HomeMy WebLinkAboutRE-NOTICE_Project_Acceptance_221005DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Planning Division
1055 South Grady Way, 6th Floor | Renton, WA 98057 | 425-430-7200, ext. 2
www.rentonwa.gov
OF APPLICATION
A Master Application has been filed and accepted with the Department of Community & Economic Development (CED)
– Planning Division of the City of Renton. The following briefly describes the application and the necessary Public
Approvals. A Notice of Application and proposed Determination of Non-significance – Mitigated (DNS-M) was issued
for Southport West on August 15, 2022 and included a two (2) week public comment period. The initial Notice of
Application was intended to be issued as a standard Notice of Application without the optional DNS-M process.
Therefore, a correction Re-Notice of Application with a new fourteen (14) day public comment period is being issued.
DATE OF RE-NOTICE OF
APPLICATION:
October 5, 2022
PROJECT NAME/NUMBER: PR22-000230 Southport West / LUA22-000284, SA-M, SA-
H, ECF
PROJECT LOCATION: 9XX Lake Washington Blvd N (APNs 082305-9191 and -
9178)
APPLICANT/PROJECT CONTACT
PERSON:
Bhavik Rao, Urbancraft Consulting LLC / 12322 94th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034 /
bhavik@urbancraftconsulting.com
LOCATION WHERE APPLICATION
MAY BE REVIEWED:
Applicant documents are available online through the City of Renton Document
Center website. See also https://cutt.ly/qZTm0x2
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The applicant, Southport West LLC, is requesting Master Plan Review, Hearing
Examiner Site Plan Review and Environmental (SEPA) Review for the construction of Southport West. Southport West
is the completion of the southerly portion of the Southport Development located at the south end of Lake Washington
Blvd N. The proposed expansion of Southport would be located on the 10.09-acre former Puget Sound Energy (PSE)
Substation and PSE utility parcels (APNs 082305-9191 and -9178). The two (2) parcels are located in the Urban Center-
2 (UC-2) zone and the Urban Design District ‘C’. The site is proposed to be developed as five (5) high-rise buildings with
approximately 1,200,000 square feet of office and 50,000 of retail development in multiple phases. The proposed first
three phases would be developed as follows: Phase I – Towers 1 and 2 with the garage podium (July 2023 – July 2027),
Phase II – Towers 3 and 4 with garage podium (July 2027 – July 2031), and Phase III – Tower 5 (post July 2031). Phases
1-3 would start on the southwest side of the site (closer to Boeing) and would develop to the northeast side of the lot
(closer to Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park). A fourth and final phase is being considered for a sixth tower with 130,000
square feet for office and retail at the southwest corner of the development near the intersection of Park Ave N and
757th Ave NE. The phased development project could reach as high as 1.6 million gross square feet. The proposed nine-
level development would be built at the same height and scale as the existing Southport offices with an overall height
of approximately 154 feet above average grade. Parking for 2,207 vehicles would be provided in a shared 4- and 5-level
parking garage and 57 spaces are proposed as on-street parking. In addition, the applicant is proposing to work closely
with PSE for the engineering and capacity needs of the development in order to relocate the powerlines and utility
switchgear adjacent to Johns Creek. Vehicular access to Southport West would be provided by Park Ave N, Lake
Washington Blvd N, and the addition of an internal center road and frontage road.
The site is generally level and consists of gravel yard and asphalt, a Pu get Sound Energy switchgear, and an
office/warehouse building. The site contains high seismic hazard areas and the northeast corner of the site contains
Johns Creek and regulated slopes. The soils consist of a loose to medium dense sand, underlain by soft to medium dense
silt, then medium dense to dense sand, very soft silt and clay, and finally dense to very dense silty sand. Groundwater
was observed in the historical exploration at Southport at depths ranging from 3 to 10 feet below existing grade.
Preliminary estimates of cut and fill include approximately 25,000 cubic yards of excavation and 39,200 cubic yards of
fill from an approved source. The depth of excavation is anticipated to not exceed approximately two feet (2’) below
ground level, except for building cores where excavation would be deeper. Stormwater runoff from pollution generating
surfaces would be captured by catch basins and treated in cartridge filter facilities prior to connection into three (3)
existing drainage systems. No significant trees are proposed to be removed. Southport is proposing to plant 115 new
trees along with a variety of shrubs and perennials. The applicant has submitted a Preliminary Geotechnical Report,
Technical Information Report, Traffic Impact Analysis, and Stream A ssessment and Final Mitigation Plan with the
application.
RE-NOTICE
Anyone that would like to be informed of future actions or would like to become a party of record on this
proposal must fill out our online form at https://cutt.ly/SQvBak4 or complete this form and return to: City of
Renton, CED Planning Division, 1055 So. Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057.
Name/File No.: PR22-000230 Southport West / LUA22-000284, SA-M, SA-H, ECF
Name: ____________________________________ Email: _________________________ Phone#:__________________
Mailing Address: ____________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ___________________________
Notice will be sent via email, unless a hard copy is specifically requested. Check box to receive via US Mail
DATE OF APPLICATION: August 1, 2022
DATE OF INITIAL NOTICE OF
COMPLETE APPLICATION:
October 5, 2022
PERMITS/REVIEW REQUESTED: Master Plan Review, Hearing Examiner Site Plan Review, and Environmental
(SEPA) Review
OTHER PERMITS WHICH MAY BE
REQUIRED:
Building Permit, Construction Permit, Fire Permit, and Sign Permit
REQUESTED STUDIES: Preliminary Geotechnical Report, Technical Information Report, Traffic Impact
Analysis, and Stream Assessment and Final Mitigation Plan
Comments on the above application must be submitted in writing by 5:00 PM on October 19, 2022. Please submit
comments online at https://cutt.ly/SQvBak4. Alternatively, you may physically mail your comments to: City of Renton,
CED, Attn: Planning Division, 1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057. Please include the Land Use file number (LUA)
or project address in your comments. Anyone who submits written comments will automatically become a party of
record and will be notified of any decision on this project. This matter will also be presented before a Public Hearing at
a date that is to be determined. For more information about this proposal, contact the Project Planner below. A copy of
the subsequent threshold determination is available upon request.
CONTACT PROJECT PLANNER: Clark H. Close , Principal Planner; Tel: (425) 430-7289; Email: cclose@rentonwa.gov
Lake Washington