5252 California Ave - Future

 The October 2023 Southwest Design Review Board meeting for this project was canceled. According to the West Seattle Blog, Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections spokesperson Bryan Stevens told them: "We received notice from the applicant on Monday (10/16) that they have decided not to proceed with the project. We don’t have any details as to why they have decided not to move forward." The Blog staff contacted Aegis and reported that through a spokesperson, Aegis Development president Adam Clark says, “This project is still being considered and we will have a better understanding of its future in the coming weeks."

The Senior Living project at 5252 California Avenue SW by the developer Aegis Living has progressed to the Master Use Permit (MUP) Design Review Recommendation phase. Changes to the project after the EDG (Early Design Guidance) Report in February were made around April, and now a new Recommendation Proposal has been submitted on  September 29, 2023 for review by the SouthWest Design Review Board. Building massing still remains an issue. The current project design changes from the Early Design Guidance phase have included higher building elevations and roof top structures extending to 5.5 feet above the 52.5 feet allowed as part of the Living Building Pilot program (Zoning NC2-40) 40 feet plus 12.5 feet. The site plan in the September 29, 2023 submission (page 12) shows an alley elevation of 315.5 feet on the SE property corner. 52.5 feet plus the 315.5 foot elevation gives a building height of 368 feet, while the April 17, 2023 MUP draft shows a building elevation of 373.5 feet (sh...

The Senior Living project (by Aegis Living) has progressed to the Master Use Permit (MUP) preliminary review stage. Changes in the project from the Early Design Guidance phase have included higher building elevations and roof top structures extending to about 65-feet above the average grade on California Ave SW. See the link above "CURRENT DESIGN." These changes seem to fly in the face of many public comments addressing the inappropriate size and scale of the building adjacent to a residential zoned area. Public comments can be made at: https://cosaccela.seattle.gov/portal/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=COSPubComments&capID1=23CAP&capID2=00000&capID3=01WLN&agencyCode=SEATTLE&IsToShowInspection= Other information about the project is available through the "MORE INFO." link above. The developer, Aegis Living, seeks partial Living Building certification for this project. Its website claims that the recently completed Aegis Living Lake Union is "The ...