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This townhouse-style apartment project in Tacoma was designed for DFA’s development arm, Kaiser Development Company. Kaiser is willing to test new ideas, and this one is filled with them. Designed for a corner lot in the Hilltop neighborhood that is just 25 feet wide, it takes advantage of Tacoma’s urban zoning (RCX) by building right out to the property lines, achieving four two-story, 2 Bed 1 Bath units on a 3250 SF lot. Yet, each of these tight-packed units will have a private courtyard at ground level. The entrances are designed for security, yet are legible – and the units keep eyes on the street. The site is one block from the Hilltop commercial district, and Tacoma’s Link light rail extension will stop 2 blocks away. Construction was completed in August 2016 and the units rented within one week of hitting the market.

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Community

City Council Presentation

How can Seattle’s land use code be improved? The City Council took a tour of selected multi-family projects in Fall 2009 to investigate. Here’s me i...

Seattle’s Design Review Process

Have you ever wondered why some townhouse designs are so ugly? I was interviewed by KUOW for a story that explains a loophole in the City of Seattle’s Des...

Sustainability

Alley House 2 – Green Builder Modular Home of the Year

We love it when we score the cover! You may recall our previous blog posts on this project that was constructed last year for developer Cascade Built. In July o...

Alley House 2 – Assembled in half a day!

Fun times at the ‘Alley House 2’ jobsite on Capital Hill today, courtesy of visionary developer Cascade Built. Four prefabricated modules that comp...

Alley House 2

Alley House 2 is one of the first projects permitted by the City of Seattle under the new Multifamily Housing Code. As an innovative infill project, it adds new...

Under Construction

Queen Anne project is underway

Another DFA project began construction this week: a whole-house remodel on Queen Anne. Working with The Walton Group, we designed a completely new house within ...

View home above Alki

We’re excited about this DFA project going up now: two new stories atop a daylight basement, with killer views of Puget Sound and Alki Beach. Here’s...

Alley House 2 – Assembled in half a day!

Fun times at the ‘Alley House 2’ jobsite on Capital Hill today, courtesy of visionary developer Cascade Built. Four prefabricated modules that comp...

On The Boards

Stone Way Mixed Use

We are currently working on this mixed use building on Stone Way N in Seattle. It will have 59 residential units and 2 street-front commercial spaces. The apart...

Fauntleroy Way Mixed Use

Much of our time lately has been spent on this mixed use building at the corner of Edmunds and Fauntleroy Way SW. It breaks new ground for us in several ways, ...

4onTop

We’re excited about this upcoming townhouse project in Tacoma for DFA’s development arm, Kaiser Development Company. Kaiser is willing to test new i...