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Line 22: Talaris Institute was a childhood-development research program funded by Apex Foundation, of Bellevue, Washington, the family foundation of telecommunication billionaire Bruce McCaw and his wife Jolene McCaw.  In 2012, most of Talaris Institute's assets were sold to Maryland company Teaching Strategies. Since then, Columbia Hospitality has been managing the property primarily as a conference center (still named the Talaris Conference Center), available for private events. As of 2017, the property was managed by Bruce McCaw's property company Pistol Creek Management, and listed as owned by Greg Vik, with 4000 Property LLC, a company associated with Pistol Creek.  [Laurelhurst Blog 2017].  The current owner, "an entity linked to...Bruce McCaw," [Rosenberg 2017], proposed constructing up to 333 homes in multiple apartment buildings, leading to strong neighborhood opposition led by the Laurelhurst Community Club. The required zoning change from single-family residential to multifamily was not obtained by the owner, and in 2013, Friends of Battelle/Talaris successfully nominated the site buildings and landscape for landmark status. ▼ ▲The ~~current~~ owner~~, "an entity linked to...Bruce McCaw," [Rosenberg~~ ~~2017], ~~proposed constructing up to 333 homes in multiple apartment buildings, leading to strong neighborhood opposition led by the Laurelhurst Community Club. The required zoning change from single-family residential to multifamily was not obtained by the owner, and in 2013, Friends of Battelle/Talaris successfully nominated the site buildings and landscape for landmark status.  In 2017 the property owner put the property up for sale, noting the campus was available for redevelopment as a research institute or housing. Tom Pehl, Senior Vice President with CBRE Capital Markets. Pehl, along with Lou Senini and Dean Johnson, are listing the property on behalf of the owner, ▼ ▲In 2017 the property owner put the property up for sale, noting the campus was available for redevelopment as a research institute or housing. Tom Pehl, Senior Vice President with CBRE Capital Markets. Pehl, along with Lou Senini and Dean Johnson, are listing the property on behalf of the owner~~, ~~.  ▼ [[File:Laurelhurst-neighborhood-waterfront.jpg\|600px\|thumb\|left\|Laurelhurst neighborhood waterfront, Seattle]]▼ In January 2018 it was reported that the Talaris site was acquired by homebuilder Quadrant, a Bellevue-based unit of California’s TRI Pointe Group. Quadrant has proposed building 63 single-family homes on large lots "that homebuilders estimate could sell for about $2 million each." [Rosenberg, 19 Jan 2018]. <div style="clear: both"></div>▼ ▲  [[File:Laurelhurst-neighborhood-waterfront.jpg~~\|600px~~\|thumb\|left\|600px\|Laurelhurst neighborhood waterfront, Seattle]] ▲<div style="clear: both"> </div> == Advocates involved == Line 35 ⟶ 37: [http://www.laurelhurstcc.com/issues/ERACare/documents/LCC6021TalarisCompPlanAmendmentStatementJuly2013.pdf Laurelhurst Community Club].<br/>   Jack McCullough - Seattle real-estate lawyer, reportedly hired by Quadrant homebuilders to. See [Young 2015].<br/>   ~~Upzone~~Affordable Talaris. Facebook group. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1247534972013566/. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1247534972013566/. ] ▲  == Development proposals == Quadrant Homes (new owner)   === Midrise (Doug Trumm) === Trumm, Doug. "[https://www.theurbanist.org/2017/05/10/laurelhurst-midrise/ 18-Acre Laurelhurst Parcel Is Ripe For Midrise]." ''The Urbanist, ''10 May 2017.  @dmtrumm. <br/> [https://www.theurbanist.org/2017/05/10/laurelhurst-midrise/ https://www.theurbanist.org/2017/05/10/laurelhurst-midrise/].   Line 53 ⟶ 67: Friends of Battelle/Talaris. "[http://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Neighborhoods/HistoricPreservation/Landmarks/CurrentNominations/LPBCurrentNom_Batelle.pdf Landmark Nomination Application [for Talaris site]]." August 5, 2013.<br/> [http://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Neighborhoods/HistoricPreservation/Landmarks/CurrentNominations/LPBCurrentNom_Batelle.pdf http://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Neighborhoods/HistoricPreservation/Landmarks/CurrentNominations/LPBCurrentNom_Batelle.pdf].<br/>   Laurelhurst Blog. 22 January 2018. "Talaris Property Reportedly Sold To Housing Developer."  <br/>   18 September 2017. "Talaris Property Update." <br/> http://thelaurelhurstblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/talaris-property-update.html<br/>     "Recently, the Laurelhurst Community Club, the City of Seattle, and 4000 Properties LLC, (the current owner of the Talaris site, the former Battelle Institute site), signed off on an agreement closing out a lawsuit about the property that had lingered without decision in King County Superior Court for almost four years. The dismissal agreement does not resolve any of the parties’ various claims and defenses. Instead it leaves them for future resolution, if necessary. "<br/>    "The Agreement, recorded in the King County land records, applies to the site regardless of any change in ownership. It includes provisions regulating expansion of the current uses and buildings, barring control by major institutions such as the University of Washington or Children’s Hospital, and prescribes a specific landscaping plan and parameters for the site. " [..].<br/>   9 February 2015. "Update On Talaris And Hear More Tonight At Laurelhurst Community Club Board Meeting."~~ <br/>~~   Laurelhurst Community Club. "Statement on Comprehensive Plan Amendments July 11, 2013." <br/> [http://www.laurelhurstcc.com/issues/ERACare/documents/LCC6021TalarisCompPlanAmendmentStatementJuly2013.pdf http://www.laurelhurstcc.com/issues/ERACare/documents/LCC6021TalarisCompPlanAmendmentStatementJuly2013.pdf].<br/>   Rosenberg, Mike. "[https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattles-largest-batch-of-single-family-homes-in-decades-is-pitched-for-oasis-site/ Seattle’s largest batch of single-family homes in decades is pitched for ‘oasis’ site]." ''Seattle Times, ''January 19, 2018.<br/> [https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattles-largest-batch-of-single-family-homes-in-decades-is-pitched-for-oasis-site/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattles-largest-batch-of-single-family-homes-in-decades-is-pitched-for-oasis-site/].<br/>   Rosenberg, Mike. "[https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/large-seattle-oasis-up-for-sale-as-market-clamors-for-rare-home-building-site/ Large Seattle ‘oasis’ up for sale as market clamors for rare home-building sites.]" ''Seattle Times, ''May 8, 2017.<br/> [https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/large-seattle-oasis-up-for-sale-as-market-clamors-for-rare-home-building-site/. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/large-seattle-oasis-up-for-sale-as-market-clamors-for-rare-home-building-site/. ]<br/>   Trumm, Doug. "[https://www.theurbanist.org/2017/05/10/laurelhurst-midrise/ 18-Acre Laurelhurst Parcel Is Ripe For Midrise]." ''The Urbanist, ''10 May 2017.  @dmtrumm. <br/> [https://www.theurbanist.org/2017/05/10/laurelhurst-midrise/ https://www.theurbanist.org/2017/05/10/laurelhurst-midrise/].<br/>   Young, Bob. "[https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/the-low-key-lawyer-behind-seattles-grand-bargain-on-affordable-housing/ The low-key lawyer behind Seattle’s ‘Grand Bargain’ on affordable housing]." ''Seattle Times. ''October 7, 2015.<br/> [https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/the-low-key-lawyer-behind-seattles-grand-bargain-on-affordable-housing/. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/the-low-key-lawyer-behind-seattles-grand-bargain-on-affordable-housing/. ]<br/>