This past Sunday, The Times featured a worth-mentioning piece on the stalled condominium and apartment buildings downtown Seattle and Bellevue.  With over 23 projects in Seattle alone, the lack of construction financing is the number one contributing factor for the dead sites. 

1. 151 John Street (17 Apartments, 1st & John)
2. Icon (283 Condominiums, 6th & Denny)
3. Insignia (646 Condominiums, 5th & Battery)
4. 2030 8th Ave (230 Condominiums, 8th & Lenora)
5. Stewart & Minor Lofts (150 Apartments/160-Room Hotel)
6. 7th & Westlake (365 Condominiums/342,000 SF Office)
7. 1800 Terry Ave (261 Retirement Apartments, Terry & Howell)
8. 2nd & Bell (102 Apartments)
9. 2700 Elliott Ave (100 Condominiums, Elliott & Cedar)
10. The Martin (170 Condominiums, 5th & Lenora)
11. AVA (236 Condominiums/190-Room Hotel, 8th & Pine)
12. 1519 Minor Ave (80 Condominiums, Minor & Pine)
13. Art House (140 Condominiums, Elliott & Battery)
14. Western & Blanchard (113 Condominiums)
15. Heron & Pagoda Towers (400 Condominiums/200-Room Hotel/267,000 SF Office, 5th & Virginia)
16. 2000 3rd Ave (441 Apartments/40-Room Hotel, 3rd & Virginia)
17. 1915 2nd Ave (175 Condominiums, 2nd & Virginia)
18. 1 Hotel & Residences (51 Condominiums/44 Suites/192-Room Hotel, 2nd & Stewart)
19. SkyGarden (116 Condominiums, First Hill)
20. 5th & Columbia Tower (760,000 SF Office)
21. Colman Center (170,000 SF Office, Pioneer Square)
22. Smith Tower Condo Conversion (12 Condominiums, 2nd Ave & Yesler)
23. 200 Occidental Ave S (62 Condominiums/130,000 SF Office, Pioneer Square)

The total is close to 4,200 residential dwellings! Click here to read more.

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.