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Design Review Program
Overview

The City of Seattle's Design Review Program provides a forum for citizens, developers and the City to review and guide the design of qualifying commercial and multifamily development projects. More

Upcoming Project Reviews

Don't see you're project below? Search upcoming and past project reviews to find design proposals and reports.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Downtown Design Review Board
Project: No Projects to Review
Review Meeting:canceled
Southeast Design Review Board
Streamlined Design Review - No Board Meeting
Project: 1734 13th Ave S  map
Design Proposal available (4.41 MB)
Review Meeting:0:00
 WellSpring Family Services map
 1900 Rainier Ave S
 Community Room
Review Phase:EDG--Early Design Guidance
Project Number:3013143 permit status | notice
Planner:Lucas Deherrera
Project: 3736 Rainier Ave S  map
Design Proposal available at review meeting
Review Meeting:6:30 pm
 WellSpring Family Services map
 1900 Rainier Ave S
 Community Room
Review Phase:EDG--Early Design Guidance
Project Number:3012473 permit status | notice
Planner:Bruce Rips

See more upcoming reviews.

Board Members
Thirty-five citizens make up the Design Review Board -- five members each serve on boards that cover the city's seven distinct geographic areas. View map of board districts.

Below are eight of the 35 board members: 

Norma Tompkins Design Review Board
Norma Tompkins
Southwest
Board
Jill Kurfirst 2010 Design Review Board
Jill Kurfirst
West Board
Lipika Mukerji Design Review Board
Lipika Mukerji
West Board
Joseph Hurley Design Review Board
Joe Hurley
Northeast
Board

Mike DeLilla 2010 Design Review Board
Mike DeLilla
Northwest
Board

Sam Cameron 2010 Design Review Board
Sam Cameron
Southeast
Board

Sheri Olson 2010 Design Review Board
Sheri Olson
Downtown
Board

Lisa Picard Design Review Board
Lisa Picard
East Board


 
   

 

News
Design Review Case Studies
Read about the design evolution of Civic Square and the design evolution of Avenida Apodments to see how the design review process made a difference in each project's design.

Updated Design Guidelines
DPD has updated the design guidelines and released a draft for public review and comment.

Streamlined Design Review for Townhouses
DPD is developing a new, streamlined design review process to apply to townhouse development to ensure a better fit with the context without adding significantly to development cost.

Digital Submissions
Applicants are requested to provide a .pdf file of their design proposals to DPD ten calendar days in advance of a board meeting. Download the instructions. Ready to send? Submit your .pdf file.


Community Guide
Read The Community Guide to Design Review for an introduction to the process and tips for getting involved. Download a companion to the brochure -- the guidelines for downtown development or the guidelines for multifamily and commercial building for development in Seattle's neighborhoods.

Design Guidelines

Thirty design review guidelines for multifamily and commercial buildings--along with neighborhood-specific supplements--form the backbone of the City's Design Review Program in Seattle's neighborhoods. Separate guidelines govern downtown development.

Gallery of Great Examples
 
5th and Bell
See the 5th and Bell project and other great examples of projects that were developed through the Design Review process.

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