1994 Grunge, the new Seattle sound was sweeping the world. "Cap Hill" did not exist; everyone in the know simply referred to it as "The Hill" It was the place, the only place, to be. Many of the legends of the day could be seen strolling the Pike Pine streets and shooting a game at the Comet. Rock and Roll sustenance was slopped up at Bimbos Bitchin Burritos on Pine. In the midst, Bruce, cofounder of SubPop records bought a warehouse on the hill at the corner of 11th & Pike. Rumor has it, he wanted to create a rock and roll hotel but was soon thwarted by Seattle's infamous building codes and permitting processes. Soon thereafter on a street corner coffee cart, through the banter of a few days, a green real estate agent, eager wanna be developer, and record label exec would bear a lovechild and call her Monique Lofts The goal was simple. Bring New York style lofts to Seattle like it has never been seen before. The formula was simple. Do as little as possible to the spaces and let them be defined by the inhabitants. Unfortunately, it is just not that simple. The city just loves drywall and Ottis elevators. Every step of the way the young wide-eyed developer fought the contractor and the city to eke out his vision of raw wherever he could. Throughout the process, when forced to dismantle the heart and spirit of the place, he created monuments to their glory and a testament to what could have been. It starts when you walk in and see the massive freight elevator doors hanging in the entrance. A few steps beyond is a giant sculpture made from the building boiler, cut, hung, and backlight from the ceiling. Throughout, the ceiling is sandwiched pieces of the elevator fire wall. The mail station is reconstructed with old growth timbers and more elevator fire doors. The homes above were no different. A mandate to the contractors directed them not to clean up the graffiti laden walls but since the city wanted drywall, the walls were constructed in a way to minimize the damage to the art entombing it behind the walls until hopefully somebody opens it up. They were not allowed to leave the existing warehouse floors, so they simply floated soundproofing and plywood over the top. The seismic bracing was not buried in the walls but celebrated and exposed. Storage nooks were extended over the hallways with car decking so to capture every cubic inch of the space. Those little square boxes you see all over town touting x amount of square feet. Oh, not the Monique, she doesn't count herself among the timid souls who measure in such a lineal fashion like all that new crap all over town. Monique is measured in cubic feet because if you are going to go raw, if you are going to hang sh** from the ceiling you don't sell yourself short. You embrace every cubic foot. And if a little plaster from the ghosts of rock-n-roll drop in your drink, you swallow hard and smile your best rock-n-roll grin knowing you are worthy of Monique. 12 month Lease. Net income greater than 2 times rent. Pets subject to HOA restrictions. Credit Score 700+ First in Time criteria in slides.
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