The terrace includes landscaping, vegetable gardens and a dog run. Biran noted that adding to the design of the rooftop terrace was a request from the board to help offset the anticipated darkness of the interior courtyards. “I like the simple palette.”Ĭhanges included adding a rooftop overhang along the northwest corner, adding an exterior entrance to one of the courtyards to bring in more air and light, redesigning the second courtyard to be a shade garden and building out the rooftop terrace. “I think what they’re presenting here is elegant and clean, and there’s still some work to do but it’s a good start,” Board Chair Brian Johnson said. There were also massing and modulation concerns related to the setback along the northwest corner.Īt the meeting Monday, however, board members were generally pleased with the changes to the design from the developer and were happy to move the project forward. Board members at the time expressed concerns about the lighting within the middle courtyards and pointed out that the spaces could possibly be underutilized because of how often the courtyards would be cast in shadow. Both the board and the developer preferred what was referred to as Option A, which is an eight-shaped structure with two interior courtyards and a main lobby and residential entrance at the north end. “Our building will be one of the first new taller apartment buildings along Aurora and will establish a desirable context for others to build upon in the future,” said Karen Biran, project manager for Bode, during Monday’s presentation.ĭuring the project’s first EDG meeting, three design options were presented to the board. Seattle-based real estate company Bode, is the project developer and designer. The complex would total 450,000 square feet with 540 residential units and 10 live/work units, approximately 354 parking spaces, 550 bike racks and a roof deck. N, would be a redevelopment of the half-block bound by Aurora Ave N., according to the project plans. The project, called Bitter Lake Apartments and located at 12220 Aurora Ave. A proposal for a seven-story, 550-unit apartment building in Seattle’s Bitter Lake neighborhood will move on to the recommendation phase after the Northwest Design Review Board gave its approval to the plans on Monday night during the project’s second early design guidance meeting.
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