YIMBY News for 5/9

[Eric Budd]

Bellevue Gets Regional Buy-in for Grand Connection Crossing Plan

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 43.81. apartment, condo, construction, development, downtown, growth, housing, mobility, multimodal, project, rent, transportation, urban, walk, zoning

[image: Bellevue Gets Regional Buy-in for Grand Connection Crossing Plan] The City of Bellevue continues to pursue the idea of building a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge over I-405, connecting Downtown Bellevue and the Wilburton neighborhood, an area primed for significant housing growth. That work reached a crucial milestone this week, after city officials have scrambled to meet a state-imposed deadline to utilize a funding source poised to provide around 15% of the expected $200-$225 million cost of the entire project. All five of the local government authorities required to sign off on Be

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Sakura Square is literally crumbling. Its stewards want the city to help pay for repairs

Denverite

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KEYWORD SCORE: 26.13. apartment, construction, development, downtown, house, housing, mixed-use, project, rent, urban

Sakura Square, the block in downtown Denver that has acted as a center for Japanese American culture in the city, is crumbling. In the last year, the block’s owners installed unsightly metal scaffolding around the building, which houses mainstays like Pacific Mercantile Company, Sakura House and JJ Bistro. “It is starting to crumble,” said Joni Sakaguchi, the board president of the Sakura Foundation, which owns Sakura Square. “It’s very safe in here. But we can’t get rid of the scaffolding.” The building — built in 1973 — has been exploring redevelopment for years as its infrastructure continu

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How turning two homes into landmarks could help preserve Denver’s Black history

Denverite

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KEYWORD SCORE: 20.41. development, homeowner, house, housing, preservation, real estate, segregation

Two separate bids to designate the homes of some of Denver’s most prominent Black leaders are advancing through the landmark designation process — a move that would ensure their memory was protected in the city’s quickly changing neighborhoods. Former Denver mayor Wellington Webb and his wife, former state representative Wilma Webb, are seeking historic status for the Whittier foursquare home they purchased in 1971. Another home, at 3535 E. 26th Ave. Pkwy., across from the City Park Golf Course, is also up for preservation. It was built for Denver’s first known Black landscape architect Frank

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