According to a report from the Seattle Times, Su Development (Developer of Elements Too and 989 Elements) has submitted preliminary plans for a 2-tower, 21 and 18-story apartment high-rise, respectively, to break ground next spring in Downtown Bellevue.
The project is called Soma Towers, and according to plans will be located on the NE corner of NE 2nd Street & 106th Ave NE. The 1st tower is planned to break ground in spring of 2011 and construction would begin by 2013. The 2 towers would total 266 apartments and allow for a 3-story podium with a retail shopping area, as well as 4 levels of underground parking. The report states that the apartments would range in size from 400 – 1,200 square feet.
The property was originally purposed as a 250-unit apartment building by another developer, Legacy Partners. This project fell through as the economy took a beating on many developers in the area.
(No renderings are currently available).
Here’s a little more info on the project.
http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/1685/SoMa-Towers-Design-Competition-
Like all other high rises built by Su Development\, this one is very artistic and unique in style.
The old Larry’s Market / Joe’s on 120th is the site of some construction activity. Any idea what this is? This is a little out of the downtown core, but I’m curious if anyone knows.
I heard rumors a while back that Uwajimaya was moving into the old Larry’s Market location.