47.6198° N · 122.3402° WSouth Lake Union · Seattle

820 John St

South Lake Union, Seattle, WA 98109

ConstructionIssued May 06, 2024

Mixed Use
Multi-Family
Retail

1 parcel · 8 permitsLast activity Dec 24, 2024

Design drawings · 1 packet

$80.2M

Est. Value

278

Units

5,597

Retail Sq Ft

Stories

246

Parking Spaces

Design review

Complete

Land use

Issued Mar 13, 2020

Construction

Issued May 06, 2024

Completed

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Permits

8 permits · 4 stages

Permit	Status	Submitted	Issued	Finaled	Value	Firm on the permit
Design review1 permit
3024760-EG	Issued	May 23, 2016	—	—	$35.7M
	Early Design Guidance for: Land Use Application to allow a 28-story, 268 unit apartment building with street level retail. Parking for 252 vehicles proposed. Existing structures to be demolished. Submitted May 23, 2016
Land use1 permit
3024760-LU	Issued	May 23, 2016	Mar 13, 2020	—	$35.7M
	Land Use Application to allow a 28-story, 278-unit apartment building with retail. Parking for 246 vehicles proposed. Existing structures to be demolished. Submitted May 23, 2016Issued Mar 13, 2020
Construction2 permits
6588366-PH	Issued	Mar 29, 2017	May 06, 2024	—	$80.2M	Sellen Construction Contractor
	Phased project: Construction of a residential and retail building with below grade parking and occupy per plan Submitted Mar 29, 2017Issued May 06, 2024
6610527-CN	Corrections Required	Jul 28, 2017	—	—	$1.9M
	Shoring and Excavation for construction of a residential and retail building with below grade parking per plan Submitted Jul 28, 2017
Demolition4 permits
6628098-DM	Issued	Nov 02, 2017	May 26, 2020	—	$0
	Demolish three commercial buildings per plan Submitted Nov 02, 2017Issued May 26, 2020
6701300-DM	Withdrawn	Nov 28, 2018	—	—	$10K
	Demolition of commercial building at 820 John St per plan Submitted Nov 28, 2018
6701295-DM	Closed	Nov 28, 2018	—	—	$10K
	Demolish commercial building at 818 John St per plan Submitted Nov 28, 2018
6713871-CN	Additional Info Requested	Feb 22, 2019	—	—	$10K
	Demolition of existing building to grade Submitted Feb 22, 2019

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