walkitout | Bowling Alley Closes; Big Apartment Complex Planned

I already mentioned the Sunset Lanes -> Avalon Ballard process; AvalonBay is national.

Mastro Properties bought Leilani Lanes and closed it, planning to put up a big block of apartments, but Mastro went under (if you're bored, googling Mastro bankruptcy is fun: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2011/06/mastro-trial-war-of-the-rings-is-back.html).

http://www.grouparch.com/projects/commercial/leilani-square

I guess meetings have started up again.

http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/luib/Notice.aspx?BID=620&NID=12224

It looks like the architects are driving the process; who knows who the developer would be if it actually happens. I feel like that's a little far north for this kind of thing, but I clearly have terrible judgement in this area.

If grouparchitects _is_ leading the process, they aren't the only architect-led developer in Seattle:

http://wrpassoc.com/about

They're doing Harvard Flats on Cap Hill. Is this where a design+build passion takes you?

Oh, wait: looks like they don't sell the buildings, either; they manage them.

http://www.seattleneighborhoodliving.com/

Pretty work.

Here's stuff about the North Lot development (alternative scheme for getting space in an urban area: take a stadium parking lot).

http://www.danielsdevelopmentcompany.com/projects_northlot.html

http://www.northlotdevelopment.com/about.html

And another parking lot sold to build hotel + apartments:

http://queenanne.komonews.com/news/development/7-story-171-unit-apartment-and-hotel-coming-seattle-center/653414