There's been no demolition yet on its corner site at John Street, just east of Seattle Center. But LPC West and its architects are moving fast on a life-science building planned for 112 Fifth Ave. N. One more design review should come this summer, with a master use permit not far behind.

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5th & John has applied for its master use permit, and another round of design review is likely in the next few months. New to the team is GLY Construction, which is now attached as the builder of the nine-story, 197,000-square-foot project.

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