Viva La Quinta

02/08/2023

📣LA QUINTA NEEDS YOUR HELP!

A proposed construction project is coming to the North side of Seattle Historic Landmark La Quinta Apartments. Proposed is 100-120 small units built 15’ from the La Quinta, with no parking included, and with full access to La Quinta’s internal courtyard as the outdoor amenity for the new construction. We object to this loss of quality outdoor space for both La Quinta residents and the residents who will eventually live in the new building. The project would also make an already dire parking situation worse.

Please comment at the link below by February 23, 2023.

08/12/2021

We’ve reached over 1,000 signatures in our change.org/vivalaquinta petition 🥳🥳🥳
Thanks everyone!

We need you to please keep signing (link on our bio) and sharing with everyone.

08/10/2021

Help us buy La Quinta, our home. The property is for sale, however the owners are not willing to sell to us, the tenants.
Less than two weeks ago, we discovered that our home was being put on the market.

As tenants, we are willing and able to purchase La Quinta collectively, as a cooperative. However, our landlord has refused us the opportunity to purchase, preferring to sell to a buyer who can purchase in cash.

Please sign our petition to help advocate for our chance to match the highest bidder and buy our home!

Follow our fight to stay in our homes at

Help Us Buy Our Home, La Quinta, and Preserve Affordable Housing on Capitol Hill

03/22/2021

At its March 17, 2021 meeting, the Landmarks Preservation Board (LPB) voted unanimously to designate the La Quinta Apartments. Historic Seattle’s landmark nomination application was presented by Northwest Vernacular who did an outstanding job researching and writing the nomination. La Quinta residents (past and present), Capitol Hill community members, the Capitol Hill Historical Society, and many others have been advocating for the preservation of the La Quinta since Summer of 2020. Collectively known as ¡Viva La Quinta!, preservation advocates were proactive is saving this historic community place.

The LPB recognized the importance of designer and developer Frederick Anhalt, his courtyard designs, and the architectural significance of the La Quinta’s Spanish Eclectic style. The LPB designated the entire site and exterior of the 1927 building. The site includes the courtyard, north side yard, landscape, and hardscape.

The La Quinta was designated under the following standards:

B) association in a significant way with the life of a person important in the history of Seattle—as a builder and designer, Frederick Anhalt was an important contributor to the growth and development of Seattle, establishing the courtyard apartment as an important property type;
D) embodiment of the distinctive visible characteristics of an architectural style (Spanish Eclectic and courtyard apartment form); and
E) an outstanding work of builder/designer Frederick Anhalt (La Quinta was his first courtyard apartment building design and compares well in relation to his body of work).

¡Viva La Quinta! thanks everyone who contributed to the success of this landmarking effort! Special thanks to Donald Van D**e for his strong support of landmarking at the designation hearing on March 17. His father, Kenneth Van D**e passed away in February 2020. Mr. Van D**e was a well-beloved landlord, long-time owner, and steward of the La Quinta who had a soft spot for the property and valued its historic character. And big thanks to Lawrence Norman, son of Richard and Mildred Norman, who owned the property in the 1960s and 1970s.
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03/22/2021

A beautiful shot of La Quinta entryway by ❤️

03/11/2021

📌The latest from La Quinta📌
In February, you sent comments and showed up at the nomination hearing to let the city of Seattle know that La Quinta Apartments should be a historic landmark.
The landmark nomination application was well-received and the board voted unanimously to nominate La Quinta Apartments.
There’s one more step. The board will meet again on March 17th for the final vote to designate La Quinta.
We hope it’s a slam dunk, but we could still use your help. Please keep showing support. If you haven’t already, tell the city of Seattle that La Quinta should be a historic landmark.
More information at vivalaquinta.com/nomination @ Viva La Quinta

03/10/2021

La Quinta’s resident Brandon Simmons is an avid amateur classical musician and enjoys serenading his neighbors with the sounds of Mozart, Bach, Joplin, and Beethoven.

02/13/2021

Happy Valentine’s from La Quinta!💞♥️
@ Viva La Quinta

02/02/2021

In December, CHS told you about the neighbors at 17th and Denny’s Frederick Anhalt-designed La Quinta apartments working together to win protections for the 1927 building. Wednesday, the U-sh…