5000 12th Ave NE Student Living

5000 12th Ave NE Student Living

Seattle, WA

Adding to the growing ranks of one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in Seattle, this project will redevelop the corner of NE 50th Street and 12th Avenue NE in the University District. It takes advantage of recent up-zoning and optimizes the small site footprint by adding an efficient student-focused apartment building. The site is located 3 blocks from the University District Light Rail Station and is a short walk to The Ave’s eclectic commercial core. 

The building mass articulates a simple, floating cuboid form, set above a highly transparent street-level. That transparency combined with a contiguous vertical setback, along the north property line, will act as a “gasket” to the small-scale townhouses and residential zoning to the north. The simple diagram provides an opportunity to express a thoughtful, elegant form, that responds to its physical context and integrates with the fabric of the surrounding residential and urban neighborhood.

The building is designed with efficiency in mind, from programming to structure. Typical levels of this 8-story, 22-unit residence, will be comprised of three-bedroom, four-bedroom, and five-bedroom apartments. Residential amenities and communal spaces occupy the floor at grade, activating the street corner and serving as the building’s shared Living Room. The rooftop terrace will provide year-round access to the exterior with spaces for gathering and entertaining. 

This right-sized project is well placed to provide much-needed housing for Seattle and will be well-positioned to take its place in this dynamic and evolving neighborhood.

Rendering: Feature Graphics

Client
BonaFide Properties 1, LLC

Data
22 units
34,570-sf total

Completed
Est. 2025

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