Ground has been broken and work is underway on the 11.5-acre development known as Kirkland Urban in Washington.
The mixed-use area has been designed by CollinsWoerman, an architectural firm based in Seattle. The complex will reuse an area that was previously a shopping mall to create an ‘18-hour city’.
The concept of an 18-hour city is generally connected to metro centers that qualify as midsized. They offer shopping, housing, amenities, and jobs, but generally do not operate through the late evening and early morning. This is meant to provide a better street life balance than typical business districts, which are generally only open during business hours.
The first phase of the Kirkland Urban project will involve almost 400,000 square feet of office space, 140,000 square feet for retail development, and as many as 185 apartments. A total of 1,700 parking spaces will also be constructed. Office space will be built in the form of two towers, each of which has six stories, over a retail development with multiple tiers. Tech companies like Tableau and Wave have already claimed space within the offices. Plans also include a grocery store, to be operated by Kroger, and open spaces lined with public works of art.
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