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House Bill 1110 and Bellevue Update – October 2024

Hello middle housing fans - Bellevue is making progress! COMP PLAN APPROVED Bellevue approved their comp plan on September 27, 2024 which clears the way to focus on middle housing and HB1110 code updates among others! Next steps include a working session by City planning staff with the Planning Commission to review the state legislation and mandates and discuss staff recommendations for how to proceed. PLANNING COMMISSION WORKING SESSION #1 City staff met with Bellevue Planning Commission on October 9, 2024 to begin working...

House Bill 1110 and Bellevue

We noted in earlier posts that some cities won’t be quick to update codes to be in compliance with HB1110, and Bellevue is living up to that projection. Looking around more at where they are, we’re seeing that Bellevue squarely in the middle of their comprehensive plan (comp plan) amendments for 2024, the first step is preparing to push forward code compliant zoning changes for HB1110. It appears that comp plan changes and other procedural activities will be ongoing through...

LIV Apartments – Aerial Photos – June

The LIV Apartments have applied the final exterior finishes including Hardi and cedar plank siding with metal panel and brick veneer siding as well. The rest of the roof gardens have been implemented and the main entrance has now been completed and tenants have moved into the building. The roof gardens contain, open community deck lounge and roof planters. The courtyard also will be including similar features that the roof spaces will have; corten steel planters and precast concrete bench...

Clyde Hill Remodel Completion

This project was a custom remodel to an existing home in Clyde Hill.  The original home was a traditional brick house with a similar shingled, pitched roof.  The home’s interior and exterior was completely revamped. A new courtyard and water feature adorn the remodeled vaulted entry and window wall.  The large cantilevering entrance provides coverage and a focal point. The exterior horizontal wood siding continues on the ceiling of the main entrance. Inside, the revised design features a large great room and...

LIV-Construction Update-June

The LIV Apartments is almost ready to welcome new occupants this July!  The majority of the remaining project’s amenity spaces and landscaping have been completed, including the planters, pavement designs, roof decks, lounges, and many other features.The accent siding at the gateway entrance has been completed and landscaping is underway. The main walking path to the leasing office and building entry will be completed shortly.The main entrance to the West building is lined with the corten steel planters and walkway...

LIV Apartments near Microsoft on Bel-Red Road in between Bellevue and Redmond. 450 Unit upscale apartment development.

LIV Apartments – Construction Update mid Jan 2015

On a recent office site visit to the ongoing LIV Apartments in Bellevue our team was able to observe all of the various stages of construction the project is currently in. This project utilizes phasing as strategy to minimize construction time by distributing the construction over multiple buildings so that the various trades can work without interruption.  For instance, at the second phase, also known as the East Building, framing has only recently started as this phase was delayed so that...

LIV Apartments near Microsoft on Bel-Red Road in between Bellevue and Redmond. 450 Unit upscale apartment development.

LIV Apartments – Aerial Photos – Jan.

January has been a productive month at the LIV Apartments in Bellevue.  Progress on the East Building has reached level 5 as framing crews continue to install wall panels and flooring.  Seen in the photo above, crews are framing a lowered roof deck amenity space that will soon be covered with green roof, concrete pavers, a dog run, planters, and trees.  This East Building will have one more level of apartments and amenity spaces before the roof trusses cap the...

LIV Apartments near Microsoft on Bel-Red Road in between Bellevue and Redmond. 450 Unit upscale apartment development.

LIV Apartments – Construction update January

2015 arrives at the job site of the LIV Apartments in Bellevue as crews work at a fevered pace on both the exterior and interior of phase one, and on the framing of the phase 2 East Building. At breaks in the weather painting crews are able to paint the cement board panel siding that the siding subcontractor installed.  Painting progress on the West and South Buildings is nearly complete so the focus has shifted towards the north building. The podium level,...

LIV Apartments – Aerial Photos – Dec.

December has been a busy month at the LIV Apartments.  Progress on the East Building has reached level 3 as framing crews install wall panels and flooring.  This panelized method of installing wall panels is the quickest way of getting a building of this type constructed.  On average, framing crews can install an entire level of wall panels and floors in a good week.  By the time the January 2015 aerial update is posted it is entirely possible that the...

LIV Apartments – Construction Update – November

Over the month of November at the LIV Apartments work crews progressed on all aspects of the project.  Painting crews have nearly completed their work on the exterior of the West Building and have shifted efforts to the South Building. At the South Building, masons work at ground level laying brick masonry along the south façade, cladding crews install the weather barrier and cement board siding, and the painters follow behind. Wall panel installation at the east building continues, and current progress...