Recently homeowners on the southside of the Cristalla and eastside of One Pacific Tower have expressed some concern about the proposed project on the north and south corner of 2nd and Virginia. I was able to take a peak at the design review proposal and although views (and daylight!) definitely will be impacted by the project, I think that rebuilding the 2nd Ave strip is a must for such a prime location.

The ?twin? towers, designed by Weber+Thompson and developed by Justen Company, LLC will join the Cristalla, 1915 Second Ave and 1521 Second Ave to create ?a five-building assemblage that will reshape the skyline behind the market district.?

South Tower
1931 2nd Ave
38 floors total- 10 floors hotel/lobby (117 rooms) & 28 floors residential (185 condominiums)

North Tower
2015 2nd Ave
39 floors total- 6 floors lobby/retail & 33 floors residential (234 condominiums)

1915 2nd Ave
24 floors total- Street level retail & 175 condominiums developed by Intracorp

Other projects just blocks away are One Residences (2nd & Pine), Escala (4th & Virginia), The Alex (1st and Bell) and a 43 story apartment building on 3rd & Virginia.

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UrbanAsh » Blog Archive » Downtown’s Historic Alaska Building SOLD- $38.7M! Says:

December 20th, 2007 at 12:55 pm

[...] What’s UP with 2nd Avenue? [...]

Albert Says:

December 26th, 2007 at 3:02 pm

Any renderings of what these new projects will look like?

Ashley Says:

December 26th, 2007 at 4:33 pm

Ashley Says:

December 26th, 2007 at 4:35 pm

This is the best I can do right now…they did have some really detailed renderings so I will try to get a hold of them for you.

-Ash

Albert Says:

December 27th, 2007 at 8:26 am

Thanks Ash, wow those twin towers are massive. I better start saving up for one of those units.

Carlo Says:

February 29th, 2008 at 12:58 pm

The towers are stereotypical of the overly large brooding monstrosities Seattle seems hell-bent on to box itself into. You all ought to take a trip up to Vancouver and see what inspired thoughtful architecture can create. The recent towers there are more graceful, narrower, varied, spirited, friendly, and interspersed with complementary interesting lower level architecture. Perhaps Seattle will get a chance to rethink its tombstone architecture as many of the current projects fall into the widening pit of the looming recession… sort of like maybe 1 Hotel & Residences…

Ashley Says:

February 29th, 2008 at 2:43 pm

I agree, developers in Seattle should really take a closer look at the buildings in Vancouver? http://www.urbanashley.com/2007/03/18/real-estate-glimpse-vancouver-bc Not only do the taller, skinnier buildings look more elegant but they also preserve and create better city views!

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