Organization Date

1. Emergency Relocations Alaska Way Viaduct Replacement Project Seattle, WA Organization Date International Right of Way Association June 24, 2014

2. Dianna Nausley Washington State Department of Transportation Cyndi Whelpley, SR/WA Universal Field Services

3. SR 99 Tunnel • Approximately two miles long. • Two lanes with eight-foot safety shoulder in each direction. • State-of-the-art safety systems. Design concept. Seattle Center

4. Construction Monitoring Area

5. Subsurface Property Rights Subsurface acquisition area • Each subsurface parcel approximately 84 foot by 160 foot “box”. • Limited access requires fee interest. • Reserve easements for existing foundation elements.

6. Protecting Structures Along the Tunnel Route • Install monitoring equipment on nearly 200 buildings. • Install 700 instruments under streets and sidewalks to measure any ground changes. • Track measurements of excavated material as tunnel boring machine progresses. • Use satellite images to assess any changes in ground condition. Monitoring equipment installed in Pioneer Square.

7. Exterior Building Monitoring Equipment • Automated survey machines continuously survey nearby monitoring points. • Monitoring points are small, stationary pieces of equipment placed on buildings. • Any movement of the monitoring point will be detected by the survey machine.

8. Emergency Relocations 49CFR 24.203(4) Urgent need - In unusual circumstances, an occupant may be required to vacate the property on less than 90 days advance written notice if the displacing Agency determines that a 90-day notice is impracticable, such as when the person's continued occupancy of the property would constitute a substantial danger to health or safety.

9. Western Building • Located in the Pioneer Square Historic District. • Building occupied by an Artist community. • Building sustained damages during the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake. • City issued a “red tag” to building owner in 2001. Western Building before construction.

10. Western Building • June 2011 WSDOT began researching building stabilization. • Risk of further damage because of building’s poor structural condition. • WSDOT would work with the owner to structurally rehabilitate the building. • Due to duration of building rehab occupants would be relocated. Western Building before construction.

11. Western Building Acquisition and Relocation • City learned repairs had not been made. • June 22, 2011 City’s Code Compliance Division issued notice to building owner that repairs needed to be completed or occupants had to vacate on or before October 1, 2011. • WSDOT, with FHWA concurrence, provided relocation to occupants on an accelerated schedule.

12. Building Condition – Structural Issues • Full-height cracks – up to eight inches wide. • Severe settlement and sloped floors. • Cracking and spalling in central columns and beams. • Timber floors are separated from concrete walls with up to three inch gaps. • Concrete parapet is unbraced. • Slab-on-grade has large, extensive cracks. • Deteriorating timber pile foundation. Western Building condition before construction.

13. Structural Rehabilitation • Structural rehabilitation work on the Western Building included: • Repair of existing structure. • Underpinning and strengthening building foundation. • Installation of steel brace frames. • Work to rehabilitate the Western Building was completed May of 2013.

14. Relocation Schedule

15. Budget • Relocation Budget $2.5 M • Cost to Cure – building stabilization, temporary construction rights, and subsurface fee acquisition - $20 M • Original relocation estimate - $2,786,500 • Actual relocation expenses - $2,150,000

16. Project Challenges • Preparing a relocation plan in a relatively short period of time • Included personal interviews • Community Buy-In • Getting 118+ occupants vacated in 45 days (130 displacements) • Simplifying the move bid process • Finding available replacement sites – needed to be affordable

17. Project Challenges • Defining landlord eligibility  • Preservation of the Artist Community - identifying areas to relocate artists in Pioneer Square • Coordinating specialty moves for large artwork, glass, heavy equipment, political pressure

18. Western Building Tenants • 619 tenants played a significant role in the art community. • A total of 130 displacements were required.

19. Relocation Planning • Numbering displacees by floor & section • Occupancy Surveys • Access to artists

23. Relocation Planning • Enlisting 3 commercial movers for move bids of each studio • Sign up list for elevators (inside passenger & freight elevator) & parking at loading dock

24. Relocation Planning • Community Workshops • Project page on WDOT website for Q&As • City coordination for available spaces (Artspace USA, 4Culture, SAM)

25. Lesson Learned – Trash Removal

26. Lesson Learned - Security

27. Lesson Learned – Property Management

28. Lesson Learned - Celebrate

29. Lessons Learned

30. Sam Farrazaino – Art Space Developer/Sculptor • Landlord at 619 since 1995 • 2011 Top Influential People in Seattle • Inscape, the historic INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) • Four-story building went from 40 to 125 studios • City contributed a $3 million loan to update previously unusable sections of the building

31. INScape

32. INScape – Before Renovation

33. Mary Flynn-Gillies

34. Replacement Site • Stayed within the Art District • Preserved historic qualities of INScape building • Community of artists • Natural Light

35. Chris Sheridan & Kate Protage

37. Replacement Site • Shared space • Chris – In Lieu Payment • Kate – Self Move Costs and Business Reestablishment Entitlements

38. Relocation Successes • Team developed by pooling statewide resources with varied experience and expertise. • Accelerated schedule achieved through combining notices, simplifying move estimates, and holding mass interviews with relocated tenants. • Artists were successfully relocated and able to reestablish an art community.

39. Questions??