Historic Belroy complex begins expansion

Design reviews begin Wednesday for the expansion of the Belroy apartment  building at 711 Bellevue Ave.  E.   The development proposed by Point 32 and Weinstein Architects not only refurbishes the original 1931 building but replaces four existing two story houses with three modern apartments.  

Weinstein and Point 32 held several meetings with Capitol hill residents to present their initial plan, discussing among other things, the amount of open space remaining for residents of the existing building, and the scale of the three proposed structures; two three story apartments match the scale of the existing building, one Northern building requires a variance.  

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Wednesday's meeting at 6:30 at the Seattle University Alumni building, 824 12th Ave is the first opportunity for public comment.   For many in the neighborhood the new construction is a test for a stretch of the hill which contains some of the best -- and most dismal -- urban design the neighborhood has to offer.