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 World's Greenest Assisted Living Community." The aspiration for this new project to be a Living Building seems to fall short of the Living Buildiing Challenge 4.0, which "aims to transform how we think about every single act of design and construction as an opportunity to positively impact the greater community of life and the cultural fabric of our human communities."
Some concerns about the Aegis Living project meeting Living Building Petal Requirements can be viewed here:
https://5252california.blogspot.com/p/living-building-challenge-concerns.html
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."
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