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Yesler Terrace
Development Plan
Adopted by the Board o f Commiss ioners
May 17, 2011
John Lit te l , Chair
Nora Gibson, Vice Chair
Yusuf Cabdi , Juan Mart inez , Kol l in Min,
Doug Morr ison, Heyward Watson Tom Tierney, Executive Director
Bringing Home a Better Future
SEATTLE HOU SING AU THOR ITY
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is wearing out, and now it is time to replace it. Our goal is to build healthier, sturdier and more functional housing for its current residents that will endure for at least another 70 yearsand serve low-income residents into the future.
Providing enduring low-income housing drives our work here. But beyond our housing goals,many opportunities for strengthening the community present themselves. Working with the
City of Seattle, nonprot partners and private businesses, we envision the new Yesler erraceas a mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhood that will be a diverse and exciting communitywhere people across the income spectrum come to live, learn, work and play.
Yesler errace’s 30-acre site, situated as it is at the edge of downtown, invites us as a progressive city to create a new neighborhood that replaces worn-out housing and also meetsbroader goals of enhanced opportunity, greater access to education, sustainability and livability.
Here at the Seattle Housing Authority, we will maintain our focus on creating great
low-income housing at Yesler errace. We invite others to partner with us to meet thesebroader goals and help to create a truly great urban neighborhood in the heart of Seattle.
Tis development plan lays out a broad framework for therenewal of housing and the enhancement of the Yesler errace community over the next 10 to 20 years.
Our mission at Yesler errace – and throughout Seattle – is to provide the healthiest, most well-built housing possible for low-income residents. We have maintained the 70-year old housing
at Yesler errace well, and we are immensely proud of the richtradition of inclusion and opportunity that this community hasoered those who have lived here. But the housing at Yesler errace
Redevelopment Guiding Principles
SOCIAL EQUITY
Meet the essential needs and improve the quality of
life for current and future Yesler Terrace generations,
regardless of racial, cultural, economic or other status.
Enable access to employment, education, medical care,
social services, nutritious food and quality aordable
housing, especially for those with very low-incomes,giving priority to those most in need.
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Improve the overall economic conditions,
opportunities and quality of life for current and
future generations within the Yesler Terrace
community. Foster access to jobs, transportation,
community services and safe low-income aordable
housing and nancial tools.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP & SUSTAINABILITY
Integrate smart “green” design and equitable
environmental and economic practices. Achieve a
positive and healthy community for current and future
Yesler Terrace generations, while preserving housing
aordability.
ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT HOUSING
Replace or exceed the current number of very
low-income and low-income housing units at Yesler
Terrace. Provide choice, options, site integration andaordability in a dense and culturally and
economically diverse community. Redevelopment
options will guarantee no net loss of very low-income
housing serving public housing-eligible residents on
the current site of Yesler Terrace or in the immediate
neighborhood.
For more information on the Guiding Principles,
visit www.seattlehousing.org
Tom Tierney, Executive Director
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ProjectVision page4
DevelopmentPlanElements page5
ImplementingtheDevelopmentPlan page6
LandUses page7
LandUse:Housing page8
LandUse:Parks&OpenSpace page9
LandUse:NeighborhoodRetail&Services page10
LandUse:Ofce page11
Table of Contents
PedestrianConnections page12
PhasingConsiderations page13
RelocationApproachandRighttoReturn page14
CommunityParticipationPlan page15
ProjectMitigations page16
SocialInfrastructure page17
SustainableInfrastructure page18
FundingPartnershipGoals page19
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Project Vision
SeattleHousingfacesauniqueopportunitytobuilda
highlyvisionarymixed-incomeurbancommunityforthe21stcentury.Keygoalsinclude:
1. MaintainYeslerTerraceasanaffordable community
byreplacingexistinglow-incomehousingandbuilding
additionallow-income,workforceandmarket-rate
housing.
2. Create a livable, safe and vibrant community.
Designaninteractiveandengagingcommunity
forresidentsofallages,incomesandabilities–aneighborhoodwhereanyonewouldchoosetolive.
Thenewneighborhoodwillbeamixed-usecommunity
wherehousing,retail,communitybuildings,open
spacesandstreetsaredesignedtosupportadiversity
ofresidentlifestyles.
3. Support diversity.Supporteconomicandcultural
diversityinhousing,jobopportunitiesandcommunity
interaction.Provideavarietyofhousingtomeet
communityneeds.
4. Fit naturally into the community.ReintegrateYesler
Terracewithsurroundingcommunitiesanddowntown.
5. Developstrategiestoaddresseconomic
opportunities andsocial needs.
6. DevelopYeslerTerraceasamodelsustainable,green
andhealthycommunity.
7. CapitalizeonYeslerTerrace’sunique location and
features.Designthecommunitytotakeadvantage
ofexcellentviews,bothfromthecommunityandof
thecommunity;accessibilitytodowntown,transitand
jobs;proximitytoHarborviewandLittleSaigon;and
opportunitiesofferedbyredevelopmentofa30-acreurbanneighborhood.
8. Continuestakeholder involvementthroughoutthe
developmentprocess.
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Development Plan Elements
Housing Program
1Extremelylow-income:upto30percentAreaMediaIncome(AMI)
2Additionallow-incomehousingunitstobedevelopedbynonprotpartners
ontheYeslerTerracesitewithdiscountedlandpricesanduseofHousing
ChoiceVoucherssecuredthroughCityofSeattleNOFAprocess
3Verylow-income:upto60percentAMI
4Workforcehousing:upto80percentAMI
Housing
Ofce
Neighborhoodservices
Neighborhoodretail
Parks&semi-privateopenspace
Parking
4.3million
900,000
65,000
88,000
15.9
5,100
SF/5,000units
SF
SF
SF
acres
spaces
Totalunits
Extremelylow-incomeunits1
Replacementunits
Additionalunits2
Verylow-incomeunits3
Workforceunits4
Market-rateunits
5,000
661
561
100
290
850
3,199
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Implementing the Development Plan
InApril2011,aspartoftheannualComprehensivePlan
amendmentprocess,theCityCouncilcreatedanewCompPlan
designationcalled“MasterPlannedCommunity”(MPC).This
designationprovidesamechanismforreviewingdevelopment
oflarge,multi-blocksitesinurbancenterswherethosesitesare
insingleownershiporcontrol,havepotentialtoachieveurban
densitywithinasustainablemixed-usedevelopment,andoffer
anopportunitytocreateacohesiveurbandesignthroughoutthe
entiredevelopment.
InadditiontocreatingthenewMPCmechanism,theCity
CouncilamendedtheFutureLandUseMaptodesignate
YeslerTerraceaMasterPlannedCommunity(seebelow).
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AlsoinApril2011,SeattleHousingcompleteditsPlannedActionFinalEnvironmentalImpactStatement(EIS)forYeslerTerrace
Redevelopment.The“plannedaction”EISidentiesdetailed
impactsassociatedwithredevelopmentofthesite,alongwith
appropriatemeasurestomitigateadverseimpacts.Oncethepro-
posalisdenedasaplannedactionbyCityCouncil,futurecon-
structionprojectsonthesitethatmeetthecriteriaofthatplanned
actionwouldnotbesubjecttoSEPAreview.
IntheFinalEIS,SeattleHousingexpandedthesiteareatoinclude
threeparcelslocatedfurthereastofYeslerTerracebetween12 thand14thAvenues.Thisareawasstudiedtoidentifyanyenviron-
mentalimpactsoflocatingsomereplacementhousingunitsthere
intheadjacentneighborhood.
Thefullsiteareaisdepictedbytheboldblacklineonthe
sitemapabove.
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Land Uses
Avarietyoflandusesmakesaneighborhood
activeandvibrant.Residentsandofce
workersfrequentlocalretailbusinesses.Usersofallagesenjoyparksandopen
spaces.Reliableandfrequenttransitservice
discouragescaruse.ThenewYeslerTerrace
communitywillincludeamixoflandusesand
amenities.
Housing. Low-incomeandaffordable
housingintegratedwithmarket-ratehousing
acrossthecommunity.
Parks. Centralparksupplementedwith
pocketparks.
Neighborhood Retail. Retailscaledtothe
neighborhoodtosupportresidentneeds.
Centralizedatcore.
Neighborhood Services. Spaceforservices
locatedatthecoreoftheneighborhoodand
alongprimarypedestrianarterials.
Ofce. Ofcemostappropriateinnorthwest.
Flexibleprogramallowsforsinglebuildingsor
anofcecampus.
Neighborhood Retail
Housing Parks and Open Space
POCKETPARK
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NEIGHBORHOODCENTRALPARK
HORIUCHIPARK(EXISTING)
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Housing
ThenewYeslerTerracecommunitywillincludeupto5,000
unitsofhousing(4.3Msquarefeet).Affordablehousingwill
increasefrom561unitsto1801.Thebalanceoftheunitsonthesitewillbemarketrate.Itisimportantthataffordablebuildingsare
notdistinguishablefrommarket-ratebuildings.Itisalsoimportant,
andakeyprincipleoftheredevelopment,thattheaffordableunits
areequitablydistributedacrossthesite.
Housing Types will Include:
• Affordableground-relatedunitsforlargefamilies(3-4BR)
• Affordable,smallfamilyunits(2BR)inmid-risebuildingsupto
85fthigh(7stories).
• Affordableone-bedroomunitsmaybeinmid-risebuildingsor
inhigh-risebuildingsupto160ft(17stories).
• Market-rateunitsmaybeinmid-risebuildingsorinhigh-rise
buildingsupto240ft(26stories).
• Uptoatotalof11high-riseresidentialbuildingsmaybebuilt,
withaheightlimitof240ft,exceptinthesoutheastnearLittle
Saigon,wheretheheightlimitwillbe160ft.
Common Building Elements. Withinmulti-familybuildings,there
willbesharedroomsorspacesthatcanhelpfostercommunitywhilesupportingtheneedsofthebuilding’sresidents.Qualities
include:
• Entrycourtyardstoprovideatransitionspacefromthe
streetandtoallowneighborstomeeteachotherwhile
gardeningorsitting.
• Buildinglobbieswithgatheringspacestoencourage
meetingsbetweenneighborsaswellassafeaccessto
elevators.
• Commonareasonbuildingoorstoprovideplayareasandgatheringspacesforresidentswithoutsideviews,
andpossiblyoutdoorspacesforshareduse.
• Corridorsdesignedtobehome-likeandnon-institutional.
• Bulkunitstorageoneachoortoaccommodatebikes,etc.
• Rooftoppatiosandpossiblegardenstoprovideadditional
outdoorareasforthebuilding’sresidentsandopportunities
forurbangardening.
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Parks & Open Space
ThenewYeslerTerracecommunitywillinclude15.9acres
ofpublicandsemi-privateopenspace.Publicparkswill
beakeyfeatureofthehealthy,activecommunity;6.4
acreswillbededicatedtoacentralparkatthecoreofthe
neighborhoodandthreeotherpocketparkslocatedon
themaincirculationroute.
TherearefourgoalsassociatedwiththeparksatYesler
Terrace,including:
Express a unique urban environment.
• Createadynamicandlivableneighborhoodthroughan
interconnectednetworkofgreenstreets,parksandprivate
openspaces
• HighlighttheintrinsicnaturalqualitiesofYeslerTerrace
–views,sunlight,topography,treesandconnectionsto
historyandcommunity
Build a healthy community.
• Maximizesocialinteractionthroughinvitingandactive
year-roundspaces
• Encouragewalkingandhealthyoutdooractivitythrough
safeconnectionsandadynamicmixofusesandsettings
POCKETPARK
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NEIGHBORHOODCENTRAL PARK
HORIUCHIPARK(EXISTING)
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Serve all residents.
• Supportdiverseneedsofresidentsandvisitorsofallages,
cultures,incomesandabilities
• Providesafeandsecurespacesbyincorporatingnatural
surveillanceandotherCrimePreventionThroughEnvironmental
Design(CPTED)principles
Grow a green urbanism.
• Actasgreeninfrastructureforstormwatermanagement,
microclimatemoderation,airqualityimprovementandwildlife
habitat
• Inspireenvironmentalstewardshipthroughexposuretogreen
infrastructure,urbanecologyandgardening
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Neighborhood Retail
RETAIL
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Neighborhood Services
DevelopmentatYeslerTerracewillinclude
approximately88,000squarefeetofretailspace.
Thisretailisintendedtoservethelocalresidentsandcommunity.Restaurants,coffeeshops
andotherneighborhood-orientedsmall-scale
serviceestablishmentsaddtothevibrancyofthe
community,increasingfoottrafc,streetlifeand
security.
TheFirstHillStreetcarstation,atthecoreofthe
community,willbeimmediatelyadjacenttothe
majorityoftheplannedretailspace.Themaximum
allowablesizeofanindividualretailspacewillbe25,000squarefeet.
Astrongcomplementofsocialserviceswillbe
providedatthenewYeslerTerrace.Space(65,000
squarefeet)toaccommodatetheseserviceswillbe
includedinmixed-usebuildingsonthesite.Page
17ofthisDevelopmentPlandescribesthearrayof
servicesthatwillstrengthenthesocialinfrastructure
ofthecommunity.
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OceOFFICE, MEDICAL SERVICES,
LODGING USES
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TheredevelopmentofYeslerTerraceincludes
upto900,000squarefeetofofcespace.Weanticipatethisbeingaccommodatedintwo
high-risebuildings.Thebestlocationforthisuse
isinthenorthwestareaofthesite,adjacentto
HarborviewHospitalandothertallerbuildings.
Themaximumbuildingheightwouldbe300feet.
Themostlogicalofceuses,giventheproximity
tothemajormedicalandeducationalinstitutions
nearby,includemedicalofceandglobalhealth.
Lodgingassociatedwiththenearbymedical
institutions,suchasfamiliesofpatients,isalso
envisionedasaviableuseonthesite.
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MID-BLOCK
PEDESTRIAN
CONNECTOR
NEIGHBORHOOD
CIRCULATION LOOP
PEDESTRIAN CONNECTOR
TO JACKSON STREET
CONNECT 10TH AVE
TO MAIN STREET
IMPROVED
INTERSECTION
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Yesler Way and Broadway as main streets:
• YeslerWayascommunity’smainstreet:
» Yeslerasapedestrian-friendlystreet» Strengtheneast/westconnectionsto
downtownandSquirePark
• ReinforceBroadwayasapedestrian-
friendlyconnectortoFirstHillStreetcar
stopatYeslerWay/Broadwayintersection
Pedestrian Connections
RedevelopmentwillreconnectYeslerTerrace
withitsneighborsandcreateconnectionswithin
theneighborhoodthatdonotexistnow.Green
streetswithwidenedsidewalkswillcreatean
invitingpedestrianenvironment.
Pedestrianpathwaysthroughthesitewill
encouragevisitorsfromHarborviewwhocanenjoytheparkspacesandneighborhoodretail.
Thepathwayswillalsoconnectresidentsto
employmentcentersandservices.Apedestrian
staircaseonTenthAve.S.willcreateeasy
accesstoandfromLittleSaigon.
Better Neighborhood Connections:
• Internalgreenstreetlooplinksthe
entireneighborhood
• Harborviewconnection
strengthenedbylinking9thAvenue
connectiontocore
• LittleSaigonconnectionreinforced
withTenthAve.S.pedestrian
staircase
Twocentralthemesforimprovingpedestrianconnectionsare:
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Phasing Considerations
Thefullbuild-outofYeslerTerraceisexpectedtotake
10-20years.Anumberofconsiderationswillinuencethe
phasedredevelopmentoftheneighborhood,including:
Infrastructure
Thecosttoconstructnewstreets,
sewers,electricalgridandparkswillinuencehowmany
andwhichblockscanbeincludedineachphase.
“Value added” development
Initialphaseswillhelpbrandandaddvaluetofuture
phasesofdevelopment.Wheredevelopmentstarts,andthequalitydesignitdemonstrates,willestablishexpecta-
tionsforthenewYeslerTerraceneighborhood.
Minimizing disruption to residents
Replacementhousingwillbebuiltearlyintheprocessto
accommodaterelocationneedsandminimizemovesto
permanenthousing.
100 UNITS
6.3 ACRES
95 UNITS
3.9 ACRES
72 UNITS
3.0 ACRES
64 UNITS
2.0 ACRES
45UNITS
1.4 ACRES
103 UNITS
4.9 ACRES
42 UNITS
1.4 ACRES
40 UNITS
1.8 ACRES
New utilities infrastructure
Housing units and acreage by block
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Our Commitment
to Residents
We will replace all 561existing units – on site or within the immediateneighborhood – with modern,healthy, accessible and appropriate housing;
We will make provisions for existing daycare businesses to
continue to operate;
Residents living at Yesler errace at the start of redevelopment (those whoremain in compliance withtheir lease) will be able toreturn; and
We will provide relocation
assistance to all residentsliving at Yesler errace at thetime of redevelopment.
Relocation & Right to Return
SeattleHousingiscommittedtominimizing
disruptiontoresidentsfromredevelopment.Already,
residentshavereceivedtheguaranteethattheywillreceive18monthsadvancenoticebeforetheywill
needtovacatetheirunit.EachYeslerhousehold
hasbeennotiedthattheywillhavetherightto
returntothenewcommunityaslongastheyare
incompliancewiththeirlease.
SeattleHousingwillworkcloselywitheach
householdtoplanforandmanagethedetailsof
relocation.Theapproachtorelocationincludes
thefollowing:
Offer many communication channels:
• Community-widerelocationplanningmeetings
• 1-to-1counselingsessions
• Relocationsurveystoidentifyresident
preferences
• Websiteprovidingregularupdates
• ArticlesinThe Voice,SeattleHousing’stenant
newspaper
Educate about choices:
• RelocatetootherSeattleHousing-owned
publichousing
• Usetenant-basedHousingChoiceVoucher
(Section8),ifavailable.
• Receiveassistancewithrentdifferentialfor
comparableunitforupto42months
• Receivealumpsumpaymenttoresidentsto
useastheywish
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TheredevelopmentofYeslerTerracewillcontinuetopresent
manyopportunitiesforcommunityparticipation.Theformation
oftheCitizenReviewCommittee(CRC)wastherststageofcommunityparticipation,bringingresidentsandotherstakeholders
togethertoplanforYeslerTerrace’sfuture.
Constructionofthenewcommunitywillpresentanothersignicant
communityparticipationopportunityasresidentsandother
low-incomeworkersaretrainedforjobshelpingtobuildthenew
neighborhood.Governanceofthenewcommunitywillalsopresent
importantparticipationopportunities,fromcommunityassociations
toparksandopenspacemanagementorganizations.
Community planning involvement:
• CitizenReviewCommitteecontinuesthroughoutlifeofproject
• YeslerTerraceresidentsremaininvolvedthroughtheirCRC
representatives,residentworkshops,surveysandpresentations
totheYeslerTerraceCommunityCouncil
Construction opportunities:
• Low-incomeworker(Section3)trainingandhiringprogram
• Low-income,womenandminoritybusinessutilizationgoals• Apprenticeship,womenandminorityemploymentgoals
Community governance structure:
• Communityassociationsbringresidentstogetheracrossincome
levelstoshareperspectiveonissuesandacreateavisionfor
theneighborhood
• Parksandopenspacemanagement
Community Participation Plan
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Project Mitigations
OnApril14,2011,theCityofSeattleandtheSeattle
HousingAuthorityissuedtheFinalEnvironmentalImpact
Statement(EIS)forYeslerTerraceredevelopment.TheFinalEISanalyzedtheimpactsofcreatingadenseurban
neighborhoodatYeslerTerraceandidentiedmitigations
thatcouldbeimplementedtoaddressthem.
ImpactscanarisefromconstructionactivityasthenewYesler
Terraceisbuilt.Impactscanalsoarisefromtheresultinglevel
ofdevelopment.WiththeadoptionoftheDevelopmentPlan,
SeattleHousingisidentifyingthosemitigationsthatwillbe
implemented.Acomprehensivelistofacceptedmitigations
maybefoundontheSeattleHousingwebsite:www.seattlehousing.org.
Examplesofimpactsthatrequiremitigation:
•Constructionnoise/dirt
•Treeremoval
•Height,bulkandscaleofbuildings
•Trafc
•Glarefrombuildings
•Residentrelocation
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Social Infrastructure
SeattleHousinghasworkedwiththeconsultingrmBuilding
ChangestoidentifyprogramsandservicesmostcriticaltothequalityoflifeandopportunityforresidentsofthenewYesler
Terracecommunity.Theseinclude:
Wrap-aroundeconomic opportunity servicesandrelatedsupport
servicessuchascasemanagement,computerlabaccess,asset
buildingandnancialliteracyservices,vocationaleducationand
servicestosupportsmallbusinessestohelpthemprosper.
Acontinuumofservicestofoster educational attainment and
career building forchildrenandadults,includingearlychildhoodeducationservices,tutoringopportunitiesforchildrenandyouth,
andopportunitiesforadults.Thesemightincludeentry-levelor
collegepreparatorycoursesandtrainingthatresultincertications
and/ordegreesaligningwithhigh-demandoccupations,particularly
inhealthcare.
Youth-focused programmingthatcultivateslearning,supporting,
creatingandhavingfuninasafeenvironment.
Centrallycoordinatedsocial and health servicesdeliveredthroughpartnerships,andcontinuouslyevaluatedandimproved
foreffectiveness.
Resident-ledanddrivencommunity building activitiessuchas
afnitygroups,acouncil,coordinatingcommittee,campusevents,
servicesandprograms.
Social Infrastructure is
the underlying frame-work that supports and facilitates the choiceto access resources toachieve personal goalsand the productionand/or maintenance of the social interactionof a community.
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Sustainable Infrastructure
TheredevelopmentofYeslerTerracepresentsanopportunityto
demonstrateawiderangeofenvironmentallyfriendlyand
innovativesystemsatthelargerneighborhood,districtandmulti-blockscale.SeattleHousing,asthesinglepropertyowner,
cantesttheapplicationofthesesolutionsbeyondtheindividual
parcelscale.Thefollowingfeatureswillbeincorporatedintothe
development:
Green Roofs:Provideadditionalopenspace,opportunitiesfor
urbanagricultureanddecreasedenergydemandsbyreducing
coolingloads.
Natural Drainage: Greenstormwaterinfrastructureforowcontrol,andwater-qualitytreatmenttothemaximumextent
feasible.
Tree Protection: Protectionoftreesandattentiontonewtree
plantingtohelpmanagestormwater,buffernoise,purifyairand
mitigatebothcarbonandtheurbanheat-islandeffect.
Urban Agriculture: NewP-patchCommunityGardensand
rooftopgardensforresidentstogrowfood.
Building Design: Buildingdesigncouldintegrateawidevariety
ofenergyandwaterconservation,wastereductionandimproved
indoorenvironmentalqualitymeasures.
Transit: InadditiontotheimplementationoftheFirstHill
Streetcar,whichwilltravelthroughtheheartofYeslerTerrace,the
redevelopmentwillincorporatesignicantpedestrianand
bicyclingimprovementsforbetteraccesstoandthroughthesite.
Thiswillprovidebothresidentsandvisitorswithavarietyof
mobilitychoices.
Native Plants: Landscapingwithnativeplantscouldbeusedto
reducewaterdemand.
SeattleHousing,withsupportfromtheCityofSeattle,publisheda
SustainableDistrictStudyinDec.2010thatassessedtheviabilityof
implementingdifferentsustainableinfrastructuresystemsaspartof
YeslerTerraceredevelopment.Thestudysuggeststhatthefollowing
systemshavemeritandrequirefurtheranalysis.
District Heat System. On-siterenewableenergysourcescouldprovidefortheproject’senergyneedswithrespecttoelectrical
demand,spaceheatingandcooling.Atminimum,asystemcouldbe
implementedthatwouldreducetheproject’snetannualelectricity
consumptionby25percentwhilesimultaneouslyloweringgreenhouse
gasemissions.
Water Reuse System. Reductionofbothpotablewaterdemandand
sewerdischargethroughonsitewastewatertreatmentcouldprovide
non-potablewaterforcleaningandirrigation.
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Funding Partnerships
TheredevelopmentofYeslerTerracepresentstheopportunityto
furthermanylocalgovernmentandregionalgoals,including:
• SmartGrowth–addingresidentsandjobsintherightplaces• NeighborhoodScaleSustainability–seekingopportunitiesto
lowerYesler’scarbonandecologicalfootprint
• Maximizepublictransitinfrastructureinvestments
• Create“completestreets”andwalkableneighborhoods
• Increasethestockoflow-incomeandworkforcehousing
AchievingthesegoalswillrequirepartnershipsbetweenSeattle
Housingandmanydifferententities.
SeattleHousinghasappliedfor$28millioningrantfundingthroughthefederalChoiceNeighborhoodsInitiative.Seattle
Housingisoneofsixhousingauthoritiesnationwideselectedto
enterintoRoundTwoofthegrantscreeningprocess.Notication
ofgrantawardswillbemadeinSept.2011.
Next steps: WhileYeslerTerracehasbeendesignatedaMaster
PlannedCommunity,thisdoesnotconstitutenalapprovalof
theDevelopmentPlan.TheSeattleCityCouncilmustadoptthe
followingpiecesoflegislationbeforeYeslerTerrace
redevelopmentmayproceed:
1. Land Use Code amendment
Includesmapsandtextdescribingthegenerallocationandsizeof
proposedimprovementsatYeslerTerrace.
2. Memorandum of Understanding
Identiesfundingpartnerships,furtherdevelopmentrequirements
andvestinglimits.
3. Planned Action Ordinance
Deneswhatconstitutesaplannedactionanddescribesthe
mitigatingmeasuresrequiredtooffsettheimpactsoftheplanned
action,basedonanalysisintheEIS.Italsoincludesdesign
standardsthatpromotebothinternalconsistencyacrossthe
redevelopmentareaandconsistencywithsurrounding
neighborhoods.
Followingapprovalofthelegislationjustdescribed,Seattle
Housingintendstoidentifyamasterdeveloperand/oran
equityfundtopartnerintheimplementationoftheYesler
TerraceDevelopmentplan.
Theprocesstoidentifythesepartnersisexpectedtobeginnear
theendof2011andresultinaPartneringAgreementintherst
halfof2012.SeattleHousingexpectsthisopportunitytoattract
stronginterestfrombothlocalandnationalparties.
InfrastructureAffordable Housing
Community Services
Estimated costs and potential sources of funds (in millions)
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For more information, please contact:
Anne Fiske Zuniga
Senior Development Manager, Yesler TerraceSeattle Housing Authority
(206) 615-3480
www.seattlehousing.org
Adopted by Seattle Housing Authority
Board of CommissionersMay 17, 2011