Tag Archives: 15th Ave

Cantinetta restaurant set to join 15th Ave E mix in new Capitol Hilltop Apartments development

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The Cantinetta original (Image: Cantinetta)

The Cantinetta Famiglia is back in the neighborhood. The centerpiece corner commercial space in the newly opened Hilltop Apartments building on 15th Ave E will be home to a new Italian joint from Cantinetta.

Permits show planning underway for the new 1,925-square-foot Cantinetta Hilltop project at the corner of 15th and Mercer. The building from Capitol Hill developer Hunters Capital opened this summer and the development firm had been on the hunt for a significant food and drink player to anchor its commercial tenants.

The building will also be home to Rudy’s and the Wax On waxing salon which are both moving up the street to join the mix below the 70 apartments units above the new building has added to the street.

It has been a busy few weeks for 15th Ave E food and drink. CHS reported here on the new $2.1 million property deal for 100-year-old former Coastal Kitchen building where food truck-born Fire Tacos & Cantina is planning to expand from its Alki original. Continue reading →

City says still working on repairs after Capitol Hill’s rainbow crosswalks and bus stop vandalism

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A rainbow crosswalk in brighter times

The 15th Ave E rainbow bus pad was still a mess as of Wednesday

The Seattle Department of Transportation says it is waiting for the right materials — and, then, the right weather — to make needed repairs after vandalism targeted Capitol Hill’s Pride rainbow crosswalks earlier this month.

“We are currently waiting for the arrival of necessary materials for the crosswalk. Once they arrive, we will assess the weather conditions to determine the best time to proceed,” a SDOT spokesperson tells CHS.

SDOT says the plan is to remove the existing crosswalks at Pine and Broadway on a Friday and Saturday night on a weekend when the work can be completed depending on the weather. Continue reading →

Review board OKs six stories for 15th Ave E mixed-use development planned for old QFC block

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The East Design Review Board has signed off on plans for the redevelopment of the old QFC block of 15th Ave E to rise six stories.

Wednesday night, the board approved the design and the requested zoning departure to allow the building an extra story in exchange for a layout that will preserve a prized European hornbeam tree along E Republican while also transitioning the project to the adjacent lower areas surrounding to the north.

A group of neighbors had opposed the plan for the extra height along this growing commercial corridor of Capitol Hill that has so-far lagged development seen in the neighborhood’s core. The decision could still be appealed to the city’s Hearing Examiner but no cases related to the development have yet been filed. Continue reading →

With question of six-story vs. five-story up in air, Capitol Hill 15th Ave E QFC block design review this week

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Developers have included views of what the building would like at six stories — and five

The long journey to Hunters Capital redeveloping 15th Ave E’s old QFC block reaches a crucial milestone this week as the project faces what could be its final public design review session with hopes the board will approve the Capitol Hill-based developers proposal to build the mixed-use structure six stories high.

The design proposal for the project’s final “recommendation” phase of the city’s design review process was planned to be considered by the East Design Board in August but the complicated review was pushed back until this week.


The developers aren’t taking anything for granted. Designers have included renderings of what the building would like at both five and six stories in the packet for Wednesday night’s meeting.

In addition to agreement on the overall massing, design elements, and materials planned for the building, developer Hunters Capital is hoping the board will bring to an end uncertainty over the building’s height. Continue reading →

Pride and repairs after vandalism targets Capitol Hill’s rainbow crosswalks and bus stop

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Thanks to a CHS reader for the pictures of the damage on 15th Ave E

Somebody is losing a cowardly fight picked over Capitol Hill’s rainbow bus stop and crosswalks.

The Seattle Department of Transportation and King County Metro said they were dispatching crews to assess damage and make as fast as possible repairs after vandalism targeting community crosswalks and a colorful bus stop in the area.

Officials said the damage was first reported Thursday.

“We strongly condemn acts of vandalism to Capitol Hill’s rainbow crosswalk and bus stop,” a spokesperson for SDOT told CHS. “These actions are unacceptable and undermine the values of inclusivity and respect that our community upholds.” Continue reading →

KOMO: Teen linked to Capitol Hill Safeway shootout arrested

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The Seattle Police Department has reportedly arrested one of the suspects in the shootout that locked down the Capitol Hill Safeway earlier this month — a 15-year-old who reportedly fled the scene at 15th and John on a scooter.

KOMO reports SPD says it spotted the teen Thursday night in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood. The kid reportedly fled on a scooter to a nearby 1100-block E Fir apartment building where police engaged in a short standoff believing the teen to be armed. “A family member who lived at the apartments calmed the boy down and got him to surrender,” KOMO reports. Continue reading →

Suspect in deadly Madison Valley carjacking arrested on Capitol Hill

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A memorial to the victim has grown at MLK and Harrison (Image: CHS)

Seattle Police have taken a 48-year-old man into custody in the carjacking that left an 80-year-old woman dead in Madison Valley.

SPD announced the arrest in an afternoon press conference. Earlier in the day, the suspect was tracked down and taken into custody near 15th and Pine. The suspect has maintained a Capitol Hill address, according to East Precinct radio updates. Continue reading →

Gunfire locks down Capitol Hill Safeway — SPD investigates shooting victim found injured in Central District

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Seattle Police locked down the grocery store and the corner of 15th and John after a reported exchange of gunfire at the Capitol Hill Safeway early Sunday evening.

No victims were found at the scene.

25 minutes later, a 911 caller reported a male with a gunshot wound to the leg at 12th and Fir.

Police were called to the reported 15th and John shootout just after 5 PM as people in the parking lot and customers inside the store scrambled for cover. Continue reading →

CHS Pics | Dead Baby Down-Capitol Hill: Annual Seattle bike race zooms down 15th Ave E

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There is still a Critical Mass in Seattle but the long fight for cyclist rights in the city feels sometimes like more of a planning session than a direct action. The city has settled on a formula for adding its version of protected bike lanes to areas like Pike and Pine, the Fremont Bridge Bicycle Counter ticks its data into the City of Seattle Open Data portal, and we move on.

But the critical — and more profane — energy lives on. Saturday, bicyclists of all types gathered outside the temporary home of the Punk Rock Flea Market on Capitol Hill’s 15th Ave E for the start of the annual Dead Baby Downhill race.

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Capitol Hill’s two QFCs on sale list in massive Kroger-Albertsons merger plans — UPDATE

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The Harvard Market QFC at Broadway and Pike

Kroger shut down the 15th Ave store three years ago

As Kroger and Albertsons work toward a $25 billion merger, there might soon be a Capitol Hill without any QFC grocery stores.

Both of the Broadway QFC locations are included on the “Planned Divestiture Store, Distribution Center, and Plant Locations” list (PDF) released Tuesday by the companies as they seek federal approval for the massive deal.

In Tuesday’s announcement, officials at QFC-parent Kroger and Albertsons said the merger will include the $1.9 billion sale of 579 stores across the country including 124 in Washington that would be acquired by C&S Wholesale Grocers, owner of the Piggly Wiggly brand. It is possible the Broadway QFC stores included in that deal could someday become Piggly Wiggly groceries.

It is also possible the Massachusetts-based company might have other plans as the industry continues to adjust to the soaring cost of labor and growing markets for grocery delivery. There were few promises for consumers in Tuesday’s announcements and, in a letter to employees, Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen said Tuesday only that the company is “confident that C&S will provide the transferred associates stability and opportunities to further enrich their careers with a growing company.”

The release of the list including the divestiture plans for the two Broadway QFCs comes amid major uncertainty for big brand grocery chains in the neighborhood. Continue reading →