There seems to be no shortage of hotel/condo projects coming on the market. 2200 Westlake/Pan Pacific hotel and Madison tower have already been completed and a few others are in the works (Olive 8, 1 Hotel Residences, Four Seasons, and AVA) including the most recently talked about Stewart and Minor.
For those who didn't think that was enough of a selection, here is another proposed 45 story hotel/condo project on the corner of 5th Ave and Stewart St, Heron Tower I. If approved, buyers who bought into the southeast corner units of Escala will probably have their views affected.
(UPDATE 2/13/08: The Heron project has been re-designed to become twin towers. For more info, see the latest post here.)
(Update June 2008: The developer for this twin towers lost half the site to foreclosure to New York lender G4 Capital Partner. The foreclosure ended the plan for this project. Read more on Seattle Times.)
Related posts:
Seattle Condo Construction Update
1913 Fifth Ave: Billion Dollar "Out There" Hotel Condo
There is also a twin to this tower proposed at the North end of the block, which would tear down Icon Grill and the building immediately to the South of it. Only the Avis garage would remain if this goes forward, which will have a huge impact on all East facing Escala views.
Thanks for the info!