48 units planned for parking lot in Ballard

Skidmore Janette prepared the initial plans for the seven-story building.





Journal staff reporter By BRIAN MILLER Journal staff reporter

Parking in Ballard is about to get a little more difficult.

The parking lot at 5409 Leary Ave. N.W. is small, at 4,311 square feet. But it's well located — close to the restaurant district along Ballard Avenue Northwest.

In 2014, Heisenberg LLC paid $5.5 million for the lot and two small office buildings on the corner of Northwest Vernon Place.

Now the owner, which is associated with a residential address in Bellevue, is proposing a seven-story, mixed-use building with about 48 units over commercial space.

No parking is included, but there will be a bike room. There's a bus stop in front, and it's a short walk to the RapidRide D Line stop at 15th Avenue Northwest at Leary.

Skidmore Janette prepared the initial plan for the building, which would be tucked between the two-story King Hotel building, where Cafe Fiore is located, and the six-story Ballard Landmark retirement community.

The site is just outside the Ballard Avenue Landmark District, whose northern boundary runs mid-block between Ballard and Leary avenues.





Brian Miller can be reached by email at brian.miller@djc.com or by phone at (206) 219-6517.



