Format
Full
City
Bothell
State/Province
WA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Seattle
Project Type
Mixed Residential
Location Type
Inner Suburban
Land Uses
Conference Center
Mixed Residential
Open space
Spa
Keywords
Pedestrian-friendly design
Private residence club
Public-private partnership
Traditional neighborhood development
Site Size
11
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1997
Date Opened
1998
Sonoma Villero is a 240-unit residential development of townhomes and flats just outside Bothell, Washington, near the University of Washington’s Bothell campus and Microsoft’s Redmond offices. Designed as condominiums, the units were rented at first to avoid competition from a similar development nearby. Targeted to first-time homebuyers and active adults, the rental-to-condominium option was a strategic response to surrounding market forces. Transfer from rental to condominium community Overcame NIMBYism from adjacent neighborhood Sloped site allows for creative design and “European village” ù ambience
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Format
Full
City
Bothell
State/Province
WA
Country
USA
Metro Area
Seattle
Project Type
Mixed Residential
Location Type
Inner Suburban
Land Uses
Conference Center
Mixed Residential
Open space
Spa
Keywords
Pedestrian-friendly design
Private residence club
Public-private partnership
Traditional neighborhood development
Site Size
11
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1997
Date Opened
1998
Date Completed:
Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website:
World Region: North America
Developer(s): 160th Street Association LLC
Website (Dev.):
Designer(s): Kohler Associates, Architects and Planners, PS, Thomas Rengstorf Associates
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