At yesterday's full council meeting, Seattle City Council unanimously approved a contract rezone to accommodate Safeway grocery store's redevelopment proposal in Lake City. The application, filed by Craig Thompson and Safeway Inc., rezones 24,300 square feet of land located at 12318 15th Ave. N.E. from Single Family 7200 (SF 7200) to Neighborhood Commercial 3 with a 40-foot height limit (NC3 40).
The redevelopment proposal was reviewed by the Northeast Design Review Board on April 6 of this year (project number 3008423). The project involves the demolition of the existing 41,150-square-foot store and construction of a new 50,500-square-foot, multi-purpose retail building that is 33.5 feet tall. The building will house the Safeway grocery store.
