SHED Makes 1310 East Union Building Loft More Cohesive

STATUS UPDATE

Facebook Likes New Seattle Office Designed By Frank Gehry

HISTORIC HOMES

Chance to Live in Discovery Park's Historic Fort Lawton Residences Coming Soon

EATER TASTINGS

Seattle's James Beard Award Nominees; Where to Get the Best Cocktails

This week's top hits from Eater Seattle, Curbed's sibling bar, restaurant, and nightlife blog.

EATER MAPS -- As a complement to Eater's Heatmap on where to grab a bite right now, Eater's Cocktail Heatmap focuses on the hottest places to sip boozy concoctions. These establishments are home toSeattle's most brilliant bartending minds, the ones who are generating buzz for their creativity, quality, and overall dedication to their craft. And the result is damn fine cocktails that are sure to keep the bar stools warm for years to come.

EVENTWIRE -- Seattle Wine and Food Experience is back for its seventh year this Sunday; they'll try and make you so full of wine and food, you'll forget you have to work the next day. With 26 restaurants, 25 specialty food distributors, and somewhere around 600 wines, you should probably take a cab—and the next day off. Eater has a few suggestions on what to eat and where to go.

AWARDS SEASON -- The James Beard Foundation has released their list of semifinalists for this year's Restaurant and Chef Awards. Seattle — or, more accurately, the Greater Seattle area — is well represented, with at least one nominee in every category. Some are familiar faces when it comes to these awards (ahem, Canlis), but there are a few surprising, first-time nominees as well. Eater has the full list of local names.

7 HOURS AGO

Bertha Breaks Through, No Changes to SoDo Arena MOU

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· Report: Developer won't alter Seattle NBA, NHL arena agreement [SI]

8 HOURS AGO

Cornerspotter: Background Clues Tell This Seattle Story

Written by Sarah Anne Lloyd

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!

Image: Seattle Municipal Archives

All of the clues for this corner are going to be in the background. The mini-mart to the right, while standing at the site of another mini-mart, is long gone; the huge, shared medical facility where the laundromat stood in 1962 was finished in 2009 (If some squeamish time-traveller were to show up with a bag of laundry, they may even be in for a bit of a shock).

The large, white building towering over the rest of the photo is still around, although it doesn't stand out quite as much in these much taller times. And hey, do you see those steeples slightly downhill from here?

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9 HOURS AGO

RENDERINGS REVEALED

New 400 Dexter Complex Adding Height, Keeping the Clock

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Alexandria Real Estate and architect CollinsWoerman presented their plans for 400 Dexter for recommendation to the design review board last night. Those plans call for the demolition of three existing single-story buildings to be replaced with a 12-story office building with 269,700 sq. ft. of office space, approximately 13,800 sq. ft. of retail and 457 below-grade parking spaces. They have goals to achieve minimum LEED Gold and keep in mind the pedestrian experience along Dexter, Harrison and Republican. The tall, canopied cover and a recessed ground level storefront provides an opportunity for outdoor, café-style seating. A plaza area on the south corner and a fifth floor open space give tenants and guests connection to the outside world. Perhaps most importantly, the iconic street clock on the corner will be refurbished and become a centerpiece of the new plaza.

See more renderings of the property >>

SOUTH LAKE UNION

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10 HOURS AGO

RENOVATIONS

SHED Makes 1310 East Union Building Loft More Cohesive

This 1,702-square-foot Capitol Hill loft in the 1310 East Union Building recently got a complete makeover courtesy of SHED Architecture & Design and they're ready to show it off. So what did they change? The young couple who live there weren't happy with the exposed entry way, lack of storage and oversized hallway that left no place to hide. They wanted to add functional elements to the space that blended with the building's original palette of concrete floors, zinc plated pan-decking ceiling, and blackened steel beams and railings. SHED came in and went about artfully marrying the new additions with the original industrial construction using a palette of concrete, brick, stainless steel plate, blackened steel and mirror.

So what did SHED do? >>

CAPITOL HILL

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11 HOURS AGO

RENDERINGS REVEALED

Big Boot Wants to be Demarcation Point Between Denny Triangle & SLU

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Holland Partner Group went under contract on 970 Denny Way back in November and now we get a look at their big plans for the spot that acts as a demarcation between Denny Triangle and South Lake Union. Last night they and Weber Thompson presented their plans to the design review board for early guidance and they showed off renderings for a big boot that will tower over the neighborhood. Including 457 apartment units, 970 Denny is being developed as rental apartments, offering a mix of unit sizes and configurations. Amenities will be located at two levels, the 6th floor and the rooftop. The complex will also include 16,900 sq. ft. of retail in the "foot" and 341 parking stalls underground. The preferred massing model calls for a curved tower scheme with a rectilinear base, which looks the most streamlined of the three options.

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12 HOURS AGO

Arion Apartments Plan to Bring a Little Color to U District

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If nothing else, the upcoming residential building at 4230 11th Ave NE is going to bring some color to the neighborhood. Dubbed Arion Apartments, the seven-story aims to include 99 residential units, each one averaging about 300 square feet. 4 star Built Green and featuring a large bike parking area, the complex intends to cater to UW graduate students and young professionals in the area. Johnston Architects andArion Investments are bringing plans before the design review board for recommendation on Monday, Feb. 23. Before then, check out more renderings. Not that you could miss that red.

Renderings inside and out >>

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13 HOURS AGO

HOTEL HAPPENINGS

Seattle's Roosevelt Hotel & Kirkland's Heathman Hotel Sold

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DOWNTOWN— Provenance Hotels and NBP Capital have purchased the Roosevelt Hotel, adding it to a portfolio that already includes Hotel Max, Hotel 1000 and Tacoma's Hotel Murano. They plan to bring in a marquee restaurant tenant and return the 151-room hotel at 7th Avenue and Pine Street to it's original prominence. [Provenance]

KIRKLAND— Heathman Hotel in Kirkland has also been sold. The boutique property is now owned by principals of Beccaria Partners, a Los Angeles hotel investment group. The 91-room hotel is routinely listed on best Northwest hotels lists. The sale price was not disclosed. [PSBJ]

A DAY AGO

Facebook Likes New Seattle Office Designed By Frank Gehry

Image: Dexter Station

Facebook is updating it's status in Seattle. The social media company is expanding and moving from it's current office in Metropolitan Park East tower to a 274,000 square-foot office in the upcoming Dexter Station building at 1101 Dexter Ave. The deal includes an option to lease an additional 62,000 square feet and sees the company completing the move in early 2016. Sparing no expense, the office interiors will be designed by architect Frank Gehry, known locally for his EMP Museum design. According to Facebook Seattle head honchoPaul Carduner, the move "gives us enough space for the next few years to grow to 2,000 employees." The move also puts them in prime location within walking distance to Amazon, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and many other local heavy-hitters.
· Facebook confirms big expansion to Dexter Station, will grow to 2,000 employees [PSBJ]
· Facebook Seattle updates status, confirms Dexter move [ST]

SOUTH LAKE UNION

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A DAY AGO

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The Bill The Butcher House is Back and Asking $500K More

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Considering how long it's been on the market and the curious tale of it's former owner, we'd recognize this sheep-adorned house anywhere. The 5-BR at 812 W Galer recently re-listed at $2.75M, which caught our eye. It's notable because we're so used to seeing it listed for $2.25M, a whole $500K less. On and off the market a bunch of times since 2011, the house became the centerpiece of a local scandal last year when it was revealed Bill The Butcher CEO J'Amy Owens used "hundreds of thousands" of the company's money to help buy the home as the butcher shop was hemorrhaging profits. New owners took over in October and clearly they think there's more value to the Queen Anne property that comes with a "tower" apartment and authentic Japanese tea house.

Don't be baaaaashful, take a look around >>

QUEEN ANNE

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A DAY AGO

CURBED FEATURES

Just inside the newly builtRichard J. Lee Elementary school in Coppell, Texas, is a first-floor, unenclosed library that makes up the core of the building. Amy Holzle, an architect with Stantec, calls it a "hub that the kids interact with," and the same could be said of much of the school, which is designed to look more like a tech office than a traditional house of learning. Curbed National has the full story on its design. [Curbed National]

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HISTORIC HOMES

Chance to Live in Discovery Park's Historic Fort Lawton Residences Coming Soon

Image: Wonderlane

Seattle residents have been flocking to Discovery Park for years, wondering what was to become of the 26 Colonial Revival residences leftover from Fort Lawton on the hill overlooking Puget Sound. The answer appears to be that they will be lived in once again, though this time it won't require you to join the army first. Via PSBJ, an affidavit filed with King County last week shows that Rise Properties Trust has paid $9.5M for the historic homes, which they will refurbish and put on the open market. Work on the Homes at Fort Lawton project, which will have to take into consideration the residences' place on theNational Register of Historic Places, will begin this summer. The buildings currently range from 2-BR duplexes to mansions. The gem of the lot is the General's House, a 6K sq. ft., six-room residence. More than a million troops passed through the fort between 1900 and the 1970's when it was given to the city and formed the basis for Discovery Park.
· Soon you'll be able to buy one of the historic homes in Discovery Park[PSBJ]
· Fort Lawton to Discovery Park [HL]

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A DAY AGO

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Bertha Actually Moving, Ballard Bridge Biking Concerns

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· Bertha digs 3 feet toward repair pit [ST]
· Public Bikes comes to Capitol Hill [CHS]
· Video letter about the dangerous Ballard Bridge [SBB]
· The Ugliest Walk in Seattle Is the Walk Under the Viaduct [Stranger]
· Porch partners with Windermere Real Estate to provide home-improvement history [GW]

A DAY AGO

Big Reveal: $369K For Remodeled 2-BR in Ballard

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Yesterday, we asked you to guess the asking price for this 1954-built 2-BR home in Ballard. We saw guesses as low as $275K and up towards $475K. The actual ask ended up somewhere in the middle: $369K. The grounds out front have been landscaped with care while the backyard features a cozy shed and cute garden. Inside, original brick walls and a fireplace to match So now that you know, does that price sound right to you?

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