Jun 4
The Urban Land Institute is offering a tour of the University of Washington's new student housing projects at 4 p.m. June 4 at Alder Commons, 1310 N.E. 40th St. The western portion of the UW campus is being transformed through the construction of an eight-building, $160 million student housing project with a variety of dorm options. Tour leaders are:
Rob Lubin, associate director for facilities and capital planning for UW Food and Housing Services;
JR Fulton, capital projects and sustainability manager for Housing and Food Services;
Troy Stahlecker, capital projects manager for the university; and
Hal Ferris, principal of Spectrum Development. Tickets are $15 for ULI Young Leaders members, $20 for non-members under 35 and $25 for non-members over 35. There will be drinks and happy hour at Big Time Brewery after the tour. For more information, contact
northwest@uli.org or 206-224-4500.
Jun 11
Capitol Hill Housing will hold its eighth annual Community Forum at 5 p.m. June 11 in Broadway Performance Hall at 1625 Broadway. A panel will discuss the opportunities created by new housing and commercial projects in the neighborhood.
Michael Wells, executive director of the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, will moderate the discussion. Panelists are:
Sally Clark, Seattle City Council member;
Stephen O' Connor, director of the University of Washington Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies, and
Elizabeth Dunn, principal of Dunn + Hobbes LLC. The event is free, but space is limited. For more information, visit:
bit.ly/ZHJJ08