Hector’s to get rooftop deck in latest McLeod proposal
Second story 6,350 sq ft rooftop deck planned for Hectors
According to documents available of the City’s Design Review Board (DRB) website, the McLeod mixed-use development which was approved last year will not be built as planned. The slow economy has caused the developer to reconsider the project and make significant design changes. The approved 5 story office/retail complex is not considered feasible in the current economic climate and therefore the project has been scaled down to more modest proportions. The current plans include an expanded Hector’s restaurant with a 6350 sq.ft. rooftop deck over a two story office/retail building along Lake Street S.
The adjacent Waterfront Market building housing Tully’s Coffee and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream will get some renovations but will remain as is.
Posted by Rob Butcher on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 8:45 am
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In general, I am glad to hear this. Even though I was in favor of the previously approved proposal, as time went on I developed major misgivings about it’s scale and scope. The sand blasted building looks so much better, bringing back a little character. The roof top deck is a great idea and something I’ve advocated for downtown Kirkland for a long time. It will be nice to look up and see umbrellas during the summer! Hopefully they will do something about the dead palm trees and dreary landscaping soon. The 5 story B of A site will be loom large on that corner – out of proportion to the surrounding area (Portsmith).. Too late to change and sad for Kirkland. I hope the next approval go-round for height/mass as approved for B of A is scaled back for future projects. There must be a happy medium that works for developers while retaining what we cherish.
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Well Murph, they need to build the B of A project first.
Much has changed in Kirkland – following the national economic trend – and everything is still in play.
I join in thanking Stu for soda blasting the building, I gotta wonder what WestWater was thinking when they painted it yellow in the first place!
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Uh…maybe matching Portsmith so the buildings looked like a cohesive unit? Probably an OK idea for the time., but as you say, much has changed.
It is my understanding that B of A project is soon to break ground. Do you know something I don’t know?
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jeez, of course! Matching the beheamoth is the answer to the ‘yellow paint’ question.
Portsmith – the gift that keeps on giving (kinda like herpes).
All I know about the B of A project is that phase one Merrill Gardens hasn’t sold the units they thought they would and SRM is concerned that they might build the project and not get the long term financial comittment needed to pay off the project.
Might be why the bank has built a brand new branch across from Banner Bank but have chosen to not move into it since SRM is contracturally obligated to NOT rent to another bank on that property. BofA is stuck with TWO branches within 400 feet of one another and the distinct possibility that the original branch might not be demolished in the near future.
What to do, what to do…. an empty branch that has no use other than as a bank?
An empty brand new branch that has no use other than as a bank unless you demolish the entire new interior?
Tough choices.
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Do I read this correct that the current Hector’s building will remain? If so, great news!
Also, a nice roof top deck is a wonderful idea, and we just hope that the buildings across the street never will such proportiosn so that they will block the views from an “upstairs” Hector’s.
As for the sodablasting, it looks so much better. Suddenly, that building has some charm.
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No worries Per-Ola… We don’t have any plans in the near or distant future allowing our tenants on the roof of our building. Also don’t see a restaruant in the cards either, so with our current tenant mix and our style of building any roof top venture is out of the question.
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In the same vein– some of us think that the Portsmith building was surely built without benefit of serious architectural input. (This is also true of other buildings developed by Westwater.) But, to leap ahead to 2009–why don’t Portsmith owners have greenery on their tiny decks? With some cascading greenery this stark, soviet style block could be visually softened. Patio plantings that are properly elevated off of the deck surface can be easily maintained so they don’t damage the deck coating.
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Sooooo jiminkirkland, ve notice you haf problems with ze way ze planning department of The Peoples Republic of Kirkland allow soviet style buildings, hmmm? Perhaps ve vill pay you a visit and look at your trees, perhaps that blackberry bush is now contributing to Kirkland’s oxygen levels and must be preserved. Perhaps zat car is parked 4.5″ too close to the stop sign.
Do you see where we are going mit dis jiminkirkland?
So comrade Jim, NO MORE CRACKS ABOUT PORTSMITH LOOKING LIKE A SOVIET STYLE BUILDING! Zat gulag was paid for fair and square as you Americans say.
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This is a Wonderful proposal. What Kirkland has is a Village by the Sea! It is a people place, Just as in Europe; it is essentially a walking and dining and street level shopping destination. Stu, you are to be handed the Keys to the City for recognizing the potential of a roof top seasonal dining venue and adding more Lake Street retail. We all know Kirkland is unique and this project will be a great addition. Onward and forward, let Bellevue go upward….
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