Would a ground floor coffee shop be too much to ask? Yes we have a bazillion of them but that would be a really nice spot to sit, read and drink coffee (fire place, etc.)
Shapiro tells CHS a restaurant or cafe will likely take over the building’s 1,500 square-foot lobby, while he envisioned a bar moving into the 2,200 square-foot basement. The rest of the building will become “creative offices,” including the two 5,000 square-foot theater spaces and two upper floors of existing offices.
Speaking of being gentrified, what sort of offices are going in where the Bocker and Brown Buildings are ? Will Charles' desk be in the back of a Metro bus ?
http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/1…
The auto row-era Bocker and Brown Buildings are slated to be redeveloped as a preservation incentive-boosted office project. As The Stranger crew would have to vacate for more than a year, Keck said he’s currently seeking a permanent home elsewhere.
1. giant windowless rooms seem like prime office space.
2. I'm so baffled by people's excitement that "at least they're not tearing it down". The exterior of the Harvard Exit is far and away its least redeeming feature.
Yeah, pretty much the same pig in a poke we were sold when the Oddfellows building changed owners. I think there are STILL unoccupied spaces in that building, so, you know, good luck with that Mr. Shapiro.
@7 Joe Bar is roght across the street, and it's one of Capitol Hill's best 'third place' coffee houses. Vivace is 1 1/2 blocks away, and Roy St. Coffee is 1/2 block away. So unless crossing Roy St. is too much of an endeavor, I think coffee shops are well covered for the area.
The Exit is a gem and will be very sad to see it go away, especially for SIFF and the LGBT Film Festival. Sure it needs work and perhaps a bar and restaurant would be nice amenities. But office space? The theater spaces would be great not only for film but also for concerts, lectures, readings, performance art and what not. If Town Hall, Cinerama, The Egyptian, King Cat and The Neptune can be saved then so can The Exit.
If you agree please go to http://www.facebook.com/savetheexit and spread the word.
The Harvard Exit is a true gem and an asset to the Capitol Hill community, losing it would be a very disappointing loss especially for events such as SIFF and the LGBT Film Festival. Sure it needs some work and perhaps a bar and restaurant would be welcome additions but why can't the theaters be preserved not only for film but also for concerts, lectures, performance art and what not. If Town Hall, Cinerama, The Egyptian, The Neptune and King Cat can be preserved, then The Exit can be as well.
(I say that as someone who has, for many years, toiled in the fields adjacent to both PR and Marketing, and sometimes worked in those fields myself)
http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/1…
Nice work, Marc
Oh, also this:
Shapiro tells CHS a restaurant or cafe will likely take over the building’s 1,500 square-foot lobby, while he envisioned a bar moving into the 2,200 square-foot basement. The rest of the building will become “creative offices,” including the two 5,000 square-foot theater spaces and two upper floors of existing offices.
huh? ever set foot in the Grand Illusion? I don't know who this Mark Stiles is, but he sure channeled his inner dipshit when he wrote that.
http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2014/1…
The auto row-era Bocker and Brown Buildings are slated to be redeveloped as a preservation incentive-boosted office project. As The Stranger crew would have to vacate for more than a year, Keck said he’s currently seeking a permanent home elsewhere.
2. I'm so baffled by people's excitement that "at least they're not tearing it down". The exterior of the Harvard Exit is far and away its least redeeming feature.
Now, banks on the other hand....
If you agree please go to http://www.facebook.com/savetheexit and spread the word.
If you agree please go to http://www.facebook.com/savetheexit and like and share.