Apartments for Malt House?

Developer proposes apartments on top of historic brewery site

A rendering of a proposal to build 30 apartments on top of the Rainier Malt House along Airport Way S

Big changes could be coming to Airport Way S.

A developer wants to build about 30 one-bedroom and studio apartments at the old Rainier Beer Malt House, 5900 Airport Way S. The residences would be on top of commercial space on the ground floor. 

GGLO Architects proposes preserving “usable” space but demolishing more than 50,000 square feet that it deems “unusable” in the Seattle Brewing and Malting Co. Complex that lines the east side of Airport Way S in the neighborhood. 

More details can be found here. GGLO was expected to present its plan at the City of Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board meeting on Friday. The Puget Sound Business Journal first reported details of the proposal. 

The area was rezoned to allow residential and commercial development in 2023. The Seattle City Council would have to approve the development.