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SECO Development
was responsible for master planning more than 50 acres
of urban downtown "core" properties.
The projects were developed and built in highly visible
"gateway locations" and those locations
which required special sensitivity to strong neighborhood
interests and complied with intensive zoning requirements.
SECO aligned their development objectives with the
desired goals identified in the City's comprehensive
plan.
SECO has a unique ability to identify opportunities
and formulate a vision which is consistent with municipalities,
neighbors and finance institutions, and obtain vesting
approvals in record time. While other projects have
had lengthy approval periods, SECO is proud to have
received approvals for projects in less than one year.
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Bellevue
SECO Development master planned 11.5 acres in the
Central Business District in Bellevue, Washington.
The site was a "Super-Block" between NE
8th Street and NE 10th Street and NE 110th Street
and NE 112th Street.
The site was extremely sensitive to the City of Bellevue
as it is located across from Bellevue's regional library
and Bellevue’s Ashwood Park. SECO worked with
the city's transportation and planning department
to develop the location and design of the streets,
sidewalks, pedestrian pathways, and utility requirements.
SECO also provided the engineering, obtained the permits,
and subsequently built the roads and utilities servicing
the entire Super Block.
SECO developed and built the northwesterly portion
of the site with 368 residential units; The Oakwood
Apartments above structured parking and retail, and
The Gardens at Town Square, a luxury senior’s
retirement assisted living community with an Alzheimers
wing.
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Kirkland
SECO Development planned and built the "Gateway"
to downtown Kirkland at 6th and Central Way. The development
occurred in the middle of a moratorium in the downtown
and required the participation of special task forces
and atypical coordination with the Council and Mayor
together with the Planning Commission and Planning
Department.
The site occurred in the most intensively zoned area
yet most restrictive in terms of pedestrian pathways
and retail requirements. The site plan required the
vacation and moving of an alley way, the building
of a new road, the development of a major pedestrian
pathway, as well as the creation of ground level retail
along Central Way.
The development is a rich compilation of architectural
styles which blend together in this extremely sensitive
site. Due to the successful development of Tera, SECO
has been asked to participate in the long range planning
of the City of Kirkland's downtown.
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Juanita
Village is a mixed-use development on 11.4 acres in
Kirkland, Washington. The development is a luxury, European-style,
pedestrian oriented village. The village hosts a variety
of neighborhood retail uses such as shops, restaurants,
a drug store and bank surrounded by various types of
housing including town homes, apartments, live/work
lofts, studios, and lake-view flats.
When complete, Juanita Village
will include a total of 459 housing units and approximately
63,000 square feet of various neighborhood retail uses.
The site benefits from its central
location within the I-405 'Technology Corridor' and
its highly desirable location adjacent to Juanita Beach
Park and Lake Washington. The site falls within the
City of Kirkland limits which is often compared to Sausalito,
California due to its beautiful shoreline setting.
Kirkland has historically been
the strongest housing market on Seattle's eastside,
consistently creating some of the highest sales prices
and rental rates, and lowest vacancy rates in the Greater
Seattle area. In addition, two of the site's borders
are defined by high-traffic arterials, giving it excellent
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Renton
SECO Development master planned
17.5 acres in Renton, Washington. By working closely
with the City of Renton Planning Department, SECO was
able to complete a rezone from Industrial to COR-3 (a
Comprehensive Plan Amendment). In addition, SECO received
a No Further Action letter from the Department of Ecology
on the clean up of contaminated soils at the site within
a year.
Southport is located on the shores
of Lake Washington at the site of the old Shuffleton
Steam Plant. The project is designed as a vibrant mixed-use
development, becoming the new waterfront gateway to
the City of Renton.
The project is comprised of
three planned office buildings totaling over 778,000rsf,
a 353-room luxury hotel on the waterfront
with a restaurant, commercial space, retail space
and 383 residential units housed in two separate buildings.
The Southport promenade is a
direct link to the neighboring 55-acre Gene Coulon
Park. This beautiful park offers a mile and a half
of waterfront pathways as well as restaurants and
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Seattle
The Shelby was developed with
a long established land owner in Seattle in an area
where an acquisition needed to be finalized because
it was the last piece of land that was required for
the development. It was the first project to go through
Design Review in the City of Seattle as well as incorporating
the development into the green street concept that
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