Top Projects of 2003 -- Seattle DJC.COM

#7. Rainier Vista HOPE VI Redevelopment, Phase I

Cost: $28.8 million (construction cost)
$59.04 million (development cost for affordable rental housing and infrastructure)

Project address:
4500 Martin Luther King Jr. S., Seattle

Start of construction:
July 1, 2003

Expected
completion date:
July 2005

Owner:
Seattle Housing Authority

Type of contract:
General contractor/construction manager

Description

Rainier Vista, a project funded under the Hope VI federal program, replaces existing public housing built during the 1940s with a new, dense neighborhood consisting of mixed uses for residents of diverse incomes. Rainier Vista Phase I consists of the construction of about 109 ground-related one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units and an additional 75 one- and two-bedroom units, along with office space in two buildings.

The master plan extends the existing street grid into the 38-acre site and is organized around a spine of new public parks. The project includes construction of new public streets and utilities.

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

Contractor:
Walsh Construction, 400 N. 34th St., Suite 210, Seattle, WA 98103, (206) 547-4008
Architect:
Tonkin Hoyne Lokan, 204 First Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104, (206) 624-7880

Other Participants

SvR (civil engineer)

Nakano Associates (Iandscape architect)

Path Engineers (site electrical/mechanical engineer)