
The folks over at Sustainable Style Foundation tipped us off on 1 Hotel & Residences, a luxury, eco-sensitive hotel and condo development on 2nd and Pine in Seattle, right up from Pike Place Market.

The folks over at Sustainable Style Foundation tipped us off on 1 Hotel & Residences, a luxury, eco-sensitive hotel and condo development on 2nd and Pine in Seattle, right up from Pike Place Market.

A project of Barry Sternlicht of the W Hotel chain, the 23 storey building is set to have 110 hotel suites and 98 condos (in the $1-1.5 million range), and then the expected: an athletic club, a spa, a restaurant. Less expected and adding to the eco-cache is an organic grocery store, and, supposedly, free parking for hybrids.

Despite its proximity to Seattles retail core, 2nd and Pine is seedy and drab (the lot itself was previously a parking lot) and were happy to see something, anything, go in here. The interior schematics look promising for a more organic style that's not too cheesy, and we hope the big promises around sustainably pan out to match.
The project is set to open in 2009.
Yeah, I know that area of Seattle is kind of seedy and so are parts of 1rst Ave in and around the Lusty Lady can be too.
The project if it goes as promised could be a great project and be kinder to the environment in the long run.
Speaking of seedy, that's going to be my project this fall/winter, take photos of the seediness that is typical of any major metropolitan area as a series of images, some in garish color, some in b/w and see what I get.
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