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Lake Hills: Monthly Update Archives
April 2007
The developer is negotiating with the City of Bellevue for
a building permit. This project is temporarily on hold until the developer
completes this process.
December 2006
Staff met with the developer’s architect and KCLS
architect on November 21. Conceptual designs were discussed and the
developer indicated construction could start as early as spring 2007.
Negotiations with the City of Bellevue for sale of the existing Lake
Hills library have started.
August 2006
The Lake Hills Library is scheduled to be replaced with a new library in the redeveloped Lake Hills Shopping Center. The project developer offered to create a condominium arrangement for the new library in which KCLS purchases the building shell and the property, and manages tenant improvements. The current library and property would then be surplused. Since the current library is located in the Lake Hills greenbelt, next to a Bellevue Parks building, the City is a logical buyer. At one time, there was a plan considered in which that property would be exchanged for the cost of planning and developing the Bellevue Regional Library parking expansion. Given the number of major projects in progress for the City, the Ashwood site improvements will not be on their agenda for some time.
April 2006
ZGF Architects is the successful architect chosen for this project, which involves relocating the existing library to a new development on 156th and Lake Hills Boulevard. Initial meetings have taken place and the architects are working with the developer on building design layout. The developer will submit exterior designs to the City of Bellevue on May 10. Initial design will start in early May and relocation in 2009.
March 2006
ZGF Architects was the successful architect chosen to design the new library being relocated to a new development on 156th and Lake Hills Boulevard. Initial meetings have taken place and the architects are working with the developer on building design layout. Initial design will start in early April. Relocation is anticipated to be in 2009
January 2006
The architectural firm of ZGF was chosen for the Lake Hills Tenant Improvement project from a short list of four candidates.
December 2005
Three finalists were short listed for the Lake Hills Library Tenant Improvements. The finalists (Buffalo, Lewis and ZGF) will be interviewed on Friday, January 6.
November 2005
Advertisements for architects to submit their statements of qualifications brought in 11 submittal packages. The committee to interview and select the finalist should plan to be assembled by mid-December for interviews as early as can be scheduled.
October 2005
KCLS issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for architects to assist us in working through the development of a 10,000 square foot library in the new Lake Hills Shopping Center.
September 2005
The City of Bellevue has issued a zoning variance to the development company for the complete redesign of the Lake Hills Shopping Center, which will be a mixed use development including residential spaces and the library. Initial discussions of timing for this project indicate that KCLS needs to have a consultant team ready to work on the interior design and coordinate with the design and planning for the new building. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) will be issued in October.
April 2005
Cosmos Development Corporation has continued to work through community and City issues to develop an acceptable plan for the revitalized Lake Hills Shopping Center. Oscar del Moro reviewed the current status with KCLS and also presented the plans to the Community Council. There appear to be positive sentiments about the plan thus far and some excitement about the library being a part of it.