Northgate Transit Oriented Development FACT SHEET
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Winter 2017 Northgate Transit Oriented Development FACT SHEET ABOUT THE PROJECT The Northgate TOD will be a King County and the City of Seattle are working together on mixed use, affordable and vibrant the Northgate Transit Oriented Development (TOD) project to community where people of all redevelop King County’s property near the Northgate Mall and future Northgate Link Light Rail Station. incomes live close to where they work, play and shop. 1st Ave NE NORTHGATE MALL WHAT IS TRANSIT NE 103rd St ORIENTED 3rd Ave NE 5th Ave NE DEVELOPMENT (TOD)? TOD is a type of community NORTHGATE THORNTON TOD PLACE development that includes housing, office, retail and/or other amenities located near public transportation 5 NE 100th St like light rail. N Successful TOD provides people from all walks of life with Today, the four-block area bounded by First Avenue NE, Third convenient, affordable housing and Avenue NE, NE 100th Street, and NE 103rd Street consists transportation options. of a bus transit center and surface parking lots. The project will replace the transit center and parking lots with market- rate and affordable housing as well as retail and commercial IMPROVED TOD MEANS: space. A portion of the redevelopment is planned to open as MORE... LESS... soon as 2021, close to when Sound Transit’s Northgate Link • Car trips and Station is scheduled to open (https://www.soundtransit.org/ • Walkable communities household northgatestation). • Transit service and ridership driving This TOD project is an opportunity to create a vibrant, inclusive • Mobility choices • Traffic community where people of all income levels live close to • Economic opportunity congestion where they work, play, and shop. The project will be designed and access to jobs • Air pollution to connect adjoining neighborhoods with the transit hub and to • Active and healthy • Greenhouse be a catalyst for redevelopment consistent with the goals of the lifestyles gas emissions neighborhoods, City of Seattle and King County. • Mixed use areas including housing, offices and shopping 1 Northgate Transit Oriented Development FACT SHEET TWO PHASE CONSTRUCTION NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT 1st Ave NE Northgate is one of Seattle’s NORTHGATE six urban centers with nearly MALL 30,000 residents NE 103rd St Northgate population by the 3rd Ave NE numbers: Phase2 Phase1 5th Ave NE Based on the data from 2010-2014 US Census and American Community THORNTON NORTHGATE PLACE Survey. Northgate residents reported TOD the following: • 49% male and 51% female 5 NE 100th St • 15% are under 17 years old N 73% are 18 years or older 12% are over 65 years of age • 73% White PHASE 1: Anticipated to be complete in 2021 14% Asian when Northgate Link Light Rail station opens 7% Hispanic PHASE 2: Could begin a early as 2021 when the 3% Black bus facility closes 3% Other 1% American Indian FUTURE LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION: Open 2021 1% Pacific Islander • 23% speak languages other than English at home • $39,000 median household income • 45% own a home while 55% rent Close proximity to future LINK light rail N Scheduled to open in 2021 – easy access to University of Washington, Capitol Hill, downtown Seattle and NORTHGATE TOD GOALS ABOUT THE SITE Sea-Tac airport. 1 Create new 2 Create a vibrant 3 Increase mobility 4 Create a Area affordable mixed use place for people who sustainable Approximately 6 acres. Access to more than a dozen housing that... walk, ride transit community bus routes that... and bike by... that... Zoning connecting to downtown Seattle, Currently zoned as Neighborhood Commercial 125 North Seattle and the Eastside. • Will have up to 200 affordable • Includes a mix of retail, office • Improving connections to the • Strives for restorative and carbon (max height 125 ft.). The City’s current rezoning units expected in Phase 1, as a and residential spaces neighborhood and through the site neutral development efforts could potentially allow for height of 240 ft. part of 500-600 total units Subject to change. Close to Thornton Place, Regal • Offers publicly accessible open • Connecting to regional transit options • Manages stormwater with natural • Has at least $20 million in space for community use drainage Cinema, Northgate Mall, UW funding from the City and Current Use Medicine, Seattle Public Library, • Connects to natural resources County such as Thornton Creek Water Transit services at the Northgate Transit Center for Northgate Community Center, parks Quality Channel over a dozen bus routes and adjacent surface parking. 2 and more. 3 Northgate Transit Oriented Development FACT SHEET TWO PHASE CONSTRUCTION NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT 1st Ave NE Northgate is one of Seattle’s NORTHGATE six urban centers with nearly MALL 30,000 residents NE 103rd St Northgate population by the 3rd Ave NE numbers: Phase2 Phase1 5th Ave NE Based on the data from 2010-2014 US Census and American Community THORNTON NORTHGATE PLACE Survey. Northgate residents reported TOD the following: • 49% male and 51% female 5 NE 100th St • 15% are under 17 years old N 73% are 18 years or older 12% are over 65 years of age • 73% White PHASE 1: Anticipated to be complete in 2021 14% Asian when Northgate Link Light Rail station opens 7% Hispanic PHASE 2: Could begin a early as 2021 when the 3% Black bus facility closes 3% Other 1% American Indian FUTURE LINK LIGHT RAIL STATION: Open 2021 1% Pacific Islander • 23% speak languages other than English at home • $39,000 median household income • 45% own a home while 55% rent Close proximity to future LINK light rail N Scheduled to open in 2021 – easy access to University of Washington, Capitol Hill, downtown Seattle and NORTHGATE TOD GOALS ABOUT THE SITE Sea-Tac airport. 1 Create new 2 Create a vibrant 3 Increase mobility 4 Create a Area affordable mixed use place for people who sustainable Approximately 6 acres. Access to more than a dozen housing that... walk, ride transit community bus routes that... and bike by... that... Zoning connecting to downtown Seattle, Currently zoned as Neighborhood Commercial 125 North Seattle and the Eastside. • Will have up to 200 affordable • Includes a mix of retail, office • Improving connections to the • Strives for restorative and carbon (max height 125 ft.). The City’s current rezoning units expected in Phase 1, as a and residential spaces neighborhood and through the site neutral development efforts could potentially allow for height of 240 ft. part of 500-600 total units Subject to change. Close to Thornton Place, Regal • Offers publicly accessible open • Connecting to regional transit options • Manages stormwater with natural • Has at least $20 million in space for community use drainage Cinema, Northgate Mall, UW funding from the City and Current Use Medicine, Seattle Public Library, • Connects to natural resources County such as Thornton Creek Water Transit services at the Northgate Transit Center for Northgate Community Center, parks Quality Channel over a dozen bus routes and adjacent surface parking. 2 and more. 3 Northgate Transit Oriented Development FACT SHEET PROJECT TIMELINE KEY King County has been meeting with community groups and the public as they worked to develop the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Northgate Technical milestone TOD project. Once the RFP is finalized and released, a developer will be selected and design of the site can begin. Public feedback opportunity FALL 2017 - WINTER 2018 SUMMER 2019 • RFP is released WINTER 2017 - Phase 1 construction starts SUMMER 2017 • County selects developer County develops RFP SUMMER 2018 - SPRING 2019 FALL 2021 MAY 2017 Developer • Phase 1 Open house permitting anticipated to and design be complete proccess • Northgate Link Light Rail station opens PUBLIC COMMENT During City’s design • Phase 2 WINTER 2017 - SPRING 2017 construction Community briefings review process (Dates TBD) TBD 2017 2018 2019 2021 HOW CAN I STAY INVOLVED? Visit our website to learn more: Para solicitar esta información en español, sírvase llamar al 206-263-9988 o www.kingcounty.gov/northgate envíe un mensaje de correo electrónico a [email protected]. Sign up for our email updates by contacting DeAnna Martin. DeAnna Martin King County Community Relations Planner [email protected] 206-477-3835 4.