Project News

Here you will find a variety of newsworthy items, including articles on the project that were recently published in local and regional newspapers and magazines:

Press

Smart-growth group honors four proposed regional developments
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce – Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The Quality Growth Alliance has picked the first proposed projects, including Kirkland Parkplace, to be recognized for promoting sustainable growth in the region.

The Future of Kirkland
425 Magazine – Sunday, August 01, 2010
Kirkland is not Bellevue, Redmond or Seattle. Kirkland is an arts enclave, a dog domain, a family-friendly neighborhood, a high-tech incubator, a parks and recreation paradise, a lakeside destination and a people-powered place.

Parkplace: Embracing change, moving forward
Kirkland Reporter – Wednesday, July 28, 2010
(The redevelopment) presents us with the opportunity to add exciting and compelling new public space and amenities to the downtown area. It will be big, yes, but it needn’t emulate Bellevue’s narrow canyons of corporate steel and glass.

New Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett speaks on budget, salary
Kirkland Reporter – Wednesday, July 28, 2010
I think we will see the Parkplace development well under way. I think ground will be broken and hopefully one of the first buildings will have been built. People in the community will begin to see the benefits that the project will bring.