1222 East Madison, Seattle Developer: Wallace Properties Architect: Kevin Cleary at Baylis Architects Uh oh, oooh noooo! Are those cantaloupe accents on the windows? Hey! Maybe the sills are scratch and sniff, and the building will waft sweet melon on the breeze. Otherwise, this is truly unsupportable . . . and we would have [...]
711 Bellevue Ave E. We at CSC were a bit down in the mouth after wandering though these old digs. Big, old houses with lives and details to spare…if only the walls could talk. The prognosis is terminal. They’re coming down and the predictable multi units are going up. We cross our fingers for [...]
321 E THOMAS ST. Oh Veduta… Look again… Those aren’t new balconies. Could it be siding repair? OMG! New siding, already? We gasp. Another vinyl siding replacement job in Seattle, the rainy city. Vinyl siders, put on your rain boots, draw up a business plan, and come join the vinyl rush. The new backbone of [...]
230 Broadway Ave. E OMG!! Call Punxsutawney Phil. It’s like Groundhog Day, déja vu all over again, an ill received condo project in the heart of the neighborhood. If it sees its shadow will it go back in its hole? Diiiiiig, Slooooooow. Meow.
900 Summit Ave E OMG! We totally saw this cardboard and red rubberband building kit on Etsy. This must be the beginner’s building set. We suggest one or two more giant rubberbands to keep the boxes from falling into the neighbor’s yard. We do hope it is easy to move, maybe folds up for convenient [...]
