AMITY COURT IS A NEW MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOCATED IN THE CITY OF BELLEVUE BR-CR. THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING TWO-STORY BUILDING. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS AN EIGHT-STORY FIRE PROTECTED BUILDING OF TYPE IV-C CONSTRUCTION. IN ADDITION, PROJECT INCLUDES 3 LEVELS OF TYPE I-A CONSTRUCTION FOR BELOW GRADE PARKING. THERE ARE 201 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND COMMON ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL AMENITIES. A TOTAL OF 203 PARKING STALLS ARE PROVIDED GRADE LEVELS AND ACCESSED FROM NE BEL-RED RD.
TO ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM FAR 2.0, THE PROJECT WILL BE USING TIER 1A-AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TIER 1B-PARKS & STREAMS PER BMC20.25D.090 FAR AMENITY INCENTIVE SYSTEM.
THE SITING OF THE BUILDING TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE SURROUNDING VIEWS. SPACIOUS PEDESTRIAN ACCESS IS PROVIDED ALONG BEL-RED ROAD, INCLUDING A PEDESTRIAN PATH. IN ADDITION, AN EXTERIOR ENTRY PLAZA WILL CONNECT THE PROJECT TO THE MAIN 2-STORY HIGH LOBBY AND THE COURTYARD BEYOND.
THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AMENITIES, INCLUDING A TERRACE ON THE 8TH FLOOR TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VIEWS. INTERIOR COMMON SPACES WILL BE DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE LOTS OF TRANSPARENCY AT GROUND FLOOR LEVELS AND AMENITY USES. INTERIOR COMMON SPACES WILL BE DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE WITH THEIR SETTINGS THROUGH OPEN FLOOR PLANS, MORPHING WITH THE OUTDOORS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. COURTYARD SPACES WILL HAVE ABUNDANT LANDSCAPING AND GATHERING AREAS TO ENCOURAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY., Preapplication 22-04118DB
