Well, the crusty 'ole Conwerks bldg sure doesn't look like any building in the Mercer Corridor Project drawing at the below link. Anyone know if the Mattress biz in the same bldg -- former Ducky's Office Furniture location -- gets the boot, too? The wrecking ball of continued South Lake Union redevelopment idling on the horizon?

Shit, where did I put that condo downpayment?

http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/transportation/ppmp_mercer.htm

That's a shame - I feel like ConWorks was a major highlight for Paul Allen's case for redeveloping South Lake Union. I hope they're not getting the boot (it's not made clear whose decision it was form the original blog).

I really like going down to the (current) SLU area for ConWorks shows and events. But then, the area is morphing into shiny, crappy Allentown quicker than one can say 'boo'.

Good luck to ConWorks in finding a new home that retains the feel of their first 2 buildings.

Conwerks is a HUGE space. And in a great central location. L-shaped loading dock, roll up doors for at-grade deliveries/load-in/out, all kinds of art feels/formats inside, nearly the whole, huge block. A big score for them. It'll be quite a trick for them to pull another place like that out of the shrinking Seattle haystack.

Not a great loss: Conworks seems to be more in the rental biz than arts biz these days. For my money when Meg Shiffler (sp?) and Matt Richter were there that's when that org meant something now it's just a big building that's got nothing going.
Maybe those two can start something new from the ashes of the current Conworks.

Does the term "schadenfreude" [n : delight in another person's misfortune] apply here?

Aw crap! All that time I put in building risers, hanging dry wall, digging sewer lines - wasted!

Hm, I hear a big ole space at Seattle Center might be available soon...