Seattle University Alley Vacation
About The Project
Seattle University is planning on building a large, mixed-use building on property they (mostly) own at the corner of 12th Avenue and Cherry Streets. The building is to house a new and improved University Bookstore on the ground level, with 161 units of graduate student housing above and sufficient parking below-grade.
The university is asking the city to vacate an alley that bisects the block between Cherry and James Ct. In return for a vacated alley, the city requires the developer to provide a “sufficient public benefit” to the surrounding community. A group of community members have been in discussion with Seattle University about the nature of this public benefit.
Next meeting: July 8, 6:00pm at Coffee Animals, 12th and Barclay Ct.
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Details & Status report for meeting (txt file)
DCLU meeting minutes
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May 1, 2003 (PDF)
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October 3, 2002 (PDF)
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November 17, 2002 (PDF)
Community proposals
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First community proposal letter (78k PDF)
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February 15, 2003 community proposal letter (112k PDF)
SU proposal (3/3/03)
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Full PDF with images (1MB PDF)
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Text of proposal only (463k PDF)
Individual images
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Pedestrian flow, 12th Ave corridor (109k)
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12th & Cherry corner (95k)
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12th & Jefferson corner (91k)
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Large view of 12th & Cherry, with building detail (329k)
Additional documents, 3/12/03
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Statement of design intent from GGLO (236k PDF)
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Partial South Elevation (3373k PDF)
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James Ct. plan detail (3362k PDF, dimensions compressed in scanning)
