Comments on: Joule apartments and condominiums

By: William

William — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:18:33 +0000

Another knife in the back of capitol Hill.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:32:50 +0000

I take back everything defensive I said about Joule. I walked by there earlier today and found it utterly bland and hideous.

By: Rick

Rick — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:33:05 +0000

Yeah, let’s build another cardboard cut out residential building featuring condos and overpriced apartments across the street from Seattle Central, where rich parents send their children to go to college.

Anyway, the upside of all of this for renters is that there are plenty of newer buildings in the area that still have plenty of vacant apartment units in them. So rents should be going down in the neighborhood for the forseeable future. I see for rent signs everywhere on Capitol Hill these days, including older buildings.

By: John

John — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:40:56 +0000

Geez! Why couldn’t these developers leave the walls of the old QFC and Safeway standing, and used them as the buildings’ facade? At least it would have blended in with the rest of the buildings on Broadway. Is it too much to ask for them to at least create their buildings entirely of brick? I know it will cost them 3 times the cost, and they’ll lose money on the projects, but common, at least it will look purrty! At least, they could have replicated some of those rusting, crappy looking 70s buildings all over Capitol Hill. Where’s the imagination of these developers?! We want Broadway to remain looking like crap!

Ok, on a serious note, I do like how the Brix looks, but not too fond of The Joule. Although, both look like improvements to the old empty QFC and Safeway buildings that used to be there.

By: craig threlkeld

craig threlkeld — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:13:39 +0000

I don’t feel, or see, the energy.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:31:22 +0000

This is what you get when you ask to match the neighborhood character. Another cardboard 6 story building that looks like subsidized housing. Stingy developers love to build cheap, and it’s so easy on Capitol Hill! The community wanted this, they wanted short buildings to match the character, so… here you go!

Paradox: Beltown has no hint of regional transit, yet building are 30-40 stories high, Capitol Hill, has light rail on the way, but new buildings are still plastic-cardboard 5-6 story boxes, same as Kent. I think Capitol Hill community is confused and don’t know what they want.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:20:38 +0000

I am a sorry about the direction of Broadway. Yes, it has been on the down side for a few years, but I am bummed to see it become generic. I would love to see the old buildings (I am not saying the old Safeway and QFC should have remained) developed in a cool, unique way that preserves the character of the neighborhood. I am very, very sad (weeping, really) to hear that the block on Broadway just north of John St. with the old bank building front and the Septeime restaurant is going to be torn down and developed into something that looks pretty boring. Does anyone know if that is already a done deal? Help! I hope Broadway can keep a flavor of the old buildings…

By: SiamIAm

SiamIAm — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:59:56 +0000

I just don’t get people who want more and more density to bring down rents and so there are more people to ride the trains. A parking lot would look better, and half of the people in town should be driven out- If high prices would do it, then so be it. The only reason the county wants higher density is so they can get more tax dollar to waste… ie “slush fund”.

PS: My next door neighbor just farted. Yea for high density!

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:41:02 +0000

Hey Rev.Smith,

I have nothing to do with either of these buildings. Could you please point to an architecturally beautiful 6-story apartment block so that I have a benchmark for aesthetics?

Yours in Christ,
Jason

By: Rev.Smith

Rev.Smith — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:06:02 +0000

Wait, wait. Which pic is Brix and which one is Joule???

*insert table tennis neck action here*

Yes, you shill, it’s an improvement on the old rotting blight that was that triangular QFC and tacobell. But a fancy new trailer park might have achieved that low bar, too.
Architecture has a higher purpose than just bringing rents down, no? Shape and silhouette wise, the face of this building has all the imagination of a plastic vacuformed forklift pallet.

Where the fawk is Howard Rourke’s skills when we need him?