What and where is Brierwood Center? Just east of Lake Bellevue lies an old four-building retail/commercial complex at 12001 N.E. 12th St. and related addresses. It's directly south of the Spring District. It spans about 2.7 acres, with the new zoning in that area of Wilburton now allowing taller, denser residential projects. So, time to sell?
Indeed, Lee & Associates recently put Brierwood Center on the block, unpriced.
And last week came an early plan from prospective buyer and developer American Capital Group, which has its nearby offices at Lake Bellevue. Acting as its own architect, ACG proposes a nine-story building with 350 units and retail.
The latter, with about 6,073 square feet, would go on the building's northwest corner. Its footprint would have a P-shape, with its fat end to the north on 12th. Apartments look to run from a 580-square-foot studio up to a three-bed with 1,600 square feet. A gym, terraces, clubrooms and other amenities are indicated.
Three levels of structured parking would have about 350 stalls. Construction would be typical Type III-A wood over Type I-A concrete. ACG typically builds its own projects. Terrane is the surveyor.
The potential development is roughly equidistant between Spring District and Wilburton stations (with a Whole Foods situated by the latter). And Eastrail also runs nearby.
The low-rise, 48,474-square-foot Brierwood Center is fully leased, says Lee, to various small tenants. (Our favorite? The Goose Pub & Eatery.) The brokers are Adrienne Hunter, Jim Reed and Jim Bowles. There's no stated deadline for offers.
WOOSLEY FAMILY IN WILBURTON
As for the prospective seller, that's the Woosley family. The late Hal Woosley (1922-2002) was a Wyoming aviator and rancher who visited our 1962 World's Fair — flying his own plane, of course. Per his Seattle Times obituary, he and his wife (also a pilot) loved our city, moved here, and he got into real estate and insurance.
Hal Woosley Properties has its offices at Brierwood Center, which was developed from 1969 to 1975. The property is also bounded by 120th Avenue Northeast (to the west) and Northeast Bell-Red Road, to the south.
But at the latter intersection, on that southwest corner, there's an inset city-owned parcel with not quite an acre. As the DJC and others recently reported, that's bound for redevelopment by Bellwether Housing. (It was once a parking lot for Barrier Porsche.)
Bellwether's eight-story plan will inevitably impact the Brierwood Center redevelopment — whether by ACG or another party — with building separation, driveways, etc. to be negotiated with the city. Regardless, more and more residential development is coming to Wilburton, as the city intends.