Photo: John Methot. There was talk from Schnitzer West about renovating the building for use as a conference center for biotech companies, but it seems that now only the facade will be saved and incorporated into the design of one of several buildings to be occupied by Amazon.
VintageSeattle.org had a negative take on the development, but I think it's a decent nod to the neighborhood's industrial past, much like
Alley 24's brick lofts.
Upon a recent visit to Portland, I noticed several commonalities between the Pearl District and South Lake Union, which is probably no coincidence given developers Schnitzer and Vulcan's Portland connections. South Lake Union would do well to follow the Pearl District's model of urban renewal.
