EVERGREEN MEDICAL CLINIC project of Bella Botttega Shopping Center, Redmond, WA. was recently approved by the City. A 36-car underground garage is planned. Construction is scheduled for this summer.
The 3-story medical clinic will be almost three times the size of the Bella Bottega building in the photo. 12,500 feet retail will be replaced by 35,000 square feet medical office.
No question, the three story building will visually impact the evergreen tree views and shopping center look and feel. The drive down Redmond-Woodinville Road will change, too. Hopefully, the landscaping plans call for a treed buffer along the high building roadside wall.
Consider bookmarking this page? And come back in the summer to see how the two artist renditions live up to the finished project? Do you think a 3-story building will enhance the look and feel of Bella Botega, or not?
For additional information, you might want to try the Evergreen Healthcare website: http://www.evergreenhealthcare.org/.
The top artist rendition was sent to me by a PR firm. The bottom rendition was published in the Reporter.
story and photo by Bob Yoder
May 4, 2010 - UPDATE! REDMOND MEDICAL CENTER WILL BE 4 STORIES TALL, NOT THREE LEVELS! TWO STORIES WILL BE VISIBLE AS A BRICK WALL FROM RED-WOOD ROAD AND 90TH. NO UNDERGROUND GARAGE! THE GARAGE TAKES UP THE FIRST FLOOR AT GRADE LEVEL. THE VIEW CORRIDOR LOOKING SOUTH WILL BE BLOCKED AND YOU WON'T SEE THE TREES AS PORTRAYED IN THE RENDITION.
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