The vacant one-story office building at 400 Roy St may soon be the home to a new four-story building with apartments above and retail on the first level.
I walked by the building last week and the entryway was filled with garbage. Next door to the old Silver Platters, which has been vacant for 18 months, the block of Roy between 4th Ave N and 5th Ave N has been untended for some time and is becoming an eyesore.
Enter a Department of Development and Planning proposal for the site. According to DPD, a Design Review Early Design Guidance application has been submitted proposing a 4-story, 64 unit residential building with 3,500 square feet of retail at street level.
Parking for 32 vehicles is to be provided below grade. The existing building will be demolished. Note that the parking lots next to and behind the existing building are also highlighted in the DPD site map for the new structure.
An Early Design Guidance review meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21st at 8pm. The meeting will be held at the Queen Anne Community Center, 1901 1st Ave W, with written comments accepted prior to the meeting. Send comments regarding site planning and design issues (reference project #3018206) via email to PRC@seattle.gov or via snail mail to:
City of Seattle – DPD – PRC
700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000
PO Box 34019
Seattle, WA 98124-4019
No preliminary design drawings are available yet, but chances are they’re an improvement on the existing building. Expect early drawings to be available in advance of the January 21st meeting. Documentation lists Grace Architects as the architecture firm for the site. You can check out recent completed projects by Grace Architects online.