Lee Street Lofts Featured in the Daily Journal of Commerce
/Townhouse project reflects natural surroundings
by Journal Staff
Lee Street Lofts townhouses opened last fall at Lee Street and Third Avenue North in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood. William Parks, Inc. developed and built the four-unit project, which Johnston Architects designed.
The four-story townhouses are 2,362 to 2,398 square feet. They have three bedrooms, 3.75 baths and roof decks with about 600 square feet. Three of the units sold for $1.88 to $2.09 million. The remaining one is pending sale, according to the listing broker Edward Krigsman at EK Group. It was listed at $1.675 million.
The living area is two stories tall, creating a lofted bonus space to be used as a home office or media room
The Lee Street Lofts each feature 600 sf roof decks with panoramic views of downtown seattle
The townhouses were constructed to Built Green 4 Star standards. Sustainable features include passive solar heating, energy efficient heat pumps, low-VOC materials and bio-retention tanks. The team includes LPD Engineering, civil; Harriott Valentine Engineers, structural; Dallas Anderson, electrical; and Karen Kiest Landscape Architects.
Seattle-based Johnston Architects said the Lee Street Lofts tell their story through honest materiality. Open web trusses reflect the filigree of branches on the surrounding tree canopies, and exposed steel support systems recall the trunks and roots of Seattle's established understories. The connections between these man-made construction elements and nature are subtle, but the resulting design is immediately familiar and approachable, the architect said.
Johnston Architects has collaborated with developer/builder Bill Parks of William Parks Inc. for over 20 years on multifamily projects in Seattle. Most are collections of townhomes or condos on hillsides and surrounded by landscaping, and most incorporate a water feature. Woonefs and pedestrian paths are another common thread in the developments.
Among the projects they have worked on together are Fremont Lofts, eight loft-style townhouses; The Boulders at Green Lake, a nine-unit townhouse project; Stonewater, a 12-unit townhouse development in Fremont; and Ballard Public, a 96-unit mixed-use apartment building.