By Doug Petrowski Construction is expected to begin next month on three new vehicle and pedestrian bridges over McAleer Creek within the Nile Shriners’ Golf Course property after the Mountlake Terrace City Council chose a contractor for the project on Monday. New West Development Inc. of Everett was selected to build the bridges at a cost of $882,387.14. New West Development’s bid was more t... »
Work on curb, sidewalk, planting strip and drainage improvements along two stretches of 54th Avenue West in Mountlake Terrace has begun. New curbs and sidewalks are scheduled to be installed along the west side of 54th Avenue West between 220th and 223rd Streets Southwest began this week. The improvements are partially funded by a Safe Routes to School grant from the state Department of Transporta... »
Story and photo by Doug Petrowksi The Terrace Heights Apartments, 4713-216th St. S.W., is hoping to open up a new 16-unit building by this fall, increasing the total apartments in the 3.5-acre Mountlake Terrace complex to 160. The new four-story building sits along the apartment complex’s north border at the site of a former caretaker’s house. The new apartment complex is just part of a building b... »
Construction is expected to begin in early April on new sidewalks for 54th Avenue West between 220th and 223rd Streets Southwest after the Mountlake Terrace City Council approved the project’s contract on Monday. The work should be completed sometime this summer. The project calls for 1,170 feet of sidewalk, gutter and curb to be constructed on 54th Avenue West, along with 10 sidewalk ADA ramps an... »
Story and photo by Doug Petrowski The start date for construction of a new four-story assisted living facility on 56th Avenue West in the Town Center district of Mountlake Terrace has been pushed back to late June, according to project designer Kevin Carl of Urban Innovations Group of Seattle. Vineyard Park is planned for the west side of the 23000 block of 56th Avenue West; demolition of existing... »
Story and photos by Doug Petrowski As one water main and street project is coming to a close, another is turning the corner and moving ahead in the eastern section of Mountlake Terrace. All of the underground work is complete on 222nd Street Southwest between 39th and 44th Avenues West after crews buried 1,600 feet of water main and installed a number of gate valves and curbside hydrants this past... »
Story and photo by Doug Petrowski After two lean years, new housing starts in Mountlake Terrace have bounced back close to goals set by city planners. Statistics released by the Mountlake Terrace Planning Commission show an average of 47 housing unit permits per year were issued by the city for the six-year period of 2007-2012. The average was raised considerably in 2012 as the large-scale Arbor V... »
By Doug Petrowski The start of construction to replace water mains, storm sewers and fire hydrants on 228th Street Southwest, 44th Avenue West/Cedar Way and 39th Avenue West around the Cedar Plaza shopping district has been delayed until next week, Mountlake Terrace city officials announced on Thursday. The $1.2 million project is now anticipated to be finished in early summer, with more street wo... »
