Tacoma Daily Index, January 26, 2015

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MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015

Vol. CXXIV, No. 16

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices

Published Published Since Since 1890 1890

Winthrop Hotel

Landmarks Commission brieďŹ ng planned for historic Tacoma building

Posted online Fri., Jan. 23 Article and File Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor Are you interested in learning more about the future of the historic Winthrop Hotel (pictured) in downtown Tacoma? If so, a public meeting this month at Tacoma City Hall could offer some insight. Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission will be briefed Wednesday on the latest property condition report for the 12-story, 90-year-old former hotel, which is located at 776 Commerce St. in the city's Old City Hall Historic District, and listed on Tacoma, Washington State, and national historic registers. At one point, the grand hotel boasted a penthouse suite (see "Inside the Winthrop," Tacoma Daily Index, June 2, 2009) and offered live entertainment in the Crystal Ballroom. The building was converted to apartment housing for seniors 40 years ago (see "Winthrop history, development ideas equally storied," Tacoma Daily Index, June 4, 2009), and currently offers nearly 200 apartment homes that serve residents in need of low-income and affordable housing. Tacoma-based Prium Companies purchased the Winthrop Hotel in 2007. Three years later, the building was back on the market after the company's co-founders declared bankruptcy. Burlingame, Calif.-based Redwood Housing Partners purchased the property last year. A property condition assessment report prepared nearly six years ago showed the building was in need of nearly $16 million in repairs and upgrades (see "A Building on the Brink: Add nuisance report, falling debris to Winthrop's woes," Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 19, 2011; "A Building on the Brink: A line-item look at Winthrop's hefty deferred maintenance bill," Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 10, 2011; and "A Building on the Brink: Property report puts $15.7M price tag on Winthrop Hotel's deferred maintenance," Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 9, 2011). Les Tonkin, a principal architect at Tonkin Architecture, is scheduled to brief Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission on the latest assessment during a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Weds., Jan. 28, at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Conference Room 248, in downtown Tacoma. Copies of the agenda, meeting materials, and property condition assessment report are available online at tacomadailyindex.com.

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