Hillside construction in International District
International District is Central's sro hotels submarket. International District's ISRD (1973) is Seattle's oldest special review district — protecting the 1890-1940 Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino-American commercial + residential fabric.
What a hillside construction project looks like here
International District's ISRD (1973) is Seattle's oldest special review district — protecting the 1890-1940 Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino-American commercial + residential fabric.
Because ISRD Board review applies to all exterior changes, even paint color requires approval.
The SRO hotel + apartment stock from 1900-1940 requires EPA RRP lead-safe protocols and frequently asbestos abatement.
West Seattle bluff, Queen Anne slopes, Magnolia ridges — ECA Landslide-Prone + Steep-Slope overlays require geotech + often MUP (Master Use Permit). In International District specifically, sro hotels stock means hillside construction scope is shaped by the neighborhood's dominant construction typology. Baily's Seattle scoping flow factors international special review district (isrd) and isrd board review on exterior changes into the estimate before a contractor is involved.
Start your International District scope — Baily asks the right questions.
Pre-seeded for hillside construction in International District. Mention your 500-1,500 sqft condo, your timeline, and any known constraints — Baily factors the sdci type ii / iii + international special review district review queue into the scope.
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Who is Baily?
Baily is named after Francis Baily — an English stockbroker who retired at 51, became an astronomer, and in 1836 described something on the edge of a solar eclipse that nobody had properly articulated before: a string of bright beads of sunlight breaking through the valleys along the moon’s rim.
He wasn’t the first to see them. Edmond Halley saw them in 1715 and barely noticed. Baily’s contribution was clarity — describing exactly what was happening, in plain language, so vividly that the whole field of astronomy paid attention. The phenomenon is still called Baily’s beads.
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Questions LA homeowners actually ask
International District hillside construction projects typically run $245K–$1.1M. International District's sro hotels stock, combined with international special review district (isrd) — designated 1973, puts most mid-complexity projects in the $648K range. Baily scopes the exact band once you describe the work.
Nearest neighborhoods
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