600 North 85th St. Condos inspired by FEMA. The upshot is they won’t last. In the meantime, pray that these trees grow as fast as possible. Um, what’s with the flying nun suite in the corner? “This condo is unholy.”
424 North 85th Street Clearly, Bozo the design clown got this contract. We’ve read this was a conversion rather than new construction. It appears to be a self-storage building converted to a cheerfully striped mega-shed. Just so you know, we don’t just toss the word “mega” around. This wee house surrounded by no parking signs [...]
1224 Boren Ave. This is a beautiful building on First Hill and definitely deserving preservation. We at CSC weep to see it unfinished and in foreclosure, empty and no good to anyone when so many people who lived there must have been happy before being evicted for a condo conversion. In the spirit of gambling [...]
2607 Western Ave …Another medley building. Burnt sienna? Mocha? Navajo beige? Stone that floats?Ahhh! I can’t decide… All of them, give me ALL of them! Clearly this building is suffering from disease known as Mangoltberg’s Syndrome or Hesitantly Indecisive Disorder (H.I.D.) Scientists have been unable to agree whether this is a disabling or incapacitating manifestation [...]
6801 Greenwood Ave. N. The multi-color craze spreads to Phinney Ridge. When you can’t decide on your favorite color, just use them all. Daffodil, sage, daffodil, sage, “brick,” . . . repeat. This mixed-up behemoth looms over Greenwood Ave. like a windblown spore from Belltown. OMG, it’s a pandemic!!
