Tuesday marked the grand opening of Blake House and The Rise on Madison, an affordable housing high-rise brought to life through a partnership between nonprofits Bellwether Housing and Plymouth Housing. Located in the First Hill neighborhood in Seattle, the 17-story building is a blend of permanent supportive housing for seniors and veterans experiencing chronic homelessness,…
Registration for the Brooks Village virtual community meeting is open. Scan the QR code to register. On Saturday, June 3rd, King County will host a virtual community meeting to provide an update on Brooks Village, an undeveloped 14.3-acre parcel owned by the county in Skyway-West Hill. Information on an upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) to…
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King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is pleased to announce awards to develop two new affordable housing projects in the Skyway-West Hill neighborhood (SWH). Following years of community organizing, $5 million was successfully secured in King County’s 2021-22 Biennial Budget in the Housing and Community Development Fund to directly address displacement and…
King County is starting the process to create a community planning workgroup to support the development of the new King County Equitable Development Initiative (KC EDI)! We are looking for King County residents like you to help shape this initiative. For background, in 2021 a coalition of Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) led…
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King County DCHS & DLS are hosting an Inclusionary Zoning Community Discussion on March 20th, 2021 from 1:00 pm-3:30 pm. Please join us to learn more about Inclusionary Zoning and give feedback on potential local applications to increase affordable housing in Skyway-West Hill and North Highline! All community members are invited to join this important…
Skyway-West Hill and North Highline are richly diverse neighborhoods with large BIPOC and immigrant communities, as well as large numbers of low-income households. Skyway has the highest proportion of African-American residents of any area in the state. These neighborhoods have experienced rising land values and cost of housing at a faster rate than the broader…
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