We have it on good (neighbor) authority that plans are inching forward to fill the festering pit on 40th and Stone Way N. Reader Mike tells us that he spoke to someone who will be working on the foundation; and recently, he and his fiance spoke with a Geo Engineer who said that work may start on or around January 17. Mike told us that the neighbors in the immediate area have not yet been officially notified. At this point, nothing…
Folks in the Tangletown area will be pleased to know that the new 56th Street Market (2201 N 56th St.) is scheduled to open some time in mid-January. Although a date hasn't yet been finalized, owners PJ and Sami told me that once the liquor license is approved and the shelving is up, they'll only need a week to stock the the new store. Speaking of shelves, Sami and PJ were working on shelving assembly today when I stopped by to…
(Ed. Note: Courtney Cooper is a Wallingford-based realtor and a Wallyhood sponsor. We asked if she'd share her perspective on how the real estate in Wallingford is shaping up. She's agreed to contribute a regular update. This is the first. Welcome, Courtney!) Wallingford Real Estate Update: Whew! 2010 is about to be in the history books and this year has been one for the real estate books. How has the market affected Wallingford home sales? In order to find out, let’s…
Last month, we ran a festering pit update, thanks to reader Darcey, who tipped us off to a renewed permit for the hole at 3920 Stone Way N. When we spoke to Scott Brewer, Director of Construction at Redimensions, he told us that it was simply a permit renewal, and that the property's future was still uncertain, given the financing issues involved with it. This morning, the Seattle Times reported that Redimensions (referring to the company as an affiliate for Prescott…
Wallyreader Darcey e-mailed us with a link to a new permit from the Department of Planning and Development for 3920 Stone Way--a.k.a. "the festering pit" on the corner of Stone and 40th. Folks may recall that we did a "festering pit update" a little over a year ago, when we spoke with Mike Derr of Redimensions--the general contractor. There really wasn't much news but Derr sounded hopeful that financing would be resolved in the future. So we phoned Redimensions again, and…
Walk into Joe's house, and you can see through walls. You may remember the spot the house stands on: right across from Mosaic Coffeehouse, between 1st and 2nd Ave NE, we covered back in early 2009 when they knocked down the tiny old house that stood on the property previously. We can't find a link to our post from the time, but Google Maps remembers what it looks like, and if you want a piece of it, just head down to…
Brady spotted this little tidbit on EveryBlock: WINE WORLD WAREHOUSE applied for new liquor license. We made a call, but before we could get the info, we were scooped by The Puget Sound Business Journal, which reported that the former Office Max space on 45th will soon be converted into what could be the largest wine store in the Northwest, slated to open this fall. According to the Journal: The 23,000-square-foot Wine World, in the Wallingford area, will include a pair…