Sonoma Villero

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
Website (Des.):