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Kraken/ice‑plex team flags large cost, schedule impacts for proposed roof; city, team to bring lease and development agreements back for council review
Summary
City negotiators and Kraken project engineers told the council July 15 that adding a third‑level roof to the proposed Eastside Ice arena would require major structural redesign, roughly $9 million or more in additional work and a six‑to‑eight‑month schedule delay.
Kirkland staff and project partners on July 15 briefed the council on the status of the Eastside Ice arena (the Kraken project) and the sequence of legal documents staff plan to bring to the council in August.
Deputy City Manager Jim Lopez summarized the Kraken team’s review of a council request to incorporate a third level (a roofed community‑use floor) into the developer’s building design. Lopez said the Kraken’s engineers determined adding a third level would require substantial structural work and effectively “build a second box,” increasing design complexity and cost. He said the…
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