Why no construction lately at new hotel off Alderwood Mall Boulevard?

The partially completed Hilton Garden Inn along Alderwood Mall Boulevard. (Lynnwood Today photo taken Oct. 17, 2018)

We received this question recently from a reader:

“It appears construction on the new hotel off of Alderwood Mall Blvd. has halted. I haven’t seen any progress nor activity in a few weeks. Do you guys have any idea why that is?”

The answer comes from City of Lynnwood spokeswoman Julie Moore, who said that the hotel — a Hilton Garden Inn — recently made several major revisions to its original plans. As a result, the city’s building inspector asked hotel officials to resubmit their updated plans for review and approval.

“They have resubmitted and we’re currently looking through them,” Moore said.

  1. This hotel is so close to 200th. Will there even be space for a sidewalk? Lynnwood government expects so many folks to ride transit, yet they don’t ensure safe walking areas so folks can get to transit stops & the main Lynnwood transit area off of 200th. Does anyone from City government ever walk around Lynnwood? It seems as though they are approving large apartment complexes without enough parking, assuming residents will ride transit, & then not taking into account safe walking areas to transit. I imagine all those on city government just drive through Lynnwood making plans for the masses & have no idea what it’s like for residents of downtown Lynnwood.

  2. I agree with Elizabeth. There seems to be several projects
    that have been with little concern for autos. As for public busses that may be true but why is 196th st
    Still have traffic issues.
    Why I believe this is false is because of the traffic
    Cameras. If everyone rides the transit system
    Why do we need cameras and why the police
    Need park on the sidewalks??

  3. Lynnwood is a disaster. New construction everywhere in “anticipation” of new residents fleeing Seattle due to high rents. Yet, today’s rents in Lynnwood are continually on the rise. Our roadways are torn up all over town; some with detours forcing residents completely out of their way. The result, total gridlock on roads that seldom saw it. Misery! Then, the icing on the cake is the wholesale destruction of mature, gorgeous trees, preparing for future community members … could care less about those of us who have lived in Lynnwood for decades. Spend a little more money, City of Lynnwood and have those trees transplanted, rather than destroyed.

    1. I can’t wait to see how bad it is once it opens for traffic in my apartment complex next door. They already only have 27 parking spots for 300 Apartments, and we’re quote-unquote hoping that Hilton would allow us to use their parking as well. We all know that that’s not going to happen, so this affordable housing isn’t really affordable and it was just a ploy to get housing directly adjacent to the new light rail. They really haven’t thought about the parking situation. Less than a hundred yards away from the hotel’s front door we have nightly fight for parking spots here. I understand the idea is to use cars less, but when you pay ridiculous fees to even be able to drive, and you do own a car, then you’re faced with the situation it’s very frustrating. Not sure why parking isn’t a priority. Unless they decide to tear down Dania or build a pay lot the traffic, danger, chaos and stress of trying to find parking in Lynnwood City Center will only get worse. I see this causing MAJOR problems…

  4. I have heard through the grapevine that the building department is the issue. The building inspectors approve items and then just as fast the building official veto’s the approval…….I guess someone in the building department has serious “Trump’ syndrome?

  5. Is this the building project the Mayor and 4 council members voted to give a 1 million dollar tax break?

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