Fremont Neigborhood Council

  Deadline Wednesday for comments on “undersized lot” issue in Single Family zones. More information here on Richard Conlin’s web site  and, for the entire DPD memo here. FNC’s Land Use Chair Toby Thaler Fremont@louploup.net is looking for thoughts on this proposal. Thaler writes, “Please send any comments to Fremont@louploup.net and DPD: richard.conlin@seattle.gov and andy.mckim@seattle.gov [...]

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 [...]

The proposed redevelopment of the Thunderbird Motel by Catholic Community Services (CCS) is a hot topic.  See background story from Seattle PI here So far residents appear divided on the issue, with many opinions of both support and concern about the project. The FNC board voted to send the following letter to CCS (copied below).  [...]

Seattle Council member Sally Clark is hosting a community meeting in Greenwood about new possible rules surrounding how lowrise buildings like Rowhouses, Apartments & Townhomes are built in Seattle. Ugly townhouses are a subject to which I enjoy an intimate familiarity…. I live in one. My off-beige circa 2000 living stamp has all the classic [...]