CAPITOL HILL RFP PROJECT ELEMENTS – QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION
SITE A - RETAIL APPROACH
Due to the importance of enhancing the vitality of the Broadway retail district, Sound Transit desires
proposals that will provide a quality architectural and tenant mix environment within the retail areas of
the building, while reinforcing a superior street-level pedestrian shopping experience. The scoring will
include the ranges of Exceptional, Good, Acceptable, and Unacceptable for the various elements
associated with the proposed Retail Approach. These elements are derived from the Project
Requirements in the Development Agreement and including the Coordinated Development Plan. This
approach allows for flexibility in proposal responses and proposals will be evaluated for the quality and
inclusiveness of the proposed solutions, concepts and strategies. The below elements apply to the
Broadway and the Denny facades and “retail windows”.
The following elements of the proposed retail approach will be evaluated for consistency with the
Project Requirements, quality and integration of approach in meeting or exceeding the Project
Requirements and intention of the Coordinated Development Plan:
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Narrative of Retail Leasing Strategy/Retail Mix
o Broadway “retail window” contribution to activation of the pedestrian environment
o Denny Way “retail window” contribution to activation of the pedestrian environment
o Retail bay space dimensions (width & depth) to encourage local non-formula retail uses
o Retail floor to ceiling height
o Leasing strategy
o Use of retail architect
o Relationship to the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce
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Narrative and visual depiction of the retail project concept for the Broadway frontage including:
o Continuous retail/commercial frontage
o Weather protection: height, width, materials, continuous
o Retail façade: transparency, store front design integration with ground floor setbacks
o Signage concepts and lighting solutions
o Retail relationship to sidewalk treatment, activation for pedestrian interest
o Treatment of Northwest corner diagonal setback and relationship to Station entrance
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Narrative and visual depiction of the retail project concept for the Denny Way frontage
including:
o Weather protection: height, width, materials, continuous
o Retail façade: transparency, store front design
o Signage concepts and lighting solutions
o Retail relationship to sidewalk treatment, activation for pedestrian interest
o Use of plinth for retail environment, including south and east façades
o ADA relationship to/integration with Denny Festival Street