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1. Work force housing in Seattle
2. Central Area Neighborhood Walk, bike, bus to downtown
Ethnically diverse
Gentrification
Working class
Music tradition
Quincy Jones
Jimi Hendrix
3. Central Area Neighborhood
4. Central Area Developments
5. Land Acquisition Land acquired by HUD in 1960’s
Vacant until today
HUD transferred to City;
City transferred to non-profit in 2005
At below market rate
6. City and Owner’s Goals Economic revitalization of neighborhood
Work force housing / diverse housing
Relief from gentrification pressure
Community evolvement
7. Envisioning and programming Series of community meetings
Mix of housing options Community and market driven
Reward the pedestrian
Activate the block
Design the building in concert with the community /parks
8. Building Design
9. Jackson Street - Commercial Retail along Jackson Street
Office second floor
Housing above
Overhead rain protection Add photo of bus stop Add photo of bus stop
10. Courtyard Design Courtyard typology
Public open space
Seating for bus stop and walkers
Activate entry
11. 17th Street - Loft Live work loft
Activate the street
Corner retail
Transition
12. Alley Design Low rise
Pedestrian
Garage and services
Connection to parks
13. Alley Design Low rise alley
Pedestrian scale
Integrate with community
14. Green Focus on reduction of tenant energy bills
Built Smart program
Not LEEDS
15. Green features
16. Green Features
17. Construction cost Wood frame construction
5 over 2
Terraced parking
Eliminate shoring
Parking reduction
Added floor
18. Parking reduction Code change while permitting
Transit overlay
Cost savings $600,000
19. Project financing Sources
Leveraged loan
New Market Tax Credits
HUD 108 loan
City grant
Pre dev funding
BEDI Grant
Contributed land
$8,300,000
$4,800,000
$2,400,000
$ 676,000
$1,510,000
$ 155,000
$ 650,000
$18,491,000
20. New Markets Tax Credits Effectively 25% of income must come from commercial sources
Technically 20%
Benefit approximately 40%
Qualified census tract
Qualified business
NMTC from Treasury to allocator (typically lender)
Interest aligned
Project “Needs” NMTC for gap
21. New Markets Tax Credits
22. City of Seattle Participation Sold land below market
Sponsored HUD 108 loan
City grant
Tax exemption
Parking reduction
23. Squire Park Plaza
24. Multi-family Tax Exemption 20% of units at 80% of AMI for studios and one bedroom
or
90% for two bedrooms
12 year tax abatement
Owner can opt out at any time
Prototype
25. Unit mix Unit Type
Studio
One bedroom
Two bedroom 80% AMI Total
6 12
16 31
8 16
30 59
26. Squire Park Plaza
27. Squire Park Plaza