
The station is scheduled to open in 2021. The transition intensified when Sound Transit began building a light rail station in the heart of the U District, at NE 43rd St. A block away, construction crews are building the U District’s first high-rise, a 24-story building that will feature retail and underground parking, along with 227 apartments. Next to the pizzeria is an empty lot that will soon be a Target. Pagliacci’s departure is just another chapter of incremental change for a neighborhood in transition. For everybody, it was the backdrop to beloved college memories.



For some, it was their first encounter with New York-style pizza. When the UW Alumni Association posted about the restaurant’s closing on Facebook, comments came flooding in. Movie stars look down from the walls as pizza fans enjoy a final slice (or two) from Pagliacci on the Ave.
