Korr acquired the property in 1999 and submitted an applicationshortly thereafter. "Another planner had it, it went dead for awhile and then they reinitiated it and got a new number," cityplanner Bruce Rips tells GlobeSt.com. Other sources say the projectstalled because Sound Transit was at one point interested in theproperty.

Regardless, the project at 1401 Spring St. is apparently back ontrack. According to project architect Heather Mertes of CDA, thetop 10 floors of the building are being designed as condominiums.Below that are planned two floors of office space. The ground floorwill hold the building's lobby and about 3,500 sf of retailspace.

Mertes is headed to a an early design review meeting next week,where she will present information about the site and vicinity andthe public and the Design Review Board members can offer commentsand identify those Citywide Design Guidelines of highest priorityin developing the site.