Excerpt from The Registry. By Bekka Wiedenmeyer

Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood is a rapidly evolving community previously characterized by mostly low-rise commercial and industrial structures. New and proposed developments have introduced a variety of mid-rise residential and commercial mixed-use buildings to the area, as well as industrial logistics and support infrastructure. 

Against this backdrop, nonprofit organization Georgetown Community Development Authority (GCDA) is partnering with owner TWG Development and Seattle-based design firm Jackson Main Architecture to develop an eight-story, 152-unit affordable housing apartment building with live-work units and retail. The applicant team presented their project proposal on April 24 to the Southeast Design Review Board during an early design guidance (EDG) meeting, and at the conclusion of the meeting, the Board voted in a split two-one decision to move the project forward to master use permit (MUP) application.

“The architectural character is evolving and we want to explore ways for new development to establish a positive context that respects the area’s character for our future projects and others to build upon,” said Sam Farrazaino, founder of Georgetown-based art workspace Equinox Studios.