May 14, 2025

268 units, plus pickleball and grocery store, coming to Northgate Station

Renderings by GGLO [enlarge]

This view looks northeast at the project.

Simon Property Group broke ground last summer on its initial two apartment buildings at Northgate Station. Compass General Construction is now building that duo, with 420 units, parking and retail, on the east side of the 55-acre mall property (Fifth Avenue Northeast). Those are dubbed M2 and M3, and should open in phases during 2026-2027.

North of that is the planned seven-story, 268-unit M1 building, which has its next design review on June 16. GGLO is again the architect. There's no declared builder or schedule for that project.

(To the south, at Northeast 103rd Street, the midrise M4 building will eventually add another 280 units or so.)

Last summer, a Simon representative was coy about future phasing in the big redevelopment. The first hotel has since opened (the west Residence Inn, near the station and freeway), and there have been small retail/restaurant changes at and near the Kraken Community Iceplex.

Simon's Patrick Peterman then said that a second hotel, possibly to carry the AC Hotels flag, might start this year. There haven't been any recent permit rumblings for that. Possible new offices or medical offices, said Peterman, lie years ahead — assuming the office market eventually recovers.

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The M1 building has its next design review on June 16. GGLO is the architect.

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As with the M2 and M3 buildings, the apartments will wrap around structured parking, here with 398 stalls. About 35,600 square feet of retail is planned.

So the M1 apartments, still lacking an address on Fifth, are probably best aligned with current demand. Some renderings call the building Northgate Flats. As with the M2 and M3 buildings, the apartments will wrap around structured parking, here with 398 stalls. About 35,600 square feet of retail is planned.

Notably, of the latter, a large north-facing market — or compact grocery store — is indicated on that end of the building. That looks to have around 30,000 square feet, and would be a boon to the entire development. (The old mall, mostly now demolished, never had a grocery store.) A separate permit is in the works for that, but with no names yet attached.

As with the two buildings now rising, construction should be Type III-A wood over Type I-A concrete. Total project size isn't yet clear. It includes a large seventh-floor recreation area, atop the parking, with a pickleball court and other amenities. There would also be a second-floor terrace atop the grocery store.

Some smaller decks and terraces are also indicated, along with rooftop solar panels. One of the two smaller commercial bays, on the building's south side, looks to be intended for restaurant use — with outdoor seating on the plaza between that and the M2 building.

The M1 apartment team also includes KPFF, civil engineer; Transpo Group, traffic engineer; Bush, Roed & Hitchings, surveyor; EA Engineering, environmental consultant; and Geotest Services, geotechnical engineer.