West Seattle development notes: 2626 Alki application, & more

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We start with news from along Fauntleroy Way:

FAUNTLEROY/JUNEAU DEMOLITION: Within the past week, the teardowns to make way for the 5915-5917 Fauntleroy Way SW townhouses/rowhouse development have happened.

ANOTHER FAUNTLEROY CORNER ROWHOUSE: Rowhouses are popular on Fauntleroy. An early-stage filing proposes a six-unit rowhouse with five on-site parking spaces for 5601 Fauntleroy Way SW, right across Findlay from a relatively new rowhouse.

And from today’s Land Use Information Bulletin:

2626 ALKI AVENUE APPLICATION: 14 residential units, 5 live-work units, commercial space, and 23 parking spaces comprise this project, which isn’t done with Design Review yet but has filed for its Master Use Permit – that’s why a new city sign has just gone up on the west side of the site. (Here’s our coverage of its second Design Review meeting last July – no date yet for the third and possibly final.)

5608 23RD SW: This Land Use application proposes building a new single-family house in an “environmentally critical area” (ECA).

4564 53RD SW: This notice announces city approval of permission sought to build a three-story house in an ECA.

PUBLIC COMMENT OR APPEAL: The notices linked above all include links to information on how to reach DPD if you’re interested in either of those options.

Gary May 15, 2015 (3:24 pm)

More building in the West Seattle area.Has the area lost control on this “overbuilding”? Look at that jungle of NOT needed apartments at the Junction, especially at California & Alaska.Are those lousy built and way overpriced apartments really needed? I think not!! I lived in West Seattle for over 32 years when it was a nice little quiet community with a “home town” feeling.Now it’s totally overgrown with BIG box buildings.You who live there really need to get control of this building binge (look at Alaska & Fauntleroy) and try to stop it or at least reduce it. I remember when the high rise bridge was being built years ago….people said “you build it and people will come”….well that statement was certainly right and little “home town feeling” West Seattle has just become overgrown!

Todd May 16, 2015 (1:02 am)

I’m not excited about the increased traffic, but boy has West Seattle improved in the 15 years we’ve lived here. If “home town feeling” equals crappy restaurants, a dozen ‘antique’ stores, and no culture, I’ll take the changes any day, thank you very much.

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