It's too late now, but I really wish the public plaza at Grand Street Commons wasn't oriented toward Rainier Avenue. It's a loud and uninviting street. Maybe that can change to some degree...? An interior plaza similar to Midtown Square at Union and 23rd is much more pleasant to spend time in.
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's too late now, but I really wish the public plaza at Grand Street Commons wasn't oriented toward Rainier Avenue. It's a loud and uninviting street. Maybe that can change to some degree...? An interior plaza similar to Midtown Square at Union and 23rd is much more pleasant to spend time in.
This is Seattle’s best Pictorial Map from 1891. The city’s population was just 43,000 people. The hills hadn’t yet been regraded, nor the flats infilled, nor the canal dug.
November 30, 2025 at 5:21 AM
This is Seattle’s best Pictorial Map from 1891. The city’s population was just 43,000 people. The hills hadn’t yet been regraded, nor the flats infilled, nor the canal dug.
Burying the lede here because the Opensky and Buggy both go way harder aesthetically. But, uh… these are $30K for glorified golf carts.
At the same time, these things would probably last 40+ years with good maintenance, no problem.
At the same time, these things would probably last 40+ years with good maintenance, no problem.
November 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Burying the lede here because the Opensky and Buggy both go way harder aesthetically. But, uh… these are $30K for glorified golf carts.
At the same time, these things would probably last 40+ years with good maintenance, no problem.
At the same time, these things would probably last 40+ years with good maintenance, no problem.
Not a single stair building, though. @holz-bau.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Not a single stair building, though. @holz-bau.bsky.social
5 story building with 30 homes and ~5k sq ft of commercial space coming to a vacant double lot at 3031 Beacon Ave just a couple doors down from Oak.
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
5 story building with 30 homes and ~5k sq ft of commercial space coming to a vacant double lot at 3031 Beacon Ave just a couple doors down from Oak.
Of course St. Louis investors were bankrolling the impossible canal
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Of course St. Louis investors were bankrolling the impossible canal
A planned 284 foot cut, is just crazy. I think that would have made it the deepest in the world.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
A planned 284 foot cut, is just crazy. I think that would have made it the deepest in the world.
Yeah, 6 blocks. Enough for 50 acres of infill.
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Yeah, 6 blocks. Enough for 50 acres of infill.
It looks like there was once, what I assume at least, military housing on Rainier on the Lowes/Pepsi parcels. Just north of the old Sick’s Stadium.
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It looks like there was once, what I assume at least, military housing on Rainier on the Lowes/Pepsi parcels. Just north of the old Sick’s Stadium.
This is kind of blowing my mind. A building I assume survived the Jackson Street Regrade and had floors added underneath it when it moved to Jackson/Maynard. Still there today!
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
This is kind of blowing my mind. A building I assume survived the Jackson Street Regrade and had floors added underneath it when it moved to Jackson/Maynard. Still there today!
The Jackson Street Regrade. This is a birdseye view map I hadn’t seen before. ~1907.
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The Jackson Street Regrade. This is a birdseye view map I hadn’t seen before. ~1907.
The new paint job for the José Rizal Bridge looks good!
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The new paint job for the José Rizal Bridge looks good!
Just obsessed with riding this thing around town
November 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Just obsessed with riding this thing around town
The Yesler towers are cool and I’m hopeful that they’re proof the south end of downtown can make new construction highrises work even when they’re not directly next to the stadiums
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Yesler towers are cool and I’m hopeful that they’re proof the south end of downtown can make new construction highrises work even when they’re not directly next to the stadiums
As a teacher and as an American, it makes me extremely sad that the U.S. Department of Education is posting this on Facebook.
So much damage is being done to our institutions and the people they serve.
So much damage is being done to our institutions and the people they serve.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
As a teacher and as an American, it makes me extremely sad that the U.S. Department of Education is posting this on Facebook.
So much damage is being done to our institutions and the people they serve.
So much damage is being done to our institutions and the people they serve.
I don’t think the buildout of this block in Beacon Hill is optimal, but I think you can retrofit for greenspace by using adjacent public ROW.
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I don’t think the buildout of this block in Beacon Hill is optimal, but I think you can retrofit for greenspace by using adjacent public ROW.
I also don’t understand what the developer envisioned for this space. This is the whole of the main floor with the fridge just off screen. At just shy of 1000 sq ft, this would be much better as a stacked flat.
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I also don’t understand what the developer envisioned for this space. This is the whole of the main floor with the fridge just off screen. At just shy of 1000 sq ft, this would be much better as a stacked flat.
Again, don’t do this to residents! Just give them space to put a dining table so they have more flexibility with seating.
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Again, don’t do this to residents! Just give them space to put a dining table so they have more flexibility with seating.
Really dislike Seattle Townhomes that absolutely insist on putting a kitchen island in. Theres rarely enough space and the chairs around this are so awkwardly in the way.
Scrap the kitchen island. Let a resident put a small dining table where they want.
Scrap the kitchen island. Let a resident put a small dining table where they want.
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Really dislike Seattle Townhomes that absolutely insist on putting a kitchen island in. Theres rarely enough space and the chairs around this are so awkwardly in the way.
Scrap the kitchen island. Let a resident put a small dining table where they want.
Scrap the kitchen island. Let a resident put a small dining table where they want.
At moderate earthquake risk, I think you could reasonably build a modern mixed use district on that land. KC is never going to give up that airport land, though. I think there’s a better chance of a really interesting mixed use district on Renton Airport and adjacent Boeing land.
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
At moderate earthquake risk, I think you could reasonably build a modern mixed use district on that land. KC is never going to give up that airport land, though. I think there’s a better chance of a really interesting mixed use district on Renton Airport and adjacent Boeing land.
Would love to see something on the Lowe’s/Pepsi land on Rainier in the next couple decades.
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Would love to see something on the Lowe’s/Pepsi land on Rainier in the next couple decades.
Got it for $2k. Picked up in Ballard so I got to try it out on the Burke Gilman before hopping on the light rail at UW to get home. So much fun!
November 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Got it for $2k. Picked up in Ballard so I got to try it out on the Burke Gilman before hopping on the light rail at UW to get home. So much fun!
Beautiful. No notes. Get it done.
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Beautiful. No notes. Get it done.
Something I’d really love to see around Seattle embedded into neighborhoods is more bike rooms like what we have at some of the light rail stations.
As our city becomes more and more for apartment and townhome dwellers, residents don’t often have enough space to securely keep a bike.
As our city becomes more and more for apartment and townhome dwellers, residents don’t often have enough space to securely keep a bike.
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Something I’d really love to see around Seattle embedded into neighborhoods is more bike rooms like what we have at some of the light rail stations.
As our city becomes more and more for apartment and townhome dwellers, residents don’t often have enough space to securely keep a bike.
As our city becomes more and more for apartment and townhome dwellers, residents don’t often have enough space to securely keep a bike.