Description
High Point is the largest and newest of Seattle Housing Authority’s three major family housing revitalization projects. Phase 1 is the first phase of the complete redevelopment of this distressed public housing community.
High Point is located on 120 acres near the geographic center of West Seattle. For redevelopment purposes it was divided into two phases, which allowed about half the population to remain on site during construction. Phase I comprises 68 acres in the northern section of High Point. Absher Construction is the general contractor for this phase. The company will oversee the building of the infrastructure and 344 rental units. Also, private production builders will construct over 350 units in this phase.
Redevelopment will remove all existing housing, roads and utilities, and replace them with new infrastructure, housing and community facilities. The two redevelopment phases together will create a mixed-income community of 1,600 units of rental and for-sale housing. The plan ensures that current High Point residents benefit from the redevelopment — all who choose so will be able to return.
The redevelopment project is guided, in every aspect, by principles of sustainable development — from site planning to the choice of materials, landscaping and mechanical systems.
The site and housing plan is based on “new urbanism” standards: it will create added density in a pedestrian-friendly environment that offers services, schools, recreation and neighborhood businesses within easy walking distance. The design removes the meandering street pattern that disconnected High Point from surrounding neighborhoods and attracted criminal activities. The carefully planned new street grid will reintegrate High Point with the rest of West Seattle, and a network of parks and green streets will connect the varied areas within the community, and provide recreational opportunities. The plan includes a series of pocket parks strategically located throughout the site.
The second phase of the project will be built between 2006 and 2009 under another contract.
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Contractor:
Absher Construction Co., 1001 Shaw Road, Puyallup, WA 98372, (253) 845-9544
Architect:
Mithun, Pier 56, 1201 Alaskan Way, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 623-3344
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Other Participants
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Streeter & Associates (associate architect)
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SvR Design Co. (civil engineer)
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Nakano Associates (landscape architect)
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Shannon & Wilson (geotechnical)
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Putnam Collins & Scott Associates (structural engineer)
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HV Engineering (mechanical engineer)
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Travis Fitzmaurice (electrical engineer)
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Bush Roed & Hitchings (surveyor)
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Urban Forestry (arborist)
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EcoCompliance (material testing)
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Myers Sculpture (artist)
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Pomegranate Center (art liaison)
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Knights Construction (deconstruction)
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Rivers Edge Services (deconstruction)
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Gary Merlino Construction (mass excavation and early utilities)
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International Forestry (tree maintenance)
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