西雅图市3400万美元收购极光大道北段地块建供水枢纽 百年老店面临搬迁
西雅图市政府正在推进一笔3400万美元的土地收购，计划在极光大道北段建设集中式公用事业运营中心，数家经营多年的本地商户将因此搬迁。市长凯蒂·威尔逊（Katie Wilson）在市议会数月审议后批准了这笔交易，市政府已付200万美元定金，涉及普茨高尔夫（Puetz Golf）、湄公村（Mekong Village）与扎菲银器（Zapffe Silversmiths）三处物业。西雅图公用事业局计划将该地块改造为“北一供水”（North One Water）枢纽，把供水、排水与污水处理队伍集中到同一地点，收购资金来自市政府2026年预算，公用事业局预计2027年晚些时候接管物业。交易尚未最终敲定，普茨高尔夫首席执行官戴维·普茨称这仍是“一项潜在收购”，表示“为时尚早，连首付款都还没有付”，托管定金可以退还。租户对搬迁消息感到意外：扎菲银器副总裁萨德·汤普森说，他事先未获通知，而他的租约下个月就到期。该店自1994年起在现址经营，专做纯银、黄铜、铜器与锡器的修复，家族经营已有107年历史，汤普森近101岁的母亲至今每周六天在店里接电话。汤普森表示，即使必须搬迁，这家百年老店也不会就此结束。
Seattle to Pay $34 Million for Aurora Avenue North Land for Water Hub; Century-Old Shops Face Relocation
The City of Seattle is moving ahead with a $34 million land acquisition on Aurora Avenue North to build a consolidated utility operations center, a deal that would displace several long-standing local businesses. Mayor Katie Wilson approved the transaction after months of City Council deliberation; the city has paid a $2 million deposit. The properties involved are Puetz Golf, Mekong Village and Zapffe Silversmiths.
Seattle Public Utilities plans to turn the site into its "North One Water" hub, bringing water, drainage and wastewater crews together in one location. The purchase is funded from the city's 2026 budget, and the utility expects to take over the properties in late 2027. The deal is not yet final: Puetz Golf CEO David Puetz called it "a potential acquisition," saying it is early and that even the down payment has not been paid, and that the escrow deposit is refundable.
Tenants were surprised by the relocation news: Zapffe Silversmiths vice president Thad Thompson said he received no advance notice and his lease expires next month. The shop has operated at the location since 1994, repairing sterling silver, brass, copper and pewter; it has been family-run for 107 years, and Thompson's nearly 101-year-old mother still answers the phones six days a week. Thompson said that even if the shop must move, the century-old business will not end.
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