Fremont Neigborhood Council

AGENDA – Fremont Neighborhood Council Meeting Monday, October 28, 7-8:30pm, Doric Temple, 619 N. 36th St. 7pm    Introductions 7:05   Announcements 7:15   Visitor: Fremont Arts Council President Peter Toms 7:25   2014 Fremont MLK Day of Service Proposal 7:30   Updates: Aurora Bridge (phase 1) re-painting planned for 2015 Catholic Community Services New Building Update–CCS’s Dan Wise and Beruktawit [...]

Deadline April 22: Catholic Housing Services is seeking an artist to create a permanent art display in our new affordable housing building being developed at 4251 Aurora Avenue North, Seattle. The new building will offer 71 studios and one-bedroom apartments to single adults and couples without children who have experienced homelessness. The building will feature [...]

As Catholic Community Services begins construction of their new building at the old Thunderbird/Fremont Inn site on Aurora, artists invited by CCS and working with Urban Artworks have posted large paintings on the construction fence.   More photos here

  Wednesday, October 24, 9am, History House, 790 N 34th St.This Roundtable discussion on safety, crime and prevention is free and open to all–business and resident–and is focused on frank discussion and meaningful comment.  The Fremont Neighborhood Council and the Fremont Chamber have invited Seattle Police Department Officers Loren Street and James Manning and Terrie Johnston [...]

Volunteers are needed to put more art in the neighborhood–Catholic Community Services, which will start construction on a new building at the site of the old Thunderbird Motel, will design and paint art panels to hang on the construction fence. The Fremont Arts Council has agreed to allow CCS to use the Powerhouse to paint [...]

This morning neighbors celebrated the coming demolition of the Thunderbird Motel (Fremont Inn) with a small gathering at the site.  The Seattle P-I has covered this story for a long time, and has more, including photos and quotes from Catholic Community Services, who will build low income housing at the site, and from Judge Ed [...]

Dear Fremont Neighbors, Catholic Housing Services is moving forward to demolish the old Thunderbird Motel in our effort to build 71 units of affordable housing.  The abatement work is underway now and should be done this week.  Once that work is complete it will be safe to demolish the existing structure. Please join us this [...]

Fremont will soon see a new Assistant City Attorney, Jana Jorgensen, who assigned to the North Precinct starting in February. We haven’t had this kind of help since the former Assistant City Attorney, Ed McKenna, now a judge, stepped down and the program’s federal funding ended. The Seattle Times has a full article about the [...]

  On Jan. 30, 6:30 pm at BallardHigh School‘s library at 1418 NW 65th Street, the Director of DPD is convening the Design Review Board for an early design guidance meeting concerning a four-story building with 71 residential units above 5,600 sq. ft. of commercial space.  Existing motel–the Fremont Inn–to be demolished. The applicants have [...]

Dear Matt, Thank you for contacting me about our permanent housing units on Aurora Avenue.  I am really looking forward to working with you as we move forward in our development process. We hope to close on the purchase of the property by mid January at the latest.  I will try to keep you posted [...]