's also-correct answer: 15th Ave W and W Garfield St, right at the offramp of the Magnolia Bridge.
Before image: Seattle Municipal Archives
Those chip-crazy chipmunks are no longer watching over the Magnolia Bridge offramp onto 15th Ave W, although most of the overpass is the same, for better or for worse. SDOT is waiting on fundsto replace the crumbling connector to the tune of $262 million.
The structure, which KOMO once referred to as "technically a bridge,"is one of three links from Magnolia to the rest of the city, along with similar overpasses on Emerson and Dravus.
· All Cornerspotter coverage [CS]
Written by Sarah Anne Lloyd
· All Cornerspotter coverage [CS]
Written by Sarah Anne Lloyd
Ibsen Nelson's Midcentury Classic in Medina Asking $2.2M
Ibsen Andreas Nelsen was a prominent figure in Northwest architecture in the midcentury, best known for designing the Museum of Flight and the Inn at the Market. The AIA Seattle Gold Medal winner also had a ton of homes to his credit and one of them, this Medina 5-BR, just hit the market asking $2.18M. Not your average mid-century modern, this one's got a little extra Pacific Northwestern modernity to it with a hint of Asian influence. As you'd expect, plenty of open rooms, exposed brick, rich hardwood floors & floor-to-ceiling windows that bring the surrounding nature into the home. You also get the added benefit of beautiful bay views from both levels, including the master suite. There's also the requisite private dock because, well, you're in Medina after all. The listing says this was "home of the year" in 1964. Doesn't say who said that, but we'll take their word for it.
Kingdome Officially Paid Off; Rainworks Street Art
· Priced out? Growing numbers appear to be fleeing King County [FYI]
· This Seattle Street Art Only Appears When It's Raining [CityLab]
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· What's Your Vision for Metro's Future? [STB]
· Officials say Sound Transit needs to go big [CC]
· Construction of downtown Seattle apartment high-rise starts Friday[PSBJ]
· Kingdome bonds finally paid off 15 years after implosion [KING]
· Capitol Hill Light Rail Station May Save Sound Transit [CHT]
· This Seattle Street Art Only Appears When It's Raining [CityLab]
· HBO plans major expansion of Seattle office [ST]
· What's Your Vision for Metro's Future? [STB]
· Officials say Sound Transit needs to go big [CC]
· Construction of downtown Seattle apartment high-rise starts Friday[PSBJ]
· Kingdome bonds finally paid off 15 years after implosion [KING]
· Capitol Hill Light Rail Station May Save Sound Transit [CHT]
Come Join Us for an All-Day Celebration of Mies van der Rohe!
Today is the 129th birthday of Mies van der Rohe, the great 20th century architect whose pioneering work with glass and steel helped define modern architecture as we know it. So obviously we're celebrating. All over the Curbediverse today, we'll be taking a fervent look at Mies and his legacy, a party you can also follow along on Twitter with the hashtag #MiesDay. But first, here are five important, fun, or otherwise intriguing facts about Mies to get the day started:
5. Mies served as the last director of Bauhaus, the famous German school for experimental art and design, before closing it down under Nazi pressure in 1933 and emigrating to the U.S. in 1937.
Can Someone Please Pony Up $7.9M For This Woodway Estate?
Some houses are snapped up in days. Others take years. The sellers should be commended for their patience.
Embassy style ceilings? A rainforest spa? Imagine the architect's first day with this project when they found they'd be working on a 10,831 square foot house, er, estate that not only has 6 bedrooms, 9.75 baths (why not round up to 10?), and 6,000 square feet for indoor recreation. Twelve years after it was built, it's being sold for $7,950,000. Actually, it's been on the market for over seven years, which means it went on the market, ah, in 2008 - five years after completion and just as the bubble burst. There's a regulation Little League field on the property as well as a tennis court. Inside, there's a full-sized basketball court. For something a bit less aerobic, how about a billiards hall. After playing, relax in the rainforest spa. Whatever that is, it certainly looks amazing. If you prefer, play with your car collection that can spread out 14 cars across three garages. At the same time, the 'embassy style ceilings' capture the right feeling for the level of elegance throughout the house: beautiful art glass windows, chandeliers, sweeping staircases, travertine floors, Corinthian columns, and a sense of culture. The library looks more like an office from which a head of state, or estate, would preside over dignitaries and officials. The architect should be congratulated because they fit an incredible mix of conflicting amenities onto the 4 acre property. Now, to find someone who will buy it.
Seattle's James Beard Award Finalists; Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of Spring
This week's top hits from Eater Seattle, Curbed's sibling bar, restaurant, and nightlife blog.
AWARDS SEASON -- The James Beard Foundation announced the final nominees for the 2015 James Beard Awards, narrowed down from the long list of semifinalists announced last month. And here's a big bummer: All of the Seattle and Washington state nominees in the nationwide categories have been eliminated. But moving on to the Best Chef Northwest category, familiar names like Renee Erickson, Blaine Wetzel, and Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi are sticking around to compete with a couple of nominees from Portland.
SPRING TRACKING -- 2015 seems to be shaping up nicely for Seattle's restaurant scene. Sure, we're bidding adieu to spots like Shanik and Boat Street Cafe, but there are also a flurry of anticipated openings to look forward to, including Meat & Bread, Canal Market, and Kraken Congee.
FIRST WORD -- Ethan Stowell is planning to open a new restaurant this spring in the Four Seasons Hotel downtown. His new concept will replace ART Restaurant & Lounge. Many of the project's details are still in the works, including the name.
This Week in Strange, Weird & Terrible Seattle Real Estate Listing Photos
As the weekend approaches, let's take a look around the Seattle real estate listings to find some examples of the strange, the weird and just the plain terrible. (Come across one we missed? let us know…)
SEATTLE IS ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!!!
$8.5M Yarrow Point Estate Lives Up to its Price Tag
Yarrow Point is home to some stunning estates but it's not too often we see one asking $8.5M on the market. The 7-BR estate that just hit the market meets the visual criteria you'd expect to see for such an ask. It just looks like an $8.5M place, you know? There a bedroom, bathroom and fireplace for seven different people in the home with one bathroom leftover to haggle over. Both an indoor spa-pool and outdoor pool so your swimming isn't weather-dependant. A full-sized tennis court, cabana/gazebo, boat dock, fire pit and manicured landscape for maximum outdoor fun. Inside, stay fit through either the gym or the dance studio with ballet barre. There's even a tanning roomif your workout doesn't feel complete without that. Above the four-car garage, an apartment and studio is perfect for in-laws and other guests. According to the real estate agent, it's "an estate in every sense of the word." Hard to argue.
Big Reveal: $1.675M For This 1892 Victorian in Tacoma
Yesterday, we asked you to guess the listing price for this 4-BR Victorian home in Tacoma.Some pretty strong guesses this week, ranging from $1.55M to $1.8M. But it was walker-d who got closest, guessing $1.6M The actual ask? $1.675M. $550K in renovations help make the idea of living in a home that's 123-year-old go down smoother. Even still, the beautiful grounds and amenities inside make it a real stunner. So now that you know, does that price sound right to you?
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Washington Film Industry Trouble; Can Coders Fix Seattle Traffic?
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· Can coders fix the Seattle area's traffic problems? [CC]
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· How Well Do You Know Seattle's architecture [SPI]
· Another hotel deal for Provenance [DJC]
· What's Wrong With This House: Queen Anne Abode with Views [SM]
· Can Westlake's streetcar tracks ever be safe for people biking? [SBB]
· Here's one place where the FAA's big new Seattle office won't land[PSBJ]
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Brilliant App Reveals What Your Exact Location Looked Like in the Past
All images via Pivot
Many recent multimedia projects have tried to present a "then and now" look at different cities by mashing up current images of buildings and streetscapes with historical visuals like old film footage, 18th-century paintings, or classic album covers. Now, an app called Pivotwants to do the same but in real time, offering an instant time portal right as you're walking down the street. Pivot, developed by Boston-based couple Asma Jaber and Sami Jitan, prompts you to raise your phone when you're at a "pivot" point—and that's when you'll see images and videos of what that place looked like from decades or centuries ago.
Why Buy One Fairy Tale Home When You Can Have Two?
The listing calls them fairy tale houses, and sure, if you swap out the shingled siding for gingerbread, replace the split-rail fence with candy canes, and glue it all together with frosting you'd be on to something. For $479,500 there is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,370 square foot house and a 640 square foot, 1 bedroom, 1 bath cottage on 0.37 acres. That's more than a third of an acre for less than a half million dollars within the Seattle City limits. That part sounds like the actual fairy tale. It looks like artists lived there because there's a studio on the top floor of the main house. There is artistry in the house. The fireplace was made by hand. That's impressive considering it is made of stone, not brick or tile. The basement has a work space that looks like it was built from reclaimed wood and windows The cottage, which isn't even on sewer but instead septic, could act as a refuge or a separate studio. Though, in the current housing market that is Seattle, the cottage could be a nice rental. Flip that. Live in the small house, rent out the big house, and cover a lot more of the monthly expenses.
Cornerspotter: Terrifying Midcentury Chipmunks
Cornerspotter is the Curbed Seattle feature in which we show you a historical photo taken somewhere in the city and you identify the location. Impress fellow Curbed readers with your knowledge by leaving guesses in the comments or send them to our tipline: seattle@curbed.com. We'll post the answer on Friday. And hey: no cheating!
Try to look past this creepy duo of chipmunks stealing all your chips and dip! (I mean, they're supposed to be "friends," but I don't buy it.) This bridge, pictured here in 1960, is showing off a then brand-new — now aged and treacherous — segment, an overpass crossing a major arterial.
Fast forward a little over 55 years, and nothing is brand-new about it except for some column bracing. While it doesn't get as much press as a much bigger structure in a very similar boat, the bridge was severely damaged in the 2001 Nisqually quake — and that's on top of the damage it suffered in a 1997 mudslide.
Written by Sarah Anne Lloyd
Frank Tichy Dutch Colonial in Kenmore Asking $2.15M
If you're talking about a Frank Tichy home in Puget Sound, you're usually talking about a home that looks like it might belong in Massachusetts. That's a good place to start when considering this Dutch Colonial in Kenmore by Tichy that just hit the market asking $2.15M. The 3,470 sf 3-BR might as well be out of a painting with it's brick entranceway, tire swing and wooden bench out front. Inside, just as classic-looking thanks to rustic wall doors, brick fireplaces and wood accents throughout. Just enough modern touches in the kitchen and bathrooms to keep everyone happy without sacrificing the charm of the aesthetic. Out back, a lakefront lawn that leads to a beach, private dock & built-in firepit. An East Coast retreat firmly planted here on the West Coast.
You know how people in Seattle will ask you not to tell your friends and family how great it is here, that it doesn't rain as much as they think and that it's actually an awesome place to live? Well it looks like the secret is out.According to Gene Balk, 2014 was a record-year for King County driver licenses issued to newcomers (64,376) and 2015 is already on pace to smash that record. January and February saw 10,616 licenses issued to newcomers alone. As for where they're coming from, California is king, followed by Texas (?), Oregon and Arizona. [FYI Guy, Image: Sam Thorogood]SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
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