This Saturday the Friends of Ravenna Park will be working in the shade, starting at the bridge where the service road crosses the creek and the tributary stream comes in from the north, clearing the bindweed off the plantings and pulling other weeds along the way. The forecast is for hot weather but that part of the ravine stays cool in the morning and should not be too bad with the sun rising later than last month. If it gets too hot we will quit early. Bring water!George says to meet at the Kiosk (near the Tool Box). Ravenna Park...
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Currently in Ravenna Park there are 7 active listings. A few of them have been around forever. There are now four properties under contract including the one on he corner of 15th Ave NE and NE 63rd Street. That one started at $750,000, got reduced to $650,000 and then to $550,000 and was snatched almost immediately. I wonder who bought that property. Likely a development group with deep pockets. Two sales closed during July and here they are: July2010.PDF We'd be happy to show you any of the active listings in the area....
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Because of the large amount of Roosevelt and Ravenna zoning changes and projected changes all of that information is being discussed at my Ravenna-Roosevelt Zoning Issues Blog. There is a large amount of importance with zoning issues now that a significat power, RDG, with plenty of backing funds and the false reasoning that, "We are doing it because of the light rail and green house emissions...blah, blah, blah. They are doing it because that's where the property is and they and make a damn fortune developing it. It matters little or nil to them, where it is. I will limit...
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About a dozen workers showed up for the continuing effort at the re-landscaping of the Naomi Circle. Sunday was a beautiful, warm summer day and everyone was in good spirits. Some ivy shoots were spotted and quickly dispatched. On the west side of the circle a few of the volunteers went after the sumac runners and there is hope that we will see no more of that plant, here, for now. Tree holes previously dug on the south and east side of the circle had been completed as far as possible. The backhoe with jackhammer attachment will be needed to...
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In the neighborhood this week there will be a works party down at the traffic circle. We will be digging some holes for trees and pulling up sum sumac roots. This will all take place on Sunday, July 25th about 10:30 to noon, or so. It should be nice and probably on the warm side. If you don't want to dig or pull roots, you might bring some lemonade and cookies down to the circle to sustain those who are. Doing so also counts for hours work as we amass credits to earn the grant that is paying for the...
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On Monday night, July 19th, at 7:00 PM at Calvary Christian Assembly the Roosevelt Land Use Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting. There will be discussion concerning the Roosevelt Development Group's proposal to change zoning in the area. Because of the RDG zoning change application, the Department of Planning and Development has ordered an Environmental Impact Statement to be done. At the land use meeting Monday the format and content of how to get the EIS to consider particular impacts will be shared. Try to be there. On Wednesday, July 21st, at 6:30 in the same building the DPD...
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test Glenn Roberts | Ravenna Park | My Seattle | Lake & Co Real Estate Seattle: Buying a Home? What about Crime? In This Post Comprehensive tool by Bing Maps and The Seattle Police Department The Seattle Police department has come out with an interesting crime mapping tool that will certainly be interesting to buyers and also to sellers, homeowners and renters. Part of crime prevention is being aware of it and then taking proactive steps to correct problems by cooperating with your local law enforcement agencies. Here is a link to the what's called My Neighborhood Map. In...
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June proved to be a better month than April or May. Four properties have moved into the under contract category. It is nice to see life on this front. Several other properties have new and lower prices. There are buyers in the market, but they are being very selective. There is no pressure on them. There is no tax credit to race for. The only reason they might have to act now is the prevalence of low interest rates. We haven't seen rates at 4.5% since the 1950's. To try and relate interest rate to home value...a 1% increase in...
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We still have about a week to go in collecting signatures of people opposed to the Hugh Sisley and Roosevelt Development Groups's proposal to change the Seattle Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map. 300-400 signatures wil be submitted to the Department of Planning and Development recommending that the change not even be considered. Just don't go there. Here are a few of the signature pages: We will be turning in all of the originals collected by July 5th directly to Sally Clark's office. She is the Chair of the Committee on the Built Environment. These signatures will impress...
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Due to a mix-up in the date that I made on the previous post, I've decided to make the Petition to request that the Seattle City Council NOT consider application #8: the Roosevelt Development Group's amendment to the Seattle Comprehensive Plan and a change to the Future Land Use Map, this year. The City Council will be deciding which amendment requests to consider at a meeting on July 7th. We will submit the petition before that day so that it becomes a part of the record. It is important to keep reminding the City Council how we feel about development...
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