UNDER REVIEW:
Pixel Apartments: Overlake Urban Center - with three levels parking. Location: 15424 Bel-Red Road. 3360 SF rug warehouse torn down. 179 units; 374 SF per unit.Paid parking/107 stalls. Eight stories. Construction begins early 2022. 500 SF commercial space.
Harmony: Downtown Description: The parcel is located on 164th Avenue NE and NE 87th Street and borders a mix of residential and commercial uses. An office building will be torn down. Affordable housing is not required.
If approved, the five-story project will be two blocks from the Redmond Transit Center and within 0.5 miles from Bella Bottega. The developer proposes a mixed-use building with approximately 250 square feet of commercial, 584 office,*91 residential suites and eight apartment units. The 91 residential micro-unit suites will be 200 square feet. The studio apartments will range from 400 to 700 square feet. The ground floor includes an open space open to the public which includes covered and uncovered seating areas and landscaping. Forty-four stalls of paid parking will be provided to commercial and residential users. Parking won't be subterranean. The developer is aiming for LEED Platinum status.
* Harmony residential unit numbers may increase to 104 units.
-- Bob Yoder, 1/19/2021
Sources: DRB memos/ City staff/redmond.gov, Internet
An apartment building in Downtown Redmond advertises their 186 SF units at $905- $1200. Parking is an additional $45/month. The apartments have a prime location close to the transit center and restaurants. Affordable for Redmond? You could say so.
