The East Design Review Board narrowly signed-off Wednesday night on the revised plans for a six-story, 137-unit apartment and retail project set to rise at 14th and Madison.

In a 3 to 2 vote, the board passed the project through the recommendation phase of the Seattle review process, pushing the development passed the final public review gate before construction can begin.

CHS reported here on the development’s second attempt in the recommendation review phase and the the board’s concerns about the planned development’s E Madison-facing retail space as well as the project’s relationship to the surrounding neighborhood’s existing buildings and park.

The conditional approval still requires a few tweaks from developer Equity Residential and its architects from Ankrom Moisan but will start the clock on the construction phase of the project that is planned to fill the now-empty lot where Piecora’s used to stand.