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JANUARY 25, 2023
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Workers making progress at 21Boston site in upper Queen Anne
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Photo by Jessica Keller Construction workers continue work last week on the 21Boston site, which when finished will feature apartments and condos, as well as a bigger Safeway, along Queen Anne Avenue North. Maria Barrientos, principal at BarrientosRyan, the developer of the project, told the Queen Anne Community Council Land Use Review Committee last week that the project schedule was delayed eight working days recently because of ice and snow but concrete work at the site should be done by February. Wood framing should be installed in April and May. ‘So, in April and May, it’s going to look like the whole building has gone up,’ Barrientos said. This summer, interior work will begin. The tower crane at the project site won’t come down until February of 2024, and residential work will be finished in January of 2025; the store will be finished before then.
Magnolia Village streetscape improvements campaign underway Beautification committee collecting donations now
By Jessica Keller Queen Anne & Magnolia News editor
The campaign to raise money for phases 4 and 5 of the Reimagine Magnolia Village beautification project officially begins this week with the ultimate goal of wrapping up by this summer. Reimagine Magnolia Village Beautification Committee Chairperson Cheryl McQuiston said, as in previous campaigns, the committee is trying to raise $250,000 to make the
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Photo by Jessica Keller This strip of cars parked next to Uptown Espresso on 33rd Avenue West between McGraw Street and West Linn will be replaced with a parklet, featuring tables, benches, umbrellas and flower poles in phase 4 of the Reimagine Magnolia Village streetscape. The project’s beautification committee has launched the fundraising campaign for the last two phases of the streetscape improvements that have been quite popular among residents.
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