2227 yale ave e - SEDU apartments
Seattle, WA 98102
Lot Size: 5,487 SF
Gross SF: 15,615 SF
Units: 33
Average Unit Size: 300 SF
SF of land per Unit: 166 SF
Gross SF of building per unit: 473 SF
The project site is in the Eastlake neighborhood, one block west of the primary commercial arterial, Eastlake Ave E, which is also a designated pedestrian area. The immediate vicinity is residential, primarily multi-family with the exception of two single-family houses neighboring the project site to the north. The neighborhood slopes consistently westward from I-5 down to Lake Union, with views toward the Space Needle and Downtown, Queen Anne, and the Olympic Mountains.
The building responds to the site topography and neighborhood context by building full-height at the back of the property to capture views and scaling down at the street to reinforce a pedestrian-scale street frontage at mid-block. With the latter gesture it seeks to continue a precedent set by 1920’s-era brick apartment buildings on both corners of the block — a break from the practice of generous setbacks, and often street-facing parking, on nearby properties that deteriorate the street wall and diminish the pedestrian experience.