I first wrote about this West Seattle project back on June 27, 2009. For years now the abandoned construction site sat idle as bankruptcy proceedings and a legal fight ground through the courts. It was fondly referred to as "Hole Foods" because the original development plan called for a new Whole Foods store. As the saga continued, Whole Foods pulled out of the development plan in 2010, and announced they would look for another site in West Seattle.
"The Hole" is now an active construction site again, called Spruce West Seattle. I stopped the other day to take a picture of the massive crane. The development will supposedly contain hundreds of apartments, retail stores, and a new L.A Fitness club. It will look something like this.
And what about Whole Foods? Well, they're building right across the street from Spruce and plan to open in 2015. Apparently they're part of a mega project that will make Spruce West Seattle look small.
So within a two block radius, grocery shoppers will be able to choose between Trader Joes, Whole Foods, QFC and Safeway. This gives you an idea of just how densely populated West Seattle has become. It will be nice for people like me, who can't seem to let a day go by without shopping for food.
Have I mentioned our traffic lately? One bridge-- and a few hundred thousand of us all trying to get to the same place at the same time.
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